TESCAN XRE
TESCAN XRE is a Belgian micro-CT instrumentation company that designs 3D and 4D X-ray CT systems (UniTOM, CoreTOM, DynaTOM) and Octopus reconstruction software, serving academic and industrial R&D labs in life science, geoscience, and materials science, distributed globally through its parent TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersGhent, Belgium
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What TESCAN XRE does
TESCAN XRE (legal entity XRE NV) is a Belgian-micro-CT instrumentation company headquartered in Ghent that designs and manufactures laboratory-scale 3D and dynamic 4D X-ray computed tomography systems, complemented by the Octopus reconstruction and analysis software suite and a professional X-ray CT inspection services offering. The firm fields three registered product platforms — UniTOM (modular high-resolution system reaching true spatial resolutions down to 500 nanometres), CoreTOM (multi-resolution 3D X-ray microscope for full cores down to microplugs, with intuitive Volume of Interest Selection), and DynaTOM (the first dedicated commercial system for fast dynamic in situ imaging, delivering complete tomographies in seconds at 3 µm resolution) — and the purpose-built Octopus software for 2D-to-3D reconstruction, visualisation, quantification and collaboration. Octopus originated at Ghent University's Centre for X-ray Tomography (UGCT), and the XRE team comprises original UGCT founders with more than fifteen years of CT hardware and software expertise and a substantial scientific publication record.
The company sells principally to academic and industrial R&D laboratories across three vertical use cases — life science (mineralised tissue, plant sciences, zoology, food and agro), geoscience (full cores to microplugs, multiphase flow, CO2 dissolution studies), and materials science (metal foam compression, lithium-ion battery analysis, composites, wind turbine blade inspection) — with named reference customers such as Zeelandia (food and bakery structural analysis). Revenue is generated through three streams: hardware sales of the UniTOM/CoreTOM/DynaTOM systems, software licensing for Octopus, and professional X-ray CT inspection services. The go-to-market is enterprise-led via TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING's global distribution network (over 2,500 SEMs installed across nearly 80 countries), supplemented by direct website inquiry and event-driven demand generation at conferences such as Interpore, ToScA, and the Society of Core Analysts. Custom quotation is required; no public pricing is disclosed.
XRE NV was formed in June 2017 from the merger of XRE and Inside Matters, both Ghent University UGCT spin-offs, and was acquired by TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING a.s. (Czech Republic) on March 27, 2018, becoming a wholly-owned product, applications and technology development centre within the TESCAN group. Leadership is Jelle Vlassenbroeck (CEO), Denis Van Loo (Director of Engineering), Arno Merkle (Director of Business Development, joined October 2017), and Bart Pauwels (Research Scientist, joined March 2018). The company is participating in the EU-funded Smar*Light consortium (€2.85M EFRO grant) to develop a compact, tunable 'table-top synchrotron' X-ray source.
TESCAN XRE firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- TESCAN XRE
- Legal name
- XRE NV
- Website
- https://xre.be
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Acquired
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- TESCAN XRE is a Belgian micro-CT instrumentation company that designs 3D and 4D X-ray CT systems (UniTOM, CoreTOM, DynaTOM) and Octopus reconstruction software, serving academic and industrial R&D labs in life science, geoscience, and materials science, distributed globally through its parent TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
TESCAN XRE industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Scientific Imaging Instrumentation
- NAICS
- Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)
- SIC
- X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Computed Tomography (CT) Systems (HLAHABAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- CT/X-ray & Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) for AM Parts (IMAAAHAG), Radiology AI, CAD & Advanced Visualization Software (HLAHABAJ)
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Where TESCAN XRE is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ghent
- HQ country
- Belgium
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
TESCAN XRE business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- X-ray CT Systems (UniTOM, CoreTOM, DynaTOM): Sale of specialized 3D X-ray CT scanner systems designed to meet specific application demands in research and industrial environments
- Software Solutions (Octopus): Suite of software solutions that facilitate 3D image acquisition, reconstruction, visualization, quantification and collaboration
- Professional X-ray CT Inspection Services: Dedicated professional X-ray CT inspection services offered to both industry and academia, including complete material characterization projects on hardware and software platform
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels7 records
TESCAN XRE product offering
Product offeringCore offering
TESCAN XRE develops and sells micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) systems for non-destructive 3D and dynamic 4D X-ray imaging, including the UniTOM, CoreTOM, and DynaTOM scanner product lines. The company also develops the Octopus software suite for 2D-to-3D reconstruction, visualization, quantification, and collaboration, and provides professional X-ray CT inspection and material characterization services to both academic and industrial customers.
Product overview
TESCAN XRE offers a portfolio of three specialized X-ray CT systems (UniTOM, CoreTOM, and DynaTOM) combined with Octopus software solutions. UniTOM provides modular and versatile high resolution 3D imaging with submicron spatial resolution. CoreTOM delivers multi-resolution 3D imaging optimized for large field of view applications from cores to microplugs. DynaTOM is the first dedicated commercial system for fast dynamic in situ 4D imaging. The Octopus software suite facilitates image acquisition, 3D reconstruction, visualization, quantification and collaboration across all hardware platforms.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- UniTOM Flexible high-resolution X-ray CT system with modular setup concept achieving true spatial resolutions down to 500 nanometer, handling samples up to 30 cm in diameter and 50 cm in height, with capability for in-situ and 4D imaging through expandable hardware configurations with multiple X-ray sources and detectors. Targeted at researchers and industrial R&D teams needing versatile, upgradable micro-CT hardware.
