Aerosol chemical analysis
The chemistry of the air, in real-time.
The Aerosol InfraRed Monitor (AIRMon) is the world's first automated and autonomous monitor for PM chemical analysis using FTIR.
The product
AIRMon
One patented instrument replaces a room full of equipment and a team of specialists. It turns particulate matter into source-level data.
- 01Continuous, real-time and fully autonomous samplingReadings every 15 minutes to 2 hours, unattended, rather than once a week from a lab.
- 02Quantifies inorganic, organic and dust componentsSulphate, nitrate, ammonium, alcohols, alkanes, amines, carbonyls, carboxylic acids and dust.
What makes it possible
- 03Chemical group speciation for source analysisThe functional groups present are what trace particulate matter back to where it came from.
- 04Patented PM film depositionCollects polydispersed aerosols and deposits them as one uniform optical film inside the instrument.
- 01Continuous, real-time and fully autonomous samplingReadings every 15 minutes to 2 hours, unattended, rather than once a week from a lab.
- 02Quantifies inorganic, organic and dust componentsSulphate, nitrate, ammonium, alcohols, alkanes, amines, carbonyls, carboxylic acids and dust.
- 03Chemical group speciation for source analysisThe functional groups present are what trace particulate matter back to where it came from.
- 04Patented PM film depositionCollects polydispersed aerosols and deposits them as one uniform optical film inside the instrument.
Real-time composition
Source analysis
Automatic & autonomous
Automatic and autonomous
It samples and analyzes on its own, cutting the labor and time spent on expert-driven composition studies.
Patented tech
Patented technology
AIRMon is protected under two separate patents covering its measurement and analysis approach.1
Whole lab
A whole lab in one instrument
Self-contained. No additional instruments or lab setup.1
Automatic and autonomous
It samples and analyzes on its own, cutting the labor and time spent on expert-driven composition studies.
Patented technology
AIRMon is protected under two separate patents covering its measurement and analysis approach.1
A whole lab in one instrument
Self-contained. No additional instruments or lab setup.1
Sectors
Who uses AIRMon
The same instrument serves monitoring agencies, industry, research groups and public health.
National monitoring networks rely on slow, costly lab procedures just to trace where pollution came from. AIRMon deploys as a distributed network, finding emission hotspots and tracking long-range transport in real-time.
- Measured source contributions for policy
- Faster, cheaper monitoring networks
- Aligned with WHO and EU air-quality standards
About us
Motivated scientists, engineers and commercial specialists working on the same mission.
Nikunj Dudani
CEO, Co-founder
Satoshi Takahama
Scientific Advisor, Co-Founder
Andrea Baccarini
CTO
Kamila Babayeva
Programming
Myrabelle Oestreicher
Sales & Marketing
Dravid Chithra Subramaniam
Finance and Operations
The problem
premature deaths every year. The WHO identifies aerosol pollution as the single largest environmental health risk.
The core challenge isn't measuring particulate matter. It's identifying where it comes from, what it's made of, and how it affects health.
That kind of analysis is expensive today. It takes skilled labor and a room full of costly instruments, so real answers stay out of reach for most cities, industries, and low-income countries.
Our approach
Create a planet free of harmful risks in air and improve the health of all living things.
Aerospec's technology measures the chemical composition of risks in air, providing detailed analysis on its source and its makeup. We provide complete and usable data that equips businesses and governments to combat risks in air and improve global health & safety.
Our impact
Data that reaches the places it's needed most.
Aerospec's work contributes to six UN Sustainable Development Goals. It turns pollution data into the evidence policymakers need to act.
We set aside a portion from every sale to fund PM measurements in a low-income country. That way, the communities most exposed to aerosol pollution aren't the last to get answers.
Awards
2021
Innosuisse Business Concept winner
2021
Innosuisse grant, without implementation partner
2022
‘Enabled by Design’ grant from EPFL
2022
Innogrant winners at EPFL Startup Unit
2023
‘Deep-tech pioneer’ at Hello-Tomorrow, Paris
2024
Venture Kick Stage 3 winner
2024
FIT Vaud seed winner
2024
Gebert Rüf Stiftung InnoBooster winner
2025
ESA BIC Switzerland incubatee
2025
Innosuisse Core Coaching
2025
Finalist, START Summit global pitch competition, St. Gallen
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- info@aerospec.ch