General Info

Founded in 1997, Avir is a Charlottesville-based company specializes in providing solutions for sensing hazardous chemicals for Department of Homeland Security and environmental applications. The company offers sensors that provide large volume monitoring and universal detection capabilities for toxic industrial chemicals and material and other hazardous chemicals, chemical library, response and alarm to unknown chemicals and multialarm levels. It has developed Totally Optical Vapor Analyzer, also known as TOVA for fixed security application. The TOVA sensor is an infrared line-of-sight system designed to monitor for the presence of potentially hazardous chemicals in the air. Its product line includes TOVA AH, TOVA FS, TOVA PM and HyCAD brands. The TOVA AH sensor is designed to monitor building air inlets without obstruction of the airflow. Its TOVA FS system monitors large volumes over long lines-of-sight, providing protection at border crossings, subway stations, airport terminals, building lobbies, stadiums, arenas and shopping malls. The company is located in Charlottesville, Va.