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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-006761"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASTC"
cik: "0001001907"
company_name: "ASTROTECH Corp"
filed_at: "2025-03-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T00:38:03.261105+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Astrotech subsidiary 1st Detect launches enhanced TRACER 1000 narcotics trace detector

## Summary
- Enhanced TRACER 1000 NTD uses mass spectrometry to detect synthetic opiates and novel psychoactive substances (NPS).
- Targets fentanyl analogs and emerging synthetic drugs that elude traditional screening.
- Provides results in seconds; designed for law enforcement, border security, and first responders.
- Product available now for deployment across security, public safety, and healthcare sectors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-006761
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASTC
- cik: 0001001907
- company_name: ASTROTECH Corp
- filed_at: 2025-03-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001907/000143774925006761/0001437749-25-006761-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001907/000143774925006761/astc20250307_8k.htm

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