Xenocs
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2000
- HeadquartersGrenoble, France
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Xenocs firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Xenocs
- Legal name
- Xenocs
- Website
- https://xenocs.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2000
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Xenocs industry classification
Industry- Product category
- X-ray Scattering Instruments
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Instruments (HLAGAIAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems (HLAGAIAA), Microscopy, Imaging & Flow Cytometry Instruments (HLAGAIAE), Material Characterization & Spectroscopy (NMR/FTIR/MS) (HLAGADAK)
Keywords
Where Xenocs is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Grenoble
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Xenocs business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- SAXS/WAXS Instrumentation Sales: Sale of advanced laboratory X-ray scattering instruments including Xeuss Pro, Nano-inXider, and BioXolver systems along with modular options and accessories.
- Software Licenses and Subscriptions: XSACT Pro SAXS data analysis software sold as licenses, with 30-day free trials available.
- Professional Services: Installation, commissioning, training programs, and ongoing technical and scientific support services.
- Training Programs: Comprehensive SAXS training programs including Fundamentals of SAXS, USAXS/Q-Xtend, GISAXS/GIWAXS, and Biopharmaceutical Analysis courses.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Xeuss Pro - Ultimate SAXS/WAXS/GISAXS/USAXS/Imaging system for advanced research |
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Nano-inXider - Compact SAXS/WAXS system for routine research |
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | BioXolver - BioSAXS instrument for biostructural research |
| Subscription | Annual | XSACT Pro - SAXS data analysis software |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Xenocs product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Xenocs designs, manufactures, and sells advanced laboratory SAXS/WAXS/GISAXS/USAXS instruments for nanoscale characterization of materials. Its product portfolio includes three core instrument lines — Xeuss Pro (advanced research platform), Nano-inXider (compact routine system), and BioXolver (biostructural research) — complemented by X-ray optics and sources (FOX3D, GeniX3D), modular add-ons, sample holders and environmental stages, and the XSACT Pro data analysis software. The instruments are sold to academic researchers, government laboratories, and industrial R&D groups for applications in pharmaceuticals, polymers, energy storage, semiconductors, food science, cosmetics, and inorganic materials.
Product overview
Xenocs provides a comprehensive portfolio of advanced X-ray scattering solutions comprising three core SAXS instrument lines—Xeuss Pro (advanced research platform), Nano-inXider (compact routine system), and BioXolver (biostructural research)—complemented by X-ray Components (optics and sources), modular add-ons (InXight imaging, Q-Xtend collimation, AuX source, Couette shear stage), software (XSACT Pro analysis, Xplore control), and accessory sample holders/environments. The instruments share Clean Beam Technology and beamstopless acquisition capabilities, with XSACT Pro providing unified AI-powered data analysis across the product range.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Xeuss Pro: Ultimate laboratory SAXS/WAXS/GISAXS/USAXS/Imaging beamline for nanoscale characterization
- Nano-inXider
- BioXolver
- XSACT Pro
- GeniX3D
- FOX3D
- BioCUBE
- InXight
Products and services
- Xeuss Pro Advanced laboratory SAXS/WAXS/GISAXS/USAXS/Imaging instrument for nanoscale characterization, offering Clean Beam Technology, beamstopless acquisition, and modular options (Q-Xtend, AuX source, Couette stage, InXight). For advanced research in academic, government, and industrial R&D labs.
- Nano-inXider Compact vertical SAXS/WAXS instrument delivering simultaneous atomic- to nano-scale characterization with beamstopless acquisition and a fixed dual-detector configuration in a footprint under 1×1 m². Targets routine and high-throughput use in academic and industrial labs.
- BioXolver BioSAXS instrument optimized for biostructural research, providing synchrotron-quality data in the lab with high-throughput automation, minimum 5 µL sample volume, and integrated SEC and UV-Vis capabilities. For academic and pharmaceutical research on proteins, nucleic acids, and lipid systems.
- X-ray Components X-ray optics and beam delivery solutions including FOX3D single-reflection mirrors with 3D focusing control, GeniX3D microfocus sealed-tube sources, and X-ray anode options (Cu, Mo, Cr, V, Co) for SAXS/WAXS applications.
- XSACT Pro Software All-in-one SAXS data analysis software combining raw data processing with advanced analysis, featuring AI-powered particle shape classification, model fitting, the LipoSAXS algorithm, and publication-ready visualizations. Sold as a subscription with a 30-day free trial.
- Sample Holders & Environments Comprehensive range of sample holders (Low Noise Flow Cell, Capillary Flow Cell, BioCUBE, Pipetting Robot, Gel & Powder Capsule Holder, GISAXS holder) and environmental stages (temperature, tensile, shear, humidity) for use with Xenocs SAXS/WAXS instruments.
