Automata Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-07 - Partnership - Danaher plans autonomous laboratory with Automata robotic orchestration - The workflow develops affinity reagents, including antibodies, and feeds experimental results back into models to improve later designs. Technologies come from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Cytiva, Genedata, Integrated DNA Technologies and Molecular… - source: investors.danaher.com
• 2026-02-09 - Demonstration - Automata demonstrates AI-ready lab automation workflows at SLAS 2026 - Automata listed SLAS Boston 2026 for February 9-11, 2026 at the Boston convention center and directed attendees to Booth 927. The company invited attendees to see the platform live and reserve a 15-minute booth walk-through. The booth page framed the demos… - source: automata.tech
• 2026-01-29 - Funding - Automata closes $45m Series C for AI-ready lab automation - Dimension led the $45 million Series C, with participation from Danaher Ventures, Tru Arrow Partners, Octopus Ventures, Entrepreneurs First and others. Automata said the capital would scale customer deployments, develop data and closed-loop experimentation… - source: automata.tech
• 2026-01-13 - Partnership - Automata and CellVoyant link LINQ to closed-loop cell-culture AI - CellVoyant's AI interprets cell state and recommends protocol changes. Automata LINQ executes updated instructions across integrated instruments and robotic workcells. The partners target iterative, closed-loop workflows for advanced cell culture and… - source: automata.tech
• 2025-12-15 - Deployment - Earlham Institute deploys LINQ across genomics quality-control workflows - The system measures volume, concentration and fragment size across six sample types. Earlham reported a fivefold throughput increase. The institute also reported an 80% reduction in manual touchpoints with LIMS-integrated data capture. - source: automata.tech
• 2024-09-09 - Deployment - Duncan NRI implements LINQ for human brain-cell research - The system supports large-scale cell culture and cell-based assays. Integrated live microscopy and high-density microelectrode arrays monitor cell structure and function. The deployment targets research into neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders using… - source: automata.tech
• 2024-06-11 - Deployment - Royal Marsden launches automated cancer-genomics facility with LINQ - The facility is housed in the Sharjah Clinical Genomics Laboratory. Automata said the installation would double testing capacity and add about 2,000 tests per month. Automated sample pathways cover saliva, tissue biopsies, blood and bone marrow. - source: automata.tech
• 2024-02-09 - Deployment - Health Services Laboratories uses Automata for NHS pathology workflows - The installation automates repetitive sample movement and instrument interactions. Automata framed the system around faster turnaround and more consistent laboratory execution. The deployment supports pathology services delivered to NHS patients. - source: automata.tech
• 2023-10-03 - Funding - Automata raises $40m to expand life-sciences lab automation - Dimension led the $40 million round, with A.P. Moller Holding and returning investors Octopus Ventures, Hummingbird, Isomer Capital, Possible Ventures and Aldea Ventures participating. Automata said the proceeds would support geographic and team expansion… - source: automata.tech
• 2023-07-18 - Partnership - Royal Marsden selects Automata for clinical cancer-genomics automation - The planned installation was designed to double genomic testing capacity. Automata said the system would add around 2,000 tests per month. The workflow covers next-generation sequencing sample processing for the North Thames Genomics Laboratory Hub. - source: automata.tech
• 2023-02-13 - Partnership - Francis Crick Institute partners with Automata on genomics automation - The collaboration covers three genomics workflows. Automata's integrated system is intended to reduce manual touchpoints and increase walkaway time. The Crick receives early access to demonstrations and contributes feedback to product development. - source: automata.tech
• 2023-01-30 - Partnership - bit.bio partners with Automata on human-cell production automation - The custom system targets a crucial step in bit.bio's production process. Automation turns the workflow into a more consistent and standardised process. The partners linked the installation to greater manufacturing capacity and speed for research and… - source: automata.tech
• 2022-02-22 - Funding - Automata raises $50 million Series B for life-sciences automation - Octopus Ventures led the round. Hummingbird, Latitude Ventures, ABB Technology Ventures and Isomer Capital returned, with In-Q-Tel participating as a strategic investor. Automata linked the financing to scaling integrated automation for research, diagnostics… - source: automata.tech
• 2019-03-19 - Funding - Automata raises £5.3M Series A to scale Eva production - Hummingbird Ventures led the round. Hardware Club, firstminute Capital, LocalGlobe, ABB and Entrepreneur First participated. Contemporaneous reporting described the round as $7.4 million and said it brought Automata total funding to $9.5 million. - source: techcrunch.com
• 2015-01-12 - Company Formation - Automata Technologies is incorporated in London - UK Companies House records Automata Technologies Limited as incorporated on 12 January 2015. Automata identifies Mostafa ElSayed and Suryansh Chandra as the two co-founders. The company began with affordable robotic arms before narrowing its focus to… - source: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk