REM ANALYTICS SA

Their core work

REM Analytics SA is a Swiss technology SME specialising in advanced optical spectroscopy and analytical measurement systems, with a particular focus on quantum cascade laser (QCL) technology. In practice, they build or apply instruments capable of analysing complex biological and food matrices — measuring biomarkers in breath, urine, and human milk for nutrition and metabolic research, and assessing quality parameters along the food supply chain. Their core value in any consortium is bringing precision analytical instrumentation to domains where conventional lab methods are too slow, too expensive, or too invasive. They sit at the intersection of photonics technology and real-world application in health, nutrition, and food quality.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

REM Analytics entered H2020 with a clear medical and nutritional diagnostics focus — their first project (NUTRISHIELD, 2018) was about detecting metabolic conditions like diabetes and obesity by measuring biomarkers in breath, urine, and human milk using quantum cascade lasers. This reflects a company that had developed precision spectroscopy instrumentation and was looking for high-value health applications. By their second project (Code Re-farm, 2021), the focus had shifted entirely toward food supply chain integrity — farm-to-fork quality assessment, product lifecycle monitoring, and sustainability in farming systems, with no health diagnostics language remaining. The technology base appears consistent (analytical measurement), but the application domain pivoted from clinical/nutritional diagnostics toward agri-food quality assurance aligned with the EU Green Deal agenda.

REM Analytics appears to be repositioning its spectroscopy measurement expertise toward food safety and supply chain verification — a commercially larger and policy-driven market — suggesting future collaboration opportunities lie in traceability, food fraud detection, and sustainable farming certification rather than clinical nutrition.

How they like to work

REM Analytics has participated exclusively as a consortium partner, never as project coordinator, which is typical for a small technology provider that contributes a specific instrumentation or measurement capability rather than driving research agendas. Despite their small size, they have engaged with 33 distinct partners across 13 countries in just two projects — indicating they integrate well into large, multi-partner consortia. There is no overlap in partners between the two projects, suggesting they are opportunistic and flexible rather than tied to a fixed research network.

With 33 unique consortium partners across 13 countries from only two projects, REM Analytics has a surprisingly broad European network for a 2-project SME. Their reach spans well beyond Switzerland, touching research institutes, food industry players, and digital technology providers across multiple EU member states.

What sets them apart

REM Analytics occupies a rare niche: a small Swiss instrumentation company that bridges precision optical spectroscopy (quantum cascade lasers) with applied challenges in food safety and human health — domains where most analytical providers are either large instrument manufacturers or academic labs. Their practical, SME-scale agility makes them a credible technology partner for consortia needing real measurement solutions rather than theoretical research. For consortium builders, they offer Swiss precision technology credentials combined with demonstrated willingness to integrate into large EU research programs across diverse thematic areas.

Highlights from their portfolio

• NUTRISHIELD
  The larger of the two projects (€421K, 2018–2023) and the one that most clearly reveals REM Analytics' core technology: applying quantum cascade laser spectroscopy to analyse breath, urine, and human milk for personalised nutrition in children at risk of diabetes and obesity.
• Code Re-farm
  Demonstrates REM Analytics' pivot toward agri-food systems, linking their analytical capabilities to farm-to-fork quality assessment and product lifecycle monitoring in a Green Deal and consumer-driven farming context.