Name

PreSens Precision Sensing

Legal name

PreSens Precision Sensing GmbH

Website

https://presens.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Regensburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Optical Sensors and Meters: PreSens generates revenue primarily from selling optical sensor systems including sensor spots, microsensors, dipping probes, and the corresponding fiber optic meters and read-out units. Products span O2, pH, CO2, multi-parameter, and imaging categories. Both reusable probes and disposable single-use sensors are sold, with revenue recurring as consumables are depleted and replaced.
2. OEM Components and Custom Solutions: PreSens designs and manufactures custom opto-electronic OEM sensor components for medical technology and process control companies. These are embedded into customers' own products and systems, generating revenue through development fees, prototyping, and recurring component sales. The OEM offering includes mechanical & electronic design, sensor design, software & digital design, and integration support.
3. Disposable Consumables: Single-use products such as PhoxyPlates (96-well and 24-well plates with integrated sensors), Sensor Sticks (SST), SensorPlugs, and disposable flow cells generate recurring consumable revenue as these products are used and discarded after each experiment or production run.
4. Rent-a-Meter: PreSens offers a rent-a-meter service allowing customers to temporarily use measurement equipment before purchasing, enabling evaluation and trial periods that may convert to sales while generating short-term rental revenue.
5. Engineering Services and Integration Support: PreSens provides engineering services including custom sensor development, integration support for OEM customers, and software solutions (PreSens Measurement Studio PMS2, PreSens Profiling Studio, Flask Studio, PhoxyCube Reader Software).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PreSens develops, manufactures, and distributes chemical-optical (luminescent) sensor systems for measuring oxygen, pH, and carbon dioxide. The product portfolio includes sensor spots, microsensors, dipping probes, flow-through cells, fiber-optic meters, multi-parameter systems, 2D imaging platforms, and disposable well plates, complemented by OEM/custom engineering services that embed sensors into customer medical, biopharma, microfluidic, bioreactor, and industrial systems.

Product overview

PreSens Precision Sensing offers a comprehensive portfolio of optical sensor technology products for measuring oxygen (O2), pH, and CO2. The core product line includes sensor systems (microsensors, sensor spots, dipping probes, flow-through cells) paired with fiber optic meters and readers. Key product families span: (1) single-parameter systems for O2, pH, or CO2; (2) multi-parameter systems like the MCR-O1P1C1 and modular SMA device combinations; (3) specialized platforms including PhoxyCube for well-plate monitoring with PhoxyPlates, SFR vario for shake flask bioprocess monitoring, and VisiSens imaging systems for 2D analyte mapping; (4) the OXYBase-SW series for long-term environmental monitoring; and (5) OEM/custom components for integration into medical devices and industrial systems. All devices are controlled via PreSens Measurement Studio PMS2, Profiling Studio, or specialized software (Flask Studio, PhoxyCube Reader).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oxygen (O2) Sensors & Meters Optical oxygen sensors and meters for measuring dissolved oxygen (DO) and gaseous O2 in liquids and gases. Includes dipping probes, microsensors, sensor spots, flow-through cells, and portable/benchtop fiber optic meters for research, biotech, medical, food and beverage, and industrial customers.
• pH Sensors & Meters Optical pH sensors and meters including microsensors, sensor spots, and dipping probes for low (pH 4.0-7.0) and high (pH 6.0-9.0) measurement ranges. The new-generation plastic-fibre microsensors eliminate glass and metal for mechanical robustness and MRI/nuclear-spin compatibility.
• CO2 Sensors & Meters

Quantifiable outcome

• Non-invasive optical sensing eliminates contamination risk and oxygen ingress/CO2 outgassing errors, enabling completely closed system monitoring
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Krones AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990Krones AG, the market leader for beverage filling systems based in Neutraubling, Germany, triggered the development of PreSens' Food & Beverage business field in the late 1990s. PreSens supplies sensors to Krones for checking air-tightness of packaging and determining oxygen ingress in PET bottles, a key application in beverage quality control.
• RochecoreTechnology or IntegrationRoche is a pharmaceutical company customer that uses PreSens sensors to improve bioprocess development. Customer feedback has influenced PreSens' product development for several years.
• DSMcoreTechnology or IntegrationDSM is a pharmaceutical and life sciences company using PreSens sensors for bioprocess development. Like Roche, DSM represents a key pharmaceutical customer whose needs have shaped PreSens' product roadmap.
• BioNTechcoreTechnology or IntegrationPreSens optical O2 and pH sensor spots were integrated into the bioreactor that produced the first batch of BioNTech's COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. The bioreactor, with PreSens sensors enabling real-time culture monitoring, was presented at the Deutsches Museum as part of BioNTech's German Future Prize recognition. The non-invasive optical measurement principle ensured optimal, undisturbed culture conditions during vaccine production.
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) / Prof. Dr. Eric GottwaldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA collaboration between PreSens and KIT (Prof. Dr. Eric Gottwald) resulted in a unique method for oxygen monitoring in 3D cell cultures under physioxic conditions for drug testing applications. Prof. Gottwald described this collaboration as a highlight in his research career in an interview with BIOspektrum.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Endress+Hauser: Global process instrumentation leader with Memosens pH and dissolved oxygen sensors for industrial process, food & beverage, and water/wastewater applications — directly overlapping PreSens' Industry & Technical and F&B segments.
• Hach (Danaher): Leading provider of water quality analysis including dissolved oxygen and pH sensors for environmental monitoring, aquaculture, and wastewater — competes in PreSens' biology/environmental and OXYBase-style field probe use cases.
• Hamilton Company: Major supplier of laboratory and process sensors including optical dissolved oxygen probes (e.g., VisiFerm) for biopharmaceutical manufacturing; directly overlaps with PreSens in bioreactor pH/DO monitoring and OEM sensor integration for single-use systems.
• Mettler-Toledo International: Global leader in precision instruments including pH, dissolved oxygen, and CO2 sensors for laboratory and industrial process applications; competes with PreSens in pharma QC and bioprocess monitoring but as part of a much broader analytical instrument portfolio.
• Sensirion AG: Swiss manufacturer of high-precision environmental sensors (gas, flow, temperature) including optical and MEMS-based sensors for medical, industrial, and automotive markets; overlapping customer base with PreSens in OEM sensor integration and life sciences.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Diversified life sciences and laboratory instrumentation giant with CO2 incubators, lab sensors, and bioproduction analytical offerings that compete with and bundle against PreSens optical sensor systems in pharma and research markets.

Direct peers

• PyroScience GmbH: German-based specialist in optical chemical oxygen sensors using luminescent dye technology, with overlapping O2, pH, and temperature sensor products for biotech, environmental, and medical research — the closest direct competitor to PreSens in chemical-optical sensing.
• Ocean Insight (formerly Ocean Optics): Provider of optical sensing and spectroscopy solutions including oxygen and pH sensors for life sciences, medical, and industrial applications; comparable to PreSens in optical sensor technology with overlapping OEM and research customers.

Emerging players

• Colibri Photonics: Emerging developer of photonic sensor solutions for life science and medical device applications; potential future competitor in miniaturized optical sensing for medical OEM integration and bioprocess monitoring.
• Pyrometer Instrument Company / Advanced Energy: Process instrumentation providers including non-contact optical sensors for industrial and semiconductor applications; partial overlap with PreSens in industrial process monitoring and OEM integration for high-purity applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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