Quantifiable outcome
- 60% of all SAXS lab publications use Xenocs instruments
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Xenocs
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments9 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Xenocs technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability2 records
Feature12 records
Xenocs partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- FOM TechnologiescoreStrategic partnership to accelerate materials innovation. FOM Technologies specializes in thin film deposition equipment; combined offerings enable comprehensive materials characterization solutions.
- Malvern PanalyticalcoreCollaboration to advance pharmaceutical analytics. Combines Xenocs SAXS instruments with Malvern Panalytical's analytical solutions for enhanced pharmaceutical characterization workflows.
- Rigaku CorporationcoreStrategic cooperation to drive global competitiveness in X-ray scattering solutions. Rigaku is a major Japanese analytical instruments company.
- SAXSLABcoreAcquisition and integration of SAXSLAB in 2017, expanding Xenocs' global footprint and technology portfolio in the SAXS market.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves2 records
Xenocs competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Agilent Technologies: Agilent is a broad analytical-instruments incumbent with strong placement in pharma and biopharma QC/R&D labs. Its molecular and particulate characterization portfolio competes for the same characterization budget that Xenocs targets with BioXolver and XSACT Pro.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher is a broad incumbent in analytical and life-science instrumentation serving the same pharma, biotech, and advanced-materials customers with HPLC, MS, XRD, and chromatography workflows. While not a pure SAXS competitor, it is a frequent incumbent displacing Xenocs in integrated lab purchasing decisions.
- Shimadzu Corporation: Shimadzu supplies X-ray analytical and materials characterization systems to similar Japanese and global research customers. It serves as a broader incumbent in lab-based materials characterization that can compete for X-ray instrument budgets.
Direct peers
- Rigaku Corporation: Rigaku is both a strategic partner of Xenocs (2024 cooperation deal) and a direct competitor through its SmartLab and NEXCG X-ray scattering/diffraction lines. It is a major Japanese analytical instruments company serving the same materials characterization market.
- Bruker Corporation: Bruker is a direct competitor in SAXS/WAXS instrumentation (e.g., NANOSTAR) and is a substantially larger analytical instrument company with a broad XRD/SAXS portfolio. Both companies sell laboratory X-ray scattering solutions to research institutions and industrial R&D customers.
- Malvern Panalytical: Malvern Panalytical is a 2025 strategic partner of Xenocs focused on pharmaceutical analytics, and also competes in XRD/SAXS instrumentation with platforms like the Empyrean. Overlap in pharma characterization workflows is substantial.
- Anton Paar: Anton Paar sells SAXSpace, SAXSpoint, and similar compact-to-advanced lab SAXS/WAXS instruments targeting the same academic and industrial materials-science customers. The two companies compete head-to-head in routine and advanced SAXS, including USAXS extensions.
Others
- JEOL Ltd. JEOL specializes in electron microscopes (TEM/STEM/SEM) which serve as complementary — and in some applications competitive — nanoscale characterization tools. Customers evaluating TEM vs. SAXS for nanomaterials research commonly cross-shop these vendors.
- FOM Technologies: FOM Technologies is a Xenocs strategic partner specializing in thin-film deposition equipment; the combined offering pairs thin-film fabrication with SAXS characterization. Adjacent rather than competing, but is part of the broader materials-research instrumentation ecosystem.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Xenocs social profiles
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Xenocs leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Xenocs subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Xenocs funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Xenocs M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Xenocs
What does Xenocs do?
Xenocs designs, manufactures, and sells advanced laboratory SAXS/WAXS/GISAXS/USAXS instruments for nanoscale characterization of materials. Its product portfolio includes three core instrument lines — Xeuss Pro (advanced research platform), Nano-inXider (compact routine system), and BioXolver (biostructural research) — complemented by X-ray optics and sources (FOX3D, GeniX3D), modular add-ons, sample holders and environmental stages, and the XSACT Pro data analysis software. The instruments are sold to academic researchers, government laboratories, and industrial R&D groups for applications in pharmaceuticals, polymers, energy storage, semiconductors, food science, cosmetics, and inorganic materials.
Is Xenocs a public or private company?
Xenocs is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Xenocs founded?
Xenocs was founded in 2000. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Xenocs based?
Xenocs is headquartered in Grenoble, France, in the Europe region.
How does Xenocs make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. SAXS/WAXS Instrumentation Sales are the primary driver. The others are software Licenses and Subscriptions, professional Services and training Programs.
Who are Xenocs's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Agilent Technologies, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Shimadzu Corporation. Direct peers are Rigaku Corporation, Bruker Corporation, Malvern Panalytical and Anton Paar. Others are JEOL Ltd. and FOM Technologies.
Does Xenocs have an API?
No public API is recorded for Xenocs.
What industry is Xenocs in?
Xenocs's product category is X-ray Scattering Instruments. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAGAIAB, Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Instruments, with a secondary code of HLAGAIAA, Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems. Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.