Implant Sciences' QS-B220 Wins GSN Award for "Best Security Checkpoint"

WILMINGTON, Mass., June 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB:IMSC), a leading manufacturer of explosives trace detection (ETD) and drugs trace detection solutions for homeland security applications, today announced today its QS-B220 desktop explosives and drugs trace detector has won the 2015 GSN Airport/Seaport/Border Security Award for "Best Security Checkpoint" (persons, baggage, parcels). The QS-B220 was also a finalist in two other categories: "Best Explosives/Narcotics/Contraband Detection" and "Best Cargo/Vehicle Screening".

The GSN Airport/Seaport/Border Security Awards are sponsored by Government Security News, a leading publisher of government and homeland security news. Nominations were submitted by leading vendors of IT and physical security products, solutions and services used in airport, seaport, and border security, highlighting their most noteworthy programs and projects.

"In just the last 7 months, our company has signed an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for up to $162 million with the U.S. federal government, received the largest QS-B220 order in our history for 1,170 units, and has won a series of tenders in the EU, numbering in the hundreds of units," stated Implant Sciences' CEO, Dr. Bill McGann.  "Implant Sciences is actively executing on its vision of redefining the trace detection market, and we are very grateful that the positive attributes of our QS-B220 have been recognized through its selection for the 'Best Security Checkpoint' award by Government Security News."

About the QS-B220 Desktop Explosives Trace Detector

The QS-B220 uses Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) to rapidly detect and identify trace amounts of a wide variety of military, commercial, and homemade explosives. With significantly lower maintenance requirements than competing systems, the QS-B220 can be deployed for a much lower total cost of ownership than other approved products. Featuring a radioactive material-free design, push-button maintenance and diagnostics, and a patented inCal™ internal automatic calibration system, the QS-B220 brings new levels of performance and convenience to desktop trace detection users with unsurpassed ease of use.

About Implant Sciences

Implant Sciences is a leader in developing and manufacturing advanced detection capabilities to counter and eliminate the ever-evolving threats from explosives and drugs. The Company's team of dedicated trace detection experts has developed proprietary technologies used in its commercial products, thousands of which have been sold across more than 60 countries worldwide. The Company's ETDs have received approvals and certifications from several international regulatory agencies including the TSA in the U.S., ECAC in Europe, CAAC and the Ministry of Public Safety in China, Russia FSB, STAC in France, and the German Ministry of the Interior. It has also received the 2015 GSN Airport/Seaport/Border Security Award for "Best Security Checkpoint".  All Implant Sciences products are recognized as Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technologies by the Department of Homeland Security. For further details on the Company and its products, please visit the Company's website at www.implantsciences.com.

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SOURCE Implant Sciences Corporation

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