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Briefing

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 17th, 2013

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Implant Sciences [IMSC] says it has received an order for its QS-B220 desktop explosives trace detector from Global CFS, Inc., a full service trucking company providing air and ocean freight delivery service of import and export cargo arriving at the Port of Chicago by air or railroad. Global CFS is a Transportation Security Administration Certified Cargo Screening Facility and is the home of the Customs and Border Protection’s Centralized Examination Station for cargo inspections. In a separate announcement, Implant says…

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