RadiaBeam Technologies
Designs and manufactures advanced particle accelerators, linacs, and beamline components, using additive manufacturing to embed complex cooling channels that enable higher average power at lower cost for medical, security, and research applications.
- CEO / Founder
- Alex Murokh
- Team Size
- 51-200
- Stage
- Established
- Latest Round
- Grant
Technology & Products
Key Products
Custom particle accelerator components, Linacs and complete systems for E-beam or X-ray applications; High Brightness Injectors; Irradiators; Bunch Shape Monitor (BSM); Testing services; Full facility build-outs (design, commissioning, manufacturing, integration, installation, testing, qualification); Research solutions in beam physics, security, medical applications of radiation, and microwave technologies; AM-enabled accelerator components with complex cooling channels
Technological Advantage
RadiaBeam claims its AM capability enables complex cooling channels that cannot be fabricated with conventional technology, achieving higher average power without higher cost, and is converting an electron beam welder to fabricate a new source of E-beams. This is supported by its in-house capabilities in simulations, engineering, CNC machining, E-beam welding, AM, RF measurements, and assembly at a 30,000 sq ft facility. The company's components are deployed on demanding beamlines including LCLS, PAL-XFEL, CERN, and FERMI, providing independent validation. The advantage is likely protectable through trade secrets and accumulated know-how rather than published patents; the AM process itself may be replicable by well-funded competitors, but the multi-disciplinary accelerator domain expertise is a significant barrier.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Reduces cost and lead time for high-power accelerator components by using AM to embed complex cooling channels that cannot be machined conventionally, enabling higher average power without higher cost; provides a single-source design-to-manufacturing partner for OEMs and laboratories.
How They Differentiate
RadiaBeam differentiates from Linac Systems, ITOPP, and Sciaky by using additive manufacturing to embed complex cooling channels in accelerator components, enabling higher average power at lower cost for medical, security, and research applications—a capability not offered by traditional linac manufacturers.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Commercial OEMs in medical, security, and industrial markets; U.S. National Laboratories; universities and light source facilities; greenfield facility developers.
Industry Verticals
Medical (radiation therapy); Security (cargo inspection); Sterilization (food sterilization); Research / National Laboratories; Universities; Industrial
Competitors
Linac Systems LLC; ITOPP; Sciaky Inc.
Growth & Milestones
Major Milestones
Founded in 2003 as RadiaBeam Technologies; Launched RadiaBeam Systems in 2010 for commercial OEM systems; Established 30,000 sq ft facility in Santa Monica; Components deployed on LCLS, PAL-XFEL, CERN, and FERMI; Established R&D centers in the U.S. and Europe; Developing AM innovation for accelerator fabrication with complex cooling channels
Notable Customers
SLAC; CERN; PAL-XFEL; FERMI at Trieste
Funding rounds
- Grant$199.6K2020-06Source: GovTribe