ChemImage Awarded Contract for Production of Standoff Explosive Detection Technology

PITTSBURGH, June 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ChemImage Corporation announced today that the U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command has awarded the company a $9.9 Million contract for the implementation of its real-time sensor technology to be used for standoff and on-the-move detection of explosives. This program will leverage previous work done for the U.S. Army and allow the ChemImage technology to be more widely applied to various military needs.

The work to be performed in this contract will include the fabrication and delivery of multiple sensors to the U.S. Army, as well as sensor testing and evaluation.

"We are excited to be providing the U.S. Army with the next generation of standoff sensing technology," said Patrick Treado, Ph.D., Founder & Chief Technology Officer at ChemImage. "We will continue to work hard to deliver products that keep U.S. soldiers and our country safe."

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About ChemImage Corporation

ChemImage Corporation, a leader in hyperspectral (i.e. chemical) imaging technology, provides instrumentation, software, contract services and expert consulting to government, industrial and academic organizations. The company's proprietary, state-of-the-art hyperspectral imaging technology has many applications, including defense, security, pharmaceuticals, forensics and biomedical diagnostic research, which can reveal critical chemical and biological information from a variety of material systems. ChemImage's headquarters are located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where it houses research and development laboratories, as well as engineering and manufacturing facilities.

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