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Boilerplate
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LIFeLiDAR SAS designs and manufactures laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) LiDAR sensors for water. Mounted on drones, vessels, gliders, or fixed networks, the instruments read the fluorescence signatures of chlorophyll, dissolved organic matter, hydrocarbons, and plastics, supplying ground-truth data for environmental monitoring, scientific research, and satellite calibration. The company is based in Valbonne, Sophia Antipolis, and is backed by France 2030 and the French Deeptech ecosystem.
LIFeLiDAR SAS is a French deep-tech instrument company founded in 2022 in Valbonne, Sophia Antipolis. The company designs and manufactures Laser-Induced Fluorescence LiDARs, compact, low-power instruments that pulse UV and visible lasers at water and read the returning fluorescence signatures to identify and quantify what is in it. The LIFL-11 records up to 48 spectral bands across four channels, resolving phytoplankton pigments, dissolved organic matter, hydrocarbons, plastics, and suspended sediments. The team of 9 combines two decades of marine fieldwork and laser remote-sensing research across more than 50 water sites, with an ongoing peer-reviewed publication record. The company serves oceanographic and environmental research laboratories, regulatory and port authorities, industrial operators in water-intensive sectors, and space agencies requiring in-situ ground-truth data for satellite bio-optical model calibration.
Key facts
- Legal name
- LIFeLiDAR SAS
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Valbonne, Sophia Antipolis
- Team size
- 9
- Field record
- 20+ years, 50+ water sites
- Spectral bands
- 48 across 4 channels (LIFL-11)
- Excitation
- 266 or 355, + 532 nm
- Funding
- France 2030, French Deeptech, Région Sud
- Sector
- Marine sensing, environmental monitoring, satellite cal/val
Logo
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Instrument imagery
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- LIFL-11, four-channel Four-channel LIF LiDAR, instrument photography and rendered orthographic views. Download bundle ↓
- mFL-12, compact Buoy-, pier-, and vessel-deployable LIF sensor, photography and renders. Download bundle ↓
- mHR-2, radiometer Passive hyperspectral radiometer, photography and renders. Download bundle ↓
Team imagery
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Leadership bios
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Press contact
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Press, LIFeLiDAR SASinfo@lifelidar.com
+33 7 80 72 60 72
1 Place Sophie Laffitte, 06560 Valbonne, France
Last updated, 11 May 2026