About Portendo
Portendo develops and markets threat detection equipment for homeland security,
military and commercial security industries. Portendo’s patent-pending technology
can increase safety and operational capability in high-risk environments by providing
quick and reliable detection of explosives, warfare agents and hazardous chemicals.
The detection is made at a safe distance from the threatening object ensuring increased
safety for the operators.
Over recent years the terrorism threat has increased globally and the market for
threat detection is rapidly expanding. Portendo’s products are designed to save
the lives of professionals and civilians in high-risk environments. We provide tools
for combatting terrorism leading to a safer society.
Portendo has several development co-operations with high-ranking research institutes,
including the Swedish Defence Research Agency, as well as customer co-operations
within the defence industry.
The company was founded in 2005 by Pierre Strömbeck, Peter Strömbeck, Daniel Svensson
and Hans Mellström to commercialize Portendo’s state-of-the-art explosives detection
technology and system concept.