Charm Sciences

Charm Sciences

Food safety and water quality diagnostics

Overview

Charm Sciences develops diagnostic tests and equipment for food safety, water quality, and environmental monitoring to help protect consumers, manufacturers, and global brands. Its products include tests and instruments that detect contaminants, contaminants in foods and waters, and environmental hazards, enabling users to monitor safety and quality across the supply chain. The company differentiates itself by offering a broad, integrated set of solutions across multiple safety domains and by serving a global customer base, rather than focusing on a single niche. The goal is to support safer products and compliant operations for food producers, beverage and water utilities, and environmental programs worldwide.

About Charm Sciences

Simplify's Rating
Why Charm Sciences is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Food & Agriculture

Industrial & Manufacturing

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Lawrence, Kansas

Founded

1978

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What believers are saying

  • 2026 launched Charm EZ Protect+ adds incubate-and-read automation for antibiotic testing.
  • The Fumonisin pet-food strip expands Charm into higher-margin specialty feed workflows.
  • SpaceX and NASA swab use strengthens credibility for regulated, high-stakes sampling.

What critics are saying

  • Charm depends on recurring USDA-FGIS and AOAC renewals; one failure blocks launches.
  • Neogen, 3M, and Thermo Fisher can bundle cheaper diagnostics and displace Charm shelves.
  • If one flagship mycotoxin assay loses approval or adoption, Charm's core revenue cracks.

What makes Charm Sciences unique

  • Charm combines rapid test strips with readers and software, including eBacMap integration.
  • Its ROSA and Peel Plate portfolio spans mycotoxins, sanitation, and microbial testing.
  • USDA-FGIS renewals and AOAC PTM approvals validate Charm's regulated, field-ready workflow.

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Company News

Village Green Foods
Dec 8th, 2023
ebacmap is Revolutionizing Food Safety

Here's a link to an exciting article that came out a week or so ago about its friends at eBacMap and their newly announced partnership with Charm Sciences -

LA Tech Watch
Nov 6th, 2023
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 11/6/23

Founded by Christian Rocha and Toby Padilla in 2019, Charm has now raised a total of $9.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Cavalry Ventures, Firestreak Ventures, Fuel Capital, and Gradient Ventures.

WFMZ-TV
Mar 30th, 2022
Charm Sciences, Inc. launches Fumonisin test strip

Charm Sciences is proud to announce the release of our new Fumonisin test strip, specifically designed for the pet food sector, ROSA® FAST5-X Fumonisin Quantitative Test (FUMQ-FAST5-X).

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