What TDA Research does

TDA Research Inc. is a private, for-profit research and development company founded in 1987 and headquartered in Golden, Colorado, operating two facilities totaling over 78,000 square feet including wet laboratories, dry labs, prototyping equipment, and a pilot plant production space. The company employs more than 120 technical professionals, including over 30 PhDs in engineering and chemistry, and is organized into four business units: Defense & Aerospace, Medical, Materials, and Energy. Its portfolio spans more than 40 commercial products and active R&D programs, including CBRN decontamination solutions (SSDX-12, Working Dog Field Decontamination Kit), portable medical oxygen generators (EPOGS, OxyGEN series), low-cost infrasound sensor arrays, UAV systems, advanced sorbents and catalysts (fullerenes, metal-organic frameworks, carbon-capture and PFAS-removal materials), Direct Air Capture technology, and agricultural biopesticides and sensors. Several products are qualified to MIL-PRF, MIL-STD, AMS, Boeing, and USDA Biobased specifications, indicating readiness for defense and aerospace procurement.

The company monetizes through three distinct channels: (1) direct sales of commercial hardware and consumables (sensors, medical devices, PPE, decontaminants); (2) technology licensing and spin-off vehicles, most notably the SulfaTrap spin-off for gas and liquid purification; and (3) custom R&D and engineering services spanning chemical synthesis, materials characterization, and scale-up. Go-to-market mixes direct sales with exclusive distribution partners (Mantel Technologies for canine kits, M2DCON for SSDX-12, ChemDAQ for gas monitoring) and co-development relationships with entities such as Sandia National Laboratories, Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center, and Procter & Gamble. The end-customer base is concentrated in the U.S. military, aerospace MRO operators, medical facilities, and government energy programs, with federal grants from the U.S. Department of Energy supplementing the contract revenue mix.

Name

TDA Research

Legal name

TDA Research Inc.

Website

https://tda.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TDA Research is a private R&D company founded in 1987 that develops commercial products across defense/aerospace, medical, materials, and energy verticals, serving U.S. military, aerospace MRO, medical, and government energy customers via direct sales, licensing, and spin-offs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wheat Ridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Product Sales: Direct sales of commercial products including sensors, materials, medical devices, PPE, and safety equipment.
2. Licensing and Spin-offs: Technology licensing and spin-off companies such as SulfaTrap that license TDA technology.
3. R&D and Engineering Services: Custom chemical synthesis, characterization services, and engineering consulting from proof of concept to scale up.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TDA Research Inc. is a privately held research and development company that develops commercial products and technologies through direct sales, distribution agreements, spin-off companies, and licensing. It delivers custom R&D and engineering services including chemical synthesis, materials development, characterization, and sensor design, from proof of concept through scale-up, across defense, aerospace, medical, energy, and industrial markets.

Product overview

TDA Research Inc. is a research and development company with over 37 years of experience developing commercial products and technologies across defense/aerospace, medical, materials, and energy industries. The company operates with over 120 technical professionals including more than 30 PhDs. TDA's product portfolio includes: Medical devices such as portable oxygen generation systems (EPOGS, OxyGENTM-4C/4S/6R), RediSter chemical sterilant, perfusion machines, and dialysate generators; Defense and security products including CBRN decontamination solutions (SSDX-12, Canine Decontamination Kit), low-cost infrasound sensors, wearable TIC sensors, and UAV systems (Eagle, Hawk drones, Rapid Launcher); Materials including fullerenes, metal-organic frameworks, specialty ceramics, conducting polymers (Aedotron), and sorbents for carbon capture and PFAS removal; Energy technologies for carbon capture (DAC and VCSA processes); and agricultural technologies including Vitoxumen biopesticide and plant health monitoring sensors. The company develops products through direct sales, distribution agreements, spin-off companies (like SulfaTrap), and licensing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SulfaTrap™: Spin-off company that licenses technology developed at TDA Research Inc., providing customized purification solutions for gas and liquid streams
• SSDX-12®
• Working Dog Field Decontamination Kit
• EPOGS
• OxyGENTM-4C
• OxyGENTM-4S
• OxyGENTM-6R
• Aedotron

