NSEE - IMT

What NSEE - IMT does

NSEE (Núcleo de Sistemas Eletrônicos Embarcados) is a research laboratory embedded within Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia (IMT), a private educational institution located in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil. The lab was established in connection with the 2017 partnership on the Giant Magellan Telescope and currently operates across two principal research verticals: (1) embedded electronic systems for aerospace applications, including QEMU-based hardware/software emulators of spacecraft instruments developed for NASA (VERITAS mission via JPL) and ESA (EnVision and PLATO missions), as well as control interfaces for the GMT consortium's seven-mirror 8-meter telescope in the Atacama Desert; and (2) applied AI/ML for healthcare, anchored by machine-learning models predicting colorectal cancer patient survival at roughly 77% accuracy (AUC ~0.86) on the São Paulo cancer registry and a newer deep-learning line for lung CT tumor analysis under the FAPESP ConeCta-SP project. NSEE's products are research artifacts — peer-reviewed papers, simulators, and prototype control systems — rather than commercial offerings, and the team of around seven personnel combines senior engineers (Vanderlei Parro, Daniel Gueter, Fábio Rofino, Rodrigo França, Sergio Augusto, Marco Furlan), ML-focused researchers (Lucas Buk Cardoso), and an alumnus liaison at DLR (Yuri Bunduki) supporting international coordination.

NSEE's business model is grant-funded research rather than commercial product sales: the organization does not monetize its simulators, telescope systems, or ML models, and its disclosed cash inflow is FAPESP research grants, including the ConeCta-SP project and TT-5 technical-training scholarships valued at R$ 9,046.80 net monthly for senior researchers. Go-to-market is therefore academic and partnership-driven — Nature Scientific Reports publication, conference lectures on LinkedIn/YouTube, scientific GitHub repositories, and institutional visits (e.g., UFABC in June 2023) — rather than sales-led. Customer and partner concentration sits with two counterparties: space agencies (NASA, ESA, DLR) and a narrow cluster of Brazilian academic and clinical institutions (USP Faculty of Public Health, A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Fundação Oncocentro de São Paulo, UFABC). Marketing and distribution channels are limited to organic social (LinkedIn, Instagram), YouTube recordings, academic conferences, and an open-source GitHub repository; there is no API, no commercial SDK, and no disclosed product pricing.

Name

NSEE - IMT

Legal name

Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

Website

https://nsee.maua.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NSEE (Núcleo de Sistemas Eletrônicos Embarcados) is a research laboratory at Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia in São Caetano do Sul, Brazil, developing embedded electronic systems for space missions (NASA, ESA, GMT) and AI/ML applications for cancer prognosis and medical imaging.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace and Embedded Systems Research

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMABAOAM

Defense Software, Mission Applications & Open Architecture (MOSA) Systems

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Defense Systems and Technologies

SECONDARYHDAAAEAH

Medical Imaging AI

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning/Computer Vision & Video Analytics

SECONDARYIMABACAK

Spacecraft Integration, Assembly & Test (IAT)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle Manufacturing

Keywords

• Embedded electronic systems
• Space mission simulators
• Aerospace systems engineering
• Machine learning healthcare
• FPGA system development

Headquarters

HQ city

São Caetano do Sul

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NSEE is a research laboratory that develops embedded electronic systems for space applications and applies machine learning to healthcare. It builds QEMU-based spacecraft instrument simulators for ESA and NASA planetary missions (VERITAS, EnVision), engineers control systems for the Giant Magellan Telescope, and produces machine learning models for cancer survival prediction and lung tomography analysis.

