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Athena Sciences Introduces AEGIS ABIS™: A Cloud-Native, Multimodal Biometric Identification Ecosystem
Fairmont, WV — Athena Sciences Corporation, a mission-focused provider of biometric systems and integration services, today unveiled AEGIS ABIS™, its next-generation Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) ecosystem. AEGIS is engineered to deliver a modular, cloud-native approach to large-scale biometric identification for law enforcement, defense, homeland security, and civil applications. Key Features & Capabilities Strategic Impact…
Read MoreMeet Athena Sciences at Identity Week Europe 2025 – Amsterdam, June 17-18
Athena Sciences is thrilled to join Identity Week Europe 2025, held June 17–18 at the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam! Explore our cutting-edge biometric identification solutions and connect with our team at Booth #1122.
Read MoreAthena Sciences Launches Enhanced Latent Workstation for Cloud-Based Biometric Examinations
Fairmont, WV — Athena Sciences Corporation has released a powerful new upgrade to its Themis™ biometric software suite: a Latent Workstation purpose-built for preparing, enhancing, and managing latent print images. Designed in close consultation with forensic examiners, the new application brings expanded functionality to both pre- and post-match workflows, streamlining how latent images are processed…
Read MoreArmy Awards Athena Partner Nation ABIS Contract
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, face, iris) the ABIS will perform biometric matching to assist in establishing…
Read MoreAthena’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 Virginia is also contributing matching funds. Athena’s research seeks…
Read MoreAlexis 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 University. Athena executives Dan McCaugherty and Dan Nawrocki along with…
Read More2019 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 employees to deliver on…
Read MoreAthena 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 was one of ten companies to receive this award for the first time.…
Read MoreAthena 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 biometric recognition through an interdisciplinary group of faculty, researchers, and students. According to Athena CEO, Dan…
Read MoreThemis™ Ecosystem Version 2 Provides Case Management and Supports DNA and Scars, Marks, and Tattoos
Fairmont, WV – Athena Sciences Corporation (Athena) is pleased to announce that the Themis™ Version 2 multi-modal biometrics examination workstation now provides for examination of DNA, scars, marks, and tattoos (SMTs). With Version 2, Themis ™ has evolved into an examination operations ecosystem with the addition of a Case Management Tool (CMT). The CMT provides for…
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