908 Devices was awarded the 2023 Gold ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award from American Security Today (AST) for MX908 Beacon, as the Best CBRNe Detection solution.

MX908 Beacon – Gold Standard in Area Monitoring for Chemical Threats

Unlike other area monitoring solutions, the MX908 Beacon provides identification of aerosol and vapor chemical warfare agents (CWAs) as well as pharmaceutical-based agents (PBAs). With MX908 Beacon, users can identify threats below hazardous levels to provide early warning, establish limits of contamination, monitor decontamination lines, and provide correct medical countermeasures.

About the ASTORS’ Awards

American Security, Today’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards, is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, and now in its eighth year, continues to recognize industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity, Emergency Preparedness – Management and Response, Law Enforcement, First Responders as well as federal, state, and municipal government agencies in the acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to Keep our Nation Secure.

‘ASTORS’ nominations are evaluated on their technical innovation, interoperability, specific impact within the category, overall impact to the industry, relatability to other industry technologies, and application feasibility outside of the industry, ” according to Tammy Waitt, co-founder and editorial director of American Security Today.


Trusted CBRNe Detection & Identification Solution

MX908 Beacon identifies threats below hazardous levels, providing early warning to establish limits of contamination. This allows responders to monitor decontamination lines, and provide correct medical countermeasures. Remotely operate and monitor detection and chemical identification for extended periods of time from a central point. By operating remotely, personnel can attend to other activities on site. MX908 Beacon is compatible with any MX908 device, and provides a remote communications package that allows users to operate and monitor multiple MX908 Beacon devices from anywhere in the world, while sharing real-time data with their team.

MX908 Beacon area monitor