PhotoSound Technologies
PhotoSound Technologies is a Houston-based biomedical instrumentation company that designs and sells photoacoustic imaging systems (TriTom, MoleculUS) and parallel multichannel data acquisition electronics (Legion ADC family) to academic research labs and medical-device OEMs globally.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersHouston, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
PhotoSound Technologies firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- PhotoSound Technologies
- Legal name
- PhotoSound Technologies, Inc.
- Website
- https://photosound.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- PhotoSound Technologies is a Houston-based biomedical instrumentation company that designs and sells photoacoustic imaging systems (TriTom, MoleculUS) and parallel multichannel data acquisition electronics (Legion ADC family) to academic research labs and medical-device OEMs globally.
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PhotoSound Technologies industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Preclinical Biomedical Imaging Equipment
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Microscopy, Imaging & Flow Cytometry Instruments (HLAGAIAE)
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Where PhotoSound Technologies is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Houston
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
PhotoSound Technologies business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Imaging Systems Sales: Sale of flagship imaging platforms including TriTom (whole-body mouse imaging) and MoleculUS (ultrasound/photoacoustic). Revenue generated from one-time capital equipment sales to academic institutions and life sciences companies. Accompanied by software, accessories, and installation/training services.
- OEM Electronics and Data Acquisition Products: Sale of proprietary multichannel ADC products (Legion ADC, Legion ADC HD, Legion AMP), amplifiers, and data acquisition systems as standalone OEM components. Targets researchers and companies building custom imaging systems. May include recurring revenue from upgrades and accessories.
- Custom Design and Development Services: Bespoke engineering and development services for imaging and data acquisition solutions. PhotoSound applies deep expertise in electronic hardware design to develop custom solutions enabling breakthrough innovations in biomedical imaging. Delivered on a project basis.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Request a Quote - Custom Pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
PhotoSound Technologies product offering
Product offeringCore offering
PhotoSound Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells biomedical imaging platforms (TriTom whole-body preclinical imager and MoleculUS clinical research ultrasound/photoacoustic system) and proprietary multichannel parallel data acquisition electronics (Legion ADC, Legion ADC HD, Legion AMP), targeting academic research institutions and medical device/life sciences OEMs. The company also provides custom engineering services for imaging and data acquisition solutions and offers compatible accessories such as ultrasound probes and micro cuvettes.
Product overview
PhotoSound Technologies offers a portfolio of biomedical imaging and data acquisition products built around photoacoustic tomography (PAT) and fluorescence tomography technologies. The core imaging platforms are TriTom, a whole-body preclinical mouse/rat imaging system combining photoacoustic and fluorescence modalities, and MoleculUS, a dual-modality ultrasound and photoacoustic system for clinical research. Supporting these imaging platforms is a line of OEM electronics anchored by the Legion ADC HD (128-channel streaming ADC) and Legion ADC (256-channel ADC256), along with the Legion AMP preamplifier module. The company also provides custom design services and accessories including ultrasound probes, mouse holders, and micro cuvettes. All products share a foundation in PhotoSound's multichannel parallel data acquisition technology engineered for high SNR performance.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- TriTom: Whole-body mouse imaging system with photoacoustic and fluorescence capabilities.
- MoleculUS
- Legion ADC
- Legion ADC HD
- Legion AMP
- Legion
Products and services
- TriTom A whole-body mouse/rat imaging system combining photoacoustic and fluorescence tomography (PAFT) capabilities, providing simultaneous spectrally-selective optical and photoacoustic excitation and detection for volumetric preclinical imaging, used by academic and preclinical research institutions.
- MoleculUS A dual-modality ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging system designed for clinical research, utilizing clinical ultrasound probes with interleaved photoacoustic imaging through optical fiber illumination, intended for clinical research organizations and translational imaging labs.
