What Imprint Analytics does

Imprint Analytics GmbH is an Austrian specialty laboratory founded in 2013 in Neutal, Burgenland, that provides analytical verification of product origin and authenticity using stable isotope analysis and complementary techniques. The company operates an ISO/IEC 17025:2017-accredited testing facility (ID 0380 by Akkreditierung Austria) and applies a combination of EA-IRMS, GC-C/P-IRMS, SNIF-NMR, NGS, NMR, NIR, PCR, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, TIMS, and ICP-MS instruments to generate multi-isotope and multi-element fingerprints. Its proprietary Reference Sample System (RMS) compares unknown samples against curated reference datasets, achieving ≥95% origin-assignment probability for plant-based foods under its FOODPRINT ANALYTICS program. The firm serves customers in more than 20 countries across food and beverage, ingredient supply, retail, organic certification, and selected non-food verticals (cosmetics, textiles, pharmaceuticals, environment).

The company's commercial offering is organized around three lines: (1) Testing Services — per-sample analytical tests for origin, adulteration, undeclared ingredient, and batch comparison; (2) Consulting and Intelligence Services — Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment, a Fraud Monitoring Alert newsletter, a Food Fraud Prevention Program, and 1:1 Expert Training; and (3) Expert Reports for legal, regulatory, and commercial proceedings. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with multi-year contracts structured around tailored testing programs. Distribution is primarily direct enterprise sales via a consultative process that begins with a free consultation, supplemented by channel partnerships — notably Oritain (joined November 2025) and ORIVO (2021) — and by thought-leadership content marketing through its magazine, knowledge center, webinars with partners such as SGS and Thermo Fisher, and participation in industry standards committees including CEN/TC 460 and AOAC.

The firm is privately held by founder/management, led by co-CEOs Dr. Bernd Bodiselitsch (founder) and Dr. David Psomiadis (co-CEO since 2022), with 1–10 employees, a single headquarters site, and an undisclosed revenue base. Strategic priorities visible in the data include geographic and channel expansion via Oritain, vertical extension into seafood/omega-3 with ORIVO, R&D co-financed by Austrian public funds (FFG, EFRE), and selective forays into forensic applications with Austrian law enforcement partners.

Name

Imprint Analytics

Legal name

Imprint Analytics GmbH

Website

https://imprint-analytics.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Imprint Analytics is an Austrian ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratory that uses stable isotope analysis and proprietary reference databases to verify the origin and authenticity of food, beverage, and selected non-food products for enterprise customers including retailers, manufacturers, and brand owners across 20+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Authenticity Testing

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Product Authentication & Adulteration Testing (Origin, Species, Fraud) (AFALAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Identity & Authenticity Verification for Label Accuracy (species, varietal, adulteration) (AFALAHAF), Serialization, Lot/Batch & Label Traceability Verification (AFALAGAG), Country/Region of Origin & Traceability Label Verification (COOL/Geographical indications) (AFALAHAG), Supplier & Co-Manufacturer Verification (Approval, Audits, Compliance) (AFALAGAC), Supply Chain Traceability & Food Fraud/Adulteration Prevention (HLAJAEAO)

Keywords

• Food authenticity testing
• Isotope analysis services
• Origin verification
• Food fraud prevention
• Analytical testing laboratory

Headquarters

HQ city

Neutal

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Analytical Testing Services: Laboratory testing services for origin and authenticity verification of food and non-food products. Fees are charged per sample or test, with pricing based on the specific analysis required. The company provides detailed testing reports upon completion.
2. Consulting and Intelligence Services: Comprehensive support around analytical testing including Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment, Fraud Monitoring Alert (tailor-made newsletter), Food Fraud Prevention Program, and Expert Training. Offered as recurring or one-time consulting engagements.
3. Expert Reports: Expert reports for legal, regulatory, or commercial purposes, providing authoritative assessments of product authenticity and origin.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Imprint Analytics operates an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited analytical laboratory that provides origin and authenticity testing for food and non-food products using stable isotope analysis and multi-isotope fingerprinting. Its commercial offerings comprise Testing Services, Consulting and Intelligence Services (Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment, Fraud Monitoring Alert, Food Fraud Prevention Program, Expert Training), and Expert Reports for legal, regulatory, and commercial purposes.

