Conduct Science

What Conduct Science does

ConductScience is a private scientific equipment and research-software company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Skokie, Illinois (Chicago metro), with a reported 1-10 employees. It supplies pre-clinical life-sciences laboratories with a catalog of more than 4,812 SKUs across 15+ departments, including behavioral mazes (under the Maze Engineers sub-brand, 412 paradigms), lab instruments (centrifuges, incubators, cold storage, liquid handling), imaging and microscopy, vivarium and IVC systems, stereotaxic surgery and anesthesia equipment, pathology/histology, pharmaceutical testing, microfluidics, and recurring consumables (gloves, tubes, lab coats). Alongside hardware, it sells an integrated software suite — ConductVision (AI behavioral tracking with 95-99% pose precision across 10+ species), ConductMaze (312 labs), ConductCognition (42 labs, beta), ConductColony, ConductSurgery, ConductCompliance, ConductBench, ConductSignal, ConductLaboratory, and ConductSpeech — plus a 392-tool free scientific utilities platform and ScienceDex, a citation/reference index of 280+ publications. Customers are primarily academic research institutions (800+ universities of 1,200+ institutional accounts across 50+ countries), with explicit expansion into pharmaceutical/biotech (Calico), CROs, and government labs.

Revenue is generated through a mix of one-time hardware sales (standard and custom-configured builds with a 6-week average lead time), SaaS subscriptions for software modules, multi-year ConductCare extended warranty and service plans (up to 5 years) with 24/7 scientist support, professional services for custom configurations, and recurring consumables via bulk pricing and auto-ship. Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly disclosed; standard equipment quotes turn in 24 hours and custom builds in 48 hours, with an average 6-day quote-to-order cycle. Distribution combines direct institutional sales (with Net-30 terms, W-9/BAA, and master service agreements), an e-commerce storefront, and a request-for-quote channel. Credibility anchors include the NIH 2026 Track 2 Replication Prize (0.41 vs 0.76 cross-site variation), an NIH ODS Phase 1 award for the Resin Health digital-health tool, BBB accreditation, BAA compliance, 5.0 Google Reviews, and inclusion in journals such as Cell, Nature Communications, Science Advances, and Neuron.

Name

Conduct Science

Legal name

ConductScience

Website

https://conductscience.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ConductScience supplies pre-clinical research labs with scientific equipment and an integrated AI software suite (including the ConductVision behavioral analysis platform), serving 1,200+ institutions across 50+ countries with a catalog of 4,812+ products and recurring service plans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific Research Equipment and Software

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAEAIAC

Science & STEM Lab Equipment & Supplies (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Makerspaces)

Education/Education Facilities & Support Services/Education Supplies, Equipment & Furniture Procurement

SECONDARYEDAGAGAG

Scientific & Laboratory Reference (Chemistry, Biology, Physics; Methods & Protocols)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional & Technical Reference Publishing

SECONDARYHLAGAIAN

Maintenance, Service Contracts & Equipment Repair (Field Service, Parts)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Laboratory Equipment, Instruments & Consumables

Keywords

• Behavioral research equipment
• Stereotaxic surgery instruments
• AI behavioral analysis
• Laboratory research software
• Preclinical research tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Skokie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Scientific Equipment Hardware Sales: Sale of scientific equipment including behavioral mazes, stereotaxic instruments, lab equipment, imaging systems, and custom-built apparatus. One-time purchase model with optional extended warranty/service plans.
2. Software Subscriptions: SaaS subscriptions for ConductVision behavioral analysis, ConductMaze, ConductCognition, ConductColony, ConductSurgery, ConductCompliance, ConductBench, ConductSignal, ConductLaboratory, and ConductSpeech software products.
3. ConductCare Service Plans: Extended warranty and service plans providing up to 5-year coverage for equipment, 24/7 technical support from scientists, and maintenance services.
4. Professional Services: Custom configuration and build services for specialized equipment, institutional procurement support, and consultation.
5. Consumables and Supplies: Bulk consumables and PPE supplies including gloves, tubes, parafilm, lab coats, eyewear with bulk pricing for recurring spend.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ConductScience sells scientific research equipment and integrated software to research institutions. The physical catalog includes 4,812+ products across behavioral mazes (412 paradigms), lab equipment, imaging systems, vivarium supplies, stereotaxic surgery tools, pathology/histology instruments, microfluidics, and consumables. The software suite centers on ConductVision, an AI behavioral analysis platform with 95-99% pose precision across 10+ species, complemented by modules for cognition, colony management, surgery planning, compliance, electrophysiology, lab operations, and speech analysis.

Product overview

Conduct Science is a scientific equipment, software, and research workflow company established in 2014, offering over 4,812 products across behavioral neuroscience, laboratory automation, imaging, and translational science. The portfolio comprises a unified platform combining physical lab equipment (behavioral mazes, lab instruments, vivarium supplies) with software products (ConductVision AI analytics, ConductMaze/Cognition/Colony/Surgery/Compliance/Speech/Bench/Signal/Laboratory modules), the MazeEngineers sub-brand for behavioral mazes (412 paradigms), and a platform of 392 free scientific tools (ScienceDex, Science Library). Equipment products are complemented by ConductCare service plans providing extended warranties and 24/7 scientific support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Maze Engineers: World-class behavioral mazes brand, a ConductScience subsidiary since 2014, offering 412 paradigms to 1,200+ labs worldwide.
• ConductVision

