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
B-
Rated B 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

  • Charm Peel Plate SA earned AOAC-RI PTM certification, strengthening lab credibility in 2024.
  • USDA-FGIS renewed Zearalenone testing, preserving a regulated grain testing revenue stream.
  • Charm added the FUMQ-FAST5-X Fumonisin strip for pet food, expanding addressable demand.

What critics are saying

  • eBacMap software launched in 2023, so differentiation depends on sustained adoption.
  • Charm faces crowded food-safety diagnostics from AOAC, FDA, and USDA-approved incumbents.
  • Without recurring enterprise software revenue, Charm remains exposed to slower instrument and consumables cycles.

What makes Charm Sciences unique

  • Charm Sciences holds USDA-FGIS approvals across grain mycotoxin testing and official inspection workflows.
  • Its 2026 lineup spans ATP sanitation, Peel Plate SA, and ROSA rapid test platforms.
  • The eBacMap integration links sanitation and microbial data into one facility map.

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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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