OSMOS Group

What OSMOS Group does

OSMOS Group is a French structural health monitoring (SHM) company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Paris, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of EREN Group. The company designs, manufactures and operates proprietary fiber optic deformation sensors and supporting hardware, then sells the resulting data and analysis to infrastructure managers, building operators, heritage custodians and industrial operators. Its sensor portfolio includes patented Optical Cables with micrometric resolution and up to 100Hz measurement, the EDAS Expert Data Acquisition System for multi-sensor wired networks, and the LIRIS family of autonomous wireless mini stations. The SAFE Works web platform consolidates telemetry, behavioral analytics and alarm management for ongoing customer access.

OSMOS generates revenue through three streams: (1) hardware sales of sensors and acquisition stations; (2) recurring SHM monitoring services accessed via the SAFE Works interface on a subscription basis; and (3) project-based engineering services including load capacity recalculation, preventive maintenance studies and crisis monitoring. Distribution is consultative and direct, organized by regional offices in France (Paris and Puteaux), Belgium (Wezembeek-Oppem), Italy (Milan), Greece (Athens) and Turkey (Ankara), with additional Middle East engagement in Kuwait through the KISR partnership.

The technical and commercial differentiator is the WiM+D® solution, a registered combined Weigh-in-Motion and SHM system for bridges described as a world premiere. Validated with research partners Gustave Eiffel Institute and Le Mans University and applied across customers including RATP Paris Metro viaducts, the Mont Blanc Tunnel, Notre-Dame de Paris, ERGOSE bridges in Greece, the Auzouer and Banarge bridges in France, and Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie and Safran Power Units in industrial settings. The company claims 1,000+ monitoring references and 400+ buildings as evidence of installed base.

Name

OSMOS Group

Legal name

Osmos Group SA

Website

https://osmos-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OSMOS Group is a French structural health monitoring company that provides patented fiber optic sensors, data acquisition hardware and the SAFE Works analytics platform to monitor bridges, buildings, heritage sites and industrial assets in real time, serving infrastructure managers and public authorities across Europe and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Health Monitoring

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) for Civil/Steel Structures (EUAEAKAE)

Keywords

• Structural health monitoring
• Fiber optic sensors
• Infrastructure monitoring
• Bridge monitoring systems
• Weigh-in-motion technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Structural Health Monitoring Services: OSMOS provides comprehensive SHM services from sensor design to data analysis, including instrumentation, continuous monitoring, data collection and archiving, visualization, and analysis reports. Services are sold as ongoing monitoring contracts with the SAFE Works online interface providing continuous customer access to behavioral data and alerts.
2. Sensor Hardware and Equipment Sales: Sale of proprietary fiber optic sensors (Optical Cable), data acquisition stations (EDAS), and wireless mini stations (LIRIS). Hardware is installed on structures and integrated with the OSMOS monitoring platform.
3. Engineering and Consulting Services: Specialized engineering services including structural behavior analysis, recalculation of load capacity, crisis monitoring, preventive maintenance studies, and performance-based engineering assessments. Delivered through project-based engagements with engineering and consulting partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OSMOS designs, manufactures and operates fiber optic structural health monitoring (SHM) systems for bridges, buildings, heritage structures and industrial assets. Its offering combines patented optical fiber sensors (Optical Cable), EDAS and LIRIS data acquisition stations, the SAFE Works online monitoring platform, and advanced analytics algorithms. Services include feasibility studies, custom instrumentation, continuous monitoring, behavioral analysis, and engineering consulting delivered to infrastructure operators, engineering firms, building managers and industrial clients.

Product overview

OSMOS Group offers a comprehensive Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) ecosystem combining proprietary fiber optic sensor technology with advanced software analytics. The core offerings include: (1) Optical Cables - patented fiber optic deformation sensors providing micrometric precision measurements; (2) LIRIS product line - autonomous wireless mini stations (standard and inclinometer variants) for point-based monitoring; (3) EDAS - Expert Data Acquisition System for multi-sensor wired monitoring; (4) WiM+D® - Weigh-in-Motion combined with SHM for bridge monitoring; all unified through the SAFE Works online interface providing 24/7 real-time monitoring, reports, and alerts. The system leverages advanced algorithms for thermal correction, weight counting, fatigue analysis, and anomaly detection to deliver predictive insights on structural behavior.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SAFE Works

