U.S. Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) announced today that funding for Dexter Research Center, Inc. was approved in the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill that recently passed the House. The bill will now go to the U.S. senate to be voted on as a part of the fiscal 2008 appropriations process.

“The Department of Defense must have the capability to respond to chemical and biological attacks, and this important project will increase the safety of our men and women in uniform,” Walberg said.

With this funding, the Michigan company will help develop at Total Perimeter Surveillance (TPS) system based on infrared technology able to identify and trigger an immediate response to chemical and biological attacks against Department of Defense facilities.

“We are excited to have this opportunity to leverage our science and manufacturing capabilities to help make our national defense sites even more secure,” said Robert Toth, Jr., president of Dexter Research Center.


The infrared thermopile products of the privately held Dexter Research Center are already making American troops and pilots safer in overseas combat. The US company’s detectors, which lead the world for design with a carefully guarded manufacturing process, play a key role in fire suppression systems, exhaust emission testing, medical instruments, consumer appliances, weather forecasting and earth measurement. Dexter’s tiny detectors, which never sleep yet require no external power, are making important contributions to NASA missions.