PITTSBURGH, Oct. 26, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ChemImage Corporation will receive support through a U.S. Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award to continue research and development of NightGuard, a standoff hyperspectral imaging sensor.
Managed by the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), the 18-month contract will enable the company to build on the successes achieved in Phase I, while plotting a course for commercialization. When development is complete, NightGuard will provide soldiers with the ability to detect potential threat areas in day and nighttime situations at standoff distances.
"We're extremely pleased to have the continued support of the NVESD," said Patrick Treado, Ph.D., Founder & Chief Technology Officer at ChemImage. "Important federal programs like the SBIR enable us to keep making advancements in our technology which benefit end-users."
In May of this year, ChemImage received the U.S. Army SBIR 2011 Achievement Award, recognizing the company's exceptional SBIR Phase II efforts for the real-time chemometrics and sensor fusion software powering NightGuard.
For more information on ChemImage's threat detection capabilities, visit http://Ez.com/threatdetectionNG.
Linda M. Batykefer
Tel: 412.241.7335, ext. 269
Fax: 412.241.7311
Email: batykefer@chemimage.com
About ChemImage
ChemImage Corporation, a leader in hyperspectral imaging technology (i.e., molecular chemical imaging), 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, Pa., where it houses research and development laboratories, as well as engineering and manufacturing facilities.
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