Fairmont, WV — Athena Sciences Corporation (“Athena”) has received a contract from the DoD PM Biometrics to install, configure, and operate an Automated Biometrics Identification System (ABIS) for a US Partner Nation through a foreign military sale. Using various biometric modalities (e.g., finger, …
Athena’s “Every Camera a Biometric Checkpoint” Project Selected for Army SBIR Award
Fairmont, WV – Athena is pleased to announce its selection for the award of Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) project A20.1-073, Every Camera a Biometric Checkpoint. This Phase 1 SBIR is sponsored by the project management office of defense biometrics (PM DoD Biometrics). The state of West …
Alexis Baker-Weekly Awarded First Sharon McCaugherty Memorial Foundation Scholarship
Fairmont, WV – Alexis Baker Weekly, a June 2020 graduate of Shinnston High School in Shinnston, WV was awarded the first Sharon McCaugherty Memorial Foundation (SMMF) scholarship, valued at $20,000 over four years. Ms. Baker Weekly is planning to study biomedical engineering at West Virginia …
2019 Business Report
Fairmont, WV – Athena is pleased to report its sixth consecutive year of revenue growth and a 45% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during this six-year period. According to CEO Dan McCaugherty, “We have seen steady growth for a number of years. We attribute this growth to the ability of our …
Athena Receives Governor’s Commendation for International Market Entry Award
Charleston, WV – Athena Sciences received the Governor’s Commendation for International Market Entry Award, recognizing West Virginia businesses that exported to a new country in the previous year. Athena received this award for exporting biometric system solutions to Afghanistan and Iraq. Athena …
Athena Joins the Center for Identification Technology Research
Fairmont, WV – Athena has joined the Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR). CITeR is the only National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) focusing on serving its affiliates in the rapidly growing areas of identity science and …
