AST has a strong belief in its intellectual property portfolio.

Most of its innovation is held in in-house expertise and customised processes that give AST its technical advantage, which is realised in its leading-edge scintillation product range.

AST patents technologies, which are strategic to its growth.  AST’s most recent patent grant is the “Infrared camera with phosphor coated CCD”.  (EU patent application 00 309 030.5, filed 13th October 2000 – Dr. Jonathan Creasey, Dr. Glenn Tyrrell, John de Mattos).