Vuv Analytics
VUV Analytics commercializes vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) spectroscopy detectors for gas and liquid chromatography, serving enterprise analytical labs in fuels refining, chemicals, and life sciences with ASTM-validated instruments and software.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersAustin, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Vuv Analytics does
VUV Analytics Inc. is a privately held analytical instrumentation company headquartered in Cedar Park, Texas (Austin metro), founded in 2014 (with firmographic references to 2009), that pioneered the commercialization of vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) absorption spectroscopy for gas chromatography. The company's core technology, GC-VUV, addresses long-standing limitations of legacy detectors (FID, MS) by providing universal detection with compound-specific spectral fingerprints that enable unambiguous identification of isomers and co-eluting analytes without continuous calibration. The product portfolio spans VGA-100 and VGA-101 benchtop VUV detectors, the LUMA multi-channel absorbance detector, the VUV Analyzer for Fuels and Verified Hydrocarbon Analyzer (VHA) application-specific platforms, the recently launched HYDRA detector for liquid chromatography, and supporting VUV Analyze and VUVision software.
The company monetizes primarily through hardware sales of analytical instruments and detector systems sold on a quote-based enterprise pricing model with multi-year contracts, supplemented by software licensing and professional services. VUV Analytics serves over 100 enterprise customers across more than a dozen verticals including fuels refining, petrochemical, specialty chemicals, pharma, life sciences, forensics, food and beverage safety, and environmental science. Notable named customers include Dow Chemical, TOTAL Refining & Chemicals, the University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer Research Center, and Cerium Laboratories. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales with global non-exclusive OEM agreements with PerkinElmer and Shimadzu, plus regional Canadian distributor ATS Scientific.
A key source of competitive insulation is the regulatory moat built through ASTM method approvals: ASTM D8071 (gasoline), D8267 (jet fuel), D8368 (diesel/biodiesel), and D8519-23 (waste plastic process oil) are fully approved, with three additional methods in ballot. The technology is recognized by CARB, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and is incorporated into Def Stan 91-091 and ASTM D1655 specifications. The company has raised over $36 million across multiple rounds, with the most recent $20 million financing in February 2023 led by S3 Ventures and New Science Ventures. Leadership includes CEO Clark Jernigan, Founder/CTO Dr. Dale Harrison (40+ patents in optical spectroscopy), Founder/SVP Business Development Sean Jameson, and CFO W. Kirk Patterson.
Vuv Analytics firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Vuv Analytics
- Legal name
- VUV Analytics Inc.
- Website
- https://vuvanalytics.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- VUV Analytics commercializes vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) spectroscopy detectors for gas and liquid chromatography, serving enterprise analytical labs in fuels refining, chemicals, and life sciences with ASTM-validated instruments and software.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Vuv Analytics industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Analytical Instruments
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE)
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Where Vuv Analytics is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Austin
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Vuv Analytics business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- VUV Spectroscopy Hardware: Sale of VUV detectors (VGA-100, VGA-101) and complete analyzer platforms (VUV Analyzer for Fuels, Verified Hydrocarbon Analyzer, LUMA). Revenue from unit sales with doubling year-over-year run rate.
- Software Licensing: Licensing of proprietary VUV Analyze Software and VUVision Software for data acquisition and analysis.
- Service and Support: Applications assistance, training, and technical support services for customers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Enterprise analytical instruments and detectors |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
Vuv Analytics product offering
Product offeringCore offering
VUV Analytics manufactures and sells vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) absorption spectroscopy detectors and integrated analyzer platforms that pair with gas chromatography (GC-VUV) to deliver unambiguous compound identification and quantitative chemical analysis. The company sells benchtop and next-generation VUV detectors (VGA-100, VGA-101, LUMA), the new HYDRA detector for liquid chromatography, application-specific analyzers (VUV Analyzer for Fuels, Verified Hydrocarbon Analyzer), and supporting data-analysis software, serving oil refiners, chemical producers, pharmaceutical labs, and testing laboratories worldwide.
