Spectra Plasmonics
Spectra Plasmonics is dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations to make better health-related decisions through the development of high-performing, easy-to-use chemical sensing products. Founded by scientists and engineers at Queen’s University, the company focuses on creating cost-effective, high-quality drug checking solutions to address drug-related challenges in North America.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Spectra Plasmonics
Products
Portable drug analysis system (Raman + SERS)
A compact, portable analytical instrument and software suite that performs Raman/SERS spectral acquisition, automated machine-learning classification against a curated library, and presents plain-language results for frontline drug checking.
Portable drug analysis system (Raman + SERS)
A compact, portable analytical instrument and software suite that performs Raman/SERS spectral acquisition, automated machine-learning classification against a curated library, and presents plain-language results for frontline drug checking.
Services
Free demonstrations and pilot engagement to evaluate device suitability and workflow integration for organizations.
Operator training and deployment assistance designed to enable non-expert staff to perform testing and interpret results.
Ongoing updates to the detection library and publication of comparative studies and white papers to document detection performance for emerging substances.
Aggregation and visualization of test results with configurable alerts for hazardous or noteworthy batches to support data-driven decision making.
Free demonstrations and pilot engagement to evaluate device suitability and workflow integration for organizations.
Operator training and deployment assistance designed to enable non-expert staff to perform testing and interpret results.
Ongoing updates to the detection library and publication of comparative studies and white papers to document detection performance for emerging substances.
Aggregation and visualization of test results with configurable alerts for hazardous or noteworthy batches to support data-driven decision making.
Expertise Areas
- Drug checking and substance analysis
- Portable vibrational spectroscopy (Raman/SERS)
- Machine learning for spectral identification
- Spectral database development and curation
Key Technologies
- Portable Raman spectroscopy
- Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)
- Machine learning-based spectral classification
- Molecular-fingerprint spectral database
News & Updates
Hear an organization's experience with being trained to use Amplifi ID, and their plans to use it with their drug checking service.
Learn more about Spectra Plasmonics and the Amplifi ID Drug Checking Technology.
BTMPS was not designed or approved for human or animal consumption, yet has been appearing in the US drug supply.
Stories from frontline healthcare groups using Amplifi ID for Drug Checking.
Hear an organization's experience with being trained to use Amplifi ID, and their plans to use it with their drug checking service.
Learn more about Spectra Plasmonics and the Amplifi ID Drug Checking Technology.
BTMPS was not designed or approved for human or animal consumption, yet has been appearing in the US drug supply.
Stories from frontline healthcare groups using Amplifi ID for Drug Checking.