Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the latest software and library updates for FirstDefender®, the award-winning, field-proven handheld Raman instrument for identification of solid and liquid chemicals. The FirstDefender v2.7 software update includes a larger substance library, multiple language configurations and an enhanced user interface.
FirstDefender is a lightweight, rugged Raman instrument used for rapid identification of unknown solids and liquids, including narcotics, toxic industrial materials (TIMs), explosives and white powders. With this latest release, the company expands the product’s chemical library to more than 10,000 pure substances, which includes updates in all chemical categories and support for millions of mixture possibilities.
As with all Thermo Scientific instruments formerly sold under the Ahura Scientific brand, the FirstDefender library is specifically developed and optimized for the product’s sophisticated software algorithms. By managing library development internally and adding only the highest-quality spectra, the instrument enables accurate material identification with automatic mixture analysis, reducing reliance on spectral subtraction and subjective evaluation.
FirstDefender v2.7还包括对德语，法语，西班牙语，中文和日语的完整语言配置的更新。这种能力继续为全球重要地区采用更大的仪器采用。在用户界面增强功能中，FirstDefender v2.7在扫描过程中自动显示分子信号计，提供了其他实时信息，这对于帮助急救人员获得快速，准确的结果至关重要。
Thermo Scientific Protable Optical Analysis业务的副总裁兼总经理Doug Kahn说：“急救人员，Hazmat团队，军事组织和执法人员依靠FirstDefender快速准确地分析了该领域的威胁。”“此软件更新是我们致力于确保全球客户可以使用最新技术来识别新兴化学威胁的一部分。”
In addition to continuing support for the flagship FirstDefender, the company recently announced its next-generation Raman instruments, FirstDefender RM and FirstDefender RMX. All products in the FirstDefender family include advanced chemometrics, automatic mixture analysis and MIL-STD 810F certification for ruggedness.
The FirstDefender v2.7 software package is now available to all former Ahura Scientific customers with active support contracts, which include software and library updates, hardware warranty and 24/7 customer support by the company’s technical team.