Company Profile

American Science & Engineering Inc (AKA: American Institutes for Research~AS&E)
Profile last edited on: 5/28/19      CAGE: 21802      UEI: CNB9EF8VHML3

Business Identifier: Advanced x-ray inspection systems: combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration & trade fraud
Year Founded
1958
First Award
1983
Latest Award
2012
Program Status
Inactive (Acquired)
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Location Information

829 Middlesex Turnpike
Billerica, MA 01821
   (978) 262-8700
   service@as-e.com
   www.as-e.com
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 06
County: Middlesex

Public Profile

In June 2016, it was announced that American Science and Engineering Inc (AS&E) (NASDAQ: ASEI) had been acquired by OSI Systems. Consummated inSeptemer 2016, the firmceased tradingi nits own right. In business long before SBIR was launched, AS&E was subsequently early involved in the program receiving its first SBIR in 1983. The firm went on to take awards from a major cross section of agencies in various arenas in which their technical capabilites were relevant. Early work involved a future Nobel Prize Winner, More recently, AES has vbeen focused to providing threat and contraband detection solutions for ports, borders, military, critical infrastructure, law enforcement, and aviation. The firm offers advanced x-ray inspection systems to combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration and trade fraud. AS&E systems are designed in a variety of configurations for cargo and vehicle inspection, parcel inspection, and personnel screening. The company’s product line is able to utilize a combination of technologies, including Z Backscatter technology, Radioactive Threat Detection (RTD), high-energy transmission and dual energy transmission x-ray. These technologies are able to offer superior x-ray threat detection for plastic explosives, plastic weapons, liquid explosives, dirty bombs and nuclear devices. AS&E’s range of products includes cargo inspection systems for port and border security, baggage-screening systems for facility and aviation security, and personnel and passenger screening systems. AS&E systems are able to protect high-threat facilities in order to help combat terrorism, trade fraud, drug smuggling, weapon smuggling, illegal immigration and people smuggling. AS&E customers include leading government agencies, border authorities, military bases, airports and corporations worldwide, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), UK Border Agency (UKBA), Hong Kong Customs, and Abu Dhabi Custo

Extent of SBIR involvement

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
250-500
Revenue Range
20M-50M
VC funded?
Yes
Public/Private
Publicly Traded
Stock Info
NASDAQ : ASEI
IP Holdings
25-49

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Key People / Management

  Charles P Dougherty -- President; Chief Executive Officer

  Laura Berman -- Vice President, Corporate Communications

  Paul J Bjorkholm

  Joe Callerame -- Senior Vice President; Chief Technology Officer

  Robert Cline -- Senior Vice President, Operations

  Anthony R Fabiano -- Former President

  Kenneth Galaznik -- Senior Vice President; Chief Financial Officer; Treasurer

  Riccardo Giacconi

  Paul Grazewski -- Senior Vice President, Product Management, Marketing & Strategy

  Roger P Heinisch

  Richard Mastronardi

  Chris Mouw

  Jeffrey Schubert

  Frederick M Seguin

  Mike Tropeano -- Vice President, Customer Development & Support

  Michael Winer