Overview
Meteor Rapid Cargo Screener is an EU-funded initiative that introduces a new concept in vapour screening technology utilizing Ion Mobility Chemical Fingerprint Detector methodology. The technology is designed for security and investigations applications.
In the news
- 𝟯.𝟵 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 🚢📦 French Customs seized nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine at the port of Dunkirk. The drugs were hidden among recycled plastic bags inside a container travelling from Ghana to Belgium. 📌 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲: Criminal networks continue to exploit legitimate cargo to conceal illicit substances, making the rapid screening of goods
- 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲? 🔍📦 Cargo screening plays an important role in border and port security, but detecting illicit goods presents a number of challenges for customs authorities. 🔬 At 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗢𝗥, we are developing a portable, non-intrusive and reliable approach to cargo screening, based on air sampling and chemical analysis. ➡️ Swipe through to explore some of the key challenges in cargo screening. 🔗 Learn more about METEOR: https://lnkd.in/ee-TtcbM #METEORProject
- 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗢𝗥’𝘀 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴! 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲! 🚀 From technical updates and discussions with our consortium partners to a live demonstration of our cargo screening technology, our 7th Consortium Meeting was an opportunity to review the progress made and share key developments across the project. 🌐 Read the full article to discover the highlights and see how METEOR continues to advance non-intrusive cargo screening. 👉
- 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗢𝗥 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲! We hosted a live technology demonstration in Brussels for our consortium partners and European Commission representatives. 🧪 Attendees got hands-on experience with our non-intrusive chemical vapour detection system, which managed the testing process independently. Using real samples of illicit substances, including cocaine, participants experienced
- 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗢𝗥’𝘀 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 🔬 On the first day of our 7th Consortium Meeting, we had the opportunity to visit the facilities of VITO , one of our project partners. During the visit, we learned more about how their facilities and expertise support the development of METEOR’s technology. We also heard from our technical partners about the latest updates, advances and developments, and witnessed a demonstration that gave us a closer look at the progress made so far. 🤝 𝗔 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼
- 𝗢𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟲–𝟳, our consortium partners will gather at VITO in Mol, Belgium (just outside Brussels) for our 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & Technical Review. ✔️ We’ll be gathering with our project partners to review key milestones, share technical updates, discuss ongoing research, and align on our next steps as we move forward together. Looking forward to two productive days of collaborative discussions and innovation!💡🇪🇺 🌐 Follow our journey and project milestones: https://lnkd.in/dUG5g5EU
- 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀. 🚨📦 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 have dismantled a large-scale criminal network that exploited commercial courier and parcel logistics services to ship cannabis between Spain and France. 📌𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀: 1.4 tonnes of cannabis seized from commercial packages. ✔️𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀: The criminal network
- 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 With over 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗲𝗮r, inspecting global trade quickly and accurately is one of border enforcement's greatest challenges. At the 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗢𝗥 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, our goal is clear: to revolutionize cargo screening with fast, reliable, and non-intrusive vapor detection technology. How we’re making it happen: ⏱️ 𝗥𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
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