ThruVision Ltd
– Launching a New Era in Security Screening (2004 Competition Winner)
Hidden guns, explosives and contraband will be easier to detect thanks to revolutionary radiation-free imaging technology developed by ThruVision Ltd. Winners of the £25,000 top prize in the 2004 Research Councils Business Plan Competition, the company is due to start rolling out a range of security screening products at the end of 2005.LinkA spin-out company from the CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, ThruVision aims to become the leading commercial provider of compact security screening equipment using terahertz imaging technology. This technology works by detecting the terahertz waves that all people and objects emit. Because no X-rays or other types of ionising radiation are used, health and safety is not a concern.