A new spin-off from the Politecnico di Milano aims to help meet the growing worldwide demand for increasingly sophisticated systems to detect ionising radiation with a range of standard and customised products based on the work at the Italian university.
Christened XGLab srl, the new company will market radiation detector modules based on silicon drift detectors – a technology originating in the world of particle physics – to measure and analyse X-ray and gamma radiation. It will also build bespoke complete systems for scientific, biomedical, industrial and civil applications.
The company envisions applications in diagnostic imaging, cellular biology, environmental monitoring and the study and conservation of articistic and cultural heritage, as well as homeland security (in the protection of nuclear plants) and research in physics and astronomy. it will partner with GNR srl, which manufactures analytical instruments.
XGLabs’ founding team is composed of two professors with international experience in the field of radiation detection, two engineers with PhDs in the same field, and an engineer with considerable commercial and marketing experience.
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