MOST optical sensor technology

Mobile Optical Sensor Technic

Small,Smart
andAffordable
StressTests.

A mobile optical sensing platform for point-of-care detection of physical stress biomarkers in athletes — combined with AI-driven analytics for personalized training and recovery monitoring.

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Our Journey

How we got here

June 2025
01

First Presentation

First joint presentation of MOST at UNLEASH by Anusha and Johannes.
Contact with Venture Villa Accelerator through Bean2Biz
First Presentation
September 2025
02

Participation in Accelerator Program

Start in Batch 18 of Venture Villa
Participation in Accelerator Program
Pitch at Niedersachsen.next Startup 2025
Participation in Accelerator Program
October 2025
03

Workshops, Networking and Showcasing

Numerous inspiring workshops and events at Venture Villa.
Valuable encounters with people who we hope will accompany us for a long time to come.
MOST featured on TV on 3Sat at KulturZeit
November 2025
04

Elevator Pitch, Presentation and a New Team Member

Elevator pitch at BANSON Business Angel Netzwerk followed by an invitation to the DIE RECKEN - TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Handball GmbH handball game
Presentation of our technology at Fit for the Future in front of an enthusiastic audience.
The Startup Migrant First Customer Workshop.
Abhishek Thummanapelli joins our team.
December 2025
05

Achievements

Won the Venture Villa's jury prize at the final pitch on Demo Day 2025
Approval for the EXIST startup grant shortly before Christmas.
Achievements
January 2026
06

Start of EXIST Gründungstipendium

Start of EXIST Gründungstipendium
Start of EXIST Gründungstipendium
March 2026
07

Short Presentation at C-Dinner by Team MOST

Short Presentation at C-Dinner by Team MOST
Short Presentation at C-Dinner by Team MOST
Short Presentation at C-Dinner by Team MOST
April 2026
08

At Hannover Messe 2026 and Starting at ELSA 

Team MOST showcasing the future prototype at Hannover Messe 2026
At Hannover Messe 2026 and Starting at ELSA 
Participation at Life science factory ELSA program
At Hannover Messe 2026 and Starting at ELSA 
July 2026
09

MOST Featured in Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (HAZ)

MOST Featured in Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (HAZ)
HAZ.de — one of Germany's leading regional newspapers — features MOST, reporting on how researchers at Leibniz University Hannover are developing an affordable smartphone-based stress test for athletes.
The article highlights our biosensor platform's ability to detect physical stress biomarkers in saliva, enabling point-of-care monitoring of training load and recovery — without expensive lab equipment.
A major press milestone: MOST's technology reaches a broad public audience through one of Hannover's most-read news outlets.
September 2026
10

A New Chapter — MOST Selected for LifeScienceValley Health Tech Incubator

MOST has been selected for LifeScienceValley's Health Tech Incubator — a major milestone in our journey!
We were thrilled to welcome the program team to our lab at HOT and share our progress in sports monitoring technology.
We're excited for what's ahead and grateful to everyone helping us bring our vision to life!
October 2026
11

MOST Team Honoured by IASH on Gandhi Jayanti

On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti 2026 (October 2nd), the MOST team was honoured by the Indian Association Hannover (IASH) in the presence of representatives of the Consulate General of India in Hamburg and Hannover's Indian community.
We sincerely thank Dr. Bala Subramanian Ramani and IASH for their recognition, encouragement, and support — a meaningful acknowledgement of our mission to make stress diagnostics accessible and affordable.

Research

01

Functionalized Quantum Dot‐Based Portable Sensor for Dual Detection of Stress Biomarkers in Blood Serum and Saliva

A Kishore, AM Varughese, B Roth, C Zeilinger

Journal of Biophotonics·2026
02

Fabrication of a low-cost benchtop optical imager for quantum dot microarray-based stress biomarker detection

A Kishore, AM Varughese, B Roth, C Zeilinger

Biomedical Optics Express·2024
03

Fluorescence Masking Based Multifunctional Quantum Dots' Assay for HSP90α Interactions Detection

A Kishore, L Fan, F Stahl, T Reichel, K Krüger et al.

Applied Sciences·2023
04

Überbelastungen im Sport frühzeitig nachweisen

B Roth, A Kishore, AM Varughese, C Zeilinger

Wissen Hoch N·2025

Our Team

The people behind MOST

Dr. Anusha Kishore
Dr. Anusha Kishore
Chief Executive Officer
Ph.D. Biotechnology
Abhishek Thummanapelli
Abhishek Thummanapelli
Chief Technology Officer
M.Sc. Optical Technologies
Johannes Kohser
Johannes Kohser
Chief Financial Officer
M.Sc. Sociology

Supported by

Leibniz University of Hannover (LUH)
Hannover Center for Optical Technologies
EXIST — Existenzgründungen aus der Wissenschaft
Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy
European Union (EU)
Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen
Venture Villa
Starting Business
Leibniz University of Hannover (LUH)
Hannover Center for Optical Technologies
EXIST — Existenzgründungen aus der Wissenschaft
Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy
European Union (EU)
Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen
Venture Villa
Starting Business

Get in Touch

Lab grade results
in your hands.

Seeking strategic partnerships with sports clubs, recreational athletes, health & wellness communities, and relevant industry networks.

LocationNienburger Str. 17, 30167, Hannover, Germany
The MOST team

The MOST team — Hannover, 2026