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25 Jan 08 Another world first - TeraView demonstrates capability for on-line tablet inspection  
  TeraView uses its years of experience working with the pharmaceutical industry and its proprietary terahertz platform to demonstrate real time measurements of tablet coating thickness and other critical quality attributes of solid dosage forms.  
   
29 Nov 07 Accelerating solid dosage development and ensuring in spec product with terahertz imaging – recent case studies  
  TeraView’s proprietary technology and expertise have now been successfully applied to define product and process specifications that affect the performance of solid dosage forms.  A series of successful case studies with the pharmaceutical industry and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were used to illustrate the benefits to the industry in terms of reducing development time, ensuring rapid scale up into manufacture and maintaining in-spec product with reduced risk of regulatory non compliance.  
   
9 Oct 07 Recent FDA study suggests that Terahertz tablet imaging could replace wet dissolution testing  
  TeraView, the pioneer and leader in Terahertz technology and solutions for the pharmaceutical and life science industries, says its Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy products can be used in conjunction with wet dissolution testing to accelerate product development of tablets and capsules, and maintain in-spec performance during pharmaceutical manufacture.  
   
8 Aug 07 Another world first - TeraView and Bruker Capture the Asian Market for Terahertz  
  TeraView, the pioneer and leader in Terahertz technology and solutions for the pharmaceutical, life science and analytical industries, announces that it has received orders and installed systems for key customers in Japan, Korea and China.  
   
23 Jan 07 TeraView announces first order into the Japanese pharmaceutical market
 

TeraView have deployed the first commercial Terahertz imager in Japan to aid in the development of new pharmaceutical tablets and other solid dosage forms, as well as root cause analysis in manufacture.

 
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12 Dec 06 Tablet fingerprinting has role to play in fight against counterfeit drugs, says TeraView.  
 

50 per cent of drugs bought from the Internet are counterfeit says WHO.

TeraView, the pioneer and leader in terahertz technology and solutions for the pharmaceutical and life science industry, says its terahertz imaging and spectroscopy products could be employed to help regulatory authorities, law enforcement agencies and the industry screen for counterfeit drugs.

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01 Nov 06 TeraView attracts senior figures from big pharma and secures second US investor  
 

Dr. Barrie Thorpe, formerly Executive Vice-President, Operations at Astra Zeneca, takes on only his second non-executive directorship and Dr Andrew Carr (formerly director of Amersham plc) has joined as non-executive chairman.

 
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04 Jan 06 TeraView Strengthens: Honours and Additions to the Executive Management Team  
 

TeraView Ltd, the world leader in commercial exploitation of Terahertz technology, is delighted to announce that Michael Pepper, Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder at TeraView Ltd, and Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge, has been knighted in the New Year’s Honours list.

 
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14 July 05 Ultra-low threshold current THz quantum cascade lasers with buried double-metal waveguide structures  

 

An Anglo-French team composed of TeraView Ltd., Cambridge University, the University of Paris 7, and Thales R&T, has reported the operation of quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) emitting at 2.8 Terahertz (THz) with a threshold current of 19 mA at 4K (see S. Dhillon et al., Applied Physics Letters, August 1, 2005 issue), the lowest threshold ever measured without the help of intense magnetic field.  

 

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14 Mar 05

TeraView reveals plans for push into US market  

 

Cambridge imaging pioneer TeraView has revealed its plans to expand into the US as it seeks to push into the biggest pharmaceutical market in the world.  

 

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28 Feb 05

TeraView adds reflective sampling to TeraHertz spectroscopy  

 

A major step forward in the use of Terahertz for commercial drug development

Cambridge, England: TeraView Ltd, the company that launched the world's first commercial Terahertz spectrometer, today announced the availability of the world's first Terahertz spectrometer capable of making measurements in multiple sampling geometries, the Spectra 1000D. Building on the success of the Spectra 1000, the latest addition to Teraview's Terahertz spectroscopy portfolio combines reflective spectroscopy with its existing transmission spectroscopy technology.
 

