Kromek has grown from strength to strength since its launch in 2003. Here are a few of the key stages in Kromek's history:
2023
Received further funding of £2.5m for breast cancer screening solution developments
2022
Entered a distribution agreement with Smiths Detection
2022
Delivered repeat order worth $1.3m to supply D3M radiation detectors to a US customer in nuclear security
2020
Received Queen’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of its outstanding contribution to International Trade
2020
Bristol University used Kromek products to identify radiation hotspots in the Red Forest, Chernobyl
2019
Part of the team awarded first place in the Early Diagnosis and Precision Medicine Award at the Bright Ideas in Health Awards for Improvements in Breast Imaging
2019
Awarded $58m medical imaging contract
2018
Awarded first contract for biological-threat detection by DARPA
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
