IN'AIR SOLUTIONS

Their core work

IN'AIR SOLUTIONS is a French technology SME based in Strasbourg specializing in miniaturized air quality sensing, with a demonstrated focus on detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ozone in confined environments. Their core capability is the development of compact microfluidic devices — analytical instruments small enough to be deployed inside aircraft cabins for continuous air quality monitoring. They participate in EU research consortia as an industrial partner, contributing application expertise and real-world testing contexts that bridge laboratory gas flow science with deployable sensing products. Their work sits at the intersection of environmental health, aviation safety, and precision analytical instrumentation.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Both projects started within a year of each other (2015 and 2016), so a sharp chronological pivot is not visible in the data. That said, MIGRATE — an MSCA training network on fundamental miniaturized gas flow science — appears to have served as the scientific foundation, while MACAO translated that gas flow expertise into a concrete aviation application: deployable microfluidic sensors for cabin air. The trajectory moves from foundational research participation toward industrial product validation in a regulated, safety-critical sector. No keyword metadata is available to confirm finer-grained shifts in focus.

Their progression from a Marie Curie training network into a Clean Sky 2 industrial action suggests they were deliberately building toward aviation-sector deployment of microfluidic sensor technology — a direction that aligns with growing regulatory scrutiny of aircraft cabin air quality in Europe.

How they like to work

IN'AIR SOLUTIONS has participated exclusively as a consortium partner and has never led an H2020 project — consistent with an SME using EU projects to validate technology and access research networks rather than to manage large consortia. Their two projects span very different consortium types: an open academic training network (MSCA) and a tightly scoped JTI industrial action (Clean Sky 2), suggesting flexibility in how they integrate into collaborative structures. With 12 distinct partners across 7 countries from only two projects, they appear to work in mid-to-large consortia where they contribute a specialized capability rather than general coordination.

IN'AIR SOLUTIONS has engaged with 12 unique consortium partners across 7 countries — a broad reach for a two-project footprint — spanning both the academic MSCA ecosystem and the industrial Clean Sky 2 aeronautics network. Their contacts likely include European university research groups in microfluidics and aeronautics industry partners within the Clean Sky JTI.

What sets them apart

IN'AIR SOLUTIONS occupies a narrow but commercially significant niche: compact, deployable microfluidic sensors for aircraft cabin air quality — a space where regulatory pressure (EU cabin air quality directives, airline health obligations) is creating real procurement demand. As a small French SME that has already validated its technology within the Clean Sky 2 programme, they carry the credibility of an aviation-grade qualification process that most sensor startups lack. For consortium builders in aviation health monitoring, indoor environmental quality, or portable analytical instrumentation, they bring a combination of miniaturization expertise and aerospace application context that is difficult to find elsewhere at SME scale.

Highlights from their portfolio

• MACAO
  Their most commercially focused project — a Clean Sky 2 innovation action developing actual microfluidic sensor devices for aircraft cabin deployment, directly tied to a regulated, high-value aviation health and safety application.
• MIGRATE
  The larger-funded project (EUR 226,365) and their entry into H2020 via an MSCA pan-European training network, signalling that IN'AIR was recognized as an industrial partner of interest in the miniaturized gas flow research community.