 

   

22 Nov 04

Cambridge bomb detector funded by US Government  

 

Screening, imaging and detection pioneer TeraView has signed a breakthrough deal with the US Government which could see its explosives detection technology fitted as standard in every US airport from 2010.  

 

   

21 Oct 04

TeraView to investigate Terahertz-based security detection for the US Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration  

 

United Kingdom, October 21st, 2004: Terahertz specialist, TeraView Ltd of Cambridge, England, today announced that is has been awarded a Cooperative Agreement by the US Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to investigate the use of terahertz technology in explosives detection.  

 

   

05 Oct 04

United to help fight cancer  

 

At first they were offering customs officers an alternative to X-ray, now they are targeting breast cancer.
TeraView, the Cambridge company developing terahertz radiation, is working with its Science Park neighbour Cambridge Consultants and leading surgeons at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
 

 

   

08 Sep 04

TeraView creates terahertz imaging system  

 

Cambridge-based TeraView has created a continuous-wave solid state terahertz imaging system. Compared with the firm's previous pulsed laser system "we have reduced cost by a factor of ten and size by a factor of eight or nine", said the company's CEO Dr Don Arnone.  

 

   

01 Sep 04

TeraView develops new imaging technology for security and counter-terrorism  

 

Continuous wave sources and detectors are a vital enabling technology for terahertz cameras. Scientists at Teraview have developed new high-performance continuous wave (CW) terahertz sources and detectors which open up the possibility of practical terahertz cameras for security screening and suicide bomber detection.
 

 

   

09 Aug 04

TERAHERTZ APPLICATION WAND COULD SCREEN FASTER  

 

A hand-held security wand, that uses terahertz light waves to screen people in a speedier way than metal detectors could be a few years away.  

 

   

02 Aug 04

TERAHERTZ: the next tool in the security screening toolbox?  

 

One of the new potential solutions to baggage screening lies in the use of terahertz waves. TeraView's Dr Mike Kemp and Smiths Detection's Fred Facemire translate the science into its practical application for the aviation security arena.  

 

   

08 Jul 04

Hi-tech rays to aid terror fight  

 

A new way of identifying metal and explosives could provide a valuable tool in the fight against terrorism.
Airport security has become big business following the terrorist attacks in the US. A system that detects both metal and non-metallic weapons using terahertz light has been developed by technology firm TeraView.
It could make passenger screening at airports more effective and quicker, say experts.
 

 

   

08 July 04

UK business recognized for commercial foresight in R&D  

 

TERAVIEW BRIDGES ‘THE TERAHERTZ GAP’ & WINS GLOBAL R&D 100 AWARD IN RECOGNITION
Teraview Ltd today announced that it has won a 2004 global R&D 100 Award for the successful commercialization of the Terahertz light spectrum and the subsequent development of the TPI™ spectra 1000.
 

 

   

07 July 04

Handheld terahertz wand to unmask terrorists  

 

The next generation of security screening systems will be based on so-called terahertz technology that can see weapons and explosives hidden under people's clothes. But using terahertz radiation to produce X-ray-like images of passengers is likely to be unacceptable for routine use, as it will allow security staff to see the people they are scanning as if they were naked.  

 

   

24 June 04

TeraView alliance with Smiths Detection to boost global security  

 

Detection device answers call from White House

Cambridge imaging pioneer, TeraView is banking on first mover advantage with a revolutionary security screening ‘wand’ – developed in direct response to calls from the US government for new technologies in the area.
Developed in collaboration with US-based Smiths Detection – a major player in the security industry – the product is aimed at a worldwide market which is predicted to double in size by 2010.
Toshiba Research spin-out, TeraView, is helping to develop the ‘magic wand’ device to detect weapons, explosives and drugs, using its proprietary TeraHertz screening technology.
 

 

   

23 June 04

TeraView to detect weapons  

 

The UK-based terahertz imaging company TeraView is to team up with US security company Smiths Detection to develop a handheld weapon and explosive detector.  
 
 


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