What CoDeAc Solutions does

CoDeAc Solutions, Inc., operating under the trade name Color Tech Holdings, is a U.S.-based privately held technology company that commercializes rapid colorimetric wipe-based screening products for detecting surface contamination by beryllium (CodeBe) and uranium and plutonium (CodeNu). The underlying technology was originally developed at U.S. National Laboratories and the Y-12 National Security Complex, with the firm's Chief Science Officer, Dr. Melissa Freiderich, named as the inventor of both products. CodeBe detects beryllium metal, oxide, hydroxide, nitrate, sulphate, copper alloy and fluoride with a limit of detection of approximately 0.04 µg per 100 cm² and produces colorimetric results in roughly 5 minutes; CodeNu detects uranium and key plutonium compounds (LoD ~3-5 µg/100 cm² U and ~0.2 µg/100 cm² Pu) in up to 15 minutes. Critically, the products screen for elemental surface contamination rather than radiation signatures, positioning the platform as a complement to radiation-detection instrumentation rather than a substitute.

The company monetizes primarily through one-time consumable product sales of CodeBe and CodeNu in box configurations (typically 20, 50 or 100 units), with published unit pricing of $37.50 per CodeBe test (box of 100) and $19.90 per CodeNu test (box of 100), and quote-based pricing for enterprise, government and volume buyers. Distribution is hybrid: a direct self-serve e-commerce storefront at colortechholdings.com (with country selectors for 30+ jurisdictions), alongside channel partnership with Government Scientific Source (GSS) and listing on the GSA Marketplace that enables procurement by U.S. federal, state and local government organizations. Customer segments are explicitly diversified across defense, U.S. national laboratories, civil nuclear facilities, uranium mining, customs and border security, military and CBRN operations, first response, aerospace and defense manufacturing, metal recycling and electronics/semiconductor production, supported by named reference customers that include U.S. National Laboratories, U.S. military (all branches), customs and border agencies, RS Recycling (metal recycling) and Safer Environment Limited (environmental services). The company also publishes an interactive ROI calculator modeling workflow-replacement economics, claiming potential annual savings of approximately $162,000 on 2,000 tests per year with 90% of laboratory submissions replaced by CodeBe field screening.

CoDeAc Solutions is a Delaware-incorporated company headquartered in Chicago, with reported headcount of 11-50. Leadership draws from corporate strategy (CEO Ben Hall and operations lead Tom Callaghan, both formerly of KPMG Global Strategy Group, with Hall also a former Australian Army officer and former General Manager UK/EU for an ASX-listed industrial technology company), scientific authority (CSO Dr. Melissa Freiderich as product inventor) and senior advisory input from Chris Dorn (former Managing Director at Materion, Chair of the Beryllium Health and Safety Committee, MIT graduate) and Brad Goble (Chatham House Fellow, former advisor to WHO and the G7 Global Health Security Action Group). The company raised $1,262,000 in an exempt securities offering (SEC Form D) on March 19, 2024, and remains privately held with no parent company identified in available materials.

Name

CoDeAc Solutions

Legal name

CoDeAc Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://codeacsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CoDeAc Solutions (Color Tech Holdings) commercializes CodeBe and CodeNu colorimetric wipe tests for rapid screening of beryllium, uranium, and plutonium contamination. The company serves defense, nuclear, mining, and industrial hygiene buyers through direct sales, government procurement, and e-commerce channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Radiological & Beryllium Contamination Screening Products

NAICS

In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing (325413), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances (2835), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Spill Response & Decontamination (BPABANAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Inspection, Checkweighing & Detection Systems (Vision, Metal, X-ray) (IMALAOAH)

Keywords

• Contamination screening products
• Beryllium detection wipes
• Uranium plutonium detection
• Radiological contamination testing
• Colorimetric field screening

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (CodeBe and CodeNu): One-time purchase of colorimetric wipe detection products sold in boxes of 20, 50, or 100 units. Products are available for direct purchase via the company's e-commerce storefront and through government procurement channels (GSS/GSA). Pricing varies by product configuration (dry vs. wet wipes) and quantity. Government and volume pricing is quote-based.
2. Exempt Securities Offering: SEC Form D filing for an exempt offering of securities (non-public offering to accredited investors), raising $1,262,000 USD. This represents institutional/private capital investment rather than public revenue.
3. Government and Volume B2B Sales: Direct enterprise/government sales for high-volume procurement. Quote-based pricing for government organizations and volume buyers. Products are also available through Government Scientific Source (GSS) and the GSA marketplace.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CoDeAc Solutions (trading as Color Tech Holdings) manufactures and sells rapid, colorimetric wipe-based contamination screening products—CodeBe for trace beryllium detection and CodeNu for trace uranium and plutonium detection—on surfaces, PPE, equipment, and skin, providing near-instant field-based go/no-go results without requiring laboratory analysis. The products are sold directly via an e-commerce storefront, through government procurement channels (GSS and GSA), and via enterprise quote-based sales to defense, nuclear, aerospace, mining, manufacturing, customs, and emergency response customers worldwide.

