Implant Sciences gets $100k research contract

Implant Sciences Corp. said today it has received a $100,000 contract for the development of a handheld trace explosives sampler.

Implant Sciences, a Wakefield-based developer of advanced explosives detection products and technology, said the award is a six-month $100,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research contract by the Department of Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate in Washington, D.C.

The company said it plans to use its proprietary vortex collection technology in the development of this handheld sampling device to augment the process of collecting the samples used in detecting and identifying a range of explosives materials.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)