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Link Plus to Help APL With Bomb Detectors

Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 29, 2005; Page HO04

For the past six years, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has tapped more than 150 companies to commercialize technology developed within its sprawling site in Laurel.

Its most recent company of choice: Link Plus Corp. of Columbia.


This month, APL granted Link Plus exclusive rights to its Moleculalry Imprinted Polymer, a plastic that can detect gases emitted by explosives, said APL chemist George Murray.

The plastic can be sprayed or converted to an ink-like consistency that's placed on bomb detectors. Murray foresees its use on cargo carriers or in subway stations.

Link Plus's task will be to apply the polymer to an electronics package that can alert authorities to potential explosives.

"If you think of a dog, APL has a great nose, and we provide the rest of the body," said Jonathan Gluckman, president and chief operating officer of Link Plus. "When their nose sniffs something, we make sure that the master sees it."

Under the licensing agreement, APL expanded its existing stake in the company and expects to collect royalties when a final product is sold. No further financial details were made public.

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