Gasporox AB

Gasporox specializes in non-destructive quality testing of packages for the pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries, utilizing advanced headspace gas analysis and leak detection methods. The product range includes both sensors for integration into quality control systems, end-of-line machines, or into existing production lines, as well as standalone benchtop instruments designed for laboratory or at-line use.

Gasporox’s advanced laser technologies, Headspace Analysis (HSA), enable safe, efficient, and sustainable testing for the pharmaceutical, food, and beverage industries. Unlike traditional methods, which often require product destruction, or alternative methods that lack the same sensitivity and reliability, Gasporox offers non-destructive solutions with unmatched precision. Trusted by industry leaders, Gasporox systems are used for testing vials and ampoules containing oxygen sensitive pharmaceuticals, as well as for gas analysis and leak detection in food packaging with Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP). With both benchtop instruments for laboratories and sensors integrated into production lines for 100% in-line inspection, Gasporox ensures superior performance, reducing waste, enhancing efficiency, and setting new standards in quality assurance.

Products & Services

Gasporox stands out as a pioneer of Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS) for package testing, a cutting-edge technology originally developed by research scientists at Lund University in Sweden and further advanced by Gasporox for innovative applications in pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries. The versatile technology is used for quality control in Headspace Analysis HSA and for leak detection based on exchange of gases such as oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor.

Gasporox is an expert in applying TDLAS technologies to critical areas such as food and pharmaceutical packaging, as well as leak testing of packages. This expertise enables the detection of gases in a wide variety of package shapes, material, ranging from completely transparent to those that allow only a minor fraction of the light to pass through. Gasporox’s advanced solutions ensure reliable and precise measurements, meeting the high standards required across industries.

For the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, Gasporox provides leading-edge and cost-efficient solutions for non-intrusive and non-destructive quality control of parenterals and other product types such as vials, ampoules, IV-bags, or syringes. The method is recommended in USP1207 and is compliant with CCIT-standards and other regulations.

Its product portfolio includes:

• GPX1500 Series instruments for quality control of vials, ampoules, or IV-bags.
• VialArch™ sensor modules for in-line headspace gas analysis on packaging lines for CCIT and other applications.
• AutoMAP™ compact TDLAS module for non-intrusive headspace testing of flexible packages at production speeds (currently in development).
• SpectraPore™ a new solution for porosity assessment of pharmaceutical tablets, substrates and ribbons.

Vision and Mission

The Gasporox vision is to see their advanced lasers being incorporated into all packaging lines, contributing to safe and efficient quality control and a more sustainable world. Its mission is to be the leading provider of non-destructive and non-intrusive quality control for packages within the pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries.

In pursuit of these aims, the Gasporox team strives every day for constant innovation and to lead the way with genuinely innovative laser-based technologies that will provide sustainable and effective solutions. The company also seeks to develop genuine partnerships with customers in which Gasporox is able to offer insights, advice and solutions encompassing complete processes, while learning from customer experiences and successes.

Company History and Structure

Based in southern Sweden, close to the Oresund Bridge to Denmark, Gasporox traces its origins to Lund University where leading scientists developed TDLAS (Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy) for use in MedTech and in the packaging sector.

Gasporox was first incorporated as a company in 2005 to develop TDLAS and secure patents but first became active in 2011 in the wake of Sweden’s ICA meat packaging scandal that revealed need for more capable testing technologies.

Gasporox CEO Dr. Märta Lewander Xu was pursuing doctoral activities focused on using the TDLAS-based technology to improve packaging. Her research led to the development of Gasporox as a research and manufacturing business. Dr. Lewander Xu formed a team to develop a broad range of laser-based testing products that can be used for quality control of pharmaceutical, food and beverage packaging.

In 2016, Gasporox was listed on NASDAQ First North and founded subsidiary GPX Medical (today named Neola Medical) developing the technology for medical diagnostics of preterm bord infants, which was in 2020 spun off as a separate company.

Gasporox has won the 2023 CPHI Pharma Award for Packaging & Machinery for its non-destructive AutoMAP™ Pharma solution.

All Gasporox manufacturing is conducted in-house at its Lund facility with sales organizations based in Sweden and Switzerland.

The workforce is highly expert with all employees educated to university degree standard and almost two-thirds holding a PhD or MSc in Physics.

Working alongside Dr. Lewander Xu, the Gasporox Sales team includes Director of Sales & Applications and VP Roland Koch, Area Sales & Product Manager Jean-Philippe Descloux and Area Sales & Product Manager Niklas Bohlin.

Quality, Regulatory and Standards

All stand-alone Gasporox products are CE marked to comply with different ISO-standards and are EMC tested. Gasporox technology meets USP1207 guidelines and complies with US Food & Drug Administration standards, as well as EU GMP Annex 1.

Internally, Gasporox has extensive protocols for quality assurance and testing of their products, refined over many years. These include extensive EMC-testing performed on products to assure very low radiation emissions. All products are developed and produced in-house, retaining complete quality control over the entire manufacturing process.