Opentrons

Overview

Opentrons makes robots for biologists [1]. Founded in 2015, the company went through Y Combinator's Winter 2016 batch [3]. Based in New York City [2], Opentrons operates with a team of 300 [4]. The company's robots automate laboratory pipetting tasks, freeing biologists from repetitive benchwork to focus on experiment design and data analysis [5]. Opentrons' stated mission is to provide the scientific community with a common platform for sharing protocols and reproducing results [5]. The company maintains headquarters at 45-18 Court Square West in New York [6].

Today, biologists spend too much time pipetting by hand. We think biologists should have robots to do pipetting for them. People doing science should be free of tedious benchwork and repetitive stress injuries. They should be able to spend their time designing experiments and analyzing data. That's why we started Opentrons. We make robots for biologists. Our mission is to provide the scientific community with a common platform to easily share protocols and reproduce each other's results. Our robots automate experiments that would otherwise be done by hand, allowing our community to spend more time pursuing answers to some of the 21st century’s most important questions. [5]

Y Combinator's directory lists the company location as New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA. [2]

Opentrons Labworks Inc. lists its address as 45-18 Court Square West, New York, New York, 11101. [6]

Growth & traction

Y Combinator lists a team size of 300. [4]