AKTS

What AKTS does

AKTS SA is a privately held Swiss software company founded in 2002 and headquartered at the Swiss Digital Center in Sierre, Switzerland. The company develops and sells a portfolio of six specialized desktop applications for thermokinetics analysis, thermal safety evaluation, and material stability prediction. Its core methodology combines isoconversional and model-fitting kinetic analysis with proprietary modified S-shape models, Akaike (AIC) and Bayesian (BIC) information criteria for model selection, and bootstrap-derived prediction bands that enable shelf-life and thermal stability extrapolation from as few as 20-30 experimental points. The product family spans TK (conventional thermoanalytical data), TKsd (sparse-data stability/shelf-life), DSC-ARC (calorimetry), TS (safety parameters including TMRad and SADT), TAdm (data management), and SML (a 20,000+ chemical database for EU food packaging migration compliance); an IoT add-on, USLM, extends kinetic parameters into continuous monitoring via data loggers. Outputs are validated against NATO AOP-48 Ed.2 (energetic materials), DIN EN ISO 9080 (polymer aging), and EU food contact migration regulations.

The company serves pharmaceutical/biotechnology (vaccine stability and cold-chain excursions, with Sanofi Pasteur as a reference customer), defense and energetic materials (propellant aging with EURENCO/PB Clermont and armasuisse), food packaging (EU migration compliance), and plastics/polymers (long-term hydrostatic strength). AKTS distributes software directly through its website with downloadable demos, free online screen-sharing support, and an annual maintenance/upgrade model that gates access to newer versions; a regional partner, Palmetrics Co. Ltd, handles Japan. Marketing is anchored in a deep library of peer-reviewed publications and application notes rather than paid channels, positioning the firm as a technically authoritative niche vendor.

Name

AKTS

Legal name

AKTS SA

Website

https://akts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sierre

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

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 (TK, TKsd, TS, TAdm, SML): AKTS sells multiple software products for thermokinetics analysis, thermal safety, data management, and specific migration limits. Products include perpetual licenses with maintenance and upgrade subscriptions. Latest version is 7.1 for TKsd and TS.
2. Software Upgrades and Maintenance: The company provides version upgrades with automatic online upgrade functionality. Maintenance expiration dates determine accessible software versions, indicating an annual maintenance contract model.
3. Technical Support Services: Free online screen-sharing support and live presentations included with software. Additional professional services may be offered for specialized implementations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AKTS develops and sells specialized desktop software for thermokinetics analysis, thermal safety evaluation, and material shelf-life prediction. Its products process thermoanalytical data (DSC, TG, ARC) using proprietary isoconversional and model-fitting algorithms, with an additional IoT monitoring system for continuous real-time shelf-life tracking. Customers are primarily enterprise R&D and regulatory teams in pharmaceuticals, energetic materials, food packaging, and polymers.

Product overview

AKTS offers a portfolio of six specialized desktop software products for thermokinetics analysis, thermal safety evaluation, and material stability prediction. The core offerings include TK (Thermokinetics) for conventional thermoanalytical data, TKsd (Sparse Data) for limited experimental points, DSC-ARC for calorimetry data, TS (Thermal Safety) for safety parameters, TAdm (Data Management) for data preprocessing, and SML (Specific Migration Limits) for packaging compliance. An add-on IoT monitoring system (USLM) integrates with data loggers for continuous shelf-life tracking. All products are distributed as desktop installations with online update capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AKTS-TK (Thermokinetics Software): Software for evaluation of kinetic parameters from conventional thermoanalytical data (DSC, TG, TG-MS, TG-FTIR, DSF)
• AKTS-TKsd (Thermokinetics Sparse Data Software)
• AKTS-TS (Thermal Safety Software)
• AKTS-TAdm (Thermoanalytical Data Management Software)
• AKTS-SML (Specific Migration Limits Software)
• USLM (Universal Shelf Life Monitoring)

Products and services

• THERMOKINETICS Software (TK) Desktop software that evaluates kinetic parameters (activation energy E and pre-exponential factor A) from conventional thermoanalytical data (DSC, TG, TG-MS, TG-FTIR, DTA), applying isoconversional and model fitting analysis to predict reaction progress and thermal stability under any temperature mode. Targeted at R&D and quality scientists in pharma, energetic materials, polymers, and academia.
• THERMOKINETICS Sparse Data Software (TKsd) Desktop software for accelerated predictive stability and shelf-life determination using sparse, discontinuously collected thermoanalytical data (typically 20–30 experimental points). Uses modified S-shape kinetic models, AIC/BIC statistical criteria for model selection, and bootstrap methods for prediction bands. Used by pharma stability groups including Sanofi Pasteur.
• THERMOKINETICS DSC-ARC Software Desktop software that evaluates kinetic parameters from DSC-ARC (Accelerating Rate Calorimetry) data, used for thermal safety analysis and runaway reaction characterization. Targeted at process safety scientists and energetic materials researchers.
• THERMAL SAFETY Software (TS) Desktop software for evaluation of thermal safety parameters including TMRad (Time to Maximum Rate under Adiabatic Conditions), SADT (Self-Accelerating Decomposition Temperature), cook-off simulations, safety diagrams, ARC simulations, and batch reactor cooling failure scenarios. Used by safety engineers in energetic materials and chemical process industries.
• THERMOANALYTICAL Data Management Software (TAdm) Desktop software for advanced management and preprocessing of data collected by thermoanalytical methods (DTA, DSC, TG, DTG), providing optimized numerical procedures for baseline selection and peak deconvolution. Used by analytical chemists and materials scientists as a front-end to kinetic analysis.
• SPECIFIC MIGRATION LIMITS Software (SML) Desktop software for prediction of migration rates of chemical species from multilayer food-contact packaging materials into packed goods. Includes a proprietary database of 20,000+ chemicals with diffusion and partitioning coefficients for EU regulatory compliance simulation at any temperature. Used by food packaging manufacturers and regulatory affairs teams.
• Universal Shelf Life Monitoring (USLM) IoT-based system for continuous real-time monitoring of material deterioration. Integrates data logger inputs with AKTS kinetic parameters to display live shelf-life evaluation on smartphones, enabling waste reduction through optimal storage.

