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NIRLAB — UK partner

Lab-Grade Drug Identification, In The Field

The NIRLight Identifier puts near-infrared laboratory analysis in an officer's hand — identify and quantify 400+ substances in under 10 seconds, with no sample preparation and no contact.

Point and Click

Direct sampling, or straight through thin clear plastics — results in under 10 seconds, identifying up to three substances in a mixture with quantification.

400+ Substances

All major drugs of abuse and cutting agents: cocaine and heroin in base and salt forms, MDMA, amphetamines, ketamine, THC/CBD, cathinones, NPS, plus selected explosives in powder form.

Always Current

Weekly library updates keep pace with drug evolution, while centralised tracking gives forces integrated insight into trends and patterns.

NIRLAB NIRLight handheld substance identification device held in one hand
Laboratory-grade near-infrared analysis, in one hand.
Three steps to using NIRLight: connect the device, scan the substance, read the result on the app in seconds
Three steps, start to result: connect, scan, read. No reagents, no sample prep, no lab.

Where it earns its place

Identifying Substances Where The Lab Isn't

Street policing, border control, custodial settings and festival harm-reduction services — the situations where an answer is needed in seconds, not days. Images courtesy of NIRLAB.

Used by law-enforcement organisations worldwide; supplied and supported in the UK by RedteQ alongside our trace detection and screening portfolio — one supplier for the whole detection toolkit.

See NIRLight Identify In Seconds

Book a demonstration at our Hampshire facility, by appointment, or on your own site.

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