What Nyseos does

NYSÉOS is a privately held French analytical laboratory founded in 2007 and headquartered in Lattes (Montpellier area), specializing in aroma compound quantification and consulting for the wine and beverage industries. The company's technical foundation is the Stable Isotope Dilution Assay (SIDA), which it positions as the reference calibration technique for accurate and precise oenological analysis, differentiating its service from standard aroma laboratories. NYSÉOS operates a small multidisciplinary team (~7 named professionals covering chemistry, oenology, brewing, and laboratory operations) and sells four integrated offerings: (1) laboratory aroma analysis targeting essential aromas, precursors, and metabolites; (2) Kallosmér, a proprietary decision-support software for wine blending simulation that processes the company's analytical data; (3) CIR-certified (Crédit Impôt Recherche) R&D consulting services available since 2011; and (4) Coffrets Sensoriels (Sensory Aroma Boxes), physical sensory kits priced at €350 ex-tax and co-developed with Richard Pfister and Centre du Rosé for Sauvignon Blanc and Rosé wine universes.

The business model blends professional services (analysis and consulting) with a recurring software stream (Kallosmér) and low-volume one-time product sales (Sensory Boxes). Pricing is largely quote-based for services, with the Sensory Box being the only publicly disclosed unit price. Customer concentration sits in the wine and brewing verticals — named enterprise clients include Lallemand, Groupe Barth Haas, Caves et Vignobles du Gers (a 10-year relationship), and Oenotropic Innovation — with additional applications in agribusiness (apples, pineapples, peppers). Distribution is direct-to-client via the company's French/English website, downloadable catalogs, and trade-show presence (notably SITEVI), with no third-party reseller network. The company is partially owned by the ICV (Institut Coopératif du Vin) wine cooperative group following a 2021 capital entry, and relocated to larger premises in 2024 to support continued development.

Strategically, NYSÉOS has evolved from a pure analytical service provider into an integrated aroma-intelligence platform combining wet-lab chemistry, software, and consulting, leveraging French R&D tax-credit eligibility (CIR) as a commercial lever and accumulating 15+ years of proprietary aroma datasets. Its competitive posture rests on technical accuracy (SIDA), domain specialization (thiol and wine aroma precursors), and deep integration with French wine industry players, with international reach recognized via the 2018 Occitanie Export Trophy. The current scale, team size, and revenue model point to a specialized niche laboratory rather than a scaling software platform, with growth dependent on cross-selling into brewing, agribusiness, and export markets.

Name

Nyseos

Legal name

NYSÉOS

Website

https://nyseos.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NYSÉOS is a French aroma analysis laboratory serving wine, brewing, and agribusiness clients with proprietary Stable Isotope Dilution Assay (SIDA) methodology, Kallosmér blending simulation software, CIR-certified R&D consulting, and co-developed sensory aroma kits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine and Beverage Aroma Analysis Laboratory

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Flavors, Fragrances & Aroma Chemicals (IMAEABAE)

Keywords

• Wine aroma analysis
• Oenology laboratory services
• Blending simulation software
• Sensory aroma kits
• Beverage R&D consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

HQ country

France

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. Aroma Laboratory Analysis Services: Laboratory analyses targeting essential aromas, their precursors, and metabolites involved in aroma revelation and preservation. Offered to oenology and brewing clients. Results are operational and objective to support R&D projects and production monitoring.
2. Kallosmé Software: Proprietary software application licensed for use by wineries, wine cellars, and negociants to manage and optimize wine blending processes. Data from aroma analyses is integrated into the software.
3. R&D Consulting: Research and development consulting services supporting client projects in oenology and brewing. NYSEOS has been CIR-certified (Crédit Impôt Recherche) since 2011, making supported projects eligible for French R&D tax credits. Services include feasibility studies and specific sampling issue resolution.
4. Sensory Aroma Boxes (Coffrets Sensoriels): Physical sensory kits for wine industry professionals. Sold as one-time purchases at a fixed unit price of €350 ex-tax.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nyseos provides quantitative aroma analysis of wines and beverages through its specialized laboratory using Stable Isotope Dilution Assay (SIDA), proprietary blending simulation via the Kallosmémé software, and R&D consulting together with Sensory Aroma Boxes targeted at oenology and brewing professionals. The laboratory combines analytical chemistry, sensory science, and formulation modeling to help clients characterize, diagnose, and reformulate aromatic profiles.

