Implant Sciences’ QS-B220 Purchased for Air Cargo Screening by Hawaii-Based The Delivery People


Implant Sciences Corporation (IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, announced today that it has sold its TSA-approved QS-B220 explosives trace detector to The Delivery People for use in U.S. air cargo screening. The QS-B220 is the first explosives trace detector (ETD) system purchased by The Delivery People, a full service, asset-based transportation provider that is also a Certified Cargo Screening Facility (CCSF). Transportation and logistics companies with CCSF status are certified by the TSA to screen air cargo packages for explosives before they are loaded onto airplanes. CCSFs are required to use TSA-approved screening systems.

“The decision maker at The Delivery People was very familiar with ETDs. When compared with competing systems, based on a strong recommendation from a current customer, combined with the systems’ favorable ease of use and low total cost of ownership, they selected the QS-B220,” stated Implant Sciences’ Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Dr. Darryl Jones. “Customer adoption rates for the QS-B220 have significantly increased over the past quarter and we look forward to continued sales momentum in the near future.”

About the QS-B220 Desktop Explosives Trace Detector

The QS-B220 uses Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) to rapidly detect and identify trace amounts of a wide variety of military, commercial, and homemade explosives. With significantly lower maintenance requirements than competing systems, the QS-B220 can be deployed for a much lower total cost of ownership than other approved products. Featuring a radioactive material-free design, push-button maintenance and diagnostics, and a patented inCal™ internal automatic calibration system, the QS-B220 brings new levels of performance and convenience to desktop trace detection users with unsurpassed ease of use.

About Implant Sciences

Implant Sciences is the leader in next generation Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) technology. In January 2013, the Company became only the third ETD manufacturer, and the sole American-owned company, to currently have product approval from the US Transportation Security Administration. Implant Sciences has developed proprietary technologies used in its commercial explosives and drugs trace detection systems, which ship to a growing number of locations domestically and internationally. Implant Sciences’ QS-H150 handheld explosives trace detector has received Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology Designation and, in addition to receiving TSA approval for air cargo screening, the Company’s QS-B220 has also received STAC certification and a Developmental Testing & Evaluation (DT&E) Designation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act).

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