ICx MesoSystems Awarded DHS Prime Contract
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through its LBADS program, awarded ICx MesoSystems a prime contract to develop a second-generation Low Cost Bio-aerosol Sensor (LBAS). The first generation of this technology was developed by MIT's Lincoln Laboratories under funding from the US Department of Defense DARPA SUVOS program.
Bio-aerosol sensors detect the presence of bio-terror threat materials such as anthrax, tularemia, and ricin. The purpose of early warning sensors is to enable protective responses that minimize bio-agent dispersion, reducing the impact of bio-terror events. The goal of the LBADS program is to substantially reduce the cost of such sensors thereby facilitating widespread deployment.
When asked where the new sensors will be used, CEO Charles Call explained, "this technology will be targeted at real-time detection of bio-terrorism events in critical infrastructure, including large commercial office buildings, airports and subways." Bio-threat sensors, like smoke detectors, may one day become standard equipment for HVAC systems and building security.
ICx MesoSystems, an ICx company, is a leader in developing and commercializing innovative and practical solutions for bio-threat surveillance and incident response. Founded in 1997, ICx MesoSystems commitment to providing fast, effective, and affordable solutions has led to multiple product successes, including BioCapture®, the most widely used air sampler for bioterrorism response.
About FLIR Systems
FLIR Systems, Inc. is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of sensor systems that enhance perception and awareness. The Company’s advanced thermal imaging and threat detection systems are used for a wide variety of imaging, thermography, and security applications, including airborne and ground-based surveillance, condition monitoring, research and development, manufacturing process control, search and rescue, drug interdiction, navigation, transportation safety, border and maritime patrol, environmental monitoring, and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) detection. Visit the Company's web site at www.FLIR.com.
The statements in this release by Earl R. Lewis, and the other statements in this release about the award described above, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including the following: the ability to manufacture and deliver the systems referenced in this release, changes in demand for the Company's products, product mix, the timing of deliveries under the award discussed above, the impact of competitive products and pricing, constraints on supplies of critical components, excess or shortage of production capacity, the ability of the Company to manufacture and ship products in the time period required, actual purchases under agreements, the Company's continuing compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, the timely receipt of export licenses for international shipments, the continuing eligibility of the Company to act as a federal contractor, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports. In addition, such statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates, and general domestic and international economic conditions. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release, or for changes made to this document by wire services or Internet service providers.
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