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Micro- & nanoplastics companies
Startups and SMEs developing detection, monitoring, capture, filtration, remediation and data technologies. Filter by technology area, country or keyword.
59 companies
Applied Ocean Sciences
USA
Detection & MonitoringDevelops an ultrasonic plastics sensor for rapid, flow-through measurement of microplastic and microfiber abundance in water.
Visit website →Arrow Lab Solutions
USA
Testing & Analytical ServicesProvides laboratory and testing programs focused on microplastics and environmental exposure, including Plastictox analysis of microplastics in human biological samples.
Visit website →B'ZEOS
Switzerland
Source Control & PreventionDevelops seaweed-based biodegradable packaging materials designed to replace conventional plastics and avoid persistent microplastic residues.
Visit website →BAIONYX
Denmark
Capture & FiltrationDevelops particle-retention systems for stormwater drains that capture tyre-wear microplastics and other suspended solids before they reach waterways.
Visit website →BioGlobe
UK
Remediation & RecoveryDevelops enzyme-based bioremediation systems and is researching tailored enzyme strategies for degrading microplastics in wastewater and sewage sludge.
Visit website →Biomanity
France
Source Control & PreventionDevelops bio-based, biodegradable and microplastic-free superabsorbent materials as alternatives to conventional fossil-based SAPs.
Visit website →BRAVE Analytics
Austria
Detection & MonitoringDevelops OF2i® optofluidic particle-analysis systems for real-time measurement of particle size and concentration, with applications to micro- and nanoplastics in water.
Visit website →Brooks Applied Labs
USA
Testing & Analytical ServicesProvides microplastics testing using automated LDIR imaging to identify polymer type, particle count and size across environmental, food and beverage samples.
Visit website →Calyxia
France
Source Control & PreventionManufactures biodegradable microcapsules and microspheres designed to replace non-biodegradable microplastic encapsulation systems in agriculture, home care and personal care.
Visit website →Capt'n Greenfin
Switzerland
Source Control & PreventionDevelops protein-based biodegradable fishing lures designed to replace conventional plastic softbaits and reduce persistent microplastic pollution.
Visit website →Captoplastic
Spain
Capture & FiltrationDevelops continuous water-treatment systems that agglomerate microplastics with a reusable collector and separate the aggregates for capture and process monitoring.
Visit website →CarDust
Switzerland
Source Control & PreventionDevelops systems to intercept and collect tyre-wear particles from road surfaces before they reach waterways, with a focus on traceable recovery.
Visit website →Cleaner Seas Group
UK
Capture & FiltrationDevelops washing-machine and textile microfibre filtration systems, including reusable cartridge-based filters designed to capture fibres before wastewater discharge.
Visit website →CLEANR
USA
Capture & FiltrationDevelops washing-machine microplastic filters using its VORTX vortex-separation technology to capture synthetic fibres from laundry wastewater.
Visit website →Decomposition Co.
South Korea
Detection & MonitoringDevelops enzyme-powered fluorescence biosensors and kits for microplastic detection, alongside laboratory testing services.
Visit website →ECOFARIO
Germany
Capture & FiltrationDevelops filterless High-G separators based on modified hydrocyclones to remove microplastics, fibres and other fine contaminants from wastewater and process liquids.
Visit website →Elea & Lili
Finland
Source Control & PreventionDevelops cellulose-based, biodegradable superabsorbent materials intended to replace fossil-based SAPs in hygiene and absorbent products.
Visit website →Environmental Enhancements
Canada
Capture & FiltrationDevelops reusable washing-machine filtration systems that capture lint and microplastic fibres before they enter wastewater.
Visit website →Filtrol
USA
Capture & FiltrationMakes reusable inline washing-machine filters designed to capture microfibres and lint from laundry wastewater before discharge.
Visit website →GUPPYFRIEND
Germany
Capture & FiltrationMakes washing bags and retrofit washing-machine filters that capture microplastic fibres released from synthetic textiles during laundry.
Visit website →Hoola One Technologies
Canada
Remediation & RecoveryDevelops mobile separation systems for recovering plastic pellets and microplastics from contaminated soils and industrial sites.
Visit website →HydroCycle
USA
Capture & FiltrationDevelops a filter-free hydrocyclone concept that uses centrifugal flow to separate microplastic fibres from washing-machine wastewater.
Visit website →Invisible-Light Labs
Austria
Detection & MonitoringCommercializes EMILIE™, a NEMS-FTIR platform for chemical characterization of sub-micrometre particles and nanoplastics with picogram-level sensitivity.
Visit website →Izon Science
New Zealand
Detection & MonitoringProvides tunable resistive pulse sensing (TRPS) instrumentation for single-particle measurement of nanoplastic size and concentration.
Visit website →KUORI
Switzerland
Source Control & PreventionDevelops bio-based elastic materials for abrasion-sensitive applications, designed so released wear particles biodegrade rather than persist as microplastics.
Visit website →Lactips
France
Source Control & PreventionProduces CareTips®, a natural-protein polymer that is bio-based, biodegradable and water-soluble, providing an industrial alternative that does not leave persistent microplastic residues.
Visit website →LHZ analytics
Germany
Testing & Analytical ServicesProvides standardized and validated microplastic analysis and consulting, covering workflows from sampling and sample preparation through final detection.
Visit website →LightForm
USA
Detection & MonitoringDevelops ColSpec/PAR-Spec optical microscopy systems for rapid full-field hyperspectral imaging and classification of microplastics and other particulates.
Visit website →LPD Lab Services
UK
Testing & Analytical ServicesOffers microplastics identification and characterization using FTIR microscopy, SEM/EDX and pyrolysis-GC-MS across water, food, materials and other matrices.