Quantifiable outcome

• Prediction accuracy within 5 percentage points of real values for long-term vaccine stability storage conditions
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered regional, core and minor.

• Palmetrics Co. Ltd (Japan)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPalmetrics Co. Ltd serves as the Japanese distribution and support partner for AKTS software. Located in Sayama, Japan, they provide Japanese language versions of AKTS-Thermokinetics Software for discontinuous collected data and technical support.
• Sanofi PasteurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSanofi Pasteur uses AKTS-TKsd software for vaccine stability prediction and formulation development. Multiple co-authored research publications demonstrate deep collaboration on advanced kinetic modeling for biologics stability.
• armasuisse (Swiss Defense Technology Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerarmasuisse collaborates with AKTS on research for thermal stability prediction and continuous monitoring of shelf lives using data loggers with implemented kinetic parameters. Multiple joint publications in scientific journals.
• PB Clermont (EURENCO Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEURENCO Group's PB Clermont subsidiary collaborates on propellant aging research using AKTS software, including optimization of modeling according to NATO AOP-48 Ed.2 test procedures.
• HES-SO University of Applied Sciences of Western SwitzerlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration on research publications related to thermal stability prediction using modified kinetic and model selection approaches.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Emerging players

• OriginLab (Origin): OriginLab provides data analysis and graphing software used by researchers for kinetic analysis, curve fitting, and stability studies. It serves adjacent scientific use cases but lacks the deep thermokinetics specialization that AKTS provides for regulated industries.

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher Scientific offers a broad portfolio of analytical instruments and laboratory software, including thermal analysis products. As a diversified scientific tools incumbent, it competes with AKTS indirectly through integrated instrument-software offerings for pharma and materials customers.
• MathWorks (MATLAB): MathWorks provides MATLAB, a general-purpose numerical computing platform widely used for custom kinetic modeling, stability prediction, and curve fitting in pharma and academic research. While not a direct kinetic software, its toolboxes are sometimes used as DIY alternatives to AKTS's specialized offerings.

Direct peers

• PerkinElmer: PerkinElmer offers thermal analysis instruments (DSC, TGA) with Pyris software for kinetic analysis and stability studies. It competes with AKTS in pharmaceutical and materials science segments where stability prediction and regulatory compliance are required.
• Setaram (KEP Technologies): Setaram specializes in calorimetry and thermal safety instrumentation (ARC, microcalorimetry) with software for runaway reaction and thermal hazard analysis. It is a direct competitor to AKTS-TS software in thermal safety and energetic materials markets.
• TA Instruments (Waters Corporation): TA Instruments is a leading manufacturer of thermal analysis instruments (DSC, TGA, ARC) with integrated kinetics and thermal safety software modules. It is the closest direct competitor to AKTS, bundling kinetic analysis capabilities into instrument sales for the same pharma, polymers, and energetics end markets.
• Hitachi High-Tech Science: Hitachi High-Tech Science (formerly Hitachi NMI) offers DSC and thermal analysis systems with software for kinetic analysis. It targets overlapping pharmaceutical and materials science customers, particularly in Asia, where AKTS also has distribution via Palmetrics.
• Mettler Toledo: Mettler Toledo offers thermal analysis systems (DSC, TGA, ARC) with built-in evaluation software for kinetic parameters and stability assessment. It serves overlapping pharmaceutical and chemical customers with integrated hardware-software solutions that compete with AKTS's standalone software approach.
• Shimadzu Scientific Instruments: Shimadzu manufactures thermal analysis instruments with integrated software for kinetic parameter evaluation. It serves the same pharmaceutical, polymer, and chemical research markets as AKTS, often as part of a broader analytical instrument portfolio.
• Netzsch Gerätebau: Netzsch provides thermal analysis instruments and Proteus software for kinetic analysis, including advanced evaluation of DSC, TGA, and ARC data. It directly competes with AKTS in providing thermokinetics tools for stability prediction and thermal safety to similar end markets.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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