Homeland Security awards phase II for
SORDS tech
07/10/08 - UPI.com
Raytheon, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bubble
Technology Industries, Radiation Monitoring Devices
and Draper Laboratory along with scientists from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University
of Michigan have been contracted by the U.S. Homeland
Security Department for development work on the Stand-Off
Radiation Detection System. |
Dynasil Completes $20 Million Acquisition
of RMD Instruments
07/02/08 - Press Release |
Novel PET/MRI Scanner Expands Cancer
and Drug Studies
05/28/08 - National
Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
"As the medical community begins to embrace the
concept of personalized medicine – a tailoring of therapeutic
treatments to an individual – new tools are needed to
monitor how the body responds to both disease and treatment.
One such tool, positron emission tomography combined
with computed tomography (PET/CT), is gaining wider
acceptance in clinical settings because of its ability
to pinpoint and assess cancer, heart disease, and brain
disorders." |
$2.9 Million to Develop a Stand-Off
Radiation Detection System
12/19/07 - Mass
High Tech
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded a contract
for the development of a Stand-Off Radiation Detection
System (SORDS) to a research group which includes Radiation
Monitoring Devices (RMD), Raytheon Integrated Defense
Systems (IDS), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bubble
Technology Industries, Draper Laboratory and experts
from MIT and the University of Michigan. This is the
first of a four-phase program to develop advanced nuclear
detectors that can determine the type and location of
radiation sources at much greater distances than current
technologies. |
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Red Cross testing toys for lead paint
12/14/07 - Daily
News/Tribune
"RMD was founded in part to detect lead-based
paints in homes for safety reasons.... They've been
diligent in protecting children throughout the world
for 14 years."
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State rep wants lead banned from toys
12/11/07 - MetroWest
Daily News
Commission to study banning the sale and distribution
in Massachusetts of toys and children's jewelry with
harmful levels of lead. |
How to test your toys for LEAD
12/04/07 - The
Post-Standard
Use of XRF device brings a bit of high-technology
to parents' battle to keep their children safe in light
of a rash of recalls of child-related products, many
of which contain lead. |
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VC-Owned firms push to regain access to grants
07/24/06 - Buffalo
BusinessFirst
Congress debates new rules for SBIR program.
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