Company profile
Clarity Sensors
University of Cambridge spin-out developing photon-counting X-ray detectors based on halide perovskite semiconductor materials for medical imaging, security screening and industrial inspection.
Company overview
Clarity Sensors is a spin-out from the University of Cambridge, established to commercialise photon-counting X-ray detectors. The company's technology is based on halide perovskite semiconductor materials, which it synthesises using a proprietary inverse temperature crystallisation method. This solution-based process is designed to be low-temperature, scalable, and cost-effective. The resulting detectors, such as its PRISM-X product, are intended to provide higher-resolution spectral images at lower X-ray doses compared to existing technologies. Clarity Sensors is developing its products for applications across several sectors, including healthcare diagnostics, security screening, and industrial inspection. Based in Cambridge, the company's development has been supported by grants from UK and European bodies, including the Medical Research Council and the European Innovation Council.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: Detectors / Imaging Devices. Supply-chain role: Component Development.
Technologies and capabilities
- Semiconductor Materials
- Sensors
- Perovskite Semiconductors
- Photon Counting
- X-ray Detectors
- Solution Processing
- Perovskites
- Metal Halides
Photon-Counting X-ray Detectors
Markets served
- Healthcare Diagnostics
- Security Screening
- Industrial Inspection
UK presence
Cambridge. Part of the Cambridge / East of England cluster.
Research links: University of Cambridge.
Funding and transactions
The company has received £1.2m in grants, including from the Medical Research Council (£300k), and a €2.5m European Innovation Council Transition Grant. It has also received grant funding from the EPSRC, the Henry Royce Institute, and Cambridge Enterprise.