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MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Block Engineering, the leader in Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) spectroscopy, announced today that it has signed a Collaborative Agreement with Pfizer, Inc. to develop a QCL-based system for real-time, noncontact Cleaning Verification of vessels during pharmaceutical manufacturing. The technology is based on Block's commercially available LaserScan (TM) Analyzer, which will be tailored to address the specific requirements of this...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Block Engineering, a leading manufacturer of Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) and FTIR spectrometers, has added the Griot Group to its family of sales representatives. "I am delighted at our partnership with the Griot Group, a sales organization founded on the principles of delivering high technology solutions that best fit the needs of their extensive customer base in private industry as well as academia," said Scott Riggi, VP of...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Block Engineering, a leading manufacturer of Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) and FTIR Spectroscopy instrumentation, is strengthening its focus on commercial markets with the addition of SKAE Associates of Lexington, Massachusetts and Pembroke Instruments of San Francisco, California to its family of sales representatives. "The addition of our two most recent channel partners uniquely positions us to further expand our Quantum Cascade...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Block Engineering, a leading developer of Quantum Cascade Laser and FTIR spectroscopy instruments, announced today that Scott Riggi has joined the company as its new Vice President of Sales. Scott will lead all sales activities for Block's award-winning line of QCL products, including its new LaserBench (TM) benchtop QCL spectrometer for the laboratory. Petros Kotidis, CEO of Block Engineering, commented, "I am very pleased to welcome...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Block MEMS has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense's Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) to provide its LaserScan(TM) Analyzer for evaluation in the Multi-Mission Multi-Threat Detection (M3TD) Technology Evaluation program. The goal of the M3TD program is to evaluate currently available technology for chemical detection and the potential to meet future capability...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Block Engineering, the leader in Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) instrumentation, announced today the introduction of the LaserBench(TM) Spectrometer, a next generation benchtop QCL spectrometer for the laboratory (http://blockeng.com/products/laserbench.html). LaserBench is styled as a conventional spectrometer with a sample compartment designed to accommodate standard FTIR accessories. In this format, the QCL spectrometer expands the...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Block MEMS has been awarded a major contract from Johns Hopkins University in support of the Department of Defense intelligence community to develop and supply miniaturized, handheld versions of its battery operated Portable Hazard Observation System (PORTHOS(TM)). PORTHOS is a man portable passive Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometer (http://blockeng.com/products/porthos.html). Under this contract Block will develop and...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Block MEMS has recently been awarded a prestigious Army Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II Enhancement Contract. This award follows Block's previous success in winning a Phase II Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP) award for its versatile LaserScan(TM) Analyzer. Petros Kotidis, CEO of Block MEMS, stated, "The focus of this new award will be on enhancing the LaserScan's capabilities through the development of novel...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Block Engineering, a leading developer of MEMS, laser and FTIR spectroscopy sensors, announced today that Jeff Sherman has joined the company as its new Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Jeff will lead all sales activities at Block, as the company aggressively pursues the introduction of its Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs) based handheld and portable spectrometers for detection and identification of chemical threats. Petros Kotidis, CEO of...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Block Engineering, a leading developer of Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) based spectrometers, announced today that Michael L. Bickford, of Vero Beach, Florida, has made a major equity investment and has become a Director. Daniel J. Cavicchio, Jr., Executive Chairman, said: "I am very pleased that Michael has decided to join our company. Block is now positioned to expand its commercial markets and is prepared for rapid growth, which fits with...
