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SBIR First Responder Showcase 2023 Recordings!

Through the DHS SBIR Program, small business innovators are developing new technologies to keep first responders, emergency managers, and incident commanders better protected, connected, and prepared to safeguard the homeland and respond to disasters. The below recordings are from the August 2023 DHS SBIR hosted SBIR First Responders Showcase highlighting the work of SBIR awardees and how they are responding to first responder technology needs.

  • A photo with the title "DHS SBIR First Responder Showcase - Development of an Agnostic Machine Learning Platform for Spectroscopy (AMPS) and icons of first responders, a drone, a lock, a phone screen, a walkie talkie, and a woman at her computer.
    Alakai Defense Systems: Agnostic Machine Learning Platform for Spectroscopy:
    Rapid and accurate detection of hazardous and related threat chemicals using a wide range of sophisticated spectroscopy systems can greatly enhance public safety. Alakai is developing an Agnostic Machine Learning Platform for Spectroscopy (AMPS) that can be trained and deployed to rapidly process and accurately identify threat chemicals. View the recording.
  • A photo with the title "DHS SBIR First Responder Showcase - Intelligent Document Design: Combating Industry Trends Incentivizing Weak Security and icons of first responders, a drone, a lock, a phone screen, a walkie talkie, and a woman at her computer.

    Intelligent Payload Systems (IPS): Intelligent Document Design:
    The United States Customs and Border Protection Fraud Document Analysis Unit has reported a significant increase in high-quality counterfeit State licenses seized in recent years. To address this growing concern, Intelligent Payload Systems is developing an effective tool for detecting anomalies in genuine identity documents to aid our Nation’s frontline personnel. View the recording.
     

  • A photo with the title "DHS SBIR First Responder Showcase - Non-invasive breathalyzer detection system to screen for presence of viral respiratory infection and icons of first responders, a drone, a lock, a phone screen, a walkie talkie, and a woman at her computer.
    N5 Sensors: Non-Invasive 'Breathalyzer' Detection System:
    In a post-pandemic world, early and easy detection of infection has become a paramount concern. N5 Sensors is developing a portable device for real-time breath analysis to detect viral infections outside of clinical settings that will use N5's chip-scale chemical sensors to differentiate between various respiratory pathogens, including those caused by viruses or bacteria. View the recording.
     
  • A photo with the title "DHS SBIR First Responder Showcase -Security Mitigation assessment of risk and threats (SMART) software for soft targets and crowded places and icons of first responders, a drone, a lock, a phone screen, a walkie talkie, and a woman at her computer.
    Karagozian & Case (K&C) - Security Mitigation Assessment of Risks and Threats (SMART) Software for Soft Targets and Crowded Places:
    To help security professionals identify and mitigate threats towards Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CPs), Karagozian & Case is developing a detailed software called Security Mitigation Assessment of Risks and Threats, or SMART. The proposed architecture for the SMART software allows it to consider different major threat mitigation strategies and combinations of these strategies to effectively assess the elimination and/or mitigation of the vulnerabilities threatening the security of an ST-CP. View the recording.
     
  • A photo with the title "DHS SBIR First Responder Showcase -Vehicle Infectious Diseases Protection and icons of first responders, a drone, a lock, a phone screen, a walkie talkie, and a woman at her computer.
    MagPlasma - Vehicle Infectious Diseases Protection:
    First Responders and law enforcement risk exposure to a number of airborne threats when approaching vehicles in emergency situations. To address this issue, MagPlasma is developing a single pass system that will collect and remove infectious particles exhaled by vehicle passengers before their concentration can reach an infectious dose level in confined spaces. View the recording.
     
  • A photo with the title "DHS SBIR First Responder Showcase - Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) Multimedia content analysis engine capability for the emergency communications cyber security center and icons of first responders, a drone, a lock, a phone screen, a walkie talkie, and a woman at her computer.
    Securelogix - Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) Multimedia content analysis engine capability for the Emergency Communications Cyber Security Center:
    Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS) robocall, and SWATing attacks to critical call centers are becoming more common, sophisticated, and disruptive. While these attacks pose a genuine threat to Next Generation 9-1-1, public safety and municipal organizations, current technologies do not have the ability to detect these attacks. SecureLogix is addressing this significant need by developing and deploying technologies that monitor and detect voice connections and multimedia to combat these threats. View the
     
  • A photo with the title "DHS SBIR First Responder Showcase -Digital Paging over Public Television and icons of first responders, a drone, a lock, a phone screen, a walkie talkie, and a woman at her computer.
    Device Solutions - Digital Paging Over Public Television:
    Device Solutions is developing a prototype digital paging system for emergency responders using public television ATSC 3.0. Leveraging open standards, broadcast and public safety infrastructure, modern network devices, and new wireless electronics, they hope to provide responders and incident commanders with improved pager coverage and capacity, quicker dispatching, and messaging details for improved situational awareness. View the recording.
     
  • A photo with the title "DHS SBIR First Responder Showcase -Multiplexed Biothreat Detection with Fieldable Mass Spectrometry and icons of first responders, a drone, a lock, a phone screen, a walkie talkie, and a woman at her computer.
    Zeteo Tech - Multiplexed Biothreat Detection with Fieldable Mass Spectrometry:      To address the Nation’s urgent need to rapidly detect and respond to multiplex biological threats that include bacteria spores, viruses and toxins, and a growing concern over emerging bioengineered threats, Zeteo is developing the MALDI-MS spectrometer system that can detect and warn of events and identify agents’ post-event with swift, actionable results. View the recording.
     
  • A photo with the title "DHS SBIR First Responder Showcase -Amphibious XTV for Ice Rescue and icons of first responders, a drone, a lock, a phone screen, a walkie talkie, and a woman at her computer.
    Triton Systems - Amphibious XTV for Ice Rescue:
    The United States Coast Guard (USCG) requires ice rescue missions be performed quickly and safely. To aid in their arctic mission, Triton Systems is developing an amphibious Xtreme Terrain Vehicle (XTV) based on a commercial off-the-shelf amphibious vehicle platform. View the recording.
     
  • A photo with the title "DHS SBIR First Responder Showcase -Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor for Rapid Multiplexed Biothreat Detection and icons of first responders, a drone, a lock, a phone screen, a walkie talkie, and a woman at her computer.
    Physical Sciences - Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor for Rapid Multiplexed Biothreat Detection:
    Physical Sciences Inc. is developing a compact and fieldable sensor for the rapid multiplexed detection and presumptive identification of biological threats. The proposed platform is versatile and can simultaneously detect bacterial, viral and toxin threats in diverse environmental samples. View the recording.

Last Updated: 01/30/2024
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