What Mass Analytica does

Mass Analytica, S.L. is a Spanish private software company headquartered in Sant Cugat del Vallés that develops vendor-neutral mass spectrometry data analysis solutions for pharmaceutical, biopharma, chemistry, life sciences, food, and environmental laboratories. The company's product portfolio is structured as a platform-plus-modules architecture combining desktop applications and web-based platforms that collectively cover lipidomics, metabolomics, exposomics, proteomics, and mass spectrometry imaging workflows across all major instrument vendors (Agilent, Bruker, Sciex, Thermo, Waters).

Core products include Lipostar2 (LC-MS/MS lipidomics), MARS (untargeted and semi-targeted LC-MS metabolomics and exposomics), LipostarMSI and the Pyxis Suite for mass spectrometry imaging, MassMetaSite and MassChemSite for metabolite and product identification, and MetaSite/MetaSite7 for Site of Metabolism prediction. The ONIRO web platform encapsulates WebMetabase, WebChembase, WebQuant, and Compound Library modules, providing enterprise-wide data archiving, reporting, and ADME/PK quantification workflows. Differentiated proprietary assets include the METLIN-960k database (~960,000 compounds, ~6 million experimental MS/MS spectra) distributed under partnership with Scripps Research, plus proprietary databases for nitrosamines, clicked-lipids, and phytochemicals. AI capabilities are embedded across products via Graphormer, protein language models, the LambdaGap Framework, and the AI Quantitation product line.

The business model is enterprise B2B software: customers submit contract requests specifying products and duration, and a sales department delivers custom multi-year quotes. Revenue streams combine perpetual licenses, time-based subscriptions, specialized database products, and professional services for training and workflow setup. Distribution is direct, with no public pricing, supplemented by top-of-funnel demand generation through ASMS, Metabolomics, and Gordon Research conference participation plus a webinar series. The company co-develops and distributes core products in partnership with Molecular Discovery and Molecular Horizon; named customers include Merck & Co. alongside multiple academic and government research institutions.

Name

Mass Analytica

Legal name

Mass Analytica, S.L.

Website

https://mass-analytica.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mass Analytica is a Spanish software company that builds vendor-neutral mass spectrometry data analysis platforms for pharmaceutical, biopharma, and life sciences laboratories, covering lipidomics, metabolomics, metabolite identification, and mass spectrometry imaging across all major instrument vendors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific Mass Spectrometry Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Platforms for Drug Discovery & Experiment Optimization (HLAGAJAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scientific Data Management & Data Platforms (SDMS/Data Lakehouse for R&D) (HLAGAJAC), Metabolomics & Lipidomics Services (HLAGANAG), Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry Services (HLAGANAB)

Keywords

• Mass spectrometry software
• Lipidomics analysis
• Metabolomics software
• Pharmaceutical ADME
• Drug discovery software

Headquarters

HQ city

Sant Cugat del Vallés

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Desktop application software licenses and web browser applications. Customers can acquire or evaluate products through a contract request process. Perpetual licenses with annual support/maintenance.
2. Software Subscriptions: Time-based licensing options where customers select product and duration. Annual and multi-year subscription models available.
3. Database Products: Specialized databases available for purchase including METLIN-960k.db, Nitrosamines.db, and Phytochemicals.db for use within MARS platform.
4. Professional Services: Training and workflows setup services to help customers use and optimize software.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mass Analytica develops and sells vendor-neutral mass spectrometry data analysis software for pharmaceutical, biopharma, and life sciences applications. The portfolio combines desktop applications (Lipostar2, MARS, LipostarMSI, Pyxis Suite, MassMetaSite, MetaSite, MassChemSite, AI Quantitation) with a web-based ONIRO platform that hosts WebMetabase, WebChembase, WebQuant, and Compound Library modules. The company also distributes curated experimental MS/MS databases (METLIN-960k, Nitrosamines, Phytochemicals, Clicked-lipids) and offers training and workflow setup services to optimize customer adoption.

