What Eigenvector Research Inc does

Eigenvector Research, Inc. (EVRI) is a privately held chemometrics software, consulting, and training company founded in January 1995 by Barry M. Wise and Neal B. Gallagher, Ph.D., and headquartered at 196 Hyacinth Road in Manson, Washington. The company serves analytical chemists, spectroscopists, process engineers, and data scientists in chemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, food and beverage, oil/chemical/plastics, metal/minerals, and Process Analytical Technology (PAT) operations, plus academic institutions in chemistry and chemical engineering. EVRI's stated purpose is to apply chemometric and machine-learning techniques to extract information from complex multivariate chemical, spectral, sensor, and hyperspectral-image data, addressing problems in instrument calibration, process monitoring, fault detection, quality control, and sample classification.

EVRI's core technology comprises a portfolio of multivariate-analysis software built over more than three decades. PLS_Toolbox is a MATLAB-integrated suite delivering 300+ methods covering data exploration (PCA), regression (PLS, PCR, MLR, CLS, Ridge, N-way PLS), classification (SIMCA, PLS-DA, kNN, LDA, Logistic Regression), non-linear methods (SVM with multiple kernels, ANN/deep learning implementations, XGBoost integration), preprocessing, variable selection, design of experiments, curve resolution, and instrument standardization. Solo is a MATLAB-free stand-alone point-and-click environment delivering PLS_Toolbox graphical interfaces across Windows, macOS, and Linux. MIA_Toolbox (for PLS_Toolbox) and Solo+MIA add multivariate image-analysis capabilities including Maximal Autocorrelation Factors and enhanced clustering for hyperspectral imagery. Deployment is supported through Solo_Predictor (a stand-alone on-line prediction engine) and Model_Exporter (which exports models as scripts for Python, Java, .NET, MATLAB, Octave, or LabVIEW). Floating License Server enables enterprise seat-sharing, and Diviner provides semi-automated ML-driven calibration model search and comparison.

The business model combines perpetual software licenses (single-user and floating site licenses) with annual maintenance renewals priced at 20% of industrial or 25% of academic list price, providing recurring support and update revenue. Software list prices range from $1,045 (academic Solo_Predictor) to $6,422 (regular Solo+MIA) per single-user license. Training revenue is generated through Eigenvector University (annual, Seattle), Eigenvector University Europe (annual, Rome since 2013), Machine Learning Summer School (annual live webinar), short courses at external conferences (CAC, EAS), and customized on-site training, with course fees between $875 and $3,395 for regular attendees and $225-$1,775 for academics. Consulting services apply chemometric techniques to client-specific challenges, and the company monetizes access to its extensive content library (blog, EigenGuides, white papers, documentation wiki, recorded courses) primarily as a demand-generation channel. EVRI remains founder-owned and operated, with no external institutional investment disclosed and a stated 101-250 employee footprint.

Name

Eigenvector Research Inc

Legal name

Eigenvector Research, Inc.

Website

https://eigenvector.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Eigenvector Research, Inc. is a privately held chemometrics software and consulting company that develops multivariate and machine-learning analysis tools (PLS_Toolbox, Solo, MIA_Toolbox, Solo_Predictor) for analytical chemists, spectroscopists, and process engineers in pharmaceutical, chemical, semiconductor, and academic institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chemometrics Software

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Cheminformatics & Molecular Modeling / CADD (HLAGAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Material Characterization & Spectroscopy (NMR/FTIR/MS) (HLAGADAK), AI/ML Platforms for Drug Discovery & Experiment Optimization (HLAGAJAO)

Keywords

• Chemometrics software
• Multivariate data analysis
• Machine learning tools
• Hyperspectral image analysis
• Spectral calibration software

Headquarters

HQ city

Manson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Sale of software licenses for PLS_Toolbox, Solo, Solo+MIA, Solo_Predictor, Model_Exporter, MIA_Toolbox, and Floating License Server. Single-user licenses and floating site licenses available. Includes one-year maintenance agreement with upgrades and support.
2. Training Courses: Revenue from in-person training including Eigenvector University (annual), Eigenvector University Europe (annual), Machine Learning Summer School, conference courses (CAC, EAS), and customized on-site training. Course fees range from $875-$3,395 for regular attendees and $225-$1,775 for academic attendees.
3. Consulting Services: Chemometrics consulting services applying multivariate analysis techniques to customer-specific problems in chemical processes, semiconductor manufacturing, pharmaceutical, medical devices, and other domains.
4. License Maintenance Renewals: Annual maintenance agreement renewals at 20% of industrial license cost or 25% of academic license cost. Includes access to updates, bug fixes, and help desk support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Eigenvector Research Inc develops, sells, and supports chemometrics and machine learning software for multivariate data analysis, including PLS_Toolbox (MATLAB-based, 300+ methods), Solo (stand-alone), MIA_Toolbox, Solo+MIA (hyperspectral image analysis), Solo_Predictor, and Model_Exporter. The company also delivers chemometrics consulting and training (Eigenvector University, Eigenvector University Europe, Machine Learning Summer School) for analytical chemists, engineers, and data scientists in chemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and process industries.

