AirSpeQ Analysis
What is AirSpeQ?
AirSpeQ develops and commercializes affordable, high-quality sensors for fine and ultrafine airborne particulate matter (PM). The technology is based on patented MEMS thin-film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) design, derived from over 12 years of R&D at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Sensors detect PM2.5 and sub-PM2.5 particles, which are invisible to consumer-grade devices and linked to serious health risks including heart disease and early death. The platform is funded by NASA, NSF, and NIH.
Location
Berkeley, United States
Employees
1-10
Founded
2016
Funding Status
Not Funded
Product Features & Capabilities
- MEMS FBAR-based PM2.5 and ultrafine particle sensors
- Accurate measurement of sub-PM2.5 particles
- Reliable performance across environmental conditions
- Low power consumption
- Long operational life
- Substantially lower cost than existing commercial solutions
Use Cases
Monitor indoor air quality in homes and offices; Track outdoor air pollution in urban and rural areas; Detect PM2.5 and sub-PM2.5 particles in real-time; Provide health risk alerts for vulnerable populations; Enable public health research with granular pollution data
Other Considerations
Funded by NASA, NSF, and NIH; Developed from 12+ years of R&D at UC Berkeley and LBNL; Patented proprietary MEMS FBAR technology; World Health Organization data on 7 million annual deaths from air pollution; Harvard study linking PM2.5 to higher coronavirus death rates
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