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PURSPEC is a scientific instruments company that manufactures high-end portable mass spectrometry instruments. The company develops and produces compact mass spectrometry devices that deliver laboratory-quality analytical performance in portable form factors, enabling on-site chemical analysis for environmental monitoring, food safety, pharmaceutical quality control, and security applications. PURSPEC technology…

Life Sciences · Life Sciences Platforms and Tools, · West Lafayette, United States · EST 2015

About

PURSPEC is a scientific instruments company that manufactures high-end portable mass spectrometry instruments. The company develops and produces compact mass spectrometry devices that deliver laboratory-quality analytical performance in portable form factors, enabling on-site chemical analysis for environmental monitoring, food safety, pharmaceutical quality control, and security applications. PURSPEC technology miniaturizes mass spectrometry instrumentation while maintaining the sensitivity, resolution, and accuracy of benchtop instruments, making sophisticated chemical analysis accessible in field environments. The company products support rapid identification and quantification of chemical compounds in diverse settings where traditional laboratory analysis is impractical or too slow. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in West Lafayette, Indiana, PURSPEC has raised approximately $13.8 million in Series A funding from investors including Tsinghua Holdings, HHS, and Elevate Ventures.

Business model

Life Sciences Platforms and Tools > Instruments > Imaging Systems > Spectroscopy > Mass Spectroscopy,

Photonics > Nanophotonics > Nanocharacterisation Techniques > Spectroscopy

Founders & team highlights

Founder with Prior Funding,

Serial Founder

Team background

College Wise > Tsinghua University

Institutional investors

Tsinghua HoldingsHHSElevate VenturesGuoqian Medical Technology

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