Plasmore
Italian biosensor company developing imaging nanoplasmonics technology for molecular recognition in food safety and human health.
Last updated September 16, 2026
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Overview
Plasmore Srl is an Italian enterprise with its registered office in Pavia, Italy. It was created as a spin-off of the Joint Research Center of the European Commission and the University of Pavia, and has been active since 2009 in the development of biosensors. The company grew out of the PhD thesis of Dr. Andrea Valsesia with Prof. Franco Marabelli at the University of Pavia; Dr. Maurizio Maccarini joined as co-founder and is a shareholder. Plasmore describes 14 years of research and innovation, focusing on optical sensing for molecular recognition in the fields of food contaminants and human health. Its offering includes a fully portable, multiplexing and label-free biosensor device based on Imaging Nanoplasmonics technology, along with design, measurement, data analysis, supervision and training services.
History
Plasmore Srl is an Italian enterprise with its registered office in Pavia, Italy. It was created as a spin-off company of the Joint Research Center of the European Commission and the University of Pavia, and has been active since 2009 in the development of biosensors. The company was founded as a product of research after the PhD thesis of Dr. Andrea Valsesia with Prof. Franco Marabelli at the University of Pavia. Dr. Maurizio Maccarini joined them as co-founder and is a shareholder. The company operates an operational lab at the JRC in Ispra (VA), Italy, and an R&D lab at the Department of Physics of the University of Pavia in Pavia (PV), Italy.
Products and positioning
Molecular recognition for high performance applications, using optical sensing for food contaminants and human health.
Nanostructured Sensor
Used for food and beverages safety monitoring, quality control technology, anti-counterfeit solutions, with wide tunability and a sealed cartridge box.
Optical Detection Device
Features automatic measurement procedure, intuitive interface, wireless connectivity for remote control, lab-on-a-chip and label-free operation.
Optimization Treatments
Applied to detection of contaminants in beverages such as milk purity, bacteria in water, protection of trademarks and geographical indications in the wine sector, and detection of aflatoxins in cereals, with high specificity.
Imaging Nanoplasmonics (iNPx™) analyzer
Works at fixed angle and wavelength, based on continuous acquisition of camera frames and elaboration of averaged images to evaluate reflectance variations on the chip surface.
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