Isidore Quantum® Wins 2025 FLC National Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer Award
SAN ANTONIO, TX, UNITED STATES, April 2, 2025 / EINPresswire.com / -- Forward Edge-AI, Inc. today announced that the National Security Agency (NSA) and Forward Edge-AI Technology Transfer Team have been awarded the 2025 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for the successful commercialization of the NSA's Protocol-Free Encrypting Device (PFED), being sold commercially as Isidore Quantum®. The FLC Award recognizes transformative federal research that accelerates innovation into real-world applications—in this case, a post-quantum encryption solution designed to secure American defense, intelligence, and infrastructure in every operational domain.
Isidore Quantum® is the first post-quantum encryption platform tested and validated across all four operational domains—Air, Land, Sea, and Space.
From securing telecommunications on Earth to encrypting low-Earth orbit satellites, Isidore Quantum has redefined what military-grade encryption can—and must—be in the quantum era.
The platform's key differentiators include:
• Autonomous, AI-powered encryption with self-rekeying, self-zeroization, and machine-learning threat detection.
• No key loaders. No certificates. No export restrictions.
• Protocol, device, and network agnostic, operating seamlessly across MIL-STD, SATCOM, IoT, and legacy IP infrastructures.
• Compact, energy-efficient form factor—comparable in size to a credit card.
The award will be presented at the 2025 FLC National Meeting on May 14, 2025, representing a national milestone in translating innovation into commercially scalable, mission-ready capabilities.
About Forward Edge-AI, Inc.
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, Forward Edge-AI, Inc. is a next-generation technology company specializing in AI-powered, mass market safety and security solutions. Its flagship product, Isidore Quantum®, leads the post-quantum cybersecurity frontier with strategic partnerships including the NSA, Microsoft, Lumen Technologies, Cubic Corporation, and Rogue Space Systems.
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