Press Releases
New Ideas Sought for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorist Threat
New competition taps into inventiveness of entrepreneurs and
universities as 71% of security start-ups originate there. The "Crowded Places" category in the Global Security Challenge differs in one key area from the main competition - it will involve people who have ideas but no product or
prototype yet
Full Press Release: 08.05.2008
GSC Opens the 2008 Competition to Help Fight Terrorism and Improve Homeland Security
The largest international security innovation competition, is open again for entries, offering security start-ups worldwide the opportunity to showcase their inventions and compete for over $500,000 in cash-grants.
Full Press Release: 15.04.2008
Next Generation Night-Vision Wins the Global Security Challenge 2007
NoblePeak Vision was awarded a $500,000 grant sponsored by TSWG of the U.S. Government and mentorship by Paladin Capital Croup for winning the 2nd annual Global Security Challenge today.
Full Press Release: 8.11.2007
GSC has Chosen the Five Most Promising Security Startups in the World
The five finalists have developed technologies that can identify people through biometric analysis of how they type, scan the eye to assess a person's health, protect against multiple explosions, detect and identify people at night without illumination and recognise faces despite changing light and facial expressions. Stephen Phipson, Group Managing Director of Smiths Detection said: "Technology has driven the growth of Smiths Detection. Contributions from academia and startup-businesses give us a competitive edge and help us to develop a world-leading business serving the homeland security sector."
Full Press Release: 29.10.2007
Europe's Top-5 Security Startups to Compete in Munich
The five startups that will compete in the European Semi-Final of the GSC are: Aigis Blast Protection from England, Auxetix from England, Codenomicon from Finland, Laser Detect Systems from Israel and Psylock from Germany.
Full Press Release: 20.09.2007
New Night-Vision Technology Wins US-leg of Global Security Challenge
The winner, NoblePeak Vision is developing a revolutionary germanium enhanced single chip CMOS image sensor technology that enables the rapid detection and identification of people and objects in zero ambient lighting conditions. The 2nd placed winner, Eye Marker. has developed the world's first handheld, portable device capable of looking at markers in the human eye and determining if a person has breathed or absorbed toxins or nerve agents.
Full Press Release: 11.09.2007
Asia's Top-5 Security Startups Selected
The Semi-Finalists that will compete in the Asian-leg of the Global Security Challenge are: Southern Innovation from Australia, Ten Cube from Singapore, XID Technology from Singapore, iViZ from India and Virtual Observer from Australia.
Full Press Release: 28.08.2007
Top-5 American Security Startups Selected
The selected semi-finalists for the Washington-based competition have developed technologies that assess people's health through an eye scan, carry out accurate surveillance at night, protect data transport, revolutionize data encryption and improve security intelligence sharing while preserving privacy rights. They are: EyeMarker, MagiQ, Mica, NoblePeak Vision and Stealth Software Technologies.
Full Press Release: 21.08.2007
Small businesses win more time to enter $500K global competition
Following the high demand from researchers and entrepreneurs, small companies trying to win a $500,000 grant have earned an additional two weeks to submit their entries....
Full Press Release: 3.07.2007Competition 2007 Opens For Submissions
The Global Security Challenge 2007 offers entrepreneurs in the security sector a chance to compete for a $500,000 grant in addition to mentorship by Paladin Capital Group.
Full Press Release: 12.04.2007
