BiotechTube
LI-COR Biosciences

LI-COR Biosciences

Lincoln, United States· Est.
licor.com
Is this your company? Claim your profile to update info and connect with investors.
Claim profile

Private Company

Total funding raised: $2.5M

Overview

LI-COR Biosciences is a long-established, privately held leader in environmental and biophysical measurement instrumentation. The company's core business revolves around providing high-precision analytical instruments, such as gas analyzers and data loggers, coupled with cloud-based data services for research and industrial monitoring. Its solutions are deployed globally across academia, government, and industry to support climate science, agricultural optimization, and environmental protection. LI-COR operates a hybrid business model combining product sales with value-added consulting and managed services.

DiagnosticsDigital Health

Technology Platform

Integrated platform of high-precision optical sensing instruments (gas analyzers, plant physiology tools), durable environmental data loggers (HOBO), and a cloud-based data management & analytics software (LI-COR Cloud).

Funding History

1
Total raised:$2.5M
Grant$2.5M

Opportunities

The accelerating global focus on climate change mitigation and carbon markets presents a massive opportunity for LI-COR's precise gas measurement and monitoring solutions.
Furthermore, the growing need for data-driven precision agriculture and corporate ESG compliance reporting opens new commercial and industrial application verticals beyond traditional academic research.

Risk Factors

Intensifying competition from both large instrument conglomerates and agile tech startups could erode market share and pressure pricing.
The company also faces the risk of technological disruption if new sensing methodologies or integrated data platforms emerge that bypass traditional point-measurement hardware.

Competitive Landscape

LI-COR competes in a fragmented market. Key competitors include large diversified scientific instrument companies like Thermo Fisher Scientific, environmental monitoring specialists like Campbell Scientific and Vaisala, and numerous niche players in gas analysis, data logging, and plant phenotyping. Its differentiation lies in its deep expertise in optical sensing, a comprehensive integrated product portfolio, and a strong reputation for quality and reliability in the global research community.

More companies in Digital Health & Biotech SaaS →More companies in United States →