What Plasmion does

Plasmion GmbH is a privately held German analytical technology company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Augsburg. The company develops and commercializes mass spectrometry technologies built around its proprietary SICRIT (Soft Chemical Ionization Reaction Technology) ion source, a universal ionization platform that enables soft ionization of volatile and semi-volatile compounds without requiring chromatographic pre-separation. SICRIT is offered in configurations for GC-MS, LC-MS, direct MS analysis, imaging MS, jet desorption, and breath analysis, and is positioned as compatible with leading mass spectrometry instrument platforms.

Plasmion's commercial portfolio is organized into two principal product lines. The first, HaVoc®, is an industrial sensory system designed for real-time, automated in-line analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in manufacturing and process environments, targeting applications in food and beverage quality control, emission monitoring, safety and forensics, pharmaceutical manufacturing, aroma sensing, and fragrance and cosmetics analysis. The second, SICRIT technology, consists of laboratory-grade ion sources and accessories sold to academic, pharmaceutical, life sciences, and industrial research laboratories. Plasmion also offers software for data analysis and instrument control as a recurring revenue stream alongside its predominantly one-time license equipment sales.

The company pursues an enterprise field sales motion targeting pharmaceutical companies, research institutions, industrial manufacturers, and academic laboratories. Distribution is direct, with global reach evidenced by reference customers across Europe, North America, and Asia — including Roche, Novartis, Pfizer, Merck, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bruker, Agilent, Waters, Syngenta, Symrise, Colgate-Palmolive, ETH Zurich, Harvard University, and NIST. Go-to-market relies on the company website, scientific publications, and conference participation such as ASMS 2026. The company was last capitalized through a 2019 seed/early round of approximately $1.13 million from BayBG Venture Capital, BayStartUP, and HTGF, and operates with a headcount in the 11–50 range.

Name

Plasmion

Legal name

Plasmion GmbH

Website

https://plasmion.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plasmion GmbH is a German mass spectrometry company that develops SICRIT ion sources for laboratory analyses and HaVoc industrial sensory systems for real-time VOC monitoring, serving pharmaceutical, food, life sciences, and academic customers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mass Spectrometry Instrumentation

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Instruments (HLAGAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE), Material Characterization & Spectroscopy (NMR/FTIR/MS) (HLAGADAK)

Keywords

• Mass spectrometry instrumentation
• Volatile organic compound analysis
• Ion source technology
• Industrial sensory systems
• Analytical chemistry equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Augsburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Sensory Systems (HaVoc): Sale of industrial-grade sensory systems for real-time VOC monitoring in manufacturing and process environments. Products are sold as capital equipment for in-line installation.
2. SICRIT Lab Instruments and Ion Sources: Sale of laboratory-grade mass spectrometry ion sources and instruments for research and analytical applications in academic, pharmaceutical, and industrial laboratories.
3. Software Solutions: Software products for mass spectrometry data analysis and instrument control.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Plasmion develops and sells proprietary mass spectrometry sensor technology based on SICRIT (Soft Chemical Ionization Reaction Technology), a universal ion source that enables real-time analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) without chromatography pre-separation. The company commercializes two product lines: (1) the HaVoc® Sensory System, an industrial-grade sensor for automated in-line VOC monitoring in manufacturing and process environments, and (2) SICRIT-based laboratory ion sources and instruments (GC-SICRIT, LC-SICRIT) used for research and analytical applications across pharmaceutical, food, environmental, fragrance, and safety/forensics sectors.

Product overview

Plasmion is a technology company specializing in mass spectrometry-based analytical solutions. The company offers two main product lines: (1) HaVoc® Sensory System - an industrial sensory system for real-time, automated in-line analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) across sectors including food industry, aroma sensing, fragrances & cosmetics, emission monitoring, safety & forensics, and pharmaceuticals; and (2) SICRIT Technology - a universal ion source platform for mass spectrometry that simplifies laboratory analyses across chromatography (GC-SICRIT® and LC-SICRIT), direct MS analysis, jet desorption, breath analysis, and imaging applications. The portfolio ranges from industrial inline sensors to laboratory-grade analytical instruments, addressing both process monitoring and research laboratory needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HaVoc: Industrial Sensory System for real-time, automated in-line analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
• SICRIT

Products and services

• HaVoc® Sensory System Industrial sensory system providing real-time, automated in-line analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Sold as capital equipment for industrial deployment in food industry, aroma sensing, fragrances & cosmetics, emission monitoring, safety & forensics, and pharmaceutical quality control applications.
• SICRIT Technology (Universal Ion Source)
• GC-SICRIT® SICRIT ion source optimized for gas chromatography applications, enabling GC-MS and GC-MS/MS analysis with soft ionization for pesticide confirmation and other analytical workflows.
• LC-SICRIT SICRIT ion source configured for liquid chromatography applications, enabling LC-MS analysis with soft ionization capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Enables GC-MS/MS pesticide confirmation with LC-MS/MS library matching, soft ionization, and broad coverage
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers32 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ionsion: Developer of non-radioactive ionization sources for mass spectrometry, competing directly with Plasmion's SICRIT ion source technology in lab-based soft-ionization applications.
• Process Insights: Manufactures process analytical instrumentation and gas analyzers for industrial emissions and process monitoring, directly comparable to Plasmion's HaVoc industrial sensory system for VOC and emission analysis.
• Owlstone Medical: Provides VOC and breath-analysis sensing platforms with both clinical/diagnostic and industrial applications, overlapping with Plasmion's HaVoc industrial sensory system and SICRIT breath-analysis application.

Broad incumbents

• Waters Corporation: Established mass spectrometry and chromatography instruments incumbent; competes in the same lab analytical workflows where Plasmion's SICRIT source is used and is also a disclosed Plasmion customer.
• SICK AG: Industrial sensor and gas-analysis instrumentation company with strong European footprint, comparable to Plasmion's HaVoc industrial sensory applications in emission monitoring and process safety.
• Agilent Technologies: Major analytical instruments provider with extensive GC-MS and LC-MS portfolios that overlap with Plasmion's SICRIT-based lab applications; also a disclosed Plasmion customer.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Largest mass spectrometry OEM globally; competes broadly with Plasmion's lab and ion-source offerings while also being a disclosed Plasmion integration partner.
• Bruker: Major mass spectrometry and analytical instruments incumbent; competes with Plasmion in ion sources and is also a disclosed Plasmion customer/integrator.

Emerging players

• TOFWERK: Develops time-of-flight mass spectrometry instruments and custom MS solutions, partially overlapping with Plasmion's lab mass spectrometry and ion-source product lines.
• Avantes: Specializes in spectroscopic instrumentation and OEM spectroscopy modules; overlaps with Plasmion's analytical instrumentation focus in VOC/spectroscopy applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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