Ohio-based, woman-owned Visual Detection Systems develops field-ready safety tools, including First Defense Wipes for presumptive detection of potential fentanyl contamination on surfaces. The company brings scientists, engineers and former first responders together to create practical tools for law enforcement, emergency responders and other professionals working in high-risk environments.
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MESH, IncFounded in 1978, MESH, Inc. develops and manufactures remote standoff chemical detectors and the software that turns sensor data into real-time threat maps. The Oxford, Pennsylvania engineering firm has built its specialty around chemical and biological hazard detection, including instruments fielded at critical sites and systems such as its six-kilometer iMCAD detector. Most of MESH’s employees have been with the company for more than a decade, and it is a certified woman-owned company.334511OXFORD, PA
Fire Safety International, Inc. (FSI North America®)A second-generation, family-owned American manufacturer founded by the Conron family in 1997, Fire Safety International is a woman-owned small business based in Sheffield Lake, Ohio. Known through its FSI North America division for field equipment used in life-safety response, the company serves emergency teams worldwide while supporting local vocational employment for adults with disabilities.SHEFFIELD LAKE, OH
American Innovations, IncSince 1995, American Innovations, Inc. has developed and manufactured security and counter-terrorism technologies for military, government, law-enforcement, and corporate users. The minority- and woman-owned small business is especially known for its field-tested bulk homemade-explosives precursor detection kit and bomb-resistant waste receptacles, along with the training and technology-transition support that help move ideas from government research into use. Its work has included battlefield support in Iraq and Afghanistan, NATO-recognized detection training, and the first U.S. explosives-detection checkpoint deployed in 2000.SPRING VALLEY, NY