- Legion ADC HD A 128-channel analog-to-digital converter providing fully parallel, streaming data acquisition without multiplexing, designed for massively parallel photoacoustic, laser-induced ultrasound, and X-ray acoustic real-time imaging applications; targets system integrators and OEM partners.
- Legion ADC (ADC256) A 256-channel 12-bit ADC with up to 40 MHz sampling rate and USB3 interface, designed for massive parallel data acquisition in photoacoustic, X-ray acoustic, and ultrasound imaging applications; targets OEM and system integrator customers.
- Legion AMP A preamplifier module designed to optimize signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and low-frequency bandwidth of photoacoustic and thermoacoustic systems, integrated with the Legion ADC product family, used by researchers and OEMs building custom imaging systems.
- OEM Electronics A suite of multichannel parallel data acquisition components (amplifiers, data acquisition boards, transducers, sensors, and tunable lasers) sold to system integrators and OEM partners requiring custom imaging and data acquisition solutions for biomedical optical instrumentation.
- Custom Design Services Bespoke engineering and development services in which PhotoSound applies deep expertise in electronic hardware design to develop custom imaging and data acquisition solutions enabling breakthrough innovations in biomedical imaging for specific customer requirements; sold on a project basis.
- Ultrasound Probes A range of ultrasound probes compatible with all PhotoSound equipment, including endocavity, linear array, phased array, and micro convex phased array probes for various imaging applications.
- MicroCuvettes 0.8mm inner diameter Teflon tubing accessories designed for imaging contrast agents in the TriTom system, with 50-micron wall thickness and 20cm tube length, producing no detectable signal when filled with water.
- Mouse Holder Mouse holder accessory for use with the TriTom imaging system during preclinical imaging procedures.
- 50 Micron String 50 micron string accessory for photoacoustic imaging system calibration and sensitivity evaluation.
Companies that use PhotoSound Technologies
Customer profileNamed customers16 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
PhotoSound Technologies technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
Feature6 records
PhotoSound Technologies partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and standard.
- Verasonics, Inc.corePhotoSound announced a partnership with Verasonics, Inc. in June 2025 to offer PhotoSound Legion AMP for use with Verasonics Vantage and Vantage NXT ultrasound systems. The partnership expands capabilities for customers in photoacoustic imaging, thermoacoustic imaging, and radiation therapy monitoring applications.
- Beijing Suntesting Technology Co., Ltd.standardAuthorized distributor for all PhotoSound products in China. Located at Room 307, Unit 2, Building 3 Meilifang, No.11 Shuangying Road, Chao Yang District, Beijing, China 100012.
- Soliton Laser- und Messtechnik GmbHstandardAuthorized distributor for PhotoSound products in Europe. Located at Talhofstraße 32, 82205 Gilching, Germany.
- MSH SystemsstandardAuthorized distributor for all PhotoSound products in Japan. Located at 6F, JR Hatchobori Bldg, 3-25-10 Hatchobori, Chou-ku, Tokyo, Japan 104-0032.
- China Gate Co.standardAuthorized distributor for the TriTom Imaging Platform in China. Located at Rm 17B, Shimei Building, No. 445 Jiang Ning Rd, Shanghai 200041, P.R.China. Website: https://www.tritom.cn/.
- Scintica InstrumentationstandardAuthorized distributor for PhotoSound products in Europe (Maastricht, Netherlands; London, England) and Canada (London, ON). Uses PhotoSound products for live demonstrations at events such as EMIM.
- Opton Laser InternationalstandardAuthorized distributor for PhotoSound products, specifically the TriTom imaging platform, in France. Located near Paris (48.678710 N, 2.193698 E).
- Medi Analytika India Pvt. LtdstandardAuthorized distributor for PhotoSound products in India. Located at 6, Adyar Bridge road, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020, India.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
PhotoSound Technologies competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Fujifilm VisualSonics: Fujifilm VisualSonics makes the Vevo series of preclinical high-frequency ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging systems for small-animal research — directly competing with PhotoSound's TriTom in the same academic and core-facility customer base.
