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Bridger Photonics: Tackling Meth With Technology

Montana’s frontier lore has been fodder for countless shoot ’em ups, but it’s hard to imagine a less likely setting — Big Sky, open land, majestic mountains — for an out-of-control methamphetamine (meth) abuse problem.

In fact, meth use in Montana is dramatically higher than the national average, and almost 3/4 of the state’s federal sentences were meth-related in 2003. Not swayed by the scenery, the state has its sights on enforcement and prevention. And a Bozeman company is offering a photonics approach to the problem.

Peter A. Roos, cofounder, president and CEO of Bridger Photonics http://www.bridgerphotonics.com/ , returned to Bozeman in 2005 to join a team of applied laser physics researchers at Spectrum Lab, part of the Montana State University (MSU), where he had been an undergraduate and graduate student.

Full Story: http://www.photonics.com/content/companyProfiles/2007/July/26/88443.aspx

Montana Meth Project: http://matr.net/news.phtml?cat_id=64&catlabel=Montana+Meth+Project

The Big Sky Venture Capital Conference Update http://matr.net/article-24866.html

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