Products and services

• ConductVision AI-powered high-accuracy behavioral analysis platform for research institutions and neuroscience labs, tracking rodent, zebrafish, drosophila, and C. elegans activity in real time with 95-99% pose precision across 10+ species; includes pose tracking, morphology reconstruction, microscopy analysis, and image quantification workflows.
• MazeEngineers Behavioral Mazes World-class behavioral maze portfolio offering 412 paradigms for rodent, zebrafish, and drosophila research across social behavior, motor activity, learning, memory, anxiety, depression, exploration, and classic maze testing; a ConductScience brand since 2014 serving 1,200+ labs worldwide.
• ConductMaze Behavior protocol management software that combines behavior protocols with run logic for executing behavioral experiments, with version tracking.
• ConductCognition Browser-native cognitive testing platform for conducting cognition assessments.
• ConductColony Rodent colony management software for tracking cage inventory and animal populations.
• ConductSurgery Stereotaxic surgery planning and protocol execution software with live coordinates tracking.
• ConductCompliance IRB and protocol approval management system for institutional compliance workflows.
• ConductSpeech Language sample analysis tool for speech-language pathology research.
• ConductBench Benchtop instrument suite software providing live monitoring for temperature and rotation control during experiments.
• ConductSignal Electrophysiology and spike sorting analysis software for processing neural recording data.
• ConductLaboratory End-to-end laboratory operations management software coordinating 4 rooms with 18 instruments, with synchronization capabilities.
• ConductCare Service Plans Extended warranty and service plans providing up to 5-year equipment coverage with 24/7 technical support from scientists and maintenance services.
• Lab Equipment Laboratory instruments including centrifuges, incubators, balances, cold storage (ULT freezers, refrigerators, cryogenic), liquid handling (peristaltic pumps, syringe pumps), and clean benches/fume hoods; 1,024 products.
• Imaging & Analysis Equipment Microscopes, slide scanners, and image analysis equipment for research imaging; 173 products.
• Facilities & Vivarium Equipment IVC systems, cages, racks, and vivarium workflow equipment for animal housing facilities; 286 products.
• Neuro & Surgery Equipment Anesthesia, ventilation, and stereotaxic surgery equipment including frames, injectors, and surgical tools; 168 products for stereotaxic surgery and 142 for anesthesia/ventilation.
• Pathology & Histology Equipment Microtomes, cryostats, and tissue processing equipment for histological analysis; 184 products.
• Pharmaceutical Testing Equipment Tablet, dissolution, and gel testing equipment for pharmaceutical research; 74 products.
• Microfluidics Equipment Chips, pumps, and fabrication equipment for microfluidic research applications; 132 products.
• Agriculture & Food Science Equipment Seed testing, soil analysis, plant physiology, and grain quality equipment for agriculture and food science research; 52 products.
• Lab Supplies & Consumables Consumables, labware, tubes, gloves, parafilm, lab coats, and eyewear for recurring lab supply needs with bulk pricing and auto-ship options; 123 products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cross-site variation of 0.41 vs 0.76 in Crabbe, Wahlsten, and Dudek benchmark - less site-to-site noise gives labs more power to see real biology
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature15 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Harvard Innovation LabscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021ConductScience participated in the Harvard Innovation Labs 2021 Spring Venture Program cohort, gaining access to Harvard University's entrepreneurial ecosystem and resources for early-stage companies in the research technology space.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Med Associates: Med Associates supplies operant conditioning chambers, fear conditioning systems, and behavioral neuroscience equipment to academic and pharmaceutical labs. Direct competitor in rodent behavioral testing apparatus.
• Harvard Bioscience: Harvard Bioscience owns Panlab/Harvard Apparatus and competes directly in behavioral research equipment, surgical instruments, and physiology lab products serving academic and pharma research customers. Public peer with broader portfolio.
• TSE Systems: TSE Systems provides behavioral phenotyping systems (Multi-Conditioning System, PhenoMaster, IntelliCage) for academic and pharma preclinical research. Direct peer in behavioral neuroscience hardware and integrated analysis.
• Stoelting Co. Stoelting manufactures behavioral neuroscience apparatus (ANY-maze tracking software, stereotaxic instruments, mazes) and is a direct competitor in the same research institution procurement flow. Comparable in product mix and target buyer.
• Noldus Information Technology: Noldus is a direct competitor providing EthoVision XT video tracking, behavioral observation software, and integrated lab hardware (CatWalk, PhenoTyper) for behavioral neuroscience research institutions. Most directly comparable peer given overlap in pose tracking, mazes, and academic customer base.
• San Diego Instruments: San Diego Instruments manufactures behavioral testing equipment (startle reflex, fear conditioning, operant chambers) for neuroscience research. Comparable product category and customer base to ConductScience.
• Clever Sys Inc. Clever Sys provides automated behavioral analysis software (HomeCageScan, TopScan, FreezeScan) and integrates with rodent testing equipment. Direct peer in computer-vision behavioral tracking for neuroscience research.
• Viewpoint Life Sciences: Viewpoint provides zebra fish and rodent behavioral analysis systems (Zebralab, Videotrack) used in academic and pharma preclinical research. Direct peer in species-specific pose tracking.

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher offers broad life-science lab equipment, consumables, and analytical instruments including behavioral research adjacent products through its specialty diagnostics and lab products divisions. Broad incumbent rather than a niche specialist.

Emerging players

• Biobserve: Biobserve develops video-based behavioral observation and analysis tools (Viewer, Observer XT) for animal research, with overlap to ConductVision but a smaller catalog footprint.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ConductScience
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conductscience

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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