Quantifiable outcome

• Determined actual maximum load capacity for a shipyard slipway, enabling data-driven operational decisions instead of conservative estimates
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Gustave Eiffel InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner collaborating with OSMOS on the development of the WiM+D (Weigh-in-Motion & Deformation) technology for structural health monitoring of bridges. The Gustave Eiffel Institute contributed to the research studies that produced the OSMOS WiM+D automated solution.
• Le Mans UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner involved in the development of the WiM+D solution for bridges, collaborating with OSMOS and Gustave Eiffel Institute on research studies for combining SHM and Weigh-in-Motion technologies.
• ASTER BTPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStructural engineering consultancy specialized in concrete structure expertise. Partnered with OSMOS on the CMN Slipway recalculation project, providing theoretical calculation models, regulatory load updates, model recalibration using OSMOS monitoring data, and geotechnical parameters from FONDOUEST.
• REFLEXE TOPOsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSurveying firm that partnered with OSMOS on the CMN shipyard slipway project, conducting topographic auscultation of the structure during loading tests using reference points on the lateral face of beams.
• FONDOUESTsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeotechnical engineering firm that conducted G5 geotechnical studies for the CMN shipyard slipway project, providing soil stiffness parameters used in the structural calculation model recalibration.
• ACCOASTmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consultancy serving as owner's assistant (assistant à maîtrise d'ouvrage) for CMN, which engaged OSMOS to provide an engineering solution for determining the real maximum load capacity of the slipway.
• KISR (Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKuwait Institute for Scientific Research collaborated with OSMOS Group on an innovative SHM and Weigh-in-Motion solution implemented on PART's Cairo Bridge in Kuwait.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sensuron: Specialist in fiber optic sensing (FOSS) systems for structural health monitoring across aerospace, civil, and energy applications. Directly competes with OSMOS at the fiber optic SHM sensor layer with overlapping customer use cases in deformation and strain monitoring.
• Acellent Technologies: Provider of structural health monitoring systems based on distributed sensor networks and diagnostic software for aerospace, civil infrastructure, and energy assets. Competes with OSMOS in the SHM diagnostic layer, particularly for bridges and large civil structures.
• Sisgeo: Italian-headquartered manufacturer and integrator of geotechnical and structural monitoring instruments, including sensors, data loggers, and automated monitoring systems for bridges, tunnels, dams, and buildings. Directly comparable to OSMOS in offering a vertically integrated monitoring stack to infrastructure operators.
• Geokon: Manufacturer of vibrating wire and fiber optic sensors, data acquisition systems, and structural monitoring solutions for dams, tunnels, bridges, and buildings. Directly comparable to OSMOS in delivering sensor-to-software SHM stacks to infrastructure owners and engineering consultancies.
• Sixense Group: Sixense provides structural health monitoring, geotechnical instrumentation, and asset integrity services to infrastructure owners worldwide. It is the closest head-to-head competitor to OSMOS in fiber optic and electronic SHM for bridges, tunnels, and buildings across Europe and beyond.

Broad incumbents

• Campbell Scientific: Established manufacturer of data acquisition systems and rugged measurement instrumentation widely used in geotechnical and structural monitoring projects. Comparable as a hardware backbone for SHM installations, though it does not offer proprietary fiber optic sensing or an integrated SHM service layer.
• Luna Innovations: Public company specializing in fiber optic-based sensing and measurement technologies across multiple verticals, including structural health monitoring. Overlaps with OSMOS in distributed fiber optic sensing and strain/deformation measurement for civil and industrial customers.
• HBK (HBM): Global incumbent in industrial test, measurement, and sensing, with a structural monitoring portfolio serving civil engineering and industrial customers. Overlaps with OSMOS in strain, load, and vibration instrumentation, but operates across a much wider portfolio beyond SHM.

Emerging players

• Resensys: Wireless, ultra-low-power structural monitoring sensor company serving bridges, buildings, pipelines, and other infrastructure. Comparable to OSMOS as an alternative SHM modality (wireless vs. fiber optic) targeting the same infrastructure asset manager customer base.
• Structural Monitoring Systems (SMS): Provider of comparative vacuum monitoring (CVM) and broader structural health monitoring solutions for aerospace and civil infrastructure including bridges. Comparable to OSMOS as a niche SHM technology provider pursuing infrastructure asset integrity applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/osmosgroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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