Product overview

Nyséos is a specialized laboratory providing a three-part solution for wine and beverage aroma management: (1) Laboratory Analysis services targeting aromas, precursors and metabolites using stable isotope dilution methods; (2) Kallosmé software for wine blending simulation and aromatic profile management; and (3) R&D Consulting services. The company also offers Sensory Aroma Boxes for Sauvignon and Rosé wine universes. Nyséos serves primarily the oenology and brewing industries, with expanding applications in other agricultural sectors (apple, pineapple, peppers).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kallosmé: Wine blending simulation software that allows users to visualize aromatic profiles of wines and exploit data to segment base wines and simulate assembly profiles.

Products and services

• Laboratory Aroma Analysis Service
• Kallosmémé Blending Simulation Software
• R&D Consulting Services
• Sensory Aroma Boxes

Quantifiable outcome

• CIR accreditation since 2011 — R&D projects supported by NYSEOS are eligible for French Research Tax Credit, reducing client project costs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• NV2 ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017NYSEOS participated in the NV2 project starting in 2017, addressing key themes of the wine industry with the goal of managing total nitrogen from vineyard to winery to control the organoleptic profile of wines.
• VINNEO ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009NYSEOS participated in the VINNEO project in 2009, an innovative initiative in the viti-vinicultural sector combining sensory and analytical techniques to adapt wine profiles to global consumer tastes.
• Richard PfistercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Richard Pfister (fragrance and sensory expert) combined expertise in enological analysis, perfumery, and wine tasting to create Sensory Aroma Boxes for Sauvignon Blanc and Rosé wine.
• Centre du RosécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Centre du Rosé (a wine research center specializing in rosé wines) in the creation of Sensory Aroma Boxes dedicated to Sauvignon Blanc and Rosé wine universes. Combined sensory, analytical, and tasting expertise.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ETS Laboratories: US-based wine analysis laboratory providing analytical services to the wine industry, including specialized aroma and phenolic profiling. Highly comparable to NYSEOS in services, target customer (wine producers), and analytical depth.

Others

• ICV (Institut Coopératif du Vin): Major French wine cooperative group that became NYSEOS's shareholder in 2021. Functions as a strategic partner and partial parent, providing channel access rather than competing in analytical services.
• Centre du Rosé: French wine research center specialized in rosé wines, with whom NYSEOS co-developed Sensory Aroma Boxes. Adjacent as a partner in wine aroma research, not a direct competitor.
• Agilent Technologies: Analytical instrument and consumables provider with strong presence in food and beverage testing laboratories. Comparable as an instrumentation ecosystem counterpart rather than a direct services competitor.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global leader in analytical instruments, reagents, and laboratory services with food and beverage testing offerings. Comparable at the lab-services and instrumentation ecosystem level, not as a wine-aroma specialist.
• Bruker: Manufacturer of mass spectrometers and analytical instruments used in aroma and flavor laboratories. Comparable as an analytical-instrumentation ecosystem peer that supplies the technology stack underlying services like NYSEOS's.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification group with agri-food and beverage analytical capabilities serving food and beverage producers. Comparable at the broad testing-services level though not a wine/brewing specialist.
• Intertek: Global quality assurance and testing company with food and beverage analytical services. Overlaps with NYSEOS in analytical laboratory services for food and beverage customers, but operates at much broader scale.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global testing services group with beverage and food analytical offerings, including wine and brewing customers. Overlaps with NYSEOS in lab-based analytical services but at far greater scale and breadth rather than a wine/brewing specialty.
• SGS: Global inspection, verification, testing and certification company with wine and beverage testing services. Comparable as a broad testing-services incumbent that competes for wine and brewing analytical work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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