Portable Package Auto Sampler

Deadline: 2019-07-08
Award: $150,000
Open to: Canadian Corporations*

CBSA Border Services Officers must sample unknown substances during the examination of packages from vehicles, cargo and people. Currently, the sampling process is done by hand which is inefficient and can potentially expose Border Services Officers to highly toxic substances. The challenge is to develop an automated solution that would enable Border Services Officers to handle and sample unknown, potentially highly toxic substances safely.