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„We make the most powerful chemical analysis techniques more efficent and accessible for everybody.“
About Plasmion
Plasmion’s vision as an agile scale-up is to simplify mass spectrometry and drive efficiency in chemical analysis for laboratory and industrial markets worldwide.
Our team is composed of highly talented and motivated individuals driven by a hunger for innovation. Technical expertise and flexibility enable us to deliver customized, state-of-the-art hardware and software solutions to our international customers.
At the core of Plasmion is the patented SICRIT® Ion Source Technology, which is revolutionizing mass spectrometry based analyses. To make this powerful chemical analysis technique more accessible, we additionally offer an easy-to-use, mobile industrial sensory system specifically designed for analyzing volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This point-of-need turnkey solution is applicable across a wide range of industries, including critical and fast-evolving sectors such as pharmaceuticals, food safety, and forensics.

Our Team

Dr. Klaus Wutz
Project Manager


Petra Romero
Marketing Manager


Markus Weber
Application Specialist


Dr. Jan Bucek
Head of Global Sales


Sebastian Wiesemann
Precision Mechanic


Andre Bahrdt
Software Dept. Head


Claudia Dreher
Supply Chain Manager


Kyle Pfohl
US Sales Representative


Taylor Hayward
US Sales Representative


Ciara Conway
Lab Manager & Application Specialist


Alina Jessl
Project & Communication Manager


Julia Haas
Working Student Marketing & Design


Emilaine Castro Pessoa
Working Student Business Development & Sales


Dr. Divya Ramesh
Application Specialist


Dr. Katharina Hohenwallner
Application Specialist

The Heads

Dr. Jan-Christoph Wolf, CTO
Jan holds a master’s degree in chemistry from the Technical University of Munich. He specialized in organic and analytical chemistry and took a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) at the Department of Analytical Chemistry headed by Professor Reinhard Niessner. During this time he gained extensive knowledge in aerosol chemistry, instrument / method development, and the area ofclassical analysis, particularly in mass spectrometry. Besides, he independently conducted commissioned analyses for various industrial partners. After graduation, Jan conducted a postdoctoral research at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) with Professor Renato Zenobi and became a leading expert in the field of new ionization methods for mass spectrometry, so-called „ambient“ ionization.
Dr. Thomas Wolf, CEO
Thomas holds a diploma in business administration from the University of Augsburg. He specialized in finance and information management and took a doctoral degree (Ph.D) at the Department of Information Systems and Sustainable IT Management headed by Professor Gilbert Fridgen at the University of Bayreuth. During this time he worked for the Fraunhofer FIT conducting several projects with different business partners like Metafinanz or Deutsche Bank. After graduation he worked several years for McKinsey & Company leading engagements in various industries like advanced industries, automotive & assembly, or global energy and materials.

SuccessStory
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020 – 2021
- 2022
- 2023
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Go-to-market
Go-to-market
In 2018, it finally happened: Plasmion’s Go-to-market backed by VCs and Business Angels with sector experience.
Plasmion has been awarded with different prizes, amongst others the Achema Gründerpreis, the most renowned price of the society for chemical engineering and biotechnology.
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Off to new shores
Off to new shores
After hitting the German market in 2018 with their SICRIT® ion source and respective add-on products, Plasmion partnered with several sales and service partners to conquer new countries in Europe and Asia.
Plasmion has also been named as one of the Red Herring Top 100 Europe, one of Hello Tomorrow’s Deep Tech Pioneers, and was awarded with the Future Engineering Award at University Innovation Challenge by Handelsblatt and Goethe University.
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Defying the crisis
Defying the crisis
During the global pandemic, Plasmion continued to extend its sales and service network with several partners all over the world, to increase the global presence and build up resilience for the years to come.
Besides, Plasmion has been awarded with the International Food-Tech award in silver by the German Agricultural Society and named finalist at the Wiley Analytical Science Award.
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On the tracks of Christopher Columbus
On the tracks of Christopher Columbus
After being able to successfully establish and grow with the business in Europe and Asia, Plasmion finally hit the United States of America, the home turf of most of the big mass spectrometry vendors.
Besides, Plasmion came up with its HaVoc product line, a sensory system based on mass spectrometry for industrial real-time monitoring of VOCs. This innovation right away has been rewarded with rank #4 at the Analytical Scientist Innovation Award 2022.
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Hard by the wind
Hard by the wind
In the first half of 2023, Plasmion officially announced a Co-Marketing agreement with Agilent Technologies, one of the biggest MS vendors. Besides, Plasmion complemented its product portfolio for lab applications with the long-awaited LC-Module, which enables the coupling of liquid chromatography with the SICRIT® gas-phase technique.