Product overview

NSEE (Núcleo de Sistemas Eletrônicos Embarcados) is a research laboratory at Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia (IMT) focused on advanced electronic embedded systems for aerospace applications and AI/ML solutions for healthcare. The organization operates three main research verticals: (1) Space Systems Development including spacecraft instrument simulators using QEMU technology for ESA's PLATO mission, NASA's VERITAS, and ESA's EnVision missions to Venus, as well as embedded systems development for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT); (2) AI and Data Science for Medical Applications applying machine learning algorithms to cancer patient datasets for survival prediction and clinical decision support; (3) EMC/EMI Studies and Technology Innovation. The laboratory collaborates with national and international institutions including ESA, NASA, DLR, UFABC, and USP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 77% prediction accuracy with AUC of 0.86 for colorectal cancer patient survival using machine learning models
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2023Collaboration on cancer research using machine learning, specifically for colorectal cancer patient survival prediction studies published in Nature Scientific Reports.
• Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2023Knowledge exchange and potential future collaborative research projects. UFABC researchers visited NSEE facilities at IMT campus to explore partnership opportunities.
• NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 February 2023NSEE participates in the VERITAS mission led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), developing software simulators to emulate space mission instruments. The project aims to map Venus's surface in high resolution.
• ESA (European Space Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 February 2023NSEE contributes to the EnVision mission (ESA) and the PLATO mission, developing QEMU-based simulators for spacecraft instruments and emulating hardware/software interfaces for mission validation.
• Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017NSEE engineers visited the Atacama Desert construction site to work on the GMT project, developing telescope panels and control systems. The telescope features seven 8-meter diameter mirrors.
• A.C. Camargo Cancer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaborator on cancer studies, contributing data and expertise to machine learning models for predicting cancer patient outcomes.
• Fundação Oncocentro de São Paulo (FOSP)coreOthersSource of cancer registry data (Hospital Cancer Registry of São Paulo) covering ~30 million inhabitants with 33,000 colorectal cancer cases used for ML model training.
• DLR (German Aerospace Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYuri Bunduki (IMT alumnus, now at DLR) serves as liaison for international cooperation on space projects, facilitating collaboration between NSEE and German aerospace institutions.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• GMV: Spanish space IT and systems engineering firm that builds mission simulators, ground systems, and onboard software for ESA and NASA missions. Closely comparable to NSEE in mission-software and embedded-systems focus, though at much larger scale.
• Elecnor Deimos: European space systems integrator providing mission analysis, simulation, GNC, and onboard software for ESA programs. Closely matches NSEE's mix of mission simulation software and embedded-space systems work.
• Beyond Gravity: Swiss supplier of space electronics, avionics computers, and structural components used in ESA missions. Comparable to NSEE's embedded electronic systems and telescope/spacecraft hardware interface work.
• SENER Aeroespacial: Spanish engineering group supplying mechanical, electronic, and software subsystems for ESA and European space missions, including onboard computers and instrument electronics. Similar role profile to NSEE within larger mission consortia.

Emerging players

• Tempus Labs: US clinical AI company applying machine learning to oncology and real-world clinical data, including colorectal and other cancer outcome prediction. Comparable to NSEE's medical-AI vertical but operating at vastly larger commercial scale.
• Flatiron Health: Oncology-focused health-tech firm using ML on real-world clinical data to support cancer research and care decisions. Comparable to NSEE's cancer registry ML work, especially the São Paulo colorectal survival model, but commercialized rather than grant-funded.

Broad incumbents

• OHB System: European space prime delivering satellites and instruments for ESA missions, including EnVision. Comparable as a mission prime that relies on the same ecosystem of embedded-systems suppliers and simulators that NSEE serves.
• Thales Alenia Space: Major European space prime manufacturing spacecraft, instruments, and mission systems for ESA and commercial customers. Far larger than NSEE but directly comparable as the type of prime that consumes NSEE-style embedded subsystems and simulation tooling.
• Telespazio: Space services joint venture providing ground systems, mission control, and simulation support for ESA and institutional customers. Comparable as a mission-support services peer to NSEE's simulation/emulation work.
• Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace: Norwegian aerospace and defense group developing embedded electronics, avionics, and space subsystems for ESA and NATO programs. Broader and more diversified than NSEE but operates in adjacent embedded-aerospace territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nsee_imt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nsee-imt
• Instagraminstagram.com/nsee.imt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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