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STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC.CIK 0001162194 · Lab Analytical Instruments
At Standard BioTools, Inc. ("Standard BioTools" or the "Company"), we are committed to setting the new standard in the life science tools industry through strategic consolidation, best-in-class operations and a world class management team. Our established portfolio includes essential, standardized… About this business →
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About STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC.
Source: Item 1 (Business) from the 10-K filed March 16, 2026. Description as filed by the company with the SEC.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Overview
At Standard BioTools, Inc. ("Standard BioTools" or the "Company"), we are committed to setting the new standard in the life science tools industry through strategic consolidation, best-in-class operations and a world class management team. Our established portfolio includes essential, standardized next-generation solutions designed to help biomedical researchers develop better therapeutics faster. We offer a diverse range of instrumentation, consumables, and services that generate high-quality data across early discovery, translational and clinical research. With advanced technologies in proteomics and genomics, we empower scientists to gain deeper biological insights, accelerate discoveries, and drive improved health outcomes across diverse therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, cardiometabolic diseases and more.
On June 22, 2025, we entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Illumina. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Illumina acquired all of the equity interests of SomaLogic, Inc. (“SomaLogic”), Sengenics Corporation LLC (“Sengenics LLC”) and Sengenics Corporation Pte Ltd (“Sengenics Pte” and together with Sengenics LLC, “Sengenics”) (collectively, the “Disposed Entities”), each a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that operated the Company's aptamer-based and functional proteomics business, including KREX, Single SOMAmer, translational and diagnostic assays (collectively, the “SomaScan Business”) (such transaction, the “Transaction”). The Transaction did not include our mass cytometry and microfluidics businesses, which we retained. The Transaction closed on January 30, 2026.
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The SomaScan Business has been classified as held-for-sale and a discontinued operation under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). The results of the SomaScan Business are classified as discontinued operations, and, unless otherwise noted, the description of our business in this Annual Report on Form 10-K relates solely to our continuing operations.
Our Platforms
We have built a solid foundation supporting a differentiated portfolio of life science tools, offering broad multi-omic capabilities that drive innovation and accelerate the pace of drug development. Our solutions are designed to unlock complex biological information across plasma, single-cell and spatial proteomics, as well as genomic analyses, enabling researchers to explore disease mechanisms with unprecedented depth and precision. By integrating our advanced platforms – CyTOF™, Hyperion™, and Biomark™ – we empower scientists to generate high-content data across therapeutic areas, from immuno-oncology to neurology and infectious diseases. Each system is engineered to extract meaningful molecular signatures, providing researchers with the tools they need to decode intricate
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biological networks. Together, these technologies accelerate discovery, offering a comprehensive approach to understanding the complexities of health and disease.
CyTOF
Our CyTOF technology platform transforms single-cell analysis by leveraging mass cytometry to detect and quantify over 50 intracellular and extracellular markers simultaneously, providing researchers with a deeper and more precise view of cellular function. Unlike fluorescence-based flow cytometry, which is limited by spectral overlap, CyTOF uses metal-tagged antibodies and time-of-flight mass spectrometry to eliminate signal interference and expand multiplexing capabilities. This breakthrough technology enables high-dimensional immune profiling, biomarker discovery, and functional cell analysis with unparalleled accuracy. The CyTOF platform includes state-of-the-art instrumentation, optimized reagents, and powerful data analysis tools to accelerate discoveries in immunology, oncology, and beyond.
Hyperion
Our Hyperion spatial biology platform unlocks deeper insights into tissue organization by preserving spatial context while enabling high-dimensional molecular and proteomic analysis. Unlike traditional bulk or single-cell methods, our platform utilizes Imaging Mass Cytometry with to simultaneously map multiple protein markers (up to 40+) across complex tissue landscapes. This approach allows researchers to explore cellular interactions, tissue architecture, and disease progression at unprecedented resolution. Our Hyperion platform includes state-of-the-art instrumentation, multiplexed imaging capabilities, and powerful bioinformatics tools to drive discoveries in oncology, immunology, and neuroscience.
