PLASMORE SRL

Their core work

PLASMORE is an Italian SME specializing in plasmonic biosensor technology — they design and manufacture nanoplasmonic chips and optical sensing platforms used for rapid, on-site detection of contaminants and quality markers in food products. Their core capability lies in translating plasmonics research into miniaturized, portable analytical instruments. Within EU consortia, they contribute the photonic sensor hardware and system integration expertise needed to build field-deployable food monitoring devices, particularly for the dairy industry.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

PLASMORE's trajectory shows a clear shift from foundational photonics research toward applied food-safety instrumentation. Their earliest involvement (NOCTURNO, 2018) was in fundamental sensing science — acoustics, optics, and wave propagation. By 2018-2021, they had pivoted decisively into food-chain applications, first with dairy contaminant detection (MOLOKO) and then broadening to multi-analyte food quality monitoring with integrated microfluidics (h-ALO). The keywords tell the story: from physics-oriented terms like "wave propagation" to application-ready terms like "on-site demonstration," "portability," and "food-chains."

PLASMORE is moving toward market-ready, miniaturized photonic instruments for on-site food safety testing — expect them to seek partners in food industry validation, regulatory compliance, and commercialization.

How they like to work

PLASMORE always participates as a partner, never as coordinator — consistent with an SME that brings specialized hardware expertise to larger consortia rather than managing projects. With 28 unique partners across 14 countries from just 3 projects, they operate in medium-to-large international consortia and do not appear to cluster around a fixed set of collaborators. This profile suggests a reliable specialist contributor that integrates well into diverse teams.

Despite only 3 projects, PLASMORE has built a broad network of 28 partners across 14 countries, indicating participation in sizeable international consortia. Their reach spans well beyond Italy, with no apparent geographic concentration.

What sets them apart

PLASMORE occupies a rare niche: they are one of very few European SMEs that both develops nanoplasmonic chip technology and packages it into portable biosensing instruments for real-world use. Their progression from fundamental plasmonics research to field-deployable food monitoring devices means they can bridge the gap between photonics labs and food industry end-users. For consortium builders, they offer a compact partner who brings both the sensing hardware and the miniaturization/integration know-how needed to move from prototype to on-site demonstration.

Highlights from their portfolio

• MOLOKO
  Largest funding (EUR 396,786) and most commercially focused — building a multiplex photonic sensor specifically for online milk contaminant detection in the dairy industry.
• h-ALO
  Most recent project (2021-2024) with EUR 361,500, expanding from dairy-specific to broader food-chain monitoring with full system integration and on-site demonstration goals.