What Lynkeos Technology does

Lynkeos Technology Limited is a privately held Scottish company founded in August 2016 as a spin-out from the University of Glasgow's Nuclear Physics group, headquartered in Falkirk with an engineering/R&D footprint in Glasgow. It is the first UK company specialising in muography—a passive imaging technique that uses naturally-occurring cosmic-ray muons to reconstruct 3D density maps of the contents of shielded structures without destructive testing. The company's core product is the Muon Imaging System, a detector-based platform that identifies materials such as uranium and concrete inside shielded nuclear waste containers by analysing muon scattering patterns; a portable, tile-based variant has been developed for inspecting large-scale civil infrastructure such as bridges and dams.

The company monetises through five channels: direct sales and leasing of Muon Imaging Systems, usage-based imaging services on its two installed systems, feasibility studies, and professional services (operator training, advanced data analysis, custom software development, and maintenance). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is custom-quoted, consistent with high-value enterprise/government sales. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales into the UK nuclear sector, anchored on the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and its subsidiaries (Sellafield Ltd and the National Nuclear Laboratory), with technical presence at IAEA, ICOND, and Royal Society conferences to support top-of-funnel awareness.

Lynkeos has no patents or trademarks disclosed in the source material and operates with a 1–10 employee footprint. Cumulative grant and contract funding totals approximately £6.4m+, including a £4.8m R&D programme from Sellafield Ltd on behalf of the UK NDA, a £1.6m Innovate UK First-Of-A-Kind Deployment contract, STFC and Royal Society of Edinburgh fellowships, and an €100,000 ATTRACT EU project with Swansea University. The company has not raised institutional venture capital and is treated as a pre-commercial or sub-scale commercial enterprise at present.

Name

Lynkeos Technology

Legal name

Lynkeos Technology Limited

Website

https://lynkeos.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lynkeos Technology is a Scottish spin-out from the University of Glasgow that builds Muon Imaging Systems using cosmic-ray muons to passively 3D-image the contents of shielded structures, primarily serving the UK nuclear decommissioning sector (NDA, Sellafield Ltd, NNL) and emerging civil infrastructure inspection markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nuclear Imaging Equipment

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Reactor Monitoring, Diagnostics & Predictive Maintenance (Sensors, Digital Twin, PHM) (EUAKADAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nonproliferation Technology & Detection (radiation portal monitors, RPMs, spectroscopy, forensics) (EUAKAJAG)

Keywords

• Muon imaging systems
• Nuclear waste characterization
• Non-destructive inspection
• Cosmic-ray muography
• Shielded structure imaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Falkirk

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Muon Imaging System Sales: Direct sales of commercial Muon Imaging Systems to nuclear industry customers for permanent installation at facilities.
2. System Leasing: Leasing arrangements for Muon Imaging Systems to provide flexibility for customers.
3. Imaging Services: Provision of time and space within one of their two Muon Imaging Systems to analyse customer objects or containers on a per-use basis.
4. Feasibility Studies: Simulations and sample imaging services to assess if customer challenges can be addressed using muography technology.
5. Professional Services: Operator training, advanced data analysis, custom software development, and system maintenance services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lynkeos Technology develops, fabricates and sells the Muon Imaging System — a passive, non-invasive 3D imaging device that uses naturally-occurring cosmic-ray muons to reconstruct density maps inside shielded structures such as Intermediate-Level Nuclear Waste drums. The company sells and leases these detector systems to nuclear industry customers, performs imaging services on customer containers using its own systems, and provides feasibility studies, operator training, advanced data analysis, custom software development, and system maintenance as supplementary offerings.

