NM3 Smart Water Sampling and Detection Platform

NM3 Tech(S) Pte Ltd is a Singapore environmental monitoring company based at Boon Lay Way. It builds an integrated water quality sampling, detection and data management platform for water utilities, environmental agencies and industry, addressing the gap between manual grab sampling and the need for continuous, evidence-grade data. In April 2026 it joined the seventh cohort of the Imagine H2O Asia accelerator.

The platform links field autosamplers with automated detectors and back-end laboratory testing. The stationary NM-F24 and portable ZS-218I autosamplers combine peristaltic and bladder pumps with suction up to 30 m, a built-in RTU and cloud connectivity, and can sample on time, flow or sensor-triggered events. Detection products include MicSense, an AI optical detector for chironomid larvae in treated water, and Bacpro, a portable fluorescence biosensor for waterborne bacteria. More than 200 sampling and detection units are deployed in Singapore.

• NM-F24 stationary autosampler: fully automatic sampling for groundwater, wastewater and industrial sites with suction up to 30 m.
• ZS-218I portable autosampler: field sampler with optional waterproof casing and bladder pump for deep wells.
• Flexible triggers: standard, composite, parallel, flow-paced and sensor-triggered sampling modes with remote control and real-time alerts.
• MicSense detector: AI optical detection of chironomid larvae with up to 24 samples per day and more than 80% accuracy on spiked samples.
• Bacpro biosensor: suitcase-sized fluorescence test for specific waterborne bacteria with cloud connectivity.
• Data management platform: links sampling stations with laboratory testing for physical, chemical, radiological and microbiological parameters.

Environmental authorities and industrial park operators in Vietnam can install sensor-triggered autosamplers at discharge points to capture illegal effluent releases as evidence. Water supply companies can use MicSense and Bacpro for early warning of larvae and bacterial contamination in treated water. Aquaculture zones can automate sampling of intake and discharge water.

Event-triggered autosamplers capture pollution incidents that scheduled manual sampling misses and preserve samples for laboratory confirmation. MicSense screens 1,000 L of treated water for chironomid larvae within 1 hour and runs for at least a week without maintenance. Bacpro reaches a detection limit of 1 CFU within 6 hours on site. A single data platform links sampling, testing and analysis, reducing manual workload for utilities and regulators.

Regulators in Southeast Asia are tightening enforcement of industrial discharge limits and drinking water safety, but most monitoring still relies on manual grab samples that are easy to dispute. Automated, event-triggered sampling linked to laboratory validation and cloud data is gaining interest as utilities face manpower constraints and need defensible evidence.

NM3 Tech(S) Pte Ltd is located at 8 Boon Lay Way, Singapore. It reports more than 200 sampling and detection units deployed in Singapore, and MicSense is deployed with water utilities there. In April 2026 it was selected for Imagine H2O Asia Cohort 7. The founding year is not stated on the website.