Development funding
The UK South East regional development agency SEEDA and Finance South East have provided funding for ZiNIR Ltd and the Advanced Technology Institute at Surrey University to develop a non-contact sensor for detecting explosives and illegal drugs.
The award will fund an initial six-month collaboration. ZiNIR’s technology aims to enable the rapid, accurate and in situ analysis of explosives or drugs hidden in powders or liquids. The sensor, based on patented miniaturised near-infrared spectroscopy will be able to identify toxic chemicals mixed in with everyday substances. The “point, click and read” instrument will be able to operate through glass and plastic bottles.
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