Pranalytica Wins Major Contract for Development of Detection Technology and Instrumentation for Toxic Gases
Pranalytica, Inc.announced that they were awarded a major contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the development of new technology and instrumentation for the detection of chemical warfare agents (CWAs), toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) and explosives. The multi-million dollar DARPA contract with Pranalytica will be implemented over three phases. The DARPA program is called Laser Photoacoustic Spectroscopy (LPAS) and is managed by LTC John C. Carrano, Ph.D.
Pranalytica, a trace-level gas sensor company, will focus on the incorporation of new generation quantum cascade lasers into Pranalytica's existing technical platform. The company's pioneering work in the area of ultra-low level trace gas detection is built on their proprietary technology for tuning and controlling the wavelength of the high-power carbon dioxide lasers that has enabled them to successfully commercialize sensors for ppt (parts per trillion) level ammonia gas detection in the environmental, semiconductor and medical diagnostic industries. Pranalytica's proprietary algorithms for identifying gases in the presence of other gases, commonly identified as interferents, enables them to achieve both sensitivity and selectivity. This capability provides the end user an instrument that minimizes the possibility of false alarms.
The contract is worth up to approximately $13.2M over four years. The program objective is to produce a man portable instrument that maximizes the sensitivity for the detection of lethal and harmful gases with acceptably low probability of false indications that may arise from relatively harmless gases present in the environment. Pranalytica will be working with several sub-contractors including Professor Razeghi, Director of the Center for Quantum Devices at Northwestern University, Newport Corporation of Irvine, CA, HRL Laboratories LLC of Malibu, CA and the Advanced Engineering and Sciences Division of ITT Industries.
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