HANDIX SCIENTIFIC INC

Fort Collins, CO · Defense · Acquired by Handix Scientific Inc. (2022)

Photoacoustic aerosol absorption measurement instrument for infrared and visible wavelengths

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · handixscientific.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Fort Collins, CO
Total capital: $12.4M

Federal grants: $5.9M; 10 awards · 2018–2023; Rank in peer group#5 of 27
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $6.4M; 35 awards · NASA, Defense, Commerce; Rank in Defense#473 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2026Federal contractCommerce · Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer (pops)$150K
Aug 2026Federal contractCommerce · Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer (pops)$81K
Aug 2025Federal contractCommerce · Csl/accp Requires 10 Small Optical Particle Counters (opcs) For Use In A Field Research Project. The Required Opcs Are Specifically The Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer (pops) That Was Developed In Our Lab Group And That We Have Used And Are US$100K
Jan 2025Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · Bio-spot Gem Bio-aerosol Sampler,$21K
Sep 2024Federal contractCommerce · Water Condensation Growth Tube Particle Impactor$24K
Jul 2024Federal contractCommerce · Noaa,chemical Sciences Laboratory Has A Need To Procure 25 Small Optical Particle Spectrometers (portable Optical Particle Spectrometer, Pops) For Measurement Of Stratospheric Aerosol Size Distributions Using Balloon Sondes.$240K
May 2024Federal contractHealth and Human S · Aerosol Sampler-handix Scientific-path$20K

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May 2024Federal contractHealth and Human S · Portable Aerosol Speciation Spectrometer Po$90K
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · Model: POPS-1120 Portable Optical Partic$15K
Aug 2023Federal contractCommerce · Purchase Of A Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer Brand: Handix Model: POPS-1100 (core System Without Enclosure)$10K
Aug 2023Federal contractCommerce · Purchase Of 18 Small Optical Particle Spectrometers (portable Optical Particle Spectrometer, Pops)$173K
Jun 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Aerosol spectral absorption measurement for Near UV through Near Infrared Wavelengths$992K
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$2M
May 2023Federal contractDefense · High Precision Nano-sized Aerosol Sampler And Type Identifier - New Model Upgrade$75K
Mar 2023Federal contractDefense · Aerosol Devices Inc Magic 250 Condensation Particle Counters$219K
Dec 2022Federal contractCommerce · Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer POPS-1100$24K
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · E014042 SBIR Phase I The Common-path Interferometric Particle Sizer (cpips): A New Open-path Airborne Instrument For Characterizing Small Ice And Aerosol$143K
Jul 2022Federal contractCommerce · Purchase Of Quantity 16 Portable Optical Particle Spectrometers$143K
May 2022Federal grantNASA · Phase II · The Holographic Microphysics Imaging Extinctiometer (HoloMIE): A new cloud probe for characterizing cloud particles and measuring spectral extinction$800K
May 2022Federal contractNASA · EO14042 SBIR Phase II The Holographic Microphysics Imaging Extinctiometer (holomie): A New Cloud Probe For Characterizing Cloud Particles And Measuring Spectral Extinction$685K
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · Procurement Of Five (5) Portable Optical Spectrometers.$67K
Feb 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · AerFox: An Adaptive Agile Modular System for Global Aerosol and Trace Gas Measurements$250K
Jan 2022Federal contractNASA · Handix Scientific Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer (POPS-1100)$12K
Nov 2021Federal contractCommerce · EO14042 Purchase Of 9 Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer Brand: Handix Model: POPS-1100 (core System Without Enclosure).$74K
Aug 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase II · A Counter for Ice Nucleated in Contrails Homogeneously and Heterogeneously (CINCH2)$750K
Aug 2021Federal contractNASA · A Counter For Ice Nucleated In Contrails Homogeneously And Heterogeneously$652K
Jul 2021Federal contractCommerce · Particle Counters$231K
Jun 2021Federal contractDefense · N21-T015$246K
May 2021Federal contractNASA · The Holographic Multi-wavelength Imaging Extinctiometer (holomie): A New Cloud Probe For Characterizing Cloud Particles And Measuring Spectral Extinction$131K
Feb 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · An Airborne, Miniaturized Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter$257K
Feb 2021Federal contractDefense · FX203-CSO1-1644 Novel Ambient Light Extinction Measurements To Characterize Atmospheric Effects In Directed Energy Test Ranges$50K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · A Counter For Ice Nucleated In Contrails Homogeneously And Heterogeneously (cinchh)$125K
Jul 2020Federal contractCommerce · Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer POPS-1120$12K
May 2020Federal contractCommerce · #24 Portable Optical Particle Spectrometers (pops)$198K
Aug 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase I · A Balloon-Borne Open-Path Cavity Ringdown Spectrometer for Measuring Atmospheric Extinction and Validating Remote Sensing Products$125K
Jul 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase II · An Airborne Continuous Flow Diffusion Chamber for Measuring Ice Nucleating Particles$755K
Jul 2019Federal contractCommerce · Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer$10K
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Progress Report$145K
May 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · A Microfluidic Ice Nucleating Particle Counter for Continuous Measurements from Small Aerial Platforms$1.5M
May 2019Federal contractCommerce · Portable Optical Particle Spectrometers (pops)$173K
Feb 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A Miniaturized, Lower Cost Static Diffusion Chamber for Cloud Condensation Nuclei Measurements$232K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Aerosol Sensor For Drones Pr# 75-038M-18$14K
Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · Quantifying Atmospheric Aerosol, Clouds And Precipitation Processes Are Critical Needs For Understanding Climate And Environmental Change, A NASA Objective. The Formation Of Ice In The Atmosphere Depends On The Nature And Abundance Of Ice Nucleating Particles (inp), And Has Major Implications For Precipitation And Cloud Properties. Observational Capabilities Are Required To Advance Understanding Of Inp, And There Is A Substantial Gap Between Current Needs Within NASA And Existing Instruments. Th$125K
Apr 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A microfluidic ice nucleating particle counter for continuous measurements from small aerial platforms$223K

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Standing among 27 peers

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Federal grants#5 · top 19%

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Defense

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11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.