Approved Technologies

The SAFETY Act provides two levels of liability protections for approval: Designation and Certification. By obtaining either Designation or Certification, companies obtain a level of legal protection in case their technology is ever put to use during a terrorist attack. See below for a list of approved technology certifications.

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Cepheid: GeneXpert® Approved: March 15, 2006 \| Expires: January 31, 2011 Cepheid provides the GeneXpert®, a portable biological-agent identification system that integrates sample preparation, gene amplification and rapid detection.
Harris Corporation: STAT® Scanner Approved: February 23, 2006 \| Expires: February 28, 2011 Harris Corporation provides the STAT®Scanner. The Technology is a software system available in versions 5.x and 6.x. It is designed to act as an internal network vulnerability assessment tool by providing trained system and security administrators with the ability to statistically monitor a set of Automated Information System (AIS) resources to identify configurations indicative of potential vulnerabilities in networked IT systems.
Rapiscan Systems Neutronics and Advanced Technologies Corporation: Substance Specific Inspection Systems (SSIS) Approved: February 01, 2006 \| Expires: February 28, 2011 Rapiscan Systems Neutronics and Advanced Technologies Corporation, provides the Substance Specific Inspection Systems (SSIS), a set of non-intrusive inspection systems that can detect, as a group, known explosives, chemical weapons, nuclear devices and other hazardous materials.
Strategic Diagnostics Inc.: Microtox® Approved: January 30, 2006 \| Expires: January 31, 2011 Strategic Diagnostics Inc., provides the Microtox® Test System which is a biosensor-based method for the detection of toxic compounds, which include toxic industrial chemicals and heavy metals, in water and other matrices.
Bruker Daltonics NBC Detection Corp.: Rapid Alarm and Identification Device-Manual Approved: January 10, 2006 \| Expires: January 31, 2011 Bruker Daltonics NBC Detection Corp., provides the Rapid Alarm and Identification Device-Manual (RAID-M). The RAID-M is an ion mobility spectrometer that detects chemical agents and toxic industrial chemical vapors in ambient air.
Research International, Inc.: ASAP II™ Approved: January 06, 2006 \| Expires: January 31, 2011 Research International, Inc., provides the ASAP II™ collection/detection system. The ASAP II continuously monitors for the presence of aerosol biohazards and can identify biological agents ranging from protein toxins to whole cells and spores present in the air using a four channel immunoassay system.
Research International, Inc.: Smart Air Sampler System (SASS) 2000 Plus™ Approved: January 06, 2006 \| Expires: January 31, 2011 Research International, Inc., provides the Smart Air Sampler System (SASS) 2000 Plus™ to extract chemical and particulate agents from surrounding air. The SASS 2000 Plus is a multi-stage, wetted-wall cyclone aerosol device that can be carried by a single person.
Research International, Inc.: RAPTOR™ Approved: January 03, 2006 \| Expires: January 31, 2011 Research International, Inc., provides the RAPTOR™, a rapid, automatic fluorometric assay instrument with a four-channel immunoassay system for detecting proteins, toxins, viruses, bacteria, spores, and other diverse microbial targets.
Smiths Detection, Inc.: Sentinel II™ Approved: December 13, 2005 \| Expires: December 31, 2010 Smiths Detection, Inc. provides the Sentinel II™, a non-intrusive walkthrough portal that detects trace amounts of explosive material on the human body.
Reveal Imaging Technologies, Inc.: Reveal CT-80 Explosive Detection System (EDS) Approved: December 08, 2005 \| Expires: January 31, 2011 Reveal Imaging Technologies, Inc. provides The Reveal CT-80 Explosive Detection System (EDS) which is a compact dual-energy, computed tomography (CT), explosive detection system used to inspect items for explosives.