Owlstone
Developer and manufacturer of compact chemical-detection and calibration systems. Uses a micro-scale ion mobility variant to provide high-sensitivity, selective detection of volatile chemicals. Offers modular calibration gas generators, humidity and flow control hardware, permeation/diffusion tube consumables and manufacturing kits, and portable analyzers for defense, industrial, IoT and medical research applications.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
large (251-1000)
Patents
Products
Calibration gas generator (compact, permeation-tube based)
Compact system that generates traceable calibration gas standards from permeation tubes for sensor and instrument calibration across ppt to ppm ranges.
Vertical calibration gas generator (large-bore, multi-source)
Vertical oven vapor generator compatible with multiple permeation tubes and diffusion sources, digital split-flow control and larger oven volume for higher throughput and flexible concentrations.
Humidity generator (environmental test humidification)
Humidity generation module to produce controlled relative humidity over a wide range for environmental testing of sensors and instruments.
Flow controller module (secondary dilution and ultra-low concentrations)
Flow controller designed to integrate into modular calibration racks to provide secondary dilution and precise flow control for ultra-low concentration generation.
Permeation tubes and diffusion tubes (consumables)
Supply of permeation tubes and diffusion tubes for generation of traceable gas standards across hundreds of analytes; provided with calibration certificates.
Programmable portable chemical analyzer (point-of-need)
Field-deployable programmable chemical analyzer designed for use by non-specialist operators for real-time detection of VOCs and industrial toxic compounds.
Calibration gas generator (compact, permeation-tube based)
Compact system that generates traceable calibration gas standards from permeation tubes for sensor and instrument calibration across ppt to ppm ranges.
Vertical calibration gas generator (large-bore, multi-source)
Vertical oven vapor generator compatible with multiple permeation tubes and diffusion sources, digital split-flow control and larger oven volume for higher throughput and flexible concentrations.
Humidity generator (environmental test humidification)
Humidity generation module to produce controlled relative humidity over a wide range for environmental testing of sensors and instruments.
Flow controller module (secondary dilution and ultra-low concentrations)
Flow controller designed to integrate into modular calibration racks to provide secondary dilution and precise flow control for ultra-low concentration generation.
Permeation tubes and diffusion tubes (consumables)
Supply of permeation tubes and diffusion tubes for generation of traceable gas standards across hundreds of analytes; provided with calibration certificates.
Programmable portable chemical analyzer (point-of-need)
Field-deployable programmable chemical analyzer designed for use by non-specialist operators for real-time detection of VOCs and industrial toxic compounds.
Services
Supply of manufacturing kits, tooling, consumables and instructions to build and calibrate permeation tubes for custom analytes.
Provision of modular calibration gas generators, humidity generators and flow controllers with software/communication interfaces for automated test rigs.
Supply of manufacturing kits, tooling, consumables and instructions to build and calibrate permeation tubes for custom analytes.
Provision of modular calibration gas generators, humidity generators and flow controllers with software/communication interfaces for automated test rigs.
Expertise Areas
- Chemical detection and identification
- Calibration gas generation and permeation tube systems
- Portable sensor productization for point-of-need use
- VOC fingerprinting and environmental monitoring
Key Technologies
- Ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS variant)
- Micron-scale solid-state ion filters
- Permeation tube and diffusion tube gas generation
- Modular calibration gas generators (rack-based)
News & Updates
Report of the opening of a high-volume clinical laboratory for breath-based biomarker analysis and a visit by a public figure; relates to the group's medical spin-out and clinical laboratory capabilities.
Announcement of a research collaboration to develop a breath-based pre-endoscopic test intended to improve colonoscopy effectiveness.
Press coverage describing breath-based diagnostic research and sensing technology potential for clinical screening.
Press item reporting a senior award to company leadership in recognition of engineering contributions related to breath biopsy and related technologies.
Report of the opening of a high-volume clinical laboratory for breath-based biomarker analysis and a visit by a public figure; relates to the group's medical spin-out and clinical laboratory capabilities.
Announcement of a research collaboration to develop a breath-based pre-endoscopic test intended to improve colonoscopy effectiveness.
Press coverage describing breath-based diagnostic research and sensing technology potential for clinical screening.
Press item reporting a senior award to company leadership in recognition of engineering contributions related to breath biopsy and related technologies.