About us

Holtra AB was founded in 2020, based on cutting-edge research at Chalmers and Gothenburg Universities, Sweden. The origin was an adaptation of a holographic microscope to selectively detect submicrometer gas bubbles in water and differentiate them from solid particles in the same sample. It was soon realized that the method is in general an extremely powerful tool for characterization of dispersed particles in the submicron size range.


Our team:

Fredrik Eklund, CEO, Holtra AB

Edvin Johansson, Software developer, Holtra AB

[ongoing recruitment], Application specialist, Holtra AB

Daniel Midtvedt, Assistant professor, Gothenburg University

Benjamin Midtvedt, PhD student, Gothenburg University

Erik Olsén, Postdoc, Gothenburg University/University of British Columbia

Features & benefits

  • Hydrodynamic diameter
  • Optical diameter
  • Refractive index
  • Morphology/shape
  • Particle density
  • Concentration
  • Size range 50nm – 5 µm
  • Single-use microfludic chips
How it is used

How it is used

Analysis of particles in liquids is of great importance in many fields, ranging from life science to water analysis.

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How it works

When highly ordered laser light passes through the sample, it collects detailed information which is extracted digitally using advanced image processing and machine learning.

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About us

Holtra was founded in 2020, based on cutting-edge research at Chalmers and Gothenburg Universities, and is currently developing its first analytical instrument.

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