The last thing we need in this world is more guns. But we’re getting them whether we like it or not, so wouldn’t it be nice if those guns had safety mechanisms like our phones, making them impossible ...

Broomfield's Biofire has unveiled a pistol that can only be fired by an authorized user. Will the technology actually put a dent in gun violence? Kai Kloepfer went through hundreds of prototypes ...

Biofire's gun is designed to allow an authorized person to fire the weapon instantly upon gripping it, and to disable the trigger mechanism the moment it leaves their hand. The company behind ...

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The Biofire smart gun is expected to hit the market in 2024. Some believe that when it does, it could significantly help curb the gun crisis we're facing in this country. One of the main advantages of ...

In an office parking lot about halfway between Denver and Boulder, a former 50-foot-long shipping container has been converted into a cramped indoor shooting range. Paper targets with torsos printed ...

Kai Kloepfer started biometric “smart” gun startup Biofire as a science fair project after the Aurora, Colorado, mass shooting in 2012 brought the U.S.’s gun violence problem close to home. Kloepfer ...

Why it matters: A firearms startup released its take on biometric-based weapon safety, the Biofire Smart Gun. The weapon uses pre-programmed biometric data to recognize users, ensuring only those ...

BioFire Diagnostics Inc. has raised $25 million in new funding from New York-based Athyrium Opportunities Fund. The money will be used to help commercialize the company’s “FilmArray” diagnostic ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two new diagnostic tests that can detect Ebola from blood, urine or saliva samples in as little as an hour. The tests are made by BioFire Defense, a ...