SPT Labtech

SPT Labtech designs and builds laboratory automation instruments for liquid handling, sample preparation and sample management, including the mosquito, dragonfly, firefly, apricot, comPOUND, arktic and BioMicroLab ranges. Its products serve genomics, drug discovery, structural biology and sample management workflows.

The company sells instruments to scientists and research laboratories, and its website describes a portfolio built through acquisitions, including Quantifoil, LBD Life Sciences, Apricot Designs and BioMicroLab. It was acquired by EQT Private Equity in 2022, as stated on its company page.

The website lists 7 global locations, more than 400 industry specialists and 30 products. Offices and hubs named include Melbourn (Cambridge, UK), Covina (CA, USA), Jena (Germany), Tokyo (Japan), Hangzhou and Shanghai (China) and Delhi (India). Open job listings include roles in Cambridge (UK), Covina, San Diego, Houston and Boston.

Product: Laboratory automation instruments for liquid handling, positive displacement dispensing, sample management and cryo-EM sample preparation