Blending Physics and Wine

The CloudSpec is a product developed by New Zealand-based spectroscopy company MaramaLabs, that is leading the world in modern spectroscopy.

Marama Labs’ founders are physicists, and alumni of the world-renowned Raman Laboratory in Wellington. The idea for the CloudSpec was born out of fundamental spectroscopy research in the field of surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS).

Founded in 2019, the Marama Labs team are revolutionising the spectroscopy world with its groundbreaking technologies.

The CloudSpec team.

Our team

Our team is made up of of physicists, chemists, winemakers, programmers and data specialists, working together to help wineries pair world-class wines with world-class technology.

Dr Brendan Darby
Dr Brendan Darby
Chief Executive Officer
Strategy, investment, growth, partnerships.
Dr Matthias Meyer
Dr Matthias Meyer
Chief Technical Officer
Engineering, product development, data analytics.
Prof Eric Le Ru
Prof Eric Le Ru
Chief Science Officer
Scientific guidance, spectroscopy fundamentals.
Dr Geoffry Laufersky
Dr Geoffry Laufersky
Research Lead
Scientific research, application development.
Lucas Hudson
Lucas Hudson
Software Lead
Software design, architecture, web app development.
Marco Wilkins
Marco Wilkins
Head of Growth
Client engagement, sales, marketing, commercial strategy.