Product overview

Mass Analytica is a software company offering a comprehensive portfolio of mass spectrometry data analysis solutions. The product portfolio operates as a platform-plus-modules architecture combining desktop applications and web browser applications. Desktop applications include Lipostar2 (lipidomics LC-MS/MS analysis), MARS (metabolomics/exposomics), LipostarMSI (MSI lipidomics), and the Pyxis Suite (MSI data analysis with Pyxis Viewer, Pyxis MSI, and Pyxis for ion mobility). MassMetaSite and MassChemSite provide metabolite and product identification for small molecules and peptides. MetaSite and MetaSite7 offer Site of Metabolism prediction. The ONIRO web platform encapsulates WebMetabase (metabolite ID), WebChembase (product ID), WebQuant (ADME/PK quantification), and Compound Library (chemical structure database with prediction tools). AI Quantitation provides AI-enhanced quantitative analysis. The company collaborates with Molecular Discovery and Molecular Horizon to deliver these solutions across pharma, biopharma, chemistry, life sciences, food, and environmental applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lipostar2 Comprehensive, vendor-neutral desktop software for LC-MS/MS-based lipidomics (DDA and DIA) covering raw data import, peak detection, identification, quantification, statistical analysis, trend analysis, and biopathways analysis. Supports untargeted and semi-targeted lipidomics including stable isotope labelling experiments; integrates DB Manager, spectral matching, Kendrick mass defect plot, and gap-filler algorithm.
• MARS (MetAbolomics ReSearch) Vendor-neutral desktop application for untargeted and semi-targeted LC-MS-based metabolomics and exposomics, covering data conversion, processing, peak detection, statistical analysis, automated MS/MS-based metabolite annotation, quantification, and biopathway analysis. Imports data from HMDB, MoNA, and MiMe databases and supports machine-learning-assisted workflows.
• LipostarMSI Comprehensive, vendor-neutral desktop software for mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) lipidomics supporting both untargeted and targeted analysis. Workflow covers raw data processing, histological coregistration, ROI analysis, image visualization, segmentation, co-localization, PCA, and automated lipid identification.
• Pyxis Suite Software suite for multi-purpose MS imaging data analysis comprising three vendor-neutral desktop applications: Pyxis Viewer (basic visualization), Pyxis MSI (comprehensive MSI analysis), and Pyxis (ion mobility MSI analysis). Covers raw data processing, coregistration, ROI analysis, image visualization, segmentation, colocalization, PCA, automatic report generation, and automated metabolite annotation with MS/MS identification.
• Pyxis Viewer Basic vendor-neutral desktop application for getting started with MS imaging data visualization and analysis. Supports raw data processing, histological coregistration, ROI import/drawing, exploratory data analysis (segmentation, PCA, colocalization), and automatic report generation.
• Pyxis MSI Most complete and versatile vendor-neutral solution for MS imaging data analysis. Covers all MSI workflow steps including raw data processing, coregistration, ROI analysis, image visualization, exploratory data analysis, automatic report generation, univariate/multivariate image analysis, quantification, and automated metabolites annotation with MS/MS identification.
• Pyxis (Ion Mobility MSI) Comprehensive vendor-neutral solution for ion mobility-MS imaging (IMS-MSI) data analysis. Supports untargeted and targeted analysis with 3D peak detection (m/z, CCS, intensity), CCS- and MS/MS-based identification, mobilogram visualization, and automated metabolites annotation.
• ONIRO Web Platform Web container platform that encapsulates Mass Analytica solutions for structure elucidation, in-silico predictions, spectral database, search and reporting. Distributed with WebMetabase, WebChembase, WebQuant, and Compound Library applications. Manages user access, workgroups, application settings, and directly controls MassMetaSite, MassChemSite, and WebQuant computations.
• WebMetabase Web application to archive, process, report and explore Metabolite Identification (Met ID) data. Java application running on application server connected to SQL database. Uses files from MassMetaSite and Sciex Metabolite Pilot for automated or manual upload; includes connectivity to Waters UNIFI.
• WebChembase Web application to archive, process, report and explore Product Identification (Prod ID) data. Uses files generated by MassChemSite for automated or manual upload to server. Includes NMR chemical shift prediction and multiplicity.
• WebQuant Module within ONIRO platform for ADME and PK lab workflows where quantification is required. Handles experiments with or without calibration lines for metabolic stability and pharmacokinetic studies.
• Compound Library Web application connected to database of chemical structures. Integrates data from SDF files and experiments from WebQuant and WebMetabase. Provides access to multiple prediction tools (MetaSite, VolSurf+, Moka, Charming) for Site of Metabolism prediction, molecular descriptors, ADME prediction, and NMR chemical shift.
• MassMetaSite Metabolite Identification software for small and macromolecule analysis using LC-MS, UV, fluorescence, and radio-chromatogram data. Automatically identifies metabolites, assigns chemical structures to peaks based on MS/MS fragmentation patterns, and integrates Site of Metabolism prediction from MetaSite. Reduces manual metabolite identification analysis from hours to minutes per compound.
• MetaSite Site of Metabolism prediction software positioned as the leader in the metabolism prediction market. Ranks multiple structural options for metabolites and provides visual analysis of enzyme-metabolite interaction with CYPs, FMO, and AOX proteins.
• MetaSite7 Next-generation Site of Metabolism prediction software with enhanced capabilities for predicting metabolic sites and enzyme interactions with cytochrome P450 and related enzymes.
• MassChemSite Software for forced degradation analysis and chemical reaction tracking. Processes MassChemSite experiment files for product identification and byproduct detection during chemical synthesis.
• AI Quantitation AI-enhanced quantitative analysis desktop software for mass spectrometry workflows. Provides automated quantification workflow using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry data for ADME and pharmacokinetic studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces manual metabolite identification analysis from several hours to only a few minutes per compound
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

