Pranalytica, Inc

Pranalytica is a company that specializes in ultra-sensitive gas detection and identification in harsh spectroscopic environments, such as those found in semiconductor fab lines and for environmental monitoring. They have built a leading position in trace gas sensors, and their competitive advantage lies in their ability to detect and measure target gases in the presence of multiple interfering species where competing sensors fall prey to false alarms.

The company began working on quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) as a means to extend the window of accessible wavelengths for gas sensing. Their initial QCL effort was supported by the DARPA Laser Photoacoustic Spectroscopy program for the development of a portable sensor capable of reliably detecting chemical weapons agents, toxic industrial chemicals, and explosives. Leveraging this R&D effort, they have built a leading position in the fields of single mode, widely tunable QCL systems and high power QCL systems.

Today, Pranalytica has two major product lines. Their widely deployed ultra-sensitive gas sensing instruments address many needs in the detection of trace gases in medical, environmental, industrial, and national security applications. Their revolutionary mid-infrared laser systems offer world-leading output power and unmatched ease of operation with applications to many national security related applications.

The company operates its state-of-the-art facility in Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A., and more than half of its employees hold advanced degrees in various fields of science and engineering, ensuring that its world-class R&D continues to generate world-class products to address the needs of its customers. Pranalytica's contributions to gas sensing have been acknowledged, and their analysis has been incorporated into DARPA's "bible" for gas sensors for chemical and biological threats.