Visit website →Matter
UK
Capture & FiltrationDevelops Regen® self-cleaning microfibre filtration technology for washing machines, professional laundry and textile manufacturing.
Visit website →McCampbell Analytical
USA
Testing & Analytical ServicesProvides microplastics testing using automated micro-FTIR and single-particle ATR spectroscopy, with drinking-water and other environmental matrices.
Visit website →MicroBubbles
Germany
Capture & FiltrationDevelops modular microflotation systems for removing microplastics and micropollutants from surface water, stormwater and wastewater.
Visit website →Microplastic Solution
France
Testing & Analytical ServicesSupplies EasyMP™ microplastic reference materials—fragments, fibres and beads—for method development, recovery testing and analytical quality control.
Visit website →Mimbly
Sweden
Capture & FiltrationBuilds the Mimbox for professional laundries, combining wastewater reuse with microplastic filtration and digital data monitoring.
Visit website →MIQALab
Austria
Testing & Analytical ServicesProvides contamination-controlled sample preparation and spectroscopic microplastic analysis with matrix-specific QA/QC, recovery controls and particle-size reporting.
Visit website →MITA Water Technologies
Italy
Capture & FiltrationProvides pile-cloth filtration and related wastewater-treatment systems used for fine-solids and microplastic removal in plastics-industry and tertiary-treatment applications.
Visit website →Ocean Diagnostics
Canada
Detection & MonitoringDevelops microplastics monitoring tools including automated samplers, imaging systems and an in-situ sensor, alongside an ISO-5 analytical laboratory.
Visit website →OceanSafe
Switzerland
Source Control & PreventionDevelops circular textile polymers and fibres designed to replace conventional polyester while avoiding persistent microplastic emissions.
Visit website →OSE Services
France
Testing & Analytical ServicesProvides on-site and laboratory microplastics detection, characterization and quantification using microscopy, FTIR/Raman and Py-GC-MS.
Visit website →Parverio
USA
Testing & Analytical ServicesOffers mail-in drinking-water microplastic testing with particle counts, size distributions, mass estimates and microscopy-based reporting.
Visit website →Pelltinel
Spain
Source Control & PreventionProvides digital monitoring tools to detect, measure and report plastic pellet losses across production, logistics and recycling sites.
Visit website →Planet Smart
UK
Source Control & PreventionDevelops PlanetSorb™, a bio-based and home-compostable superabsorbent polymer designed to replace fossil-based SAPs without persistent microplastics.
Visit website →PlanetCare
Slovenia
Capture & FiltrationMakes retrofit washing-machine filters that physically capture microfibres, with replaceable cartridges collected for refurbishment and recycling.
Visit website →Plastic Analytics
UK
Software & DataBuilds AI software for automated FTIR/Raman spectral classification of plastics and is developing SCOUT hardware for automated microplastic detection.
Visit website →Plastikóre
Spain
Capture & FiltrationDevelops modular wastewater treatment that binds microplastics to magnetic particles, traps them in a sand reactor and recovers them magnetically.
Visit website →PolyGone Systems
USA
Capture & FiltrationDevelops patented microplastic-binding media and passive filtration systems for municipal and industrial water treatment, alongside microplastics analysis services.
Visit website →Purency
Austria
Software & DataDevelops Microplastics Finder software that uses machine learning to automate polymer identification, particle counting and sizing from µFTIR imaging data.
Visit website →Race for Oceans Technology
Denmark
Software & DataDevelops AI software that detects, classifies and maps visible microplastic pollution down to about 2 mm from drone and ground imagery.
Visit website →SATOORNIK
Germany
Remediation & RecoveryDevelops patented magnetic separation systems for microplastics and PFAS in contaminated water, with field-deployable sampling tools for microplastic fractionation.
Visit website →Scientific Methods
USA
Testing & Analytical ServicesProvides expedited microplastics testing using LDIR imaging spectroscopy for food, water and environmental samples in partnership with IEH.
Visit website →SiMPore
USA
Separation & Sample PreparationSupplies silicon-nitride nanomembrane filters and chips for microplastic capture, filtration and direct microscopy or spectroscopy analysis.
Visit website →Soar Optics
USA
Detection & MonitoringDevelops patent-pending optical systems intended to increase the speed and efficiency of comprehensive microplastics detection and chemical characterization.
Visit website →Stream Bio
UK
Detection & MonitoringProduces highly fluorescent conjugated polymer nanoparticles whose use as stable microplastic staining agents has been demonstrated in peer-reviewed research.
Visit website →Sulapac
Finland
Source Control & PreventionDevelops bio-based, biodegradable materials for packaging and products as alternatives to conventional plastics that can persist as microplastics.
Visit website →Tap Score
USA
Testing & Analytical ServicesOffers mail-to-lab drinking-water microplastic test kits through certified partner laboratories, including microscopy and Raman-based particle and polymer analysis.
Visit website →Unplastic Labs
USA
Testing & Analytical ServicesRuns independent, member-funded studies of microplastics and other contaminants in consumer products using accredited laboratories and transparent study protocols.
Visit website →Wasser 3.0
Germany
Remediation & RecoveryDevelops filter-free microplastic removal using hybrid-silica agglomeration ('clump & skim'), alongside fluorescence-based microplastic analytics for process monitoring.
Visit website →Xeros Technology Group
UK
Capture & FiltrationDevelops integrated and external laundry microfibre filtration technologies for domestic and commercial washing systems.
Visit website →ZAITRUS
Germany
Detection & MonitoringDevelops inline real-time particle monitoring that combines electrical impedance spectroscopy with AI to detect and quantify microplastics and other microparticles.
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