A key innovation inside the Enantios Gen 1 ROA instrument is our custom imaging system — ECam (Enantios Cam) — the engine that enables high-sensitivity, high-stability Raman Optical Activity measurements.
What makes ECam special?
It builds on the heritage of one of Switzerland’s most advanced optical detection platforms: the Zurich Imaging
Polarimetry (ZIMPOL) system, originally developed for solar physics.
Working closely with our partners at IRSOL (Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno), SUPSI, and CSEM, we adapted the ZIMPOL concept — designed to measure subtle polarization signals from the Sun — into a compact, robust detector optimized for molecular chirality measurements in real-world laboratories.
☀️ From observing solar polarization…
🧪 …to unlocking chiral insights in complex molecules.
This collaboration allowed us to bring a level of precision, noise reduction, and modulation stability to ROA that has never been available in an industry-ready instrument.
A huge thank you to our partners at Ricerche Solari Locarno (irsol), University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, and CSEM for their expertise, creativity, and dedication. ECam is a testament to what cross-disciplinary innovation can achieve.
Stay tuned — in the new year we’ll share more technical deep dives into the core components of our Gen 1 platform in out “Tech Tuesday” posts.
