SPT Labtech - About the company
SPT Labtech is an acquired company based in Melbourn (United Kingdom), founded in 1983. It operates as a Provider of automated lab equipment for liquid handling, sample prep, and management. It develops and manufactures instruments for various life science applications, including genomics, drug discovery, and structural biology. These solutions aim to increase efficiency and reproducibility in laboratory workflows. The company offers a range of products addressing specific needs within these areas, from nanoliter liquid handling to automated biobanking. Its focus is on creating reliable and user-friendly tools to accelerate scientific research.. The company has 121 active competitors, including 22 funded and 15 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Automata, Aethon and MEGAROBO.
Company Details
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- Website
- www.sptlabtech.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@sptlabtech.com
- Phone Number
- +44 **********
- Registered Address
- UNIT H4 MELBOURN SCIENCE PARK,CAMBRIDGE ROAD,MELBOURN,HERTS,ENGLAND,SG8 6HB
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1983
Location
Melbourn, United Kingdom
Stage
Acquired
Investors
Ranked
25th among 121 active competitors
Employee Count
344 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Acquired by EQT (Jun 22, 2022)
Legal entities associated with SPT Labtech
SPT Labtech is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SPT LABTECH LIMITED CIN: 3300999 , United Kingdom, Active | Jan 09, 1997 | - | - | |
LABTECH LIMITED CIN: 7979533 , United Kingdom, Active | Mar 06, 2012 | - | - |
SPT Labtech's acquisition details
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SPT Labtech's funding and investors
SPT Labtech is a funded company. SPT Labtech has 1 institutional investor.
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SPT Labtech has 344 employees as of Aug 26. Here is SPT Labtech's employee count trend over the years:
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SPT Labtech's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of SPT Labtech include Automata, Aethon and MEGAROBO. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of SPT Labtech, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Automata 2015, London (United Kingdom), Series C | Developer of modular lab automation platforms for biological research workflows | $177M | 67/100 | |
2nd | Aethon 1997, Pittsburgh (United States), Acquired | Autonomous robots for internal logistics in hospitals | $55.3M | 65/100 | |
3rd | Provider of robotic solutions for industrial laboratory automation | $427M | 60/100 | ||
4th |  Medra 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Developer of robots to automate repetitive wet lab tasks | $63M | 56/100 | |
5th | Transcriptic 2012, Menlo Park (United States), Series A | Provider of a cloud-based remote robotic bio-lab | $27.7M | 54/100 | |
6th | Stratec Biomedical 1979, Birkenfeld (Germany), Public | Provider of automated analyzer systems, data management software, and solutions for IVD sample preparation | - | 54/100 | |
7th | Hamilton Company 1953, Reno (United States), Funding Raised | Developer of automated liquid handling systems | - | 52/100 | |
8th | Ginkgo 2009, Boston (United States), Funding Raised | Provider of autonomous laboratory systems for biological engineering and experimentation | - | 52/100 | |
9th | Provider of engineering, procurement, construction management, and validation for biopharma | - | - | 50/100 | |
10th | Cambrian Bioworks 2020, Bengaluru (India), Seed | Manufacturer of PCR plate seal, sample preparation, and extraction kits | $1.45M | 50/100 | |
25th | SPT Labtech 1983, Melbourn (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of automated lab equipment for liquid handling, sample prep, and management. It develops and manufactures instruments for various life science applications, including genomics, drug discovery, and structural biology. These solutions aim to increase efficiency and reproducibility in laboratory workflows. The company offers a range of products addressing specific needs within these areas, from nanoliter liquid handling to automated biobanking. Its focus is on creating reliable and user-friendly tools to accelerate scientific research. | - | 34/100 |
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SPT Labtech's Investments and acquisitions
SPT Labtech has acquired 2 companies including BioMicroLab and Apricot Designs. SPT Labtech has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to SPT Labtech
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PRISM BioLab Selects SPT Labtech’s firefly Platform to Automate Screening WorkflowsEuropean Pharmaceutical Manufacturer•Jul 19, 2024•SPT Labtech, Prism Biolab
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SPT Labtech, Watchmaker Genomics collaborate on NGS library prep automationLabPulse.com•May 28, 2024•SPT Labtech, Watchmaker Genomics
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Parse Biosciences Launches Laboratory Automation Provider Program and Partners with Hamilton, Opentrons Labworks, SPT LabtechBusiness Wire•Apr 25, 2024•Parse Biosciences, SPT Labtech, Opentrons, Labworks
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Quantum-Si Appoints Former Illumina and Cisco Systems Executive, Paula Dowdy, to its Board of DirectorsBusiness Wire•Mar 22, 2024•Quantum-Si, SPT Labtech
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SPT Labtech Appoints Morten Frost Norgreen as Chief Commercial OfficerBNN•Feb 02, 2024•SPT Labtech, Veracyte
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EQT Private Equity announced the acquisition of SPT Labtech from Battery Ventures for £650mEuropaWire•Jun 22, 2022•EQT, SPT Labtech, Battery Ventures, Titian Software
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Battery Ventures Weighs Sale of U.K. Firm SPT LabtechBloombergQuint•Feb 22, 2022•Battery Ventures, SPT Labtech
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SPT Labtech integrates recent acquisitions into unified brand and portfolioCambridge Network•Oct 12, 2021•SPT Labtech
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