QSENSATO s.r.l. is an Italian innovative startup based on technology produced through collaborative research conducted between the Atomic Quantum Optics group led by ICREA Professor at ICFO Dr. Morgan Mitchell and the section of the CNR-IFN led by Dr. Roberto Osellame in Milan.  The company is focused on developing and commercializing integrated vapor cells and atomic sensors for quantum sensing and metrology applications. By leveraging patented femtosecond laser-written vapor cells (LWVCs) and integrating them with photonic structures, QSENSATO aims to deliver unparalleled precision and size reduction in its products for industries requiring enhanced robustness and durability, such as space, defense, remote sensing, and automotive as well as in biomedical and lab-on-chip applications.  QSENSATO will exploit the technology of LWVCs thanks to an exclusive patent, licensed by ICFO, CNR and PoliMi.

The startup, headquartered in Bari, Italy, was launched in May 2024 by Dr. Vito Giovanni Lucivero (CEO & Founder), Dr.ssa Annalisa Volpe (Head of processing and microfluidics & Co-founder) and Dr. Domenico Tulli (Tech advisor & Co-founder). Other team members are Dr. Vincenzo Mazzilli (Mazzilli&Partners) and Avv. Sabino Sernia (studio OnLex), administrative/financial and legal advisors, respectively.

QSENSATO is an academic spinoff accredited by the University of Bari Aldo Moro, and aims at the tech transfer of the research products of the newly established AQuTech group, led by Dr. Vito Giovanni Lucivero, and of those conducted in laser processing and microfluidics by Dr.ssa Annalisa Volpe at the Physics Department UNIBA-POLIBA. These activities are framed both in the National Quantum Science and Technology Institute (NQSTI), the Italian hub in quantum technologies, and in the departmental excellence project QUASIMODO: “Quantum Sensing and Modeling for One Health”.