PyroScience
PyroScience GmbH, founded in 1998 and based in Aachen, Germany, manufactures high-precision optical pH, oxygen, and temperature sensors based on its proprietary REDFLASH luminescence technology, serving scientific research institutions and industrial OEM integrators globally through a direct inquiry-based sales model and a worldwide distributor network.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1998
- HeadquartersAachen, Germany
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What PyroScience does
PyroScience GmbH, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Aachen, Germany, with a wholly-owned subsidiary (PyroScience AT GmbH) in Graz, Austria, manufactures high-precision optical sensors for pH, oxygen, and temperature measurement. The company's core technology is REDFLASH — a proprietary optical sensing platform using analyte-sensitive materials excitable with red light and exhibiting analyte-dependent luminescence in the near infrared. This platform enables non-invasive measurements with no oxygen consumption, negligible drift, no stirring sensitivity, and resistance to corrosive environments, applied across fiber-optic microsensors, contactless sensor spots, robust stainless-steel probes, flow-through cells, and respiration vials. The product line is anchored on the FireSting family of readout meters (FireSting-O2, FireSting-PRO multi-analyte, FireSting-GO2 portable, and OEM/PICO modules), supported by Pyro Workbench software, ResPyroMetry respirometry software, and developer tools including LabVIEW and Python libraries.
The company sells through a product-led, inquiry/quote-based motion from its website, complemented by a global distributor network organized across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia/Oceania, and Africa, and a parallel OEM/industrial integration channel for embedding sensors into third-party systems. Customer segments are primarily scientific research institutions (universities, marine science observatories, environmental and life sciences labs) and industrial/OEM integrators in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and environmental monitoring, with marquee reference deployments in European deep-sea observatory infrastructure (EMSO ERIC, CNRS BathyBot at 2500m depth, DeepSea'Nnovation/ANR). All products are sold via custom quotes with no publicly disclosed pricing; revenue is not publicly disclosed. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification, was founded as a private GmbH without disclosed external institutional ownership beyond a 2018 European Innovation Council (EISMEA) grant, and operates with a very small headcount (1–10 employees).
PyroScience firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- PyroScience
- Legal name
- PyroScience GmbH
- Website
- https://pyroscience.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1998
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- PyroScience GmbH, founded in 1998 and based in Aachen, Germany, manufactures high-precision optical pH, oxygen, and temperature sensors based on its proprietary REDFLASH luminescence technology, serving scientific research institutions and industrial OEM integrators globally through a direct inquiry-based sales model and a worldwide distributor network.
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PyroScience industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Optical oxygen and pH sensors for scientific and industrial measurement
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)
- SIC
- Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Instruments (HLAGAIAB)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Optoelectronic Components (LEDs, photodiodes, optocouplers, optical sensors) (IMAGAJAF)
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Where PyroScience is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Aachen
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
PyroScience business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Optical Sensor Hardware Sales: Primary revenue stream from selling optical pH, oxygen, and temperature sensors in various form factors including fiber-optic microsensors, minisensors, robust probes, contactless sensor spots, flow-through cells, respiration vials, and pH sensors. Sensors are sold alongside compatible meter/readout devices. Includes consumables such as calibration capsules (OXCAL, PHCAL2, PHCAL11), sensor screw caps, septa, and adhesives.
- Optical Meter / Readout Device Sales: Sale of compatible meter/readout devices including the FireSting-O2 (1-, 2-, 4-channel oxygen meters), FireSting-PRO (1-, 2-, 4-channel multi-analyte meters), FireSting-GO2 (pocket oxygen meter with display and data logging), and OEM/PICO modules. Available in laboratory, underwater, and OEM form factors.
- Software and Developer Tools: Revenue generated from specialized software tools including Pyro Workbench (data logging and processing), Pyro Developer Tool, ResPyroMetry respirometry software, and PyroToolBox data processing. LabVIEW libraries and Python libraries are available for customer software integration. Software is bundled with meters but also available as separate downloads with developer resources.
