Astrotech’s 1st Detect Announces European CE Certification for MMS-1000™
November 18 2014 - 12:11PM
Business Wire
1st Detect Corporation, a subsidiary of Astrotech Corporation
(Nasdaq:ASTC), announced today that the MMS-1000 mass spectrometer
has met the regulatory requirements for CE certification. The CE
testing process ensures the safety and performance of the MMS-1000
according to standard testing methodologies published by the
European Commission as IEC 61010-1:2010 (3rd Edition) and IEC
61326:2012‐07.
“We are focused on delivering our breakthrough technology to the
international marketplace, including the European Union," said
Thomas B Pickens III, Chairman and CEO of 1st Detect. “The CE
certification clearly demonstrates our ability to meet the needs of
this important market and allows us to bring faster, smaller, and
more cost effective instrumentation safely to customers.”
The IEC standards ensure that customers can safely operate the
MMS-1000 under normal conditions without sacrificing safety.
“The certification demonstrates the ability of the 1st Detect
team to deliver high performance products to customers around the
world that are designed to be compliant with a variety of national
and international regulations,” added David Rafferty, President and
CTO of 1st Detect.
1st Detect Corporation has developed an instrument that
revolutionizes the chemical detection and analysis market by
delivering lab performance mass spectrometry in a small, affordable
and easily portable package. The 1st Detect mass spectrometer is
capable of detecting a wide variety of chemicals including residues
and vapors from explosives, chemical warfare agents, toxic
chemicals, food and beverage contaminants, and pollutants. These
abilities make it an ideal tool for a variety of applications
in the research, security, industrial, process flow and healthcare
markets.
About 1st Detect Corporation
1st Detect Corporation was formed by Astrotech Corporation
(Nasdaq:ASTC) to develop and commercialize miniature mass
spectrometry technology first developed under an agreement with
NASA for use on the International Space Station. 1st Detect offers
a breakthrough miniaturized mass spectrometer that fills an unmet
need by being highly accurate, rapid, lightweight, and
cost-effective. For more information on 1st Detect Corporation,
please visit www.1stDetect.com.
About Astrotech Corporation
Astrotech is a leader in identifying and commercializing space
technology for terrestrial use. 1st Detect Corporation is
developing what we believe is a breakthrough miniaturized mass
spectrometer, the MMS-1000™, while Astrogenetix, Inc. is a
biotechnology company utilizing microgravity as a research platform
for drug discovery and development. Both are wholly owned
subsidiaries of the parent.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are
made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
statements are subject to risks, trends, and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to be materially different from the
forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not
limited to, continued government support and funding for key space
programs, product performance and market acceptance of products and
services, as well as other risk factors and business considerations
described in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission
filings including the annual report on Form 10-K. Any
forward-looking statements in this document should be evaluated in
light of these important risk factors. The Company assumes no
obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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