Product overview

Imprint Analytics offers a unified testing and consulting platform focused on food authenticity and origin verification. The core offering consists of Testing Services utilizing multi-isotope fingerprinting and advanced analytical methods (NGS, NMR, IRMS, NIR), complemented by Consulting and Intelligence Services including Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment, Fraud Monitoring Alert, Food Fraud Prevention Program, and Expert Training. Additional services include Expert Reports and a Knowledge Centre providing educational resources. The company tests both food products (beverages, oils, coffee, fruits, honey, meat, seafood, dairy) and non-food products (textiles, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, environment, materials) across multiple categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Testing Services Analytical tests for verification of origin and authenticity of food and non-food products using multi-isotope fingerprinting, providing evidence for product claims including undeclared ingredients, adulteration, country/region of origin, and batch comparisons for quality control.
• Consulting and Intelligence Services Comprehensive support around analytical testing including Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment, Fraud Monitoring Alert (tailor-made newsletter), Food Fraud Prevention Program, and Expert Training.
• Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment Systematic documented risk assessment to identify risks of possible food fraud activity within the supply chain, evaluating product and supply source risk and supporting development of food fraud mitigation plans.
• Fraud Monitoring Alert Tailor-made newsletter service providing recent food fraud intelligence for ongoing risk management.
• Food Fraud Prevention Program Individual all-in-one program from planning to monitoring for comprehensive food fraud mitigation.
• Expert Training 1:1 expert training on authenticity topics including food fraud identification, risk analysis, prevention tools, supply chain vulnerability, available methods and techniques.
• Expert Reports Professional expert reports providing documentation and testimony for product authenticity and origin findings, used for legal, regulatory, or commercial purposes.
• Food Testing Testing services for food products including non-alcoholic beverages, fats & edible oils, cacao & coffee, fruits and vegetables, flavors, cereals, alcoholic beverages, sugars, honey, vinegar, nuts, herbs, meat, fish, seafood, eggs, and dairy alternatives.
• Non-Food Testing Testing services for non-food products including cotton and textiles, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, environment, and materials.

Quantifiable outcome

• Origin determination with assignment probability of ≥95% for plant-based foods and agricultural products using Foodprint Analytics databases

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OritaincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 November 2025Imprint Analytics joined Oritain's laboratory network in November 2025, strengthening expertise in authenticity and origin analysis. The partnership expands the company's reach within Oritain's global network of laboratories specializing in forensic origin verification.
• ORIVOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 December 2021Strategic collaboration for developing and delivering analytical testing services for seafood and omega-3 markets using stable isotope analysis. Imprint Analytics serves as both R&D partner and high-throughput laboratory for ORIVO's certification services. The partnership delivers evidence-based traceability for responsible sourcing and ESG compliance.
• Medical University of Vienna, Department of Laboratory MedicineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in ISOCSI project (application of isotope analytics in forensic science for GHB/GBL and textile fibres).
• Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI), Federal Criminal Police Office (BK), AustriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in ISOCSI forensic science project alongside Medical University of Vienna and University of Vienna.
• University of Vienna, Institute for Ethics and Law in MedicineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in ISOCSI forensic science project for application of IRMS technology in criminalistics.
• SGSminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSGS supported webinars featuring Imprint Analytics experts on food fraud, seafood authenticity, and authentication solutions. Co-marketing relationship through webinars and virtual events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: SGS is the world's largest testing, inspection, and certification company, offering food authenticity and origin verification services as part of its broader agricultural and food portfolio. SGS co-markets webinars with Imprint Analytics, illustrating overlap in food fraud testing topics while SGS operates as a broad incumbent rather than a specialist.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global testing, inspection, and certification group with food and agri-commodity testing capabilities including origin and authenticity verification. It serves comparable food industry customers with broader service offerings, positioning it as a broad incumbent in the same space.
• NSF International: NSF International is a global public health and safety organization offering food testing, certification, and authentication services (including through its acquisition of AuthenTechnologies for wine authentication). It competes in food authenticity but across a much wider scope of services, positioning it as a broad incumbent.
• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is a global leader in food, pharmaceutical, and environmental testing services with thousands of laboratories worldwide. It competes broadly with Imprint Analytics in food authenticity and origin testing but as part of a vastly larger portfolio across all testing categories, making it a broad incumbent rather than a focused peer.
• Intertek: Intertek is a global quality assurance provider offering food testing and authentication services among its broader portfolio. It competes for food authenticity and origin verification work but as part of a much wider testing and certification business, making it a broad incumbent rather than a niche specialist.
• ALS Global: ALS Global is an international testing services group with food, environmental, and life sciences testing capabilities. It offers comparable food authenticity and contaminant testing to manufacturers and retailers as part of a broad laboratory services portfolio, making it a broad incumbent comparable to Imprint's customer segments.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Mérieux NutriSciences is a global food testing and safety services company serving food manufacturers, retailers, and ingredient suppliers. It competes in food authenticity and label verification as part of a broad testing portfolio, positioning it as a broad incumbent with overlapping customer base.

Direct peers

• Oritain: Oritain is a New Zealand-based forensic origin verification specialist using isotope and trace-element analysis to verify product provenance. It is a direct peer in the same product category (origin testing) and now counts Imprint Analytics as part of its laboratory network, reflecting direct overlap in technology and customer base (food, fiber, and pharmaceutical brands).
• ORIVO: ORIVO is a Norway-based authentication specialist focused on seafood and omega-3 supplements using stable isotope and DNA analysis. It is both a direct peer (overlap in isotope-based origin verification for marine products) and a strategic partner of Imprint Analytics, making it a clear comparable for seafood authentication capabilities.

Emerging players

• FoodChain ID: FoodChain ID provides food authenticity, non-GMO, organic, and supply chain certification services globally. It overlaps with Imprint's organic, non-GMO, and origin verification offerings but operates more as a certification and traceability technology provider, making it an emerging player with partial overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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