Where is Faradaic Sensors located?
We are headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with R&D and manufacturing centers in Teltow (Germany) and Serbia.
What is the founding story?
Faradaic Sensors was founded in 2021 by Dr. Ryan Guterman (CEO) and Dr. Alexey Yakushenko (CTO). The company was established to build the next technology pillar in the gas sensing industry. The founders brought complementary expertise to the venture: Guterman previously led research groups in electrochemical materials at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, while Yakushenko held senior roles in sensor development and microfabrication, including as a department head at Fraunhofer EMFT. It was Yakushenko who identified a gap; gas sensing is still not ubiquitous in the electronics industry. This business opportunity was apparent to Guterman as well, and so the duo decided to solve this problem using their exclusive technology and deep innovation expertise.
What problem does the company solve?
From manufacturers to end-users, gas sensing is still not deployable at scale. Existing gas sensors are still too large, expensive, power-hungry, and difficult to integrate into high-volume products. As a result, billions of sensing points across products, infrastructure, and connected systems remain unmonitored. Imagine if sensors, processes, and other microelectronics were 10x larger in size, and cost 10x more! Every industry, from logistics to healthcare, would not reach its potential in value to provide breakthrough solutions. That is the problem manufacturers & end-users currently face with gas sensing.
We solve the scalability problem by introducing MECS-Technology®: a scalable, chip-based gas sensing platform that combines proven electrochemical sensing for >12 different gases, with modern semiconductor manufacturing. MECS sensors can be embedded directly into products and connected systems, bridging the gap where existing gas sensor solutions are used, to a generation of scalable and mass-deployed gas sensing solutions across many industries; from food logistics & packaging, to semiconductor monitoring and medical devices.
What MEMS did for gyroscopes, MECS does for electrochemical gas sensors.
That sounds like a big problem! Where does Faradaic Sensors start to address this problem?
We are starting with Faraday-Ox®, the world’s first oxygen gas sensor manufactured using semiconductor processes with a scalability potential beyond any oxygen sensing technology created to date. From food logistics and packaging to semiconductor supply chains and medical devices, Faraday-Ox® enables scalable oxygen detection that helps automate monitoring of food spoilage, detect electronics contamination, analyze lung diseases, and more. Our platform is designed to support many gases, unlocking a new generation of compact, low-cost sensors and billions of sensing devices worldwide, and we begin with oxygen.
Can we start with the Bluetooth evaluation system and later switch to the module?
Yes; many teams begin with the no-integration path, then move to module integration.
What is Faraday-Ox®?
Faraday-Ox® is the world’s first oxygen gas sensor from the semiconductor industry. It is microfabricated, digital, and scalable for our clients building and using oxygen detection devices
How is Faraday-Ox® different from other oxygen gas sensors?
Faraday-Ox® provides device makers and end-users for the first time, oxygen detection opportunities consistent with semiconductor and microelectronics integration they demand. Electrochemical gas sensors offered by our competitors use traditional assembly, are large, expensive, consume too much power, contain toxic/corrosive liquids, and are difficult to integrate at scale. Our sensors are manufactured in foundries with > 1000x scalability potential, use 1/100th the amount of power, offer digital output with calibrated & environment compensated signal and no toxic/corrosive liquids.
How does the Faradaic gas sensor work, and what technology is used?
We use MECS technology®. MECS stands for Micro-Electro-Chemical-Systems. We sense gases on chips with the help of electrochemistry. When a gas molecule enters the sensor, it goes through a redox reaction that creates a measurable current that is related to the gas concentration. MECS technology® consists of three elements: novel electrochemical sensor designs, proprietary sensor algorithms, and a new class of gas sensing materials that are integrated into the chip during manufacturing.
How does the MECS-Technology® differ from other gas sensors?
The three most common gas sensors on the market include metal oxide (MOX or MOS), optical, and electrochemical. MOX technology is currently the only miniaturized and cost-effective solution on the market, but MOX's lack of selectivity and high-power consumption severely limit its use. Optical and electrochemical sensors are selective, but usually too bulky and/or expensive. MECS technology® is just as selective as electrochemical technology, but with a similar form factor and cost to MOX. In this way, we offer the first truly selective, cost-effective and scalable gas sensor solution on the market, building on a foundation of electrochemical sensing that the industry already believes in.
Can MECS-Technology® detect other gases?
Yes. Since we use a miniaturized version of electrochemical gas detection, gases typically detected by electrochemistry applies. This includes hydrogen, CO, methane, ammonia, and more. Reach out to us directly, and we can support you further.
