Finapp

Finapp has designed and patented the new generation of CRNS probes that use cosmic rays to measure water on a large scale, in depth and in real time.
This is our revolution: making particle physics at the service of environmental sustainability.

Finapp is an innovative startup, a spinoff of the University of Padua, born in December 2018. The original idea of using neutron detectors to measure water content dates back to Autumn 2016: since then, step by step, the idea has taken shape, becoming first a project, then a prototype and finally a company that perfectly represents the idea of technology transfer from University to industry. The company is based in the North East of Italy, one of Italy’s most dynamic industrial regions. The team, which started with four university researchers, currently consists of 20 people and is continuously expanding.

We are born with a very ambitious goal: to preserve Life on Earth by saving Water. And to do so, we want to disseminate a new knowledge of water content, made possible by an innovative technology, the CRNS – Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensing-, that is already advised by international organization such as the FAO.

We are working towards precise and digitized water management, with the aim of reducing waste in agriculture, in aqueducts, to improve energy production and increase the safety of citizens in the face of natural disasters.