Kromek Shortlisted for Engineering Innovation Award

Finalist in the ‘Safety and Security’ 2017 Collaborate to Innovate Awards

Kromek is pleased to announce that its award-winning D3S networked radiation detector has been shortlisted as a finalist in the ‘Safety and Security’ category of the Engineer: 2017 Collaborate to Innovate Awards.

The Awards ceremony will be held at the Lloyds Bank Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre, Coventry, on December 7 this year and will celebrate the very best in UK collaborations and innovations in engineering.

Kromek’s D3S is a smartphone-sized handheld, wireless radiation detector, which can be carried by police officers and community first responders as they travel. The wireless detectors can coordinate their readings to produce a map of radiation levels in a city and in turn improve the ability of security services to counter the threat of nuclear terrorism involving a ‘dirty bomb’.

Kromek CEO, Arnab Basu said: “We’re delighted to be a finalist in these awards with further recognition from within our peer group of our innovative solution, the D3S network, to combat modern security threats”.

Developed under the SIGMA programme, the detector came to fruition through a collaboration with the U.S. Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the US Department of Defense, Invincea and PSI (Physical Sciences Inc).

Kromek’s Radiation Detectors Used by EU Counter Terrorism Unit During President Trump’s Visit to Brussels

Kromek is pleased to announce that its next generation standalone radiation detector, D3S-ID, was deployed by European Commission Counter Terrorism Unit of Directorate General for Home Affairs in Brussels. The D3S-ID was part of security operations deployed during the NATO Security Summit and the U.S. President, Donald Trump's visit to Brussels last month. To read the full announcement, click here

Kromek, a Company to Inspire Britain!

Report by London Stock Exchange identifies fastest-growing and most dynamic SMEs in the UK

Kromek is pleased to announce that it has been named as one of the ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain 2017’, in a report produced by the London Stock Exchange Group (“LSE”).

The report, which is published annually and is now in its fourth year of publication, identifies 1,000 of the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), described by the LSE as “the lifeblood of the UK economy”. To be considered, companies are required to show consistent revenue growth over at least three years and significantly outperform their industry peers.

In total, 134 companies in the report operate within the field of ‘Engineering and Construction’, making it the most well-represented sector. With such strong competition from industry peers, the report notes two key aspects of Kromek’s success: the company’s pioneering technology and its specialisation in three distinct markets.

Dr Arnab Basu, Chief Executive Officer of Kromek, said: “It is a privilege to have been featured by the LSE in such a prestigious report. Not only is it fantastic recognition of our scientific innovation, but it also highlights the exciting growth prospects for the Company as we have moved from the R&D phase into the full commercialisation phase. Moreover, we are proud to represent the North East of England region, with 35% of the companies named in the report based in the Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Engine regions. Above all, it is testament to the hard work of our staff and their commitment to making the Company succeed.”

Kromek Wins Two Awards at 2016 IET Innovation Awards

Recognised under ‘Intelligent Systems’ and ‘Navigation & Surveillance Communications’ for D3S radiation detection solution

Kromek Group is pleased to announce that it has been awarded two accolades at the 2016 IET Innovation Awards in the categories of ‘Intelligent Systems’ and ‘Navigation & Surveillance Communications’ at a ceremony held in London on 16 November.

The Innovation Awards is the annual awards of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), celebrating the best innovations from both industry and academia in the fields of science, engineering and technology. In total, 15 category winners were chosen from 300 entries from 25 countries. The categories were independently judged by a panel of leading engineering experts in their respective fields.

Kromek received both awards for its networked radiation detection solution, the smartphone-sized D3S, to defend against nuclear terrorism. The D3S is a portable combined gamma neutron detector that is networked via mobile phone and linked to a central server to provide continuous wide-area monitoring to act as a warning system against the threat of attacks involving radiological "dirty bombs". Developed under the SIGMA programme of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense, a demonstration was successfully conducted at one of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s major transportation hubs earlier this year and a large-scale test deployment of detectors is planned for Washington, D.C. ahead of a wider roll-out across the US.

Arnab Basu, CEO of Kromek, said: "We’re delighted to have received not just one, but two awards from such a prestigious institution as the IET for our innovative solution to combat modern security threats. I’d like to thank everyone at Kromek for their contribution towards us receiving this fantastic recognition from our peer group and industry experts, which is a reflection of the ability and commitment of our world-class team."

For further information about the winners and the 2016 IET Innovation Awards, please visit www.theiet.org/innovation.

The IET is one of the world’s largest engineering institutions with over 167,000 members in 150 countries. It is also one of the most interdisciplinary, covering sectors ranging from energy and transport to manufacturing and communications. It seeks to change the outdated perceptions about engineering by recognising the diverse nature of the industry in the 21 century.

IEEE 2017

Kromek will be attending the 2017 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference.

The event will take place from the 21-28 October 2017, at the Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Georgia, USA