Product overview
VUV Analytics offers a unified platform of vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) spectroscopy-based analytical instruments for chemical analysis. The product portfolio centers on universal VUV detectors (VGA-100, VGA-101, LUMA™) and specialized analyzers (VUV Analyzer™ for Fuels, Verified Hydrocarbon Analyzer™) complemented by new HYDRA™ for liquid chromatography and supporting software (VUVision™, VUV Analyze™). The VUV technology platform provides universal detection across gas chromatography and liquid chromatography applications, with spectroscopic detectors that measure absorption in the vacuum ultraviolet spectrum to deliver unambiguous compound identification and quantitative analysis. The platform supports multiple ASTM methods for fuels analysis (D8071, D8267, D8368, D8519) and serves industries including fuels refining, petrochemical, specialty chemicals, pharma, food & beverage, forensics, and environmental science.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- LUMA: Multi-Channel Vacuum Ultraviolet Absorbance Detector for gas chromatography
- HYDRA
- VUV Analyzer
- VGA-100
- VGA-101
- Verified Hydrocarbon Analyzer (VHA)
- VUVision
- VUV Analyze
Products and services
- VGA-100 Detector World's first benchtop vacuum ultraviolet spectrometer and universal mass-sensitive gas chromatography detector providing both qualitative and quantitative data with compound-specific absorption spectra across 120-240 nm and picogram sensitivity. Targeted at analytical laboratories performing chemical compound identification.
- VGA-101 Detector Next-generation VUV gas chromatography detector with an expanded 120-430 nm wavelength spectrum and operating temperature up to 430°C, enabling analysis of high boiling point compounds and complex structures such as polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Targeted at advanced analytical chemistry laboratories.
- LUMA Multi-Channel Vacuum Ultraviolet Detector Multi-channel VUV absorbance detector for gas chromatography that delivers best-in-class detector sensitivity, universal detection, and selectivity, and is designed to integrate into existing laboratory workflows. Targeted at GC laboratories seeking improved analytical performance.
- HYDRA Detector for Liquid Chromatography Breakthrough VUV detector for liquid chromatography that brings universal VUV detection to LC applications, with 12 chromatographic data channels for enhanced spectral selectivity and seamless integration into lab workflows. Targeted at analytical chemistry and life sciences laboratories.
- VUV Analyzer for Fuels Automated fuel analysis platform that combines GC-VUV spectroscopy with application-specific software to deliver push-button, single-injection analysis of gasoline (ASTM D8071), jet fuel (ASTM D8267), and diesel/biodiesel blends (ASTM D8368). Targeted at oil refiners, fuel testing laboratories, and certification labs.
- Verified Hydrocarbon Analyzer (VHA) Modern replacement for traditional Detailed Hydrocarbon Analysis that uses VUV spectral validation to automatically deconvolve and identify hydrocarbon components without human intervention, completing analysis in approximately 47 minutes. Targeted at petrochemical and refinery laboratories.
- VUVision Software Data acquisition and analysis software for VUV detectors with an intuitive interface for analyte characterization, library management, and data viewing. Targeted at laboratory analysts using VUV Analytics GC-VUV hardware.
- VUV Analyze Software Push-button automated data analysis and reporting software for processing complex chromatographic and spectral data into method-specific reports, including Time Interval Deconvolution for resolving co-eluting analytes. Targeted at fuel analysis laboratories.
Quantifiable outcome
- GC run times reduced by 2-5X or more
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Vuv Analytics
Customer profileNamed customers8 records
Segments12 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Vuv Analytics technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
Vuv Analytics partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered regional and major.
- ATS ScientificregionalCanadian distributor and service provider for VUV Analytics products. Based in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
- PerkinElmermajorGlobal Solutions Distribution agreement (non-exclusive) combining VUV Analytics' VGA gas chromatograph detectors with PerkinElmer's analytical and healthcare instruments for combined GC-VUV solutions.
