Prince Charles was left impressed by the "remarkable" work of a County Durham technology firm during a visit to the North East.
The Prince of Wales visited Kromek Group plc in Sedgefield on Tuesday, April 5 to learn more about the firm, which is a world leader in breast imaging technology for the early detection of cancers and for highly sensitive radiation detectors to keep people safe from nuclear threats. Kromek is the only independent producer of cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) across the globe - there are 154 furnaces on site - and this is compound is used in radiation detection and medical imaging.
His Royal Highness was taken on a tour of the company's laboratories and facilities by Dr Arnab Basu, who is the CEO of Kromek. The Prince of Wales saw Kromek’s latest project, a machine to form the basis of a global pandemic early warning system in detecting biological threats.
