Kromek’s History Timeline

Kromek has grown from strength to strength since its launch in 2003. Here are a few of the key stages in Kromek's history:

2019

Awarded $58m medical imaging contract

2018

EV Products becomes Kromek USA and moves to a custom designed new production facility in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, USA

2016

Supplied initial batch of D3S detectors to the United States government

2015

Awarded sole supplier status for the belt wearable detectors in the US DARPA SIGMA programme

2013

Launched Kromek onto the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) on the London Stock Exchange

2013

Acquired CZT production experts and medical imaging product manufacture, EV Products, in Pennsylvania, USA

2012

Start to work with NASA

2011

Launched initial civil nuclear products

2010

Acquired specialist electronics and ASIC manufacturing company, NOVA Research and Development, in California, USA

2010

Started to produce the bottle scanner, our ECAC approved liquid explosive detector

2009

Start to work with Department of Homeland Security

2008

Start to work with the United States Department of Defense

2008

Renamed as Kromek

2005

Achieved first contract with the Home Office, UK

2004

Secured first order from the European Space Agency

2004

Moved to the North East Technology Park (NETPark) incubator

2003

Durham Scientific Crystals (DSC) spins out of Durham University

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