Biomark
Our Biomark X9 system redefines high-throughput genomics by delivering exceptional efficiency, precision, and scalability for qPCR applications. Designed for researchers who require robust multiplexing capabilities, the Biomark X9 system enables the simultaneous analysis of thousands of reactions in a single run. By leveraging advanced microfluidics technology, it significantly reduces reagent consumption while increasing throughput, making it an ideal solution for large-scale genomic studies, clinical research, and biomarker discovery. The Biomark X9 system integrates seamlessly with powerful data analysis tools, accelerating workflows and providing comprehensive insights with unmatched accuracy.
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Our market opportunity
Based on industry estimates, the annual worldwide life sciences research tools total addressable market ("TAM") totals more than $70 billion. We currently participate in emerging segments of the life sciences research and biopharmaceutical tools market focused on proteomics and genomics.
Proteomics
We believe proteomics represents one of the largest untapped opportunities in the life sciences industry today, given its extensive existing applications and broad potential. Currently, most of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") target a protein, and most other drugs interact with, or are influenced by, protein-mediated signal transduction cascades. Our technologies aim to address a large opportunity across proteomics-based markets and are uniquely designed to attract, capture, and retain customers representing a substantial share of each of these markets:
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Flow Cytometry: A critical tool for single-cell analysis, enabling high-parameter protein characterization. The demand for multiplexed, high-resolution immune profiling is increasing, particularly in oncology and immunotherapy research.
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Spatial Biology: Growing rapidly within tissue imaging and tumor microenvironment research, as researchers seek to map cellular interactions and disease progression at a deeper level. This market is expanding in both academic and clinical research applications.
Genomics
The genomics market is well-established but continues to grow as advancements in gene expression analysis, Next-Generation Sequencing ("NGS"), and Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction ("qPCR") drive innovation:
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Genotyping & Gene Expression Analysis: Expanding applications in disease research, pharmacogenomics, and personalized medicine are fueling demand for rapid, scalable genomic solutions.
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NGS Sample Preparation: Widely used in biomarker discovery, translational research, and clinical diagnostics, as sequencing costs decrease and clinical applications increase.
With the continued convergence of proteomics and genomics, the life sciences market is positioned for accelerated growth, presenting substantial opportunities for companies that provide high-throughput, precise, and scalable analytical solutions.
OEM Markets
We also utilize our proprietary microfluidics technology to collaborate with original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") providers to pursue market opportunities outside our core markets. These OEM markets are highly varied, and we believe represent significant expansion opportunities for our technology.
Customers
We sell our instruments and consumables for research use only ("RUO") to leading academic research institutions, translational research and medicine centers, cancer centers, clinical research laboratories, and biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, and plant and animal research companies.
Marketing, Sales, Service and Support
We distribute our systems through our direct sales force and support organizations located in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, and through distributors or sales agents in European, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Asia-Pacific countries. Our sales and marketing efforts are targeted at laboratory directors and principal investigators at leading academic, translational research, healthcare consortiums, and biopharmaceutical companies who need reliable life science automation solutions to power their disease research with the goal of providing actionable insights.
Our sales process often involves numerous interactions and demonstrations with multiple people within an organization. Some potential customers conduct in-depth evaluations of the system, including running experiments on our system and competing systems. In addition, in most countries, sales to academic or governmental institutions require participation in a tender process involving preparation of extensive documentation and a lengthy review process. As a result of these factors and the budget cycles of our customers, our sales cycle, the time from initial contact with a customer to our receipt of a purchase order, can often be 12 months or longer.
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Manufacturing
Our manufacturing operations are located in Singapore and Canada. Our facility in Singapore manufactures Integrated Fluidic Circuits ("IFCs") and assemblies of microfluidics instruments. All of our IFCs for commercial sale and some IFCs for our research and development purposes are also fabricated at our Singapore facility. Our mass cytometry instruments and reagents for commercial sale, as well as for internal research and development purposes, are manufactured at our facility in Markham, Canada. Genomics reagents are manufactured at our facility in Markham, Canada.
We rely on a limited number of suppliers for certain components and materials used in our products. Key components in our legacy products and acquired products are supplied by sole or limited source suppliers. The loss of a single or sole source supplier would require significant time and effort to locate and qualify an alternative source of supply, if at all, and could adversely impact our business. For additional information, please refer to “