- CoreTOM Multi-resolution 3D X-ray microscope optimized for high-resolution large field-of-view imaging of full cores down to microplugs, supporting samples up to 1.5 meters in height, with intuitive volume of interest selection (VOIS) and dynamic in situ imaging capabilities. Designed for geoscience applications such as core analysis and for materials science inspection.
- DynaTOM First dedicated commercial system for fast dynamic in situ imaging with high temporal resolution 4D X-ray imaging, featuring a fixed sample configuration with rotating X-ray source and detector, achieving resolution down to 3 micrometers with complete tomographies on the order of seconds and continuous acquisition for monitoring dynamic processes. Targeted at researchers studying dynamic material behavior such as flow, compression, and in situ experiments.
- Octopus Reconstruction Software Suite of intuitive programs for reconstruction of 2D projection data to 3D volumes, analysis, visualization, and quantification of 3D volumes, built by and for tomography professionals. Used with TESCAN XRE hardware platforms and adopted across the scientific imaging community for collaborative reconstruction and analysis workflows.
- Professional X-ray CT Inspection Services Dedicated professional X-ray CT inspection services offered to both industry and academia, enabling industrial customers to tackle challenges across the product life cycle, with collaboration on research centers for complete material characterization projects on the XRE hardware and software platform.
Quantifiable outcome
- Carbon fiber front fork scanned in 30 minutes at 160 µm resolution with automatic defect detection
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Companies that use TESCAN XRE
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
TESCAN XRE technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
TESCAN XRE partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights5 records
TESCAN XRE competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- YXLON (Comet Group): YXLON provides industrial X-ray and CT inspection systems for non-destructive testing across aerospace, automotive, and electronics, overlapping with XRE's materials science and industrial inspection use cases.
- Rigaku: Rigaku manufactures X-ray diffraction and imaging instrumentation including CT/X-ray microscopy systems for materials and life science research, directly overlapping with XRE's product portfolio and customer base.
- Waygate Technologies (Baker Hughes): Waygate Technologies (formerly GE Inspection Technologies) provides industrial computed tomography and X-ray inspection systems, directly competing with XRE's industrial NDT and quality assurance offerings.
- Bruker: Bruker's micro-CT product line (e.g., SKYSCAN) directly competes with XRE's UniTOM, CoreTOM, and DynaTOM in academic and industrial R&D for high-resolution 3D X-ray imaging applications across materials science and life science.
- Nikon Metrology: Nikon Metrology offers industrial X-ray CT and 3D metrology systems for non-destructive inspection in materials science and manufacturing, comparable to XRE's CoreTOM and DynaTOM industrial applications.
- Carl Zeiss (ZEISS X-ray Microscopy): ZEISS X-ray Microscopy (Xradia) offers micro- and nano-CT systems serving the same academic and industrial research customers as XRE, with comparable high-resolution and in-situ imaging capabilities.
Broad incumbents
- GE Healthcare: GE Healthcare is a major medical imaging incumbent with CT systems and pre-clinical imaging products that operate in adjacent X-ray imaging markets to XRE, particularly in clinical and preclinical research imaging.
- Shimadzu: Shimadzu manufactures a broad line of analytical and measurement instruments including X-ray CT and imaging systems that serve materials science and industrial inspection markets adjacent to XRE's focus.
- Siemens Healthineers: Siemens Healthineers offers clinical CT and a small pre-clinical imaging portfolio, providing overlap with XRE's clinical-adjacent imaging capabilities as a much larger diversified medical imaging vendor.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher offers a broad portfolio of electron microscopy, X-ray, and micro-CT platforms (e.g., HeliScan, phoenix) that compete with XRE's products as part of a much larger materials characterization and life sciences portfolio.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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TESCAN XRE leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
TESCAN XRE funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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TESCAN XRE M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about TESCAN XRE
What does TESCAN XRE do?
TESCAN XRE develops and sells micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) systems for non-destructive 3D and dynamic 4D X-ray imaging, including the UniTOM, CoreTOM, and DynaTOM scanner product lines. The company also develops the Octopus software suite for 2D-to-3D reconstruction, visualization, quantification, and collaboration, and provides professional X-ray CT inspection and material characterization services to both academic and industrial customers.
Is TESCAN XRE a public or private company?
TESCAN XRE is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently acquired.
When was TESCAN XRE founded?
TESCAN XRE was founded in 2017. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is TESCAN XRE based?
TESCAN XRE is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, in the Europe region.
How does TESCAN XRE make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. X-ray CT Systems (UniTOM, CoreTOM, DynaTOM) is the primary driver. The others are software Solutions (Octopus) and professional X-ray CT Inspection Services.
Who are TESCAN XRE's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are YXLON (Comet Group), Rigaku, Waygate Technologies (Baker Hughes), Bruker, Nikon Metrology and Carl Zeiss (ZEISS X-ray Microscopy). Broad incumbents are GE Healthcare, Shimadzu, Siemens Healthineers and Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Does TESCAN XRE have an API?
No public API is recorded for TESCAN XRE.
What industry is TESCAN XRE in?
TESCAN XRE's product category is Scientific Imaging Instrumentation. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAHABAB, Computed Tomography (CT) Systems, with a secondary code of IMAAAHAG, CT/X-ray & Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) for AM Parts. Its NAICS code is 334517 and its SIC code is 3844.