Product overview

Lynkeos Technology offers a portfolio of muon imaging products and services centered on their Muon Imaging System. The core offering is the Muon Imaging System for passive 3D imaging using naturally-occurring cosmic-ray muons. This is complemented by system sales and leasing, imaging services, feasibility studies, and other services including training, data analysis, software development, and maintenance. The company also offers a Portable Muon Imaging System variant for civil infrastructure inspection applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Muon Imaging System Commercial passive 3D imaging system that uses naturally-occurring cosmic-ray muons to inspect and produce high-resolution images of the contents of shielded structures, identifying different materials based on their density; fabricated and sold to nuclear industry customers.
• Portable Muon Imaging System Transportable tile-based muon imaging system for passive monitoring and integrity inspection of large-scale civil infrastructure such as bridges and dams.
• System Sales and Leasing Direct sales of commercial Muon Imaging Systems to nuclear industry customers for permanent installation, plus leasing arrangements to provide flexible access to the technology.
• Imaging Services Provision of time and space within Lynkeos's two Muon Imaging Systems to analyse customer objects or containers on a per-use basis, including NNL deployments on the Sellafield site.
• Feasibility Studies Simulations and sample imaging services that assess whether customer challenges can be addressed using muography technology, typically conducted prior to full system deployment.
• Professional Services (Training, Data Analysis, Custom Software, Maintenance) Operator training, advanced data analysis, custom software development, and system maintenance services delivered alongside Lynkeos Muon Imaging System installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• First deployment of muon tomography technology within the global nuclear industry at NNL Preston Laboratory at Springfields (2018)

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of Glasgow (Nuclear Physics Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2016Lynkeos spun-out from the Nuclear Physics group at University of Glasgow. The company maintains ongoing collaboration for research and development, hosting fellowships including STFC Innovation Fellowship. Founding research was a £4.8 million R&D programme. University continues as key R&D partner.
• National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey industrial collaborator on muon imaging R&D and deployment. Led the £7m project alongside Lynkeos and University of Glasgow. Lynkeos Muon Imaging System deployed at NNL Central Laboratory on Sellafield site. Strong collaboration essential to delivering first muon imaging system to UK nuclear industry.
• Swansea UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerATTRACT project partnership sharing €100,000 EU funding. Project focuses on developing bespoke holding structures for scintillator-based detector systems using innovative 3D printing techniques (3DSCINT project).
• Smart Things Accelerator Centre (STAC)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFirst cohort member of STAC, an 18-month accelerator programme run by Filament and CENSIS. Provides mentorship, professional guidance, and world-class advisory board access to support scale-up vision.
• FilamentminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-runner of STAC accelerator programme alongside CENSIS.
• CENSISminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-runner of STAC accelerator programme alongside Filament. Scottish innovation centre focused on sensor and imaging technologies.
• National Physical Laboratory (NPL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner on Innovate UK FOAK contract alongside University of Glasgow and NNL for commercialising the Muon Imaging System.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Createc: UK-based technology company with the N-Visage gamma and neutron imaging product for nuclear waste characterisation, sold to Sellafield and other NDA entities. Direct competitor for shielded waste container inspection contracts in the same UK customer base.
• Decision Sciences International: US-based developer of muon tomography systems for scanning cargo containers and nuclear waste. Closest direct competitor in commercial muon-based imaging, serving overlapping nuclear safeguards and waste-characterisation use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Studsvik: Swedish nuclear services company offering decommissioning, waste management, and engineering consulting. A comparable counterpart as a specialist services provider to nuclear operators that Lynkeos may partner with or compete against on UK/EU decommissioning programmes.
• Cavendish Nuclear (Babcock): UK-based nuclear services and decommissioning prime contractor, key supplier to Sellafield and the NDA. Comparable in serving the same NDA/Sellafield customer base and a likely channel partner or competitor for inspection services work.
• Orano: French nuclear fuel cycle company with significant decommissioning and waste-management operations. Relevant international incumbent Lynkeos could partner with for cross-border deployment of muography systems.
• Mirion Technologies: Large global provider of radiation detection, measurement, and nuclear instrumentation (including the Canberra heritage). Competes at the broader nuclear measurement and monitoring layer that Lynkeos's systems plug into.

Others

• Censis: Scottish Innovation Centre for sensor and imaging system technologies and co-runner of the STAC accelerator that Lynkeos joined. Adjacent ecosystem partner in the Scottish deep-tech sensor and imaging community rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• REACT Engineering: UK nuclear decommissioning technology and engineering consultancy working with Sellafield and other NDA sites. Adjacent peer in the same regional niche, with overlapping customers and potential collaboration on inspection projects.

Emerging players

• Ideon Technologies: Commercialises cosmic-ray muon tomography for subsurface imaging in mining and geoscience. Uses the same core physics as Lynkeos but addresses the mining/orebody vertical rather than nuclear waste.
• 4D Technology (SINT Technology): Developer of muon imaging systems for non-destructive inspection of shielded and concealed objects, including industrial and security applications. Closely comparable technology platform with adjacent end markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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