Detektor International Award
Detektor International Award 2025
Celebrating four top winners and eight outstanding achievers
Established in 2000, the Detektor
International Award is one of the
most prestigious and recognised
prizes in the security industry.
"With this award, we aim to
highlight solutions that repre-
sent true innovation and deliver
significant customer benefits," said
Lennart Alexandrie, editor-in-
chief and founder of Detektor
magazine.
Independent award
The Detektor International Award
is not an accolade that manufac-
turers can apply for. The selection
process is entirely independent,
conducted by the editorial team at
Detektor, who actively search for
innovative products and solutions
through their news reporting and
attendance at industry trade shows.
Submitted products are evaluated
before deciding which 12 solutions
are nominated as finalists.
Four product categories
The Detektor International Award
features four categories:
· Alarm & Detection
· ID & Access Control
· Video Surveillance
· IoT & Security Solutions
Members of the award
jury from five countries
The winners are selected by a
jury consisting of eight members
from Detektor's editorial board.
The jury includes editors from
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the
UK, and Taiwan.
Alarm & Detection
the overall winner
The first prize in the Alarm &
Detection category was awarded
to Apstec Systems from Sweden
for their HSS Falcon, a solution
for real-time screening and threat
detection of people and items,
protecting crowded spaces with-
out disrupting the natural flow
of people.
ID & Access Control
the overall winner
The first prize in the ID & Access
Control category went to HID
Global
from USA for HID Amico
biometric facial recognition
readers that delivers secure, fast,
and contactless access.
Video Surveillance
the overall winner
In the Video Surveillance cat-
egory, Axis Communications
from Sweden took the first prize
for their Axis Q1728-LE Block
Camera. It is the world's first
ARTPEC-9 chip-powered camera
and offers superior image quality,
advanced AI analytics, efficient
AV1 compression, and robust
cyber security.
IoT & Security Solutions
the overall winner
Suprema
, a South Korean com-
pany, received first prize in the IoT
& Security Solutions category for
their Q-Vision Pro, the world's first
AI module on-device to prevent
financial crimes at ATMs.
Innovative Achievement
Award
In addition to the first prize winners,
eight other companies received the
Innovative Achievement Award dur-
ing the ceremony.
In the Alarm & Detection category,
Artifeel
from France was recognised
for its Check'In Infra, a smart alarm
system that protects isolated techni-
cal infrastructure sites. They shared
the award with Swedish manufac-
turer Alarmtech, recognised for
their MCX 270 a high-security
intrusion detection solution for
explosive environments.
In the ID & Access Control
category, Salto Systems from
Spain was awarded for the Salto
XS4 Face, alongside Pacom Group
from Sweden which received rec-
The Detektor magazine's editor-in-chief, Lennart Alexandrie (left in the picture), congratulated the first prize winners: Niclas Gustafsson (Apstec Systems), Philip Svensson
(HID), Frida Hjortronsteen (Axis Communications), and Maryam Moassesi (Suprema).
On October 14, the winners of the 2025 Detektor
International Award were announced during a gala
dinner at Stockholmsmässan, coinciding with the
opening day of Sectech, the compact pan-Scandina-
vian trade fair event.
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