With current devices there are a number of different steps and three or four components required to separately manipulate the sample. Wearing thick PPE gloves and under stress makes this very difficult to achieve. The MOD were looking for a handheld device that could sample and detect a range of hazardous substances and explosives at the same time in order to assist front line troops and counter-terrorism personnel.

GBD developed the device through to manufacture. The product used a hand operated mechinism, holding up to eight assay strips, which could run simultaneously from a single sample to detect a specific explosive, chemical or biological substance. The device was the first of its kind to integrate sampling with detection in a single disposable solution.