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Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 13th, 2015

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Implant Sciences Receives Chinese Approval for QS-B220Implant Sciences [IMSC] says that its QS-B220 desktop explosives trace detector has received regulatory approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), opening the door for sales into that country’s aviation system. “We are proud to have received approval for the QS-B220 from CAAC, which is the equivalent of the TSA in the United States,” says Glenn Bolduc, Implant’s CEO. “China has traditionally been a very strong market for us, with hundreds of…

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