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In The News
Viken Detection: Detection technology that preys on threats
Viken’s President & CEO, Jim Ryan, recently sat down with Burlington Cable Access Television to provide an update on new, innovative technologies the company is working for use by public safety agencies domestically and abroad. Read More
Press Release
Viken successfully field-tests innovative technology for detecting lead pipes supplying our nation’s drinking water
Viken Detection, a leading manufacturer of detection tools for public safety agencies, today announced its success in piloting a new technology for lead detection in buried water service lines. The company now seeks agency and commercial partnerships for faster deployment, given the urgent threat to children’s health. Read More
Press Release
Viken Wins in Critical Fentanyl-Detection Technology Patent Action with Rapiscan|AS&E
Viken Detection, pioneer of x-ray imaging and vehicle screening portals, today announced three further victories in its litigation with Rapiscan|AS&E. All patent claims asserted in Rapiscan|AS&E’s 2020 patent infringement complaint have been found invalid by three unanimous panels of the Patent Trial & Appeal Board of the US Patent & Trademark Office, ending its latest maneuver to stop Viken’s advanced scanners from reaching the southern border through patent injunctions. Read More
In The News
X-ray tech enhancing drug, gun detection at southern border
NewsNation interviews Viken’s CEO Jim Ryan in this feature on technology being used at the U.S. southern border to detect and seize contraband like weapons and illegal drugs. Read More