AI capability14 records

Feature16 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Molecular DiscoverycoreTechnology or IntegrationLong-standing collaboration partner in software product development. Co-develops and distributes several mass spectrometry software products including Lipostar, MassMetaSite, and ONIRO platform. Molecular Discovery provides technology integration and product distribution capabilities.
• Molecular HorizoncoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration partner in offering software products covering multiple Mass Spectrometry workflows. Contributes to product ecosystem development.
• Lead Molecular Design, SLcoreTechnology or IntegrationResearch collaboration and co-authorship on scientific publications. Collaborators include Ramon Adàlia and other scientists affiliated with Lead Molecular Design, who contribute to software development and research publications.
• METLIN / Scripps ResearchcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to distribute METLIN-960k database (~960,000 compounds with experimental MS/MS spectra) for use within MARS software platform. Database available for purchase through Mass Analytica.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• MetaboAnalyst: Widely adopted (academic, free) web platform for statistical metabolomics analysis developed at the University of Alberta. Competes at the analysis/statistics layer rather than raw data processing, but serves the same pharma and academic metabolomics customers as Mass Analytica's MARS.

Direct peers

• Molecular Discovery: Long-standing co-development and distribution partner that jointly builds Lipostar, MassMetaSite, and the ONIRO platform with Mass Analytica. Their software portfolio directly overlaps in metabolomics, lipidomics, and metabolite identification, making them the closest peer by both product and business model.

Broad incumbents

• Certara: Drug development software and services company spanning PK/PD, DMPK, and regulatory submissions. Adjacent to Mass Analytica's pharma DMPK value proposition, particularly for customers needing integrated ADME/PK software alongside other drug-development modules.
• Agilent Technologies (MassHunter): MS instrument vendor with MassHunter and associated cheminformatics/biopharma tools. Competes broadly with Mass Analytica across pharma DMPK and metabolomics, especially where Agilent instruments are deployed.
• BIOVIA (Dassault Systèmes): Scientific informatics suite (BIOVIA Discovery Studio, Pipeline Pilot, ELN) used across pharma R&D. Competes with Mass Analytica at the platform level for scientific data management, structure elucidation, and ADME workflows in enterprise pharma accounts.
• SCIEX (OS / Metabolite Pilot): MS instrument vendor whose SCIEX OS and Metabolite Pilot software target the same metabolite ID and quantitation use cases. Mass Analytica's WebMetabase explicitly integrates Metabolite Pilot output, making this a direct overlap.
• Dotmatics: Enterprise scientific R&D informatics platform spanning biology, chemistry, and data management for pharma. Competes with Mass Analytica's ONIRO enterprise platform in providing unified scientific data environments to pharma R&D.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Compound Discoverer): Largest MS instrument vendor with bundled metabolomics/lipidomics software (Compound Discoverer, TraceFinder). Competes with Mass Analytica in pharma MetID workflows, but as part of a much broader life-sciences portfolio rather than a niche specialist.
• Bruker (DataAnalysis / MetaboScape): MS instrument vendor offering DataAnalysis, MetaboScape, and timsMetabo for metabolomics and imaging. Overlaps with Mass Analytica's Pyxis and LipostarMSI capabilities, especially in MS imaging workflows.
• Waters Corporation (UNIFI / MassLynx): Major MS instrument vendor offering UNIFI and MassLynx informatics, with whom Mass Analytica has a research collaboration but also competes for metabolite identification and DMPK analysis business in pharma accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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