Sarasota, Tampa tech security firm signs deal with UAE company

Trace Eye‑D, a developer and manufacturer of drug and explosive detection products with a corporate headquarters in Tampa and a lab and production facility in Sarasota, has signed a distribution partnership with a company based in the United Arab Emirates.

The UAE firm, Scientific Analytical Tools, will now carry all Trace Eye‑D products, according to a statement. SAT, the release adds, is “renowned for providing advanced forensic and analytical solutions across the Middle East.” 

Trace Eye-D offers a full suite of what it calls narcotic and explosive detection wipes, which it says are “capable of identifying substances like fentanyl, methamphetamines, TATP, and PETN, to name a few.” Each wipe delivers instant, color-based results with what the firm calls its “signature Open. Wipe. Look. method — no ampoules, no spills, no wait.”