Products and services

• R&D and Engineering Services
• EPOGS Expeditionary Portable Oxygen Generator System
• OxyGEN Oxygen Generation Series
• RediSter Dry Packaged Chemical Sterilant
• Portable Sterile Water Generator
• Portable Perfusion Machine
• Portable Dialysate Generator
• Wearable Sweat Sensor
• Seawater Sensor
• Low-Cost Infrasound Sensors
• Thermal Desorption Tube Samplers
• Wearable TIC Sensor
• The Eagle Single-Use Drone
• The Hawk Water Recoverable Drone
• The Rapid Launcher
• SSDX-12 Sensitive Equipment Cleaner and Decontaminant
• Working Dog Field Decontamination Kit
• First Responder Cooling Shirt
• Military Working Dog Portable Protective Shelter
• Indoor Air Quality Filter
• Ammonia Scrubbing Filter
• Burn Saver
• PFA-Free Firefighting Foam
• Wildland Fire Respirator
• Combat Helmet Liner
• Functionalized Nano-Aluminum Additives
• Boron Fuel Materials
• Moisture Stable Ignition Compositions (AEICMs)
• VCSA Point-of-Use Carbon Capture System
• Direct Air Capture (DAC) System
• SulfaTrap Sorbents
• Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
• Polyethylenimine (PEI) Linear Polymer
• PFAS Removal Sorbents
• Carbon Capture Sorbents
• Fullerenes
• Ceramic Carbon-Carbon Composites
• Ceramic Substrates for Antennas
• Aedotron Conducting Polymers
• Self-Cleaning Coatings
• Vitoxumen Biopesticide
• Wearable Plant Health Monitoring Sensors

Quantifiable outcome

• SSDX-12 removes 99.95% VX and 99.94% HD contact hazard
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mantel TechnologiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive distribution partnership for TDA's Canine Decontamination Kit. The kit is exclusively distributed by Mantel Technologies through their store (store.manteltechnologies.com).
• M2DCONcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLicensee for SSDX-12 aircraft cleaner/decon solution. M2DCON sells SSDX-12 through their website (m2dcon.com).
• SulfaTrapcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerSpin-off company that licenses technology developed at TDA Research Inc. SulfaTrap provides customized purification solutions for wide-range of gas and liquid streams.
• Procter & Gamble Co (P&G)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment team partner for SSDX-12 cleaner alongside TDA Research and Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center (ECBC).
• Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center (ECBC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment team partner for SSDX-12 cleaner alongside TDA Research and Procter & Gamble Co.
• ChemDAQminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIn July 2024, ChemDAQ partnered with Zee Company to expand advanced real-time gas monitoring solutions across industrial sectors in the United States to enhance worker safety.
• Sandia National LaboratoriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTDA deployed an array of N=115 infrasound sensors in Nevada as part of an effort led by Sandia National Laboratories to measure the hypersonic reentry signature of NASA's OSIRIS REx sample return capsule in September 2023.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Air Products and Chemicals: Major industrial gas and gas-separation company with strong positions in oxygen generation, hydrogen, and carbon capture. Comparable to TDA's oxygen generation, hydrogen, and DAC-related sorbent technologies, but at vastly larger commercial scale.
• Leidos: Large defense and civil government contractor with significant R&D services portfolio across CBRN, sensors, and energetics. Comparable customer base to TDA but at much greater scale and broader portfolio.
• Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC): Major federal R&D and engineering services contractor with deep presence in defense CBRN, sensors, and energetics. Comparable to TDA in customer and capability mix but at much larger scale.
• Teledyne Technologies: Diversified industrial conglomerate with strong positions in sensors, instrumentation, and defense electronics. Comparable to TDA's infrasound sensors, defense sensors, and CBRN-related products at the component level.
• Honeywell International: Large industrial and aerospace company with materials, sensors, and CBRN-adjacent product lines (e.g., respiratory protection, gas detection). Comparable to TDA's PPE, sensor, and aerospace materials offerings at portfolio level.

Direct peers

• SRI International: Independent R&D institute with government and commercial contracts across defense, biomedical, materials, and energy. Comparable to TDA's applied-research-to-commercialization pipeline and spin-out history.
• Battelle Memorial Institute: Largest independent nonprofit R&D organization, applying physical and life sciences across defense, energy, medical, and materials. Highly comparable to TDA's multi-vertical contract research model and government-customer mix.
• RTI International: Independent nonprofit research institute providing scientific R&D services to government and industry across health, energy, and advanced materials. Comparable in mission, scale, and customer mix to TDA.
• Southwest Research Institute (SwRI): Independent nonprofit R&D provider with deep expertise in defense, energetics, materials, and chemistry. Closely comparable to TDA in business model (fee-for-service R&D plus commercialization), customer base (DoD, DOE), and technology breadth.
• MRIGlobal (Midwest Research Institute): Independent contract research organization focused on life sciences, CBRN defense, and applied chemistry. Highly comparable to TDA's CBRN decontamination, sensor, and government-contract profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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