WORLD’S FIRST ECAC CERTIFIED MASS SPECTROMETRY-BASED EXPLOSIVES & NARCOTICS DETECTOR

AVSEC WORLD 2019 INNOVATION WORKSHOP

• What is Mass Spectrometry?

• Mass Spectrometry- The Gold Standard

• Mass Spec vs. IMS for ETD

• About 1st Detect

• TRACER 1000 Overview

• Future Mass-Spec Applications

AGENDA

WHAT IS MASS SPECTROMETRY?

Mass Spec uses MASS to separate the ionized sample.

Each chemical produces a unique mass spectrum to positively identify it, and alarm only if appropriate.

MASS SPECTROMETRY - THE GOLD STANDARDThere is a reason labs use Mass Spec – it’s the best

Aviation Security would have specified Mass Spec for ETD after 9/11 But, MS was too big, too slow, too complex, and too expensive IMS was chosen as a faster, less expensive, less specific

compromise. Original substance list was a “What can IMS find?”, not a “What threats do

we have?” list False Alarm Rate of IMS was tolerated, as a trade off for speed and

economics.

It’s time to come back to Mass Spec for Aviation Security

• Small footprint

• Low-cost

• Simple to use

• Fast analysis time

• Gold-standard specificity

• Virtually unlimited threat library

• Higher uptime and availability

• Near-zero false alarm rate

• Lower total cost of ownership

• Increased passenger throughput

Both Mass Spec & IMS

Only Mass Spec

IMS VS MS

IMS produces one peak per threat compound.

MS produces multiple peaks per compound

Detecting multiple peaks significantly reduces false alarms (to near-zero).

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IMS MS

IMS VS MS – SPECIFICITY

TNT

IMS ETDs are notorious for identifying everyday substances as TNT, generating false alarms.

In contrast, MS ETDs detect threats in the presence of confusants due to their high specificity.

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IMS MS

IMS VS MS – DETECTION WITH CONFUSANTS

• Astrotech’s team developed a miniature mass spectrometer (MS) for NASA to monitor air quality on the International Space Station

ABOUT 1ST DETECT An Astrotech Company (NASDAQ: ASTC)

• Founded in 1984, Astrotech provided space habitat and microgravity experimentation equipment & services to NASA during the space shuttle era

• Astrotech officially incorporated 1st Detect to commercialize the MS technology for terrestrial applications

• Ever since, 1st Detect has been revolutionizing the mass spectrometry industry with the same high quality as laboratory mass spectrometers – but in a functional size and at a lower price

• Swab-based trace explosives & narcotics detector

• Outperforms the ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) detectors currently deployed in airports

• Better specificity, with a near-zero FAR

• Lower operational costs. (labor costs, pulled bags, delayed flights)

• Fewer passengers inconvenienced = more retail revenue

• Meets all known and proposed TSA and ECAC detection requirements. (w/ no FAR penalty to add new compounds)

• The first MS-based ETD to be ECAC Certified for Passenger and Cargo

TRACER 1000

SOLUTION OVERVIEW

RDX

ETN

UN

TNT

HMTD

Smokeless Powder

TATP

Tetryl

EGDN

NG

PETN

AN

Picric Acid

R-Salt

HMX

Precursors

Chemicals

Proposed Mandates

Fentanyl

Fentanyl analogs

Amphetamines

Cocaine

Heroin

Local substances

EXPLOSIVES NARCOTICS

This is not a complete list. (subject to disclosure requirements).

TRACER 1000 MS – DETECTABLE COMPOUNDS

Narcotics available on some configurations

System readyAnalysis in progressThreat detected

User-friendly and intuitive TraceAlert software requires minimal operator training

TraceAlert GUI – Operator View

Alert (threat detected)

Cleardown procedure begins immediately

User selects Detection Script to access next steps Instructions are user-defined

TraceAlert GUI – Alert Sequence in Operator View

• Pursuing multiple certifications in parallel• ECAC Passenger PASSED• ECAC Cargo PASSED• TSA/TSL Checkpoint In-process• TSA Cargo In-process

• Regulatory certifications underway• CE - PASSED• RoHS - PASSED• FCC/UL - PASSED

• Exploring pilot opportunities• Operational Trials at airports starting mid Feb

• Accepting Orders for ECAC TRACER 1000 units

PRODUCT STATUS

• Fully-automated explosives & narcotics detection for use in airports, air cargo facilities, mailing facilities, and more

• Compliant interior sampling

• Non-contact ETD for use in airports, critical government and public buildings

• Integration with baggage screening devices enables 100% of bags to be screened for explosives

• TRACER 1000 ETD Emerging Threat Library for use in airports, compliant with all proposed ECAC and TSA standards.

• Library can be expanded with no False Alarm penalty, unlike IMS

TRACER 1000 ETL TRACER 4000 TRACER 5000

PRODUCT ROADMAP

• Mass Spec is superior to IMS

• The TRACER 1000 is the firstCertified MS-based ETD

(ECAC Passenger and Cargo)

• The future of Explosive Trace Detection Reliability – Superior uptime with fewer

“bench units” required than IMS

Accuracy - Near-zero false alarms with enhanced detection capabilities

Efficiency - Faster throughput, easy to use, lower cost of ownership

SUMMARY