- ShimadzumajorGlobal Solutions Distribution agreement (non-exclusive) combining VUV Analytics' VGA gas chromatograph detectors with Shimadzu's analytical and medical instruments for combined GC-VUV solutions.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Vuv Analytics competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Agilent Technologies: Global leader in GC, GC-MS, and chromatography data systems. Directly competes with VUV in the detector layer of gas chromatography workflows and is the dominant supplier to oil refiners and chemical companies VUV serves.
- Waters Corporation: Major analytical instrument manufacturer with strong LC and GC platforms plus Empower data systems. VUV's HYDRA LC detector positions the company as a direct competitive alternative to Waters' optical detection portfolio.
- Shimadzu Scientific Instruments: Manufacturer of GC, GC-MS and LC instruments and VUV Analytics' channel partner. Comparable breadth of analytical instrumentation across pharma, food, and environmental testing; bundles optical and MS detectors that compete with GC-VUV workflows.
- PerkinElmer: Provider of GC and other analytical instruments and VUV Analytics' distribution partner. Overlapping customer base in pharma, food, and environmental labs; PerkinElmer's detection portfolio competes with VUV's universal-detection positioning.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global analytical instrument leader with extensive GC, LC, MS and spectroscopy portfolios serving the same fuels, pharma, environmental and food testing customers as VUV Analytics.
- Bruker Corporation: Analytical instrument maker with strong spectroscopy and GC-MS products, including benchtop and high-resolution systems for chemistry, pharma, and materials analysis. Competitor for analytical instrument budgets.
- JEOL USA: Manufacturer of mass spectrometers, NMR and chromatography instruments targeting analytical chemistry and applied markets. Competes with VUV for advanced detection purchases in research and industrial labs.
Direct peers
- LECO Corporation: Specialist in GC, GC-TOFMS and elemental analysis instruments serving petroleum, food and environmental labs. Closely comparable customer overlap in fuels refining and applied analytical testing where VUV's ASTM methods are most adopted.
Emerging players
- Advion (Bureau of Digital Matter): Provider of compact mass spectrometry and analytical systems serving chemistry and life science labs. Comparable emerging-player profile offering alternative detection modalities that compete with VUV's universal-detection value proposition.
- IONICON Analytik: Specialist in trace gas and VUV-related ionization/absorption instrumentation for environmental, energy and petrochemical monitoring. Adjacent emerging player in the small community of commercial VUV-based analytical instrumentation.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Vuv Analytics social profiles
Digital presenceVuv Analytics compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
Vuv Analytics financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Vuv Analytics leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles9 records
Vuv Analytics funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds6 records
Investors2 records
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Vuv Analytics M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Vuv Analytics
What does Vuv Analytics do?
VUV Analytics manufactures and sells vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) absorption spectroscopy detectors and integrated analyzer platforms that pair with gas chromatography (GC-VUV) to deliver unambiguous compound identification and quantitative chemical analysis. The company sells benchtop and next-generation VUV detectors (VGA-100, VGA-101, LUMA), the new HYDRA detector for liquid chromatography, application-specific analyzers (VUV Analyzer for Fuels, Verified Hydrocarbon Analyzer), and supporting data-analysis software, serving oil refiners, chemical producers, pharmaceutical labs, and testing laboratories worldwide.
Is Vuv Analytics a public or private company?
Vuv Analytics is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Vuv Analytics founded?
Vuv Analytics was founded in 2014. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Vuv Analytics based?
Vuv Analytics is headquartered in Austin, United States, in the North America region.
How does Vuv Analytics make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. VUV Spectroscopy Hardware is the primary driver. The others are software Licensing and service and Support.
Who are Vuv Analytics's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Agilent Technologies, Waters Corporation, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, PerkinElmer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bruker Corporation and JEOL USA. LECO Corporation is listed as a direct peer. Emerging players are Advion (Bureau of Digital Matter) and IONICON Analytik.
Does Vuv Analytics have an API?
No public API is recorded for Vuv Analytics.
What industry is Vuv Analytics in?
Vuv Analytics's product category is Analytical Instruments. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGAFAE, Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity). Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.