Product overview

Eigenvector Research Inc offers a comprehensive portfolio of chemometrics and machine learning software for multivariate data analysis. The product line includes MATLAB-based tools (PLS_Toolbox with MIA_Toolbox add-on) and standalone products (Solo, Solo+MIA, Solo_Predictor, Model_Exporter), with supporting products like Diviner and Floating License Server. The company also provides consulting services with 100+ man-years of experience across chemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and process industries, alongside training programs including EigenU courses (held annually in Seattle and Europe), recorded courses, and short course topics covering PCA, regression, classification, preprocessing, and non-linear machine learning methods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PLS_Toolbox: Advanced chemometrics software for use with MATLAB - the world's most extensive suite of multivariate and machine learning tools for chemometric applications.
• Solo
• Solo+MIA
• MIA_Toolbox
• Solo_Predictor
• Model_Exporter
• Diviner
• Eigenvector University
• Eigenvector University Europe
• Machine Learning Summer School

Products and services

• PLS_Toolbox Advanced chemometrics and machine learning software suite for MATLAB providing over 300 multivariate methods for data exploration, pattern recognition, regression, classification, preprocessing, design of experiments, curve resolution, instrument standardization, and variable selection.
• Solo Stand-alone point-and-click chemometrics software delivering the main PLS_Toolbox graphical interfaces without requiring MATLAB, featuring drag-and-drop data analysis, an integrated modeling guide, and comprehensive preprocessing and multivariate analysis techniques for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• MIA_Toolbox Multivariate Image Analysis add-on for PLS_Toolbox providing specialized tools to load, manipulate, and analyze hyperspectral images with image-specific functions such as Maximal Autocorrelation Factors and enhanced cluster analysis.
• Solo+MIA Bundle of Solo combined with Multivariate Image Analysis tools, enabling users to apply multivariate analysis directly to hyperspectral image data and view results in image format with automatic image display and importing/building functions.
• Solo_Predictor Stand-alone prediction engine for deploying PLS_Toolbox or Solo models online, supporting all preprocessing methods, standard model types, and instrument standardization with wide interfacing options for integration with data management systems.
• Model_Exporter Add-on for PLS_Toolbox and Solo that exports trained multivariate models into standalone predictor scripts implementable in Python, Java, .NET, MATLAB, Octave, or LabVIEW without requiring third-party toolboxes.
• Diviner Semi-automated machine learning tool that searches and compares optimal calibration models, including preprocessing optimization, for efficient chemometric model development.
• Floating License Server License server that enables multiple users across an organization to share floating licenses for PLS_Toolbox or Solo with configurable concurrent-seat limits.
• DataSet Object Free MATLAB object that manages multivariate data by integrating sample labels, variable labels, class variables, and axis information into a single workspace variable.
• Chemometrics Consulting Services Professional consulting engagement services applying multivariate analysis techniques to customer-specific problems in chemical processes, semiconductor manufacturing, pharmaceutical, medical devices, food and beverage, PAT, hyperspectral imaging, and sensor development. Delivered by staff with 100+ man-years of combined consulting experience.
• Eigenvector University Training Programs Annual in-person chemometrics and machine learning training programs — Eigenvector University in Seattle and Eigenvector University Europe in Rome — covering basic and advanced topics including PCA, PLS, classification, regression, preprocessing, design of experiments, and non-linear methods, plus the Machine Learning Summer School webinar series and conference short courses at CAC and EAS.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ multivariate and machine learning tools available in PLS_Toolbox
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CAMO Software: Direct chemometrics competitor whose flagship The Unscrambler platform offers multivariate calibration, PCA/PLS, classification and design-of-experiments tools to the same analytical chemist and process engineer audience that Eigenvector serves with PLS_Toolbox and Solo.
• Minitab: Statistical and data-analysis software widely used in quality improvement, Six Sigma and applied chemistry labs; competes with PLS_Toolbox/Solo for the same practitioner budget on regression, classification and experimental design.
• JMP (SAS): Interactive statistics and visualization product from SAS widely deployed in chemistry, pharmaceutical and process R&D; offers multivariate methods that overlap Eigenvector's calibration, classification and DOE capabilities.
• OriginLab (OriginPro): Data analysis and graphing software used across scientific and engineering labs, with peak-fitting, statistics and signal-processing features that compete for the same analytical-chemist and lab-scientist budget as EVRI's PLS_Toolbox and Solo.

Broad incumbents

• Sartorius (Umetrics / SIMCA): Acquired Umetrics, whose SIMCA-P and SIMCA-online products are the most well-known multivariate data analysis platforms for pharmaceutical process development and PAT—directly overlapping Eigenvector's PLS-based calibration, batch modeling and process monitoring use cases.
• Agilent Technologies: Major analytical instrument and spectroscopy vendor whose spectroscopy and chromatography platforms increasingly bundle chemometrics workflows, making Eigenvector partner-software but also a target for displacement by instrument-vendor native analytics.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Largest diversified life-sciences and analytical-instruments vendor, whose chromatography, mass spectrometry and spectroscopy product lines all rely on multivariate data analysis—competing for and partnering around Eigenvector's chemometrics software stack.
• Bruker: Spectroscopy, NMR and mass-spectrometry instrument vendor that ships its own chemometrics-style data analysis tools, especially in NMR (TopSpin) and FT-IR/NIR, competing with Eigenvector in the spectroscopy-plus-chemometrics workflow that EVRI targets with Solo+MIA and PLS_Toolbox.
• PerkinElmer / Revvity: Analytical instruments and life-sciences vendor whose spectroscopy and clinical-chemistry platforms ship data-analysis software; competes with EVRI for multivariate calibration and spectral interpretation workloads in pharma and clinical labs.

Others

• MathWorks: Developer of MATLAB—the platform on which PLS_Toolbox and several EVRI add-ons are built; relationship is partly symbiotic (Eigenvector is a long-standing MathWorks partner) but MathWorks' own Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox overlaps EVRI's multivariate methods.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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