- iThera Medical: iThera Medical develops multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) systems for preclinical and clinical photoacoustic imaging — a direct competitor in the same modality, and already a named collaborator of PhotoSound's distribution network in Europe.
- Verasonics: Verasonics makes the Vantage ultrasound research platform and is both PhotoSound's integration partner and an adjacent technology provider — the Vantage platform can also enable photoacoustic research workflows that compete with PhotoSound's standalone offerings.
Emerging players
- TomoWave Laboratories: TomoWave develops photoacoustic and thermoacoustic imaging systems for preclinical and translational research — an emerging competitor with overlapping modality focus and similar academic customer overlap to PhotoSound.
- Endra Life Sciences: Endra develops thermoacoustic imaging systems (TAUS) for non-invasive tissue characterization — an emerging player in the same acoustic-based imaging space that intersects with PhotoSound's MoleculUS and Legion ADC platforms.
- Seno Medical Instruments: Seno Medical develops opto-acoustic imaging for clinical breast cancer diagnosis — a named PhotoSound customer/collaborator and an emerging player in commercial photoacoustic clinical translation that competes for the same clinical-research opportunity as MoleculUS.
Broad incumbents
- Bruker: Bruker is a broad life-science instrumentation incumbent that sells preclinical imaging systems (MRI, optical, micro-CT) to the same academic core facilities that buy TriTom — a competitive incumbent that can bundle and out-resource PhotoSound on multi-modality procurements.
- Revvity (formerly PerkinElmer Life Sciences): Revvity sells in vivo imaging systems and reagents for preclinical research, including optical and ultrasound modalities — a broad incumbent competing for the same academic and pharma research budgets that purchase TriTom and MoleculUS.
- National Instruments (NI): NI sells high-channel-count data acquisition systems used in research imaging and OEM instrumentation — competing with PhotoSound's Legion ADC line for OEM and academic research customers building custom imaging systems.
- Acqiris / Keysight (formerly Zurich Instruments MA): Keysight/Acqiris manufactures high-speed multichannel ADCs and digitizers used in scientific and medical imaging research — an incumbent in the OEM data acquisition segment that overlaps with PhotoSound's Legion ADC product line.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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PhotoSound Technologies leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles9 records
PhotoSound Technologies funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about PhotoSound Technologies
What does PhotoSound Technologies do?
PhotoSound Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells biomedical imaging platforms (TriTom whole-body preclinical imager and MoleculUS clinical research ultrasound/photoacoustic system) and proprietary multichannel parallel data acquisition electronics (Legion ADC, Legion ADC HD, Legion AMP), targeting academic research institutions and medical device/life sciences OEMs. The company also provides custom engineering services for imaging and data acquisition solutions and offers compatible accessories such as ultrasound probes and micro cuvettes.
Is PhotoSound Technologies a public or private company?
PhotoSound Technologies is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was PhotoSound Technologies founded?
PhotoSound Technologies was founded in 2015. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is PhotoSound Technologies based?
PhotoSound Technologies is headquartered in Houston, United States, in the North America region.
How does PhotoSound Technologies make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Imaging Systems Sales are the primary driver. The others are OEM Electronics and Data Acquisition Products and custom Design and Development Services.
Who are PhotoSound Technologies's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Fujifilm VisualSonics, iThera Medical and Verasonics. Emerging players are TomoWave Laboratories, Endra Life Sciences and Seno Medical Instruments. Broad incumbents are Bruker, Revvity (formerly PerkinElmer Life Sciences), National Instruments (NI) and Acqiris / Keysight (formerly Zurich Instruments MA).
Does PhotoSound Technologies have an API?
No public API is recorded for PhotoSound Technologies.
What industry is PhotoSound Technologies in?
PhotoSound Technologies's product category is Preclinical Biomedical Imaging Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAGAIAE, Microscopy, Imaging & Flow Cytometry Instruments. Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.