EPFL spin-off project · Lausanne

Infrared sensors that count single photons at room temperature

Redstart Technologies designs sensors that detect single photons of short-wave infrared light: containing an array of pixels, working at room temperature. We are building them into a camera for life-science imaging and into receivers for quantum communication.

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Presented at

ISSCC SRP, CLEO and ISSW 2026

Patents

Three PCT applications filed

Funding

More than CHF 200,000 in non-dilutive grants

Solutions

Single-photon sensing for bio-imaging and QKD

Bio-imaging

Deeper imaging

A single-photon camera for short-wave infrared microscopy, to image deeper into tissue.

Quantum communication

Fast QKD

Single-photon receivers for quantum key distribution, without cryogenic cooling.

Team

Four founders, based at EPFL

  • Kerim YildirimCEO
  • Barış Can EfeCTO
  • Musa KançalOperations & finance
  • Yahya KançalBusiness development

Contact

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Interested in our sensors, a collaboration or investing? Write to us.

Based at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland