SynenTec GmbH

What SynenTec GmbH does

SYNENTEC GmbH is a German privately-held manufacturer of automated high-throughput fluorescence and brightfield cell imaging systems and laboratory automation, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Elmshorn (Greater Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein). The company designs, manufactures, and distributes three core imaging instruments — CELLAVISTA 4 (high-throughput, marketed as the fastest high-throughput imager at up to 50 MB/s), NYONE (medium-throughput, positioned for cost and bench-space efficiency), and myrImager (video-optical platform for 3D contractile tissue imaging paired with myriamed myrPlates) — together with the SYBOT X-1000 plate handler integrated with CYTOMAT incubators for end-to-end workflow automation. Its products are used worldwide by biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, CDMOs, and academic and industrial life science research groups for cell line development, cancer research and drug discovery, vaccine research, stem cell research, and immunology applications. US distribution is handled by a separate sales partner, SYNENTEC INC, headquartered in Ramsey, NJ.

SYNENTEC's commercial offering is structured as a hardware-plus-software ecosystem: the YT-SOFTWARE platform (included with NYONE and CELLAVISTA) provides image acquisition, device control, and image/data analysis, and is extended by a set of licensed add-on modules — BATCH PROCESSING SUITE for high-throughput plate processing, AUTOMATION SUITE and AUDIT SERVER for multi-device automation and audit trails, AI-SUITE for AI-based label-free image analysis (including label-free viability and AI monoclonality detection), GxP SUITE for 21 CFR Part 11 / Annex 11 compliant imaging, FLUORESCENCE VIEWER PRO (free-of-charge), and YT-REPORTS. Pricing is quote-based and ex-works, excluding VAT, with no self-serve e-commerce; the company sells direct from Elmshorn, supports customers via dedicated service and application-support channels, and ships the myrPlates and accessories as recurring consumables. The customer base includes named biopharma users such as AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Merck, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AbbVie, GSK, Sanofi, Roche/Genentech, Novartis, and Janssen, alongside CDMOs (ProBioGen, NewBiologix) and academic institutions (Oxford, DKFZ, LMU Munich, UCLA, MRC-LMB, Kiel/UKSH), documented across 100+ peer-reviewed publications spanning 2011–2026. The organization is small (28 employees) but holds DIN EN ISO 9001 certification and operates under GDPR-compliant data processing.

Name

SynenTec GmbH

Legal name

SYNENTEC GmbH

Website

https://synentec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

German manufacturer of automated high-throughput fluorescence and brightfield cell imaging systems (CELLAVISTA 4, NYONE, myrImager) and lab automation, complemented by the YT-SOFTWARE ecosystem. Serves biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic life science research customers worldwide through direct sales and US distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automated Cell Imaging Instruments

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Microscopy, Imaging & Flow Cytometry Instruments (HLAGAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Antibody Discovery & Engineering Platforms (display tech, bispecifics, Fc engineering) (HLAAAIAB)

Keywords

• Automated cell imaging
• High-throughput microscopy
• Cell line development
• Fluorescence imaging instruments
• Laboratory automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Elmshorn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of automated cell imaging instruments including CELLAVISTA 4, NYONE, myrImager, and SYBOT X-1000 automation platform. Hardware is the primary product offering with list-based ex-works pricing that excludes VAT (per Terms & Conditions §4).
2. Software Licenses (bundled): YT-SOFTWARE is included with NYONE and CELLAVISTA hardware; separate BATCH PROCESSING, AUTOMATION, AI, and GxP SUITES are licensed add-ons for higher-throughput and regulated applications.
3. Service and Technical Support: Technical service, equipment maintenance, and application support offered through dedicated service@ and appsupport@ channels; worldwide on-site field service with up to 40% travel.
4. Spare Parts and Accessories: Sale of accessories, special tests, inspections, installations, and packaging (charged additionally per Terms & Conditions §4) and provision of consumables such as myrPlates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SYNENTEC GmbH develops, manufactures, and distributes automated high-throughput fluorescence and brightfield cell imaging instruments (CELLAVISTA 4, NYONE, myrImager), a laboratory automation platform (SYBOT X-1000 plate handler with CYTOMAT incubator), and a proprietary software ecosystem (YT-SOFTWARE plus AI-SUITE, GxP SUITE, BATCH PROCESSING SUITE, AUTOMATION SUITE, FLUORESCENCE VIEWER PRO, YT-REPORTS). Products are sold direct and through a US distribution partner to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, academic, and industrial life-science research customers for cell line development, cancer research, vaccine research, stem cell research, and immunology applications, supported by worldwide field service.

Product overview

SYNENTEC GmbH offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on automated high-performance cell imaging hardware, the SYBOT X-1000 lab-automation handler, and the YT-SOFTWARE ecosystem. The hardware foundation comprises three imaging instruments — CELLAVISTA 4 (high-throughput), NYONE (medium-throughput), and myrImager (video-optical for 3D contractile tissue) — complemented by the SYBOT X-1000 plate handler paired with CYTOMAT incubators for end-to-end lab automation. The YT-SOFTWARE ecosystem bundles image acquisition, device control, and image/data analysis with specialized modules: BATCH PROCESSING SUITE for high-throughput plate processing, AUTOMATION SUITE (with AUDIT SERVER) for multi-device automation and audit trailing, AI-SUITE for AI/ML-based image processing, GxP SUITE for 21 CFR Part 11 / Annex 11 compliance, FLUORESCENCE VIEWER PRO for free fluorescence spectrum planning, and YT-REPORTS for results reporting. The product family is supported by the myriamed myrPlates consumables (used with the myrImager) and a service organization based in Elmshorn, Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CELLAVISTA: High-throughput automated cell imaging microscope line; flagship product CELLAVISTA 4 with up to 50 MB/s image acquisition.
• NYONE
• myrImager

Products and services

• CELLAVISTA 4 Automated high-throughput fluorescence and brightfield cell imager for cell line development, cancer research, vaccine research, stem cell research, and immunology applications. Marketed by SYNENTEC as the fastest high-throughput imager in the market with up to 50 MB/s image acquisition and supported by the full YT-SOFTWARE ecosystem including AI-SUITE, GxP SUITE, and BATCH PROCESSING SUITE. Sold to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, academic, and industrial life-science research customers.
• NYONE Automated medium-throughput fluorescence and brightfield cell imager designed for bench-top use to save money and bench space while delivering the same image quality and software stack (YT-SOFTWARE with BATCH PROCESSING, AUTOMATION, and AI SUITE modules) as CELLAVISTA 4. Sold to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, academic, and industrial life-science research customers.
• myrImager Video-optical high-throughput imaging platform for contractile 3D tissues (e.g., artificial tissue models used during IND-related ICH development). Used in combination with myriamed myrPlates 48-well 3D cell/tissue culture plates to provide a comprehensive imaging solution for research and drug screening. Sold to academic and industrial life-science research customers.
• SYBOT X-1000 Plate Handler with CYTOMAT All-in-one robust imaging and incubation automation system that combines the SYBOT X-1000 plate handler with CYTOMAT incubators to support high-throughput, multi-device automated workflows. Designed to integrate with CELLAVISTA 4 and NYONE for end-to-end imaging and incubation automation in biotech, pharma, and academic research labs.
• YT-SOFTWARE ecosystem Proprietary software suite providing image acquisition, device controlling, and image and data analysis for SYNENTEC's NYONE and CELLAVISTA imaging systems. Acts as the entry point for the broader ecosystem including BATCH PROCESSING SUITE, AUTOMATION SUITE, AI-SUITE, GxP SUITE, FLUORESCENCE VIEWER PRO, AUDIT SERVER, and YT-REPORTS. Sold to enterprise and academic life-science research customers.
• AI-SUITE Licensed add-on software module delivering AI-based image processing workflows specifically designed for SYNENTEC's imaging and automation solutions. Enables label-free, high-throughput image analysis, including AI-based label-free viability and AI-based monoclonality detection, eliminating staining reagents and reducing operator-to-operator variability for biotech, pharma, and academic research customers.
• GxP SUITE Licensed add-on software module providing 21 CFR Part 11 / Annex 11 compliant imaging and image processing for audited/regulated GxP environments. Supports multi-device audit trailing in automation workflows including batch processing, and is designed for regulated pharmaceutical and biotech cell line development and quality workflows.
• Worldwide technical service and application support Technical service, equipment maintenance, and application support for SYNENTEC instruments, delivered through dedicated [email protected] and [email protected] channels plus a PDF service request form. Includes worldwide on-site field service by in-house technicians traveling up to 40% of working time, supporting biotech, pharma, and academic customers globally.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50 MB/s image acquisition speed (CELLAVISTA 4), described as the fastest high throughput imager in the market.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability5 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SYNENTEC INCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS sales partner for SYNENTEC GmbH, headquartered in Ramsey, NJ. Referenced in the company's Jobs page as its distribution arm for the USA market, where SYNENTEC's automated microscopes and accessories are used in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, academic, and industrial life science research.
• studio ahoiminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWeb design and programming partner for the SYNENTEC website, credited in the Imprint.
• kjobo GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partner for Google Analytics on the SYNENTEC website, credited in the Imprint.
• LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media platform used by SYNENTEC for its corporate presence (de.linkedin.com/company/synentec-cell-imager); integrated via Shariff social media buttons per Data Protection Notice.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD Biosciences): Operates imaging flow cytometry (ImageStream) and cell line development instruments that overlap with SYNENTEC's use cases in cell line characterization, monoclonality, and immune cell analysis.
• Sartorius (including CellGenix and acquired Cytena): Major bioprocess vendor with a growing stake in cell line development and single-cell cloning (via the Cytena acquisition), competing for the same CLD customers as SYNENTEC with broader upstream and downstream offerings.
• Beckman Coulter Life Sciences (Danaher): Provides the CytoFLEX flow cytometer and adjacent cell analysis platforms used alongside high-content imaging in CLD, and competes for instrument budgets in the same biopharma workflows.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Cell Imaging / HCS): Sells the EVOS, CellInsight, and ArrayScan high-content screening instruments plus the CYTOMAT incubator integrated with SYNENTEC's SYBOT X-1000 — a broad life-sciences incumbent whose imaging portfolio competes head-to-head with SYNENTEC.
• Agilent Technologies (Cell Analysis): Provides the NovoCyte and xCELLigence cell analysis platforms used in cell line development and bioprocess workflows, competing for instrument and software budgets at biopharma CLD customers.

Direct peers

• Solentim (Cell Metric / CloneSelect): Specialist in single-cell cloning and proof-of-monoclonality imaging (Cell Metric, CloneSelect Imager) — the closest direct competitor to SYNENTEC's FASCC and CELLAVISTA monoclonality workflow for regulated CLD.
• Revvity (formerly PerkinElmer Life Sciences): Makes the Operetta and Phenix high-content imaging systems with Harmony software, directly competing with SYNENTEC in CLD monoclonality, 3D spheroid, and AI-based image analysis workflows for biopharma.
• Molecular Devices (Danaher): Operates the ImageXpress high-content imaging platform and MetaXpress software, the most direct competitor to SYNENTEC's CELLAVISTA / NYONE / YT-SOFTWARE in automated fluorescence and brightfield cell imaging for cell line development and high-content screening.
• Yokogawa Electric (CellVoyager / CQ1): Manufactures the CellVoyager CV8000 and CQ1 high-content screening systems, a primary direct competitor in high-throughput fluorescence cell imaging for CLD, phenotypic screening, and 3D tissue imaging.

Emerging players

• CytoSMART (Corning Life Sciences): Compact live-cell imaging systems (Lux2, Lux3 FL) used for confluence and cell health monitoring — an emerging, lower-priced alternative that competes at the lower-throughput end of SYNENTEC's NYONE / CELLAVISTA range.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjmW_DMHefXWqfZ-0vcAcuQ
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/synentec-cell-imager

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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