AromaScan refocuses to solve loss increase Alex Mayhew-Smith The electronic gas and odour sensor company AromaScan has refocused its business as losses rise. Operations manager James White said the company had previously been lacking a focus but would now concentrate on two divisions: healthcare and industrial instruments. "When we started we sold our sensor as all things to all men - a sensor that could do everything," said
White. "It was sold into different applications and we spent a lot of time to get these working." He added that the company will benefit from sales of two new medical sensors, one of which tracks the growth of antibiotics and will be introduced later this year. AromaScan's loss before tax in the six months to October 31 rose to ?1.09m, compared to a loss of ?1.07m for the same period last year. Turnover fell from ?491,000 to ?478,000.