Expanding the Spectral Map Across Industries
Tea is our foundation. Our NIR and AI platform extends wherever the same quality measurement gap exists - agriculture, environment, energy, and healthcare.
Food & Agriculture
The largest and most developed sector in our pipeline - spanning tea, spices, dairy, and industrial crops.
4 validated models available now
Moisture Content - Green Tea
Real-time MC measurement for green tea. Model trained on TRI-standard data and independently validated in December 2025.
View projectTotal Polyphenols (TPP)
Total polyphenol profiling for black tea - the leading proxy for antioxidant quality and a primary auction pricing signal.
View projectSugar in Tea
Total sugar quantification across black tea grades - a key differentiator for premium blend specification and export documentation.
View projectCaffeine Content
Rapid caffeine screening for black tea blends - lite model delivered, enabling blend certification and label compliance workflows.
View projectQuality Markers
Catechins
Full catechin profiling - EGCG, ECG, EGC, and EC - the primary antioxidant markers driving health-benefit claims and premium pricing.
Theaflavins (TF)
Contribute to brightness and briskness in black tea liquor. A key freshness indicator assessed at the Colombo auction.
Thearubigins (TR)
Influence liquor colour and body. Work alongside TF to define the overall strength and character of the cup.
TF:TR Ratio
The industry-standard quality metric for black tea - a direct predictor of brightness, body, and auction price expectations.
Water Extract
Total soluble solids measurement reflecting the strength and brewing yield of the tea - a key spec for bulk tea buyers.
Free Amino Acids
Sweetness and umami characteristics. Theanine content is especially important for premium-grade and specialty market classification.
Ash Content
Purity and mineral composition marker. Elevated ash content can indicate contamination or dilution and is monitored under import regulations.
Safety & Residues
Glyphosate
Broad-spectrum herbicide residue screening. Exceeding MRLs in importing countries can trigger export rejections - a critical compliance parameter for EU and Japanese markets.
Diuron
Long-term herbicide regulated by importing countries. Typically analyzed by LC-MS/MS; rapid NIR screening approaches are under active investigation.
Other Pesticide Residues
Additional regulated compounds including MCPA, chlorpyrifos, and others relevant to EU, US, and Asian import market MRL frameworks.
Physical Properties
Leaf Grade Classification
Automated classification of black tea grades (BOP, BOPF, OP, Pekoe, etc.) from spectral and morphological data - replacing manual sieve grading.
Particle Size Distribution
Sieve-free particle size analysis relevant to infusion rate, packaging fill weight, and grade compliance verification.
Colour Analysis
Objective liquor colour measurement for blending consistency and export specification compliance - critical for branded tea producers.
Foreign Matter Detection
Identification of non-tea material - fibres, insects, extraneous plant matter - at the processing stage before packing.
Batch Consistency
Spectral fingerprinting across production batches to verify blend consistency before shipping - important for large-volume export contracts.
Coffee - Green Bean Moisture
MC analysis for green coffee beans - the critical pre-roast quality checkpoint. Questionnaire distributed to target roasters and exporters.
View projectCinnamon
Moisture and cinnamaldehyde content for Ceylon cinnamon - the primary authenticity and quality indicators for export compliance. Discussions underway.
View projectMilk Quality
Rapid compositional analysis for raw milk - fat, protein, and adulteration screening to replace slow wet-chemistry tests at collection centres.
View projectCrude Fibre - Feed Inputs
Crude fibre measurement for agricultural feed inputs - early feasibility work underway to assess calibration dataset requirements and partner appetite.
View projectRubber
Dry rubber content (DRC) measurement at point of purchase - enabling transparent, data-driven pricing between smallholders and processors.
View projectBlack Pepper & Spices
Spectral signature mapping for black pepper and mixed spices - dataset acquisition phase. Adulteration detection and grade classification are primary targets.
View projectOAK Integrated Systems
Early DiscussionsAI + Sustainability Solutions
Early collaboration exploring AI-driven sustainability monitoring across agricultural supply chains. Scope and data-sharing framework are being defined.
NIPM
Emails SentData Collection Partnership
Engaging the National Institute of Plantation Management to support structured spectral data collection across commodity types - critical for accelerating model training beyond tea.
Environmental & Industrial
High-stakes detection applications where laboratory turnaround times are a critical bottleneck for safety and compliance.
Asbestos Analysis
Spectral identification of three asbestos fibre types - Chrysotile, Amosite, and Crocidolite - in field samples. Proposal submitted to industrial partner for site monitoring applications.
View projectPesticide Detection
Field-level residue screening for Diuron, MCPA, and related compounds - targeting EU MRL compliance verification for export-grade produce.
View projectEnergy Sector
Baker Hughes
Featured Collaboration
Pitch Deck SentCCUS Pipeline Solutions
NIR-based composition monitoring for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) pipelines - enabling real-time fluid characterisation without offline sampling. Application and pitch deck submitted to Baker Hughes.
View projectHealthcare & Biochemical
These items are early-stage research, not products in development. We present them to indicate the architectural range of the platform - not to imply clinical applications.
Biomarker Detection in Urine
Non-invasive creatinine and blood detection in urine via NIR spectroscopy - early feasibility research. Proposal submitted to a research partner.
View projectPest-Stress Detection - Black Tea
Identifying spectral signatures of pest-induced biochemical stress in black tea at powder level - early research into quantifying quality impact before visible damage appears.
View projectR&D Partnerships
Have a Quality Measurement Problem?
Our NIR architecture is commodity-agnostic - what determines feasibility is calibration data. If you're working on a measurement gap in agriculture, food, environment, or industry, we're open to research partnerships.
Contact the Research TeamFood & Agriculture
10+ projects
Environmental
2 projects
Energy
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Healthcare
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