A Tampa-based company is using its technology to protect astronauts and, most recently, the Ukrainian government.
Driving the news: StemRad, a radiation protection technology company that was part of the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator’s first tech cohort in 2017, donated 20 gamma radiation shields to Ukraine, the company announced earlier this month.
- The shields are designed to protect individuals in the event they’re exposed to high rates of radiation.
- The company, which is working with NASA, also says its AstRorad radiation protection vests were aboard the Orion Spacecraft, which returned last week from lunar orbit.
Details: StemRad claims to be the world’s only company making equipment to protect against gamma radiation, a form of electromagnetic radiation dangerous to the human body…. READ FULL ARTICLE
Synapse Impact Board Member Feature (FIBA): Tampa tech company donates radiation shields to Ukraine
A Tampa-based company is using its technology to protect astronauts and, most recently, the Ukrainian government. Driving the news: StemRad, a radiation protection technology company that was part of the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator's first tech cohort in 2017, donated 20 gamma radiation shields to Ukraine, the company announced earlier this month. The shields are designed to protect individuals in the event they're exposed to high rates of radiation. The company, which is working with NASA, also says its AstRorad radiation protection vests were aboard