Product overview

CoDeAc Solutions (Color Tech Holdings) offers a portfolio of two rapid contamination screening products: CodeBe for beryllium detection and CodeNu for uranium and plutonium detection. Both products are available as wet or dry wipes that provide near-instant colorimetric results without requiring laboratory analysis. The portfolio also includes an online ROI calculator tool for organizations to model cost savings by replacing routine laboratory submissions with rapid field screening. The company sells directly and through government channels (GSS and GSA), serving nuclear, aerospace, defense, emergency response, and industrial manufacturing sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CodeBe: Beryllium detection wipes - rapid colorimetric wipe-based screening for beryllium metal, oxide, hydroxide, nitrate, sulphate, copper alloy and fluoride contamination. Limit of detection approximately 0.04 µg per 100 cm². Available as wet or dry wipes with 4x4 inch size and 12+ month shelf life.
• CodeNu

Products and services

• CodeBe Beryllium Detection Wipes Rapid colorimetric wipe-based field test for trace beryllium contamination on surfaces, PPE, equipment, and skin; available as wet or dry wipes in boxes of 20, 50, or 100 units; detects beryllium metal, oxide, hydroxide, nitrate, sulphate, copper alloy, and fluoride with a limit of detection of approximately 0.04 µg per 100 cm² and results within 5 minutes. Sold via colortechholdings.com and through GSS/GSA for U.S. government buyers, and used in nuclear, aerospace, defense manufacturing, CuBe machining, electronics/semiconductor, fusion energy, metal recycling, and industrial hygiene programs.
• CodeNu Uranium & Plutonium Detection Wipes Rapid colorimetric wipe-based field test for trace uranium and plutonium contamination on surfaces, PPE, equipment, and skin; available as wet or dry wipes in boxes of 20, 50, or 100 units; detects uranium (metal, oxide, hydroxide, acetate, nitrate, fluoride, carbonate, and ore) and key plutonium isotopes and compounds with limits of detection of approximately 3–5 µg per 100 cm² for uranium and 0.2 µg per 100 cm² for plutonium and results within 15 minutes. Sold via colortechholdings.com and through GSS/GSA for U.S. government buyers, and used in civil nuclear, national laboratories, defense/CBRN, uranium mining, border security, critical infrastructure, and first-responder settings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Potential annual savings of ~$162,000/year on 2,000 tests/year when replacing 90% of ICP laboratory submissions ($120/test) with CodeBe screening ($0.375/test)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Government Scientific Source (GSS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGovernment Scientific Source (GSS) serves as a channel partner enabling procurement of CoDeAc Solutions / Color Tech Holdings products (CodeBe and CodeNu) through the GSS platform. Products are also available on GSA (General Services Administration) for U.S. federal, state, and local government buyers. This partnership provides access to government procurement frameworks and regulated customer segments.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mirion Technologies: Mirion is a leading provider of radiation detection, measurement, and monitoring solutions serving nuclear power, defense, medical, and research markets. Comparable because it addresses overlapping buyer needs (contamination awareness, occupational monitoring) with broader instrumentation, dosimetry, and imaging portfolios rather than consumable colorimetric wipes.
• Smiths Detection: Smiths Detection provides CBRN and security screening equipment for airports, borders, defense, and emergency response globally. Comparable because it serves overlapping customers (border security, military, first responders) with trace-detection and identification instruments that compete for the same procurement budgets as CoDeAc's wipes.
• Bruker Corporation: Bruker manufactures high-performance scientific instruments including X-ray fluorescence, mass spectrometry, and trace-element analysis systems used in nuclear, environmental, and materials labs. Comparable because its portable and benchtop analytical instruments offer more quantitative alternatives to colorimetric wipes for trace beryllium and actinide detection.
• Teledyne FLIR Detection: Teledyne FLIR designs and manufactures CBRN detection, identification, and unmanned sensor systems for military, border, and homeland security missions. Comparable as a defense and security prime with overlapping CBRN detection product lines for military, customs, and first-responder end users.
• LANDAUER: LANDAUER is a global provider of radiation dosimetry and monitoring services and products for medical, industrial, and defense customers. Comparable as an established incumbent in occupational radiation monitoring with overlapping buyers in nuclear power, defense, and medical imaging.
• Drägerwerk (Dräger): Dräger is a global safety and medical technology company offering CBRN detection, gas detection, and respiratory protection used by first responders, military, and hazmat teams. Comparable because its CBRN detection instruments target the same first-responder and military procurement programs as CoDeAc's field screening wipes.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher provides ICP-MS, XRF, and a broad portfolio of analytical instruments, reagents, and consumables for environmental, nuclear, and industrial hygiene testing. Comparable as both a competing detection modality (laboratory ICP analysis CoDeAc displaces) and as a supplier of contamination-control workflows to overlapping customer segments.
• 3M Personal Safety Division: 3M provides respiratory protection, detection tape, and contamination-control consumables used in occupational hygiene, hazmat, and industrial safety. Comparable as an incumbent supplier of consumable safety and screening products to overlapping occupational hygiene and industrial customers.

Direct peers

• Bertin Instruments: Bertin Instruments provides radiation, CBRN, and environmental detection equipment for defense, homeland security, and nuclear operators. Comparable as a direct competitor in field-deployable radiological detection and CBRN screening equipment for similar end users (military, first responders, border agencies, nuclear operators).
• Mirion (formerly Nucsafe / Arrow-Tech) — Nucsafe radiation detection: Nucsafe supplies radiation detection and identification instruments for nuclear facilities, homeland security, and emergency response. Comparable as a direct competitor offering portable and fixed radiological detection systems to similar end customers in nuclear power, security, and emergency response.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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