MX908 Device Enables Correctional Facility Personnel to Quickly Identify Illegal Drugs in Incoming Mail
07 12월 2022 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Customers, including the Minnesota Department
of Corrections, are leveraging the MX908 handheld device to keep
correctional officers and inmates safe from drug exposure and
prevent overdoses
908 Devices Inc. (Nasdaq: MASS), a pioneer of purpose-built
handheld and desktop mass spec devices for chemical and
biomolecular analysis, today shared details on the positive impact
of the MX908 handheld mass spec device on correctional facility
customers across the U.S. in detecting illegal drugs through
incoming mail. The MX908 is used to detect and identify illicit
drugs, protecting correctional officers, inmates and other
bystanders in the process. The device’s sensitivity and specificity
ensures trace amounts of drugs are detected and false alarms are
greatly reduced.
Drug overdose deaths in state prisons rose more than 600% over
the last 20 years. Drugs are sent through the mail in various
methods, including infused into paper for consumption or in powder
form, which can be unintentionally inhaled or touched by
corrections officers and inmates. With the MX908, officers can
quickly swab letters and packages to collect samples and identify
hundreds of compounds in seconds. The name of the detected drug is
displayed on screen immediately, prompting fast remediation efforts
for substances commonly found in inmate mail, including synthetic
cannabinoids, cathinones and synthetic opioids. The MX908
technology is already a vital component of operations in Warren
County, KY prisons as well as Department of Corrections in
Colorado, Indiana and Minnesota.
“The MX908 has been an integral tool to combat the introduction
of narcotics into Minnesota state prisons,” said Jeff Dansky,
Deputy Director of Investigations for the Office of Special
Investigations (OSI) for the Minnesota Department of Corrections
(Minnesota DOC). “The MX908 allows us to quickly identify suspected
narcotics that are concealed in mail in either a liquid or powder
form. Previously, we relied on manual inspection and did not have
the testing capability to identify this dangerous contraband, which
greatly affects the safety and security of prisons. With the MX908,
we are able to proactively identify and combat the introduction of
contraband through mail and other sources while ensuring the safety
of the those who are incarcerated, our staff and the public.”
Trusted by emergency responders, law enforcement officials and
border security agents, the MX908 is an essential tool to detect
illicit materials in multiple forms, including solids, liquids,
vapors and aerosols. The benefits of the MX908 handheld device
include its ability to identify trace amounts of substances, and
its ease of use and portability, enabling chemical identification
at the point of need.
“In high-risk scenarios, you can't play a guessing game, which
is why we constantly strive to make information more readily
available and provide actionable intelligence in real-time,” said
John Kenneweg, Vice President of Government, 908 Devices. “This
important application of the MX908 in correctional facilities is
integral for both officer safety as well as inmate safety, and we
look forward to continuing to partner with prisons and departments
of corrections to ensure reduced risk of drug exposure.”
To learn more about the MX908 for narcotics detection and 908
Devices, please visit:
https://908devices.com/applications/narcotics-detection/
About 908 Devices
908 Devices is democratizing laboratory mass spectrometry with
its simple handheld and desktop devices, addressing
critical-to-life applications. The Company’s devices are used at
the point-of-need to interrogate unknown and invisible materials
and provide quick, actionable answers to directly address some of
the most critical problems in life sciences research,
bioprocessing, pharma/biopharma, forensics and adjacent markets.
The Company is headquartered in the heart of Boston, where it
designs and manufactures innovative products that bring together
the power of mass spectrometry, microfluidic separations, software
automation, and machine learning.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward looking statements” within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts are
forward-looking statements, including, without limitation,
statements regarding the expected uses and capabilities of the
Company’s products. Words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,”
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend” and similar expressions (as well
as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions
or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are based on
management’s current expectations and involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may cause actual results
to differ materially from any results expressed or implied by any
forward-looking statement, including the risks outlined under “Risk
Factors” and elsewhere in the Company’s filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission which are available on the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov. Additional information will be made available in the
Company’s annual and quarterly reports and other filings that it
makes from time to time with the SEC. Although the Company believes
that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements
are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results. The Company has
no obligation, and does not undertake any obligation, to update or
revise any forward-looking statement made in this press release to
reflect changes since the date of this press release, except as may
be required by law.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221207005194/en/
Media Contact Katie Johnston PAN Communications for 908
Devices 908devices@pancomm.com Investor Contact Carrie
Mendivil IR@908devices.com
908 Devices (NASDAQ:MASS)
과거 데이터 주식 차트
부터 6월(6) 2024 으로 7월(7) 2024
908 Devices (NASDAQ:MASS)
과거 데이터 주식 차트
부터 7월(7) 2023 으로 7월(7) 2024