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PSI's Commercialiation Success From Vision to RealityThis issue of the PSI newsletter highlights PSI technologies that have reached an advanced state of development, permitting their transition into a diverse set of products, applications, and markets. Our commercialization approach employs a strategy tailored to the specific commercial opportunity. These strategies include: formation of a spin-out subsidiary to pursue commercialization of enabling technologies with large potential markets, funded by venture capital and direct investment; strategic alliances through sales and marketing agreements with established product companies; licensing agreements with large industrial partners; and direct sales of products and services to small or specialty markets. As an example of the first strategy, PSI has previously created three spin-out companies focused on medical products (PSI Medical ), environmental monitoring (Spectrum Diagnostix), and optical telecom-munications (Confluent Photonics). An example of the second strategy is the development of a novel laser scattering device that measures sediment and water in fuels and hydraulic fluids. PSI is producing two versions of this product for use on aircraft carriers and in commercial fuel filtration systems and has formed product distribution and support partnerships to support these markets. With respect to the third strategy, PSI's Remote Methane Leak Detector (RMLD) was developed for inspection of municipal natural gas pipelines, and is available for commercial sale from our license partner, Heath Consultants Inc. Finally, maintaining our leadership position in Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS) and passive infrared imaging, PSI develops, manufacturers and sells systems and accessories used in aerospace testing, laser development, flame and combustion processes research, and environ-mental monitoring, as well as in chemical, semiconductor, and other manufacturing market sectors. Over 100 customized units have been delivered to customers around the world, representing over $5 million in direct PSI sales. Fuel Contamination Monitor
PSI's Aviation Fuel Contamination Monitor system is aboard a Navy aircraft carrier monitoring contamination in aviation fuel PSI has developed a laser-based in-line sensor to monitor contamination in aviation fuel aboard Navy ships. PSI's
innovative monitoring system is currently undergoing an extended sea trial aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. PSI's
Aviation Fuel Contamination Monitoring system utilizes laser scattering technology to continuously monitor the
quantities of free water and sediment in aviation fuel. This innovation will effectively reduce the ship's
work load by up to 3200 hours per month, translating to an annual savings of nearly $1 million per carrier. It
provides added value (continuous monitoring) while alleviating tedious fuel sampling processes for the military.
This technology has applications to non-military fuel sampling at commercial airports, fuel storage sites, and power
plants. A field test at a major commercial airport is currently underway, and product launch by our commercial
partner, Velcon Filters, is imminent. For additional information, contact Mark Druy at druy@psicorp.com Adaptive Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AIRIS)
AIRIS is PSI's patented (U.S. Patent 5,461,477) multispectral infrared imaging technology. AIRIS operation
from an airborne platform was first demonstrated in 2002 in collaboration with the U.S. Army Soldier and Biological
Chemical Command (SBCCOM) and the U.S. Army Redstone Technical Test Center. The sensor was integrated into a gyro-stabilized,
gimbaled instrumentation pod on a UH-1 helicopter and used to monitor releases of chemical and biological agent
simulants. Under Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Joint S&T Office sponsorship, the technology was transitioned
to technology readiness and is being evaluated by the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological
Defense. For additional information, contact Bill Marinelli at marinelli@psicorp.com Remote Methane Leak DetectorPSI's Remote Methane Leak Detector (RMLD) is an eye safe, laser-based natural gas sensor used to locate leaks in natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines. The RMLD was developed by PSI with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The NYSEARCH consortium of natural gas utilities, Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) of New Jersey, Heath Consultants Inc., and SoCal.
PSI has licensed the RMLD to Heath Consultants Inc., a leading provider of leak detection services to the natural gas distribution and transmission industry. PSI, Heath Consultants and NYSEARCH received a 2005 R'D 100 award from Research and Development Magazine for the development of this walking survey tool. Heath Consultants anticipates selling up to 2500 units, valued at over $40 million by 2010. Mass Flux Monitor for Pharmaceutical Freeze DryingPSI recently announced a product development agreement with BOC Edwards Pharmaceutical Systems (BOCEPS) of The Netherlands for the application of TDLAS systems to real-time quality measurements of freeze drying processes in the pharmaceutical industry. PSI has developed this spectroscopic system to measure the instantaneous rate of water/ solvent vapor removal during pharmaceutical freeze drying.
BOCEPS is a leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical freeze dryers, and plans to incorporate the PSI mass flux monitor into their freeze dryers to enhance quality control during the freeze drying process. Additionally, PSI&s product will enable the determination of the primary and secondary drying endpoints, two key process variables in freeze drying. The first product launch is expected in late 2006. Upcoming Presentations- D.J. Bamford, D.J. Cook, S.J. Sharpe, and A. Van Pelt, “High-Resolution Rapidly-Swept Widely-Tunable MID-IR
Spectrometer for Industrial Process Control”, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 21-26 May, 2006,
Long Beach, CA. Contract NewsPSI recently received the following government contracts: “High Spatial and Temporal Resolution of Microfluidic Devices” from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research; “AOTF Based Imaging Sensor for Enhanced Stand Off Chemical Detection” from the Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground; and “Imaging Sensor Constellation for Tomographic Chemical Plume Mapping” from the Army, Dugway Proving Ground Editor Donna Lamb lamb@psicorp.com Contributors Mark Druy and R. Weiss A publication of
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