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PHOTODIODE for RADIOACTIVE DOSE
Authors: Spyridon Karastamatis,Anna Plaudiņa, Juris Vencels
Riga, 2016
PROBLEMCurrently security companies do not have convenient and efficient tools for detecting radioactive objects in large crowds of people
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GLOBAL SECURITY MARKET
◦ Projections for 2020◦ Global market of USD 8.37 billion
30 % North
America
35 % Asia-Pacific
23 % Europe
Source: Homeland Security Research, 2015
Asia-Pacific & European airport sector is gaining share in the global market
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SOLUTION
Portable stand-alone device for radioactivity detection based on cost effective photodiode
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APPLIANCESCOMMON RADIATION(constant exposure to radiation)
Mining
Medical (X-ray etc.)
Airplane personnel
Contaminated areas
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FOCUSRISK (radiation SHOULD not normally present)
Security
-ports of entry
(ground, water & air)
-mass events
-inland transportation of people & cargo
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ARES ASPIS II FOR RADIOACTIVITY DETECTION
Mini USB port
Photodiode receptor
Battery indicator
Buzzer
LED warning indicators
LED screen displays
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EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES
Portable OR stand-alone, but never both
Limited range of applications
BSI Personal Radiation Detector
Radiation Detector by FTLAB
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COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
80g weight
Different mounting options
~ 20 hours
Product that is portable AND stand-alone9
Licensing the technology to a large electronics producer for a limited timing
(~ 2 years) e.g. Siemens, GE Healthcare
Cost of Goods Sold
● Assembly € 10● Parts / materials € 20
Price € 120 - 150
8 % royalty
BUSINESS MODEL (B2B)
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POTENTIAL PARTNERS
B2B applications - device can be attached to any of the security scan - systems
100 mill rev.
2,300 mill rev.
20 mill rev.
126 mill rev.
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TEAM ARES
Spyridon Karastamatis Bsc in Electrical engineering and Msc in Electrophysics. H.V engineer for the Formula Student Electric team at Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)Creative designer, integrator and ideas generator
Anna Plaudiņa BSc in Business & Finance, Stockholm School of Economics in RigaTechstars Seattle business accelerator (USA)
Juris Vencels Plasma physicist and computational scientist.In past, student at Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) and intern at Los Alamos National Lab (USA)
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PRODUCT BENEFITS
Radiation Detector by FTLAB
PHOTODIODE for RADIOACTIVE
DOSE
Weight 200 g 30 g + mobile phone
80g
Applications & attachments
Stand alone Via smartphone Stand alone+ mounting options
Longevity 500h on standby depends ~20 hours
Size (122x69x33) mm Phone size + 2 cm 1.5 cm thick5 cm diameter
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KEY PARTNER
Baltic Scientific Instruments● Latvian high-tech -Radiation Detectors
-Nuclear Electronics
-Radiation Measurements
● R&D
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