- Custom/OEM Solutions: Ultra-compact and energy-efficient OEM modules for integration into industrial customer systems. OEM solutions are available for oxygen, pH, and temperature sensors for biotechnology, life sciences, lab applications, and underwater sensing. Custom sensor development services are offered for microfluidics and specialized applications.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Custom quote-based pricing for all products and configurations |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
PyroScience product offering
Product offeringCore offering
PyroScience designs, manufactures, and sells optical sensors and compatible readout meters for oxygen, pH, and temperature measurement, built on its proprietary REDFLASH sensing platform. The offering spans fiber-optic microsensors (tip ~50-70 micrometer), minisensors, robust stainless-steel probes, contactless sensor spots and vials, OEM modules (PICO series), and the FireSting family of PC-controlled and handheld meters, bundled with Pyro Workbench and ResPyroMetry software. Sales are conducted through a global distributor network plus direct inquiry/quote-based selling, serving scientific research institutions and industrial OEM customers.
Product overview
PyroScience is a manufacturer of innovative optical sensor technology for pH, oxygen, and temperature measurement. The product portfolio centers on the FireSting series of optical meters (FireSting-O2 for oxygen-only, FireSting-PRO for multi-analyte pH/oxygen/temperature, and FireSting-GO2 for portable field use) combined with a comprehensive range of fiber-optic sensors including microsensors (OXF50, OXR50), minisensors (OXF1100), robust probes (TROXROB series), contactless sensor spots (OXSP5, PHSP5), pH probes (PHROBSC series), and respiration vials (OXVIAL4). The REDFLASH technology platform enables no-oxygen-consumption measurements with high precision and fast response times. Accessories include calibration capsules (OXCAL, PHCAL2/11), optical fibers for contactless readout (SPFIB series), and sensor kits for different applications. The underwater AquapHOx platform extends the technology to oceanic monitoring applications.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- FireSting-O2 (FSO2-C1/C2/C4) oxygen meter PC-controlled fiber-optic oxygen meter with 1, 2, or 4 optical channels that connects to PyroScience oxygen and temperature sensors via ST-connector, with integrated pressure and humidity sensors and USB connectivity, intended for laboratory oxygen measurement applications.
- FireSting-PRO (FSPRO-1/2/4) multi-analyte meter PC-controlled fiber-optic multi-analyte meter with freely configurable channels that supports optical pH, oxygen, and temperature sensors simultaneously, including pre-calibrated single-use pH sensors, intended for combined multi-parameter measurements in laboratory environments.
- FireSting-GO2 (FSGO2) pocket oxygen meter Standalone pocket oxygen meter with built-in display and onboard data logging (up to 1-2 years of battery life), rechargeable battery, and intuitive user interface for field and laboratory oxygen measurements.
- OXF50 fixed fiber oxygen microsensor Fixed fiber-optic oxygen microsensor with a ~50-70 micrometer sharp sensor tip and 6 mm protruding tip, operating in gas and liquids without oxygen consumption, intended for microprofiling applications in sediments, soils, plant tissue, and biofilms.
- OXSP5 oxygen sensor spots Pack of 8 oxygen sensor spots (5 mm diameter) for contactless read-out through transparent windows, autoclavable, operating in gas and liquids with negligible drift, intended for contactless oxygen monitoring in closed vessels.
- TROXROB10 trace-range robust oxygen probe Stainless-steel robust oxygen probe (10 cm length, 3 mm diameter) providing trace-range oxygen measurement with high precision at low oxygen conditions (<20% air saturation) based on REDFLASH technology.
- TROXROB3 trace-range robust oxygen probe Compact stainless-steel robust oxygen probe (3 cm length, 3 mm diameter) with optical isolation for high-precision measurements close to 0% oxygen based on REDFLASH technology.
- PHSP5-PK7 pH sensor spots Pre-calibrated pH sensor spots covering pH 6.0-8.0 for plug-and-play contactless read-out through transparent windows, intended for non-invasive pH measurement in closed systems.
- PHROBSC-PK8 robust pH screw cap probe Robust pH fiber-optic probe (pH 7.0-9.0) with stainless-steel tip (10 cm length, 4 mm diameter) and disposable, exchangeable sensor screw caps that enable sustainable sensor renewal, intended for routine laboratory pH measurement.
- OXVIAL4 oxygen respiration vial 4 mL glass respiration vial (15 mm diameter, 48 mm height) with integrated contactless oxygen sensor and a screw cap with septum, intended for small-scale respirometry measurements.
- OXF1100 fixed fiber oxygen minisensor Fixed fiber oxygen minisensor with 430 micrometer tip diameter suited for slightly larger samples, long-term measurements, and profiling applications.
- OXFTC oxygen flow-through cell Flow-through cell with integrated contactless optical oxygen sensor and Luer-lock connectors for 1-2 mm or 2-4 mm ID tubing (recommended flow 10-100 mL/min), intended for gaseous or aqueous liquid sample oxygen monitoring.
- TSUB21 Pt100 temperature probe Flexible Teflon-coated Pt100 temperature probe with LEMO connector, submersible in water with a -30 to 150 degrees Celsius range, intended for automatic temperature compensation on PyroScience meters.
- PICO-O2-SUB underwater OEM oxygen meter Underwater OEM oxygen meter designed for integration into custom-made underwater housings, intended for use on deep-sea platforms such as the BathyBot crawler robot at multi-kilometer depths.
- AquapHOx underwater pH and oxygen logger / transmitter Underwater long-time loggers and real-time transmitters combining total-scale pH and ultra-fast oxygen sensors, intended for autonomous ocean monitoring deployments.
- OXCAL oxygen calibration capsules 0% O2 calibration capsules (each yielding 50 mL of calibration solution) for the routine calibration of PyroScience optical oxygen sensors.
- OXKIT-FOP fiber-optic oxygen sensor starter kit Starter kit containing an OXR50 retractable microsensor, an OXF1100 fixed minisensor, and an OXROB10 robust probe, intended to help new users evaluate different fiber-optic oxygen sensor form factors.
- OXKIT-CTL contactless oxygen sensor starter kit Contactless oxygen sensor starter kit containing an OXFTC flow-through cell, OXSP5 sensor spots, an OXVIAL4 sensor vial, and accessories, intended to help new users evaluate contactless oxygen measurement options.
- Custom sensor development (microfluidics and specialized applications) Custom sensor development service from PyroScience covering microfluidic and specialized sensor designs tailored to specific OEM and research customer requirements.
Quantifiable outcome
- Trace range oxygen sensors provide approximately 5x higher resolution compared to standard range oxygen sensors
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Companies that use PyroScience
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
PyroScience technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature9 records
PyroScience partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- EMSO ERIC (European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water column Observatory)corePyroScience oxygen sensors (OXB50-HS-SUB micro-optodes) are integrated into the EMSO ERIC European seafloor observatory infrastructure. The BathyBot deep-sea crawler robot, part of the EMSO network, carries PyroScience sensors for real-time monitoring of deep-sea environments at 2500m depth in the Mediterranean Sea.
- DeepSea'Nnovation Project (ANR-21-ESRE-0042)corePyroScience is a key sensor technology partner in the DeepSea'Nnovation project funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR) under the France 2030 future investment program. The project develops next-generation deep-sea profiling equipment using OXF50 micro-optodes for studying early diagenesis in deep Mediterranean sediments.
- CNRS Technical Division (DT INSU) - FrancecoreCNRS Technical Division developed the Bathy-Prof benthic profiler equipped with PyroScience OXB50-HS-SUB micro-optodes and PICO-O2-SUB opto-electronic cards, deployed on the BathyBot crawler robot at 2500m depth in the Mediterranean.
- Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie (M.I.O) - Marseille, FranceminorM.I.O implemented the BathyBot semi-autonomous benthic robot which carries PyroScience oxygen sensors as part of the MOOSE/ANTARES cabled observatory in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE) - Gif-sur-Yvette, FrancecoreLSCE collaborated with CNRS to install the Bathy-Prof benthic profiler on BathyBot, using PyroScience oxygen micro-optodes to study benthic metabolism and carbon flux relationships in deep-sea sediments.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
PyroScience competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- PreSens Precision Sensing GmbH: Germany-based direct competitor with an almost identical product portfolio of optical oxygen, pH, and CO2 sensors based on luminescence technology; serves the same research, biotech, and OEM customer base as PyroScience.
- Hamilton Company: Hamilton's Visiferm optical dissolved oxygen sensors and VisiFerm pH sensors are used in the same bioprocess, cell culture, and life-science applications where PyroScience competes, with overlapping OEM/beverage/pharma customers.
- Aanderaa Data Instruments: Xylem-owned supplier of oceanographic oxygen and environmental sensors that compete directly with PyroScience's AquapHOx and PICO-O2-SUB underwater offerings in seafloor observatories and benthic monitoring.
Broad incumbents
- Hach Company: Part of Veralto, Hach sells LDO optical dissolved oxygen sensors within a much broader water-quality and analytical instrument portfolio; overlaps directly with PyroScience in the lab and municipal water-quality oxygen sensor category.
- Sea-Bird Scientific: Danaher-owned oceanographic platform with CTD and oxygen sensors used in many of the same deep-sea monitoring programs and observatories as PyroScience's underwater portfolio (e.g., NSF, NOAA, European observatory networks).
- Mettler-Toledo International: Global lab and process analytical instrument leader whose optical dissolved oxygen and pH sensors compete with PyroScience across pharmaceutical QC, biotech, and food/beverage laboratories.
- Endress+Hauser: Industrial process analytics vendor offering optical oxygen and pH measurement solutions that compete with PyroScience's OEM/integrator business in biotech, pharmaceutical, and industrial process monitoring.
- WTW / Xylem Analytics: Xylem's water-quality measurement brands offer optical dissolved oxygen probes used in the same environmental, wastewater, and field-research applications as PyroScience's FireSting-GO2 and portable sensors.
- Vaisala: Industrial and environmental sensing company whose humidity, CO2, and dissolved gas optical sensors overlap with PyroScience's industrial/OEM segment in life science, cleanroom, and process-monitoring applications.
Emerging players
- Ocean Insight: Halma-owned specialist in optical sensing modules and spectrometers that overlap with PyroScience's fiber-optic sensor platform for oceanographic, life-science, and industrial OEM applications.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Funding rounds1 record
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Frequently asked questions about PyroScience
What does PyroScience do?
PyroScience designs, manufactures, and sells optical sensors and compatible readout meters for oxygen, pH, and temperature measurement, built on its proprietary REDFLASH sensing platform. The offering spans fiber-optic microsensors (tip ~50-70 micrometer), minisensors, robust stainless-steel probes, contactless sensor spots and vials, OEM modules (PICO series), and the FireSting family of PC-controlled and handheld meters, bundled with Pyro Workbench and ResPyroMetry software. Sales are conducted through a global distributor network plus direct inquiry/quote-based selling, serving scientific research institutions and industrial OEM customers.
Is PyroScience a public or private company?
PyroScience is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was PyroScience founded?
PyroScience was founded in 1998. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is PyroScience based?
PyroScience is headquartered in Aachen, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does PyroScience make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Optical Sensor Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are optical Meter / Readout Device Sales, software and Developer Tools and custom/OEM Solutions.
Who are PyroScience's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are PreSens Precision Sensing GmbH, Hamilton Company and Aanderaa Data Instruments. Broad incumbents are Hach Company, Sea-Bird Scientific, Mettler-Toledo International, Endress+Hauser, WTW / Xylem Analytics and Vaisala. Ocean Insight is listed as an emerging player.
Does PyroScience have an API?
No public API is recorded for PyroScience.
What industry is PyroScience in?
PyroScience's product category is Optical oxygen and pH sensors for scientific and industrial measurement. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAGAIAB, Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Instruments, with a secondary code of IMAGAJAF, Optoelectronic Components (LEDs, photodiodes, optocouplers, optical sensors). Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3827.