Our room-temperature, tunable THz source is the heart of Lynkeas' technology. It opens up frequencies that were previously out of reach for industry and academia. On this foundation, we are building gas-sensing solutions for security screening, bioprocess analytics, breath analysis, and beyond.
Compound A
Compound B
Compound C
→ Each compound leaves a unique THz fingerprint
Process Analytical Technology
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Stored Agriculture Quality Control
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Breath Analysis
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Industrial Process Safety
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Space & Atmospheric Science
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Security
Current methods force a trade-off between chemical-ID accuracy and operational speed. Lynkeas combines both in a single platform, deployable at airport checkpoints, mobile operations, freight logistics and many more locations and application fields.
- Detects
- Explosives, narcotics, and hazmat, remotely and without contact.
- Deployed at
- Airport security checkpoints, mobile and temporary checkpoints, harbors, land borders, and freight airports.
- Advantage
- The only system combining high chemical-ID accuracy with fully remote, in-line, non-contact operation.
Process Analytical Technology
Real-time multi-species off-gas monitoring of bioreactors and fermenters (ethanol, methanol, ammonia, metabolites) for tighter process control, faster batch release, and GMP-grade visibility.
- Measures
- Ethanol, methanol, ammonia, and metabolites, simultaneously in the off-gas stream.
- Deployed at
- Bioreactors and fermenters.
- Value
- Tighter process control, faster batch release, and GMP-grade visibility.
A commercial wedge: active LOIs, committed partners, and near-term revenue paths.
Stored Agriculture Quality Control
Continuous mycotoxin and spoilage-MVOC fingerprinting inside silos, shipping containers, and cold chains, catching contamination and decomposition long before conventional sampling can.
- Measures
- Mycotoxin and spoilage-MVOC fingerprints.
- Deployed at
- Silos, shipping containers, and cold chains.
- Value
- Catches contamination and decomposition long before conventional sampling can.
A commercial wedge: active LOIs, committed partners, and near-term revenue paths.
Breath Analysis
Non-invasive disease-marker screening (oncology, respiratory, metabolic, infectious, and GI indications) via ultra-narrow-linewidth detection of trace volatile organic compounds in human breath.
- Measures
- Trace volatile organic compounds in human breath.
- Indications
- Oncology, respiratory, metabolic, infectious, and GI.
- Value
- Non-invasive disease-marker screening enabled by ultra-narrow-linewidth detection.
Available for collaboration, pilot projects, and academic partnerships.
Industrial Process Safety
Multi-species leak and hazard detection (HF, HCl, NH₃, H₂S, PH₃, and organic solvents together) for chemical, semiconductor, and energy plants, where commodity single-gas sensors miss cross-reactive chemistries.
- Measures
- HF, HCl, NH₃, H₂S, PH₃, organic solvents, and more - all together.
- Deployed at
- Chemical, semiconductor, and energy plants.
- Value
- Catches the cross-reactive chemistries that commodity single-gas sensors miss.
On the roadmap: clear technical fit and initial customer or KOL signal.
Space & Atmospheric Science
Tunable 2–15 THz room-temperature CW source for atmospheric remote sensing, heterodyne astrophysics receivers, and planetary molecular spectroscopy. Replaces cryogenic and narrow-band legacy sources on future Earth-observation and planetary missions.
- Capability
- Tunable 2–15 THz, continuous-wave, at room temperature.
- Used for
- Atmospheric remote sensing, heterodyne astrophysics receivers, and planetary molecular spectroscopy.
- Value
- Replaces cryogenic and narrow-band legacy sources on future Earth-observation and planetary missions.
On the roadmap: clear technical fit and initial customer or KOL signal.
Identify molecules by their terahertz fingerprint.
Many molecules absorb terahertz radiation at characteristic frequencies. These spectral fingerprints let Lynkeas' technology identify individual species unambiguously, even in complex gas mixtures, non-destructively and in real time.
Multiplexed and quantitative
Multiple gases are measured at the same time in complex mixtures. Substances are distinguished and quantified reliably under real-world conditions.
Flexible and adaptive
Compounds are identified via an expanding spectral database. New chemicals can be added by software update, with no hardware change required.
Fast and in-line
Continuous air sampling enables real-time detection and allows for true in-line capability.
Contactless and remote
Automated air sampling enables fully contactless, remote detection. It eliminates the need for manual effort, frequent recalibration, and trained personnel.
We operate where no one else can.
The sharpest, most selective chemical fingerprints sit in the terahertz band, which has until now remained largely inaccessible to both electronic and optical sources. This is the terahertz gap.
Lynkeas closes it for the first time with patented metasurface technology, unlocking the THz spectrum for real-world gas spectroscopy.
One continuous source. Closing the gap.
Unlocking the THz gap
Our patented metasurface is the first room-temperature source to cover the full 2–15 THz gap, where the most distinctive molecular absorption lines are found.
Molecular fingerprinting
Fully tuneable with high output power, both required to resolve the rich absorption fingerprints.
Built for the real world
Room-temperature operation with narrow linewidth. Resolves complex spectra even in ambient air with moisture and interfering compounds.
Three prototypes built.
Customer pilot by Q4 2026.
Core THz source technology derisked. Now transitioning into product development and commercialisation.
✓
2023 – 2024
Metasurface research
Design and fabrication at WSI, TU Munich. 1–12 THz tunability, up to 20 µW CW output power.
✓
2025
Scientific validation
University of Leeds. First low-pressure H₂O at 6–10 THz. 5 MHz resolution, 10+ vapor gases.
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2026 Q1 – Q3
MVP Alpha & demonstrator
Demonstrator unit, 10 target analytes recorded, MVP Alpha built. Field testing with industry partners.
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2026 Q4
Customer pilot
First customer pilot with committed partners. Continuous database expansion, field-feedback iteration.
Building momentum in THz innovation.
Recent milestones, awards, and recognition on our journey from lab to market.
AcceleratorJul 2026
Completed XPlore Venture Creator Batch 1/2026 as Cluster Winner
Won the Cluster category in one of Munich's leading deep-tech accelerator programs, which provided mentorship, prototyping access, and go-to-market support.
Archive entryPublicationApr 2026
Nature Photonics Publication
Our peer-review paper demonstrates record generation of continuous-wave 1–11 THz radiation.
Read paper →AwardMar 2026
TUM Innovation Award finalist
Recognised among the top deep-tech ventures at TU Munich's annual innovation competition for our novel metasurface THz source.
Archive entry
Let's discuss what closing the THz gap means for your work.
Whether you are an investor, a partner, or a collaborator, we would be glad to walk you through the technology, validation data, and roadmap to first pilot.