VBact

Automated Inline Microbial Imaging and Quantification Systems for Industrial Water

Industrial Technologies
Active
Seed Rehovot Founded 2016
Total raised
Last: Debt Financing 2022-06
Stage
Seed
Founded
2016
Headcount
10
HQ
Rehovot
Sector
Industrial Technologies

About

VBact develops automated systems for the rapid detection and quantification of viable bacteria in liquid samples. The platform utilizes a proprietary concentration process coupled with advanced optical imaging to identify and count microorganisms in real-time. Unlike traditional culture-based methods that require several days for incubation, this technology provides actionable results within minutes or hours. The system is designed for seamless integration into industrial water treatment, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and food and beverage production lines.

By providing continuous, autonomous monitoring, the solution enables proactive contamination management and reduces the risk of public health incidents or product batches being compromised. This approach minimizes operational downtime and significantly lowers the costs associated with manual laboratory testing and product recalls. The technology ensures higher safety standards and regulatory compliance across high-stakes liquid processing environments

Funding history · 2 rounds · — total

2022-06
Debt Financing Undisclosed
2017-09
Seed Undisclosed

Sectors & technology

Primary sector
Industrial Technologies
Sub-sectors
Industrial TechnologiesOperational Optimization SolutionsProcess Automation & Intelligence Systems
Technologies
BiologicalsMicroorganismsCellsSensingChromatics & LightOpticArtificial IntelligenceDeep LearningComputer VisionMachine LearningImage Recognition
Target customers
Energy, Utilities & Waste ManagementUtilitiesWater UtilitiesWaste Treatment, Environmental Services & RecyclingHealthcare & Life SciencesLife SciencesCosmeticsPharmaceuticalsBiotechnologyGovernment & CityMunicipalitiesIndustrial ManufacturingDiscrete IndustriesSemiconductors & ElectronicsHybrid IndustriesFood & BeveragesDefense, Safety & SecuritySafetyAgriculture & FoodProcessed FoodsBeverages
Business model
B2GB2B

Highlights

1 PatentsVerified

Tags

image-processingartificial-intelligencemunicipalitiesimagingsensorsprecision-agriculturewater-utilitiesdetectionmonitoringwater-securitywater-quality-detectionmanufacturing-facilitiesfood-safety-and-traceabilityfood-and-beveragepharma-companieswatermicrobiologypublic-safetydiagnostics