VTT-originated Spectral Engines develops a portable drug screening device for police officers

EUR 2.4 million in EU funding granted for productisation  Spectral Engines, a growth company that originated at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, is about to launch a portable drug screening device police patrols can use for rapid and cost-efficient on-site screening of suspected drugs. The pocket-size scanner reports the results in the user's mobile phone in a matter of seconds. There is also international demand for such an innovation, and therefore a total of EUR 2.4 million in EU funding was granted for the device's productisation.The newly developed small device, weighing