Two lots of Hotzone Solutions news

Following last weeks cancellation of Biowatch we thought we'd ask what the plan was now. Based on the response from DHS we are not sure there is much of one...

Battelle launches REBS, their low cost bio detector

BioFire Defense, LLC announced that it had been awarded the Next Generation Diagnostic System (NGDS) Technology Development contract by the US Department of Defense (DoD) after 12 months of competitive prototyping

908 Devices have launched their M908 (did you see what they did there!), which they describe as the world’s first and only handheld tool utilizing high-pressure mass spectrometry (HPMS) for trace-level chemical detection and identification

Mistral Security, Inc unveiled its new VBIED Tool Kit to address the need for a common set of efficient tools to allow deployment of bomb squad robots down-range to engage explosive and IED threats on vehicles.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with federal partners, announced the results of a multi-year project called Bio-Response Operational Testing and Evaluation (BOTE) that tested and evaluated decontamination techniques for a biological incident.

The Centre for Defence Enterprise is a mechanism by which companies can bid novel ideas into DSTL, and there is £2 million available.

Optosecurity make greater inroads into checkpoint security

Statim Shelters, a tsunami and flood protection company are branching into CBR protective structures.

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced that it has expanded the drug target library for the Griffin 824 Trace Detection Mass Spectrometer to include common designer drugs found in bath salts and herbal incense (K2/Spice) products, in addition to existing illegal drugs.

The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center is currently researching alternative technologies to better test suspicious powders to determine if they are a chemical or biological agent. A key technology they are studying, adenosine triphosphate (ATO)-based technology, allows for high

Handelszeitung reported that Swiss chocolatiers are infuriated by US inspections for 'bioterrorism' or 'radioactive' threats.

Emergent Biosolutions receives Paul Ehrlich Intitut (PEI) approval to market their anthrax vaccine in Germany.

Rapiscan Systems announced that it has passed the European Civil Aviation Conference’s (ECAC) Standard 3 threat detection test

UK based company Cam Lock announced that it has been selected to act as the sole source supplier for the JSAM-FW respirator contract.

Kenya will graduate next week a military unit trained to handle chemical and biological weapons

[D4H]™ Hazmat Edition is specialized for hazardous material incidents

Authorised to detect threats in baggage, cargo and on passengers

620DV AT advanced X-Ray baggage screener now meets STAC Certification requirements for liquid explosive detection

French Fire Fighters Trained With Hotzone Solutions' New Generation of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants

PathSensors, Inc.specializes in technology that can monitor, detect and identify the toxin RICIN in 3 minutes or less.

Bruhn NewTech delivers the next generation of its HazKey® Systems to the Royal Netherlands Air Force

Utah law enforcement receives training on FLIR Systems’ state-of-the-art forensic equipment to streamline drug cases

This article has been produced by Brown Moses and is reproduced here with his permission being deemed by the editorial staff to be a most excellent analysis of some recent 'CW' videos:

BioFire Diagnostics, Inc. today announced that it has signed a competitive prototyping contract with the Department of the Army

Registration is now open for the George Mason University Summer Program in International Security

The newly improved ChemProDM (ChemPro Detector Module) now includes a 10,000 hour pump

In cooperation with the Irish Presidency, EDA organises a workshop that's back-to-back with CBRNe World All Hazard Response

Bruker DE-tector passes the enhanced ASTM trace explosive detection standard .

HazMasterG3 has reinvented the CBRNE decision support system.

Syria is an interesting beast for the CBRN community. It one of the most present threats of CBRN use in the news media - and in the midst of this strife, like all wars, there is the danger of profiteering and incompetence.

Based on the successful design of Scott Safety’s General Service Respirator (GSR) for the military.

Chemring Group PLC (\"Chemring\" or \"the Group\") today provides an update on trading having entered the close period in respect of its preliminary results for the financial year ended 31 October 2012.

FLIR’s Fido® X3 passes the enhanced ASTM trace explosive detection standard with flying colours

A summary, by Robert Walk of the latest offering from the American Joint Staff: Joint Publication 3-41 Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Consequence

Chemring Detection Systems (\"CDS\") a Chemring Group (\"Chemring\") company, announced a $49M contract award to supply biological detection systems to the US Army and US Navy. The award was made by the Edgewood Contracting Division of the Aberdeen

The Convergence 2012 preconference workshop on CBRNE standards now has a full agenda with participation from ICRC, NATO, EDA, NIST, ANSI, CEA, Interpol and many others. It is THE event this year to attend to get a global overview on

Jim Murphy MP, UK Shadow Defence Secretary, stresses that CBRN should remain a priority both in the UK and abroad here