May 18, 2010 -- Pranalytica announces breakthrough advance in lasers for aircraft missile defense systems. [Press release]
February 1, 2010 -- C. Kumar N. Patel (CEO) and Pranalytica are featured in a recent SPIE article about Photonics West 2010. [Read article]
January, 2010 -- C. Kumar N. Patel's role as inventor of the CO2 laser is discussed in the January edition of SPIE Professional. [Read article]
December 17, 2009 -- Pranalytica will be showcasing new products at Photonics West 2010. Visit us at booth 4936.
December 17, 2009 -- C. Kumar N. Patel (CEO) will speak at the Laser & Photonics Marketplace Seminar at Photonics West 2010, on January 25, 2010 at 8:00 AM.
October 29, 2009 -- Pranalytica announces STTR Phase I Award for radical improvements in Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) performance in mid and long wave infrared regions. [Press release]
June 24, 2009 -- Pranalytica selected by DARPA to continue development of high efficiency mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers. [Press release]
May 19, 2009 -- Pranalytica ships the first 2 Watt continuous wave room temperature quantum cascade laser system.
February 20, 2009 -- Video of Kumar Patel demonstrating Pranalytica's 2 Watt room temperature quantum cascade laser system at Photonics West 2009 available on Laser Focus World. [Watch video]
February 4, 2009 -- "Pranalytica introduces handheld quantum-cascade-laser-based IR devices for targeting and IFF" - Pranalytica's recently announced PoyntIR mid- and long-wave IR illuminator systems and BeckonIR mid- and long-wave IR becons are discussed in a Laser Focus World article by John Wallace. [Read article]
February 3, 2009 -- "CO2 laser inventor champions QCLs" - Pranalytica's Photonics West 2009 visit is described by Susan Curtis in an article on optics.org. [Read article]
January 28, 2009 -- Pranalytica announces new PoyntIR® handheld illuminators and BeckonIR® infrared beacons. [Press release]
January 27-29, 2009 -- Pranalytica visits Photonics West, 2009, in San Jose, CA, to demonstrate operation of the 2 Watt 1101-46 quantum cascade laser system and to display the PoyntIR and various gas sensing systems.
January 26, 2009 -- "At 70, celebrated inventor's start-up makes progress with Pentagon" - Pranalytica CEO, Kumar Patel, discusses the history and future of Pranalytica in a Los Angeles Times article by Peter Pae. [Read article]
December 15, 2008 -- Pranalytica announces availability of the 2 Watt version of its Model 1101-46 quantum cascade laser system. [Press release]
March 13, 2008 -- Pranalytica announces the award of a DARPA contract for the development of a revolutionary, highly sensitive and selective sensor for stand-off detection of chemical weapons and explosives.
February 14, 2007 -- Pranalytica announces the award of a major DARPA contract for the development of highly efficient quantum cascade lasers in the 3.8 to 4.8 micron spectral window.
July, 2006 -- Pranalytica announces the availability of trace gas sensors for the detection of acrolein.
January, 2006 -- Pranalytica team members win "Outstanding Measurement Science Paper Award" from Measurement Science and Technology.
October, 2005 -- "A Bold but Practical Man of Science" - Pranalytica CEO, Kumar Patel, is interviewed in a Photonics Spectra article by Milton M.T. Chang. [See article]
September 21, 2004 -- Pranalytica Wins Major Contract for Development of Detection Technology and Instrumentation for Toxic Gases. [newswire]
September 21, 2004 -- DARPA Chooses Pranalytica for Major Security Research Grant.
October 22, 2003 -- Pranalytica will presents poster at the National Atmospheric Deposition Program's Ammonia Workshop sponsored by the EPA. [View the poster abstract]
September 4, 2003 -- Pranalytica participates in the EPA's Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) program for ambient ammonia monitoring instrumentation at agricultural facilities in Iowa. Read the newsletter here.
August 1, 2003 -- Pranalytica begins second phase of DARPA seedling contract for developing a prototype FREEDOM sensor for chemical weapons detection in the presence of an array of interferents.
July 30, 2003 -- Pranalytica CEO, Kumar Patel, visits NASDAQ with other Newport Corporation board members.
July 16, 2003 -- Pranalytica installs Nitrolux-200 ammonia analyzer for ambient air quality monitoring in Bondville, Illinois with the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO) and the Midwest Regional Planning Organization for an independent intercomparison with an ion chromatograph conducted by the Illinois State Water Survey. The results of this intercomparison will be presented in a poster October 22, 2003 at the National Atmospheric Deposition Program's Ammonia Workshop sponsored by the EPA (See Above).
June 1, 2003 -- Pranalytica is featured in a Business 2.0 article by Jack Hitt titled The Business of Fear that describes startup companies who have gained market traction in the homeland securitysector.
May 15, 2003 -- Pranalytica begins SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the USDA to develop laser-based sensors for monitoring livestock ammonia emissions. According to the USDA and a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences, ammonia emissions from agricultural operations are a high-priority problem for air quality regulators because of ammonia's role as a precursor to particulate matter formation. For this SBIR program, Pranalytica will work with Dr. Frank Mitloehner, an Air Quality Extension Specialist in the Department of Animal Science at UC-Davis, to develop ammonia sensors that are suitably sensitive and rugged for standalone field deployment in the hostile conditions of an agricultural facility.
Jan. 28, 2003 -- Pranalytica recently attended the International Forum on Process Analytical Chemistry (IFPAC) January 22-24 in Scottsdale, AZ, to exhibit its products and give a technical talk, "Sub-ppb detection of trace gases: Industrial, Medical and Homeland Security Applications." (See picture of M.Webber and M. Pushkarsky at IFPAC)
Dec. 23. 2002 -- Dr. C. Kumar Patel is featured in the Special Anniversary Issue of Forbes magazine as the inventor of the CO2 Laser, one of "85 innovations that changed the way we live" (page. 168, December 23, 2002).