Cytobank

What Cytobank does

Cytobank is a cloud-based platform for managing, sharing, and analyzing flow cytometry data, operating as a product brand within Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR). The platform enables researchers to analyze and visualize complex multicolor, multiparametric single-cell datasets through a web-based interface, eliminating the need for local computational infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and was founded in 2007 before being acquired by Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and integrated into Danaher's life sciences portfolio.

The product offering consists of two subscription tiers. Cytobank Premium provides a private account on shared cloud space targeted at individual researchers and small groups needing efficient analysis of complex flow cytometry data. Cytobank Enterprise offers private cloud space with secure storage, organization capabilities, and enhanced administration and custom integration features designed for pharmaceutical/biotech companies and academic research institutions managing large annotated datasets. The platform is sold as subscription software through Beckman Coulter's global direct sales organization and website, with quote-based enterprise pricing and contract billing typical of the institutional buyer segment.

Cytobank's strategic positioning is anchored in its integration within Beckman Coulter's broader flow cytometry ecosystem, which includes instruments (CytoFLEX series, MoFlo Astrios), reagents, and complementary analysis software (Kaluza, CytExpert). This ecosystem placement enables customers to manage the full flow cytometry workflow — from sample acquisition on Beckman instruments through cloud-based single-cell data analysis — under a single vendor relationship, creating cross-selling momentum and workflow stickiness that standalone analysis tools cannot replicate.

Name

Cytobank

Legal name

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

Website

https://cytobank.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cytobank is a cloud-based flow cytometry data analysis platform sold by Beckman Coulter Life Sciences to pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic researchers for analyzing and visualizing complex single-cell datasets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flow Cytometry Analysis Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321)

akta.pro primary industry

Flow Cytometry & Cellular Analysis Diagnostics (HLAHAAAF)

Keywords

• Flow cytometry software
• Single-cell data analysis
• Cloud cytometry platform
• Life sciences analytics
• Biotech research software

Headquarters

HQ city

Mountain View

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cytobank Software Subscriptions: Cloud-based software-as-a-service providing analysis and visualization tools for flow cytometry data. Offered in two tiers: Premium (shared cloud, individual/small group use) and Enterprise (private cloud, institutional use with enhanced security and administration). Revenue generated through subscription pricing with annual or multi-year contract billing cycles typical for enterprise software.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cytobank is a cloud-based software platform for managing, sharing, and analyzing flow cytometry single-cell data over the web. It is offered in two subscription tiers: Cytobank Premium, which provides a private account on shared cloud space for individual researchers or small groups, and Cytobank Enterprise, which delivers a private cloud environment with secure storage, administration, performance features, and custom integration for pharma/biotech and academic institutions.

Product overview

Cytobank is a cloud-based flow cytometry and single-cell data analysis platform offered by Beckman Coulter Life Sciences. The product line consists of two subscription tiers: Cytobank Premium (for single researchers or small groups requiring shared cloud space) and Cytobank Enterprise (for pharma/biotech and academic institutions requiring private cloud space with enhanced security, performance, administration, and custom integration capabilities). The platform enables users to analyze and visualize complex single-cell datasets efficiently.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cytobank Premium: Cloud-based single-cell data analysis platform subscription offering private account on shared cloud space; suitable for single researchers or small groups.
• Cytobank Enterprise

Products and services

• Cytobank Premium

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FlowJo (BD Life Sciences): The most widely used commercial flow cytometry analysis software, acquired by BD. Directly competes with Cytobank in providing analysis and visualization tools for multicolor flow cytometry data to academic and pharma researchers.
• FCS Express (De Novo Software): Commercial flow cytometry and image cytometry analysis software with subscription licensing. Competes head-to-head with Cytobank for individual and institutional flow cytometry analysis customers.
• SpectroFlo (Cytek Biosciences): Analysis software bundled with Cytek's spectral flow cytometers, providing cloud- and desktop-based analysis for high-parameter cytometry. A direct competitor, especially for accounts standardizing on Cytek instruments.
• IDEAS (Luminex/Amnis): Analysis software for imaging flow cytometry data generated by Amnis CellView/ImageStream instruments. Competes with Cytobank in the multiparametric single-cell analysis space, particularly in immunology and cell biology research.

Others

• Kaluza Analysis Software (Beckman Coulter): Sister flow cytometry analysis product within Beckman Coulter's own portfolio. Comparable in functionality and target market, but represents internal portfolio overlap rather than external competition.
• Cytobank Premium: Listed for completeness — Cytobank Premium is actually a tier of the subject company itself, and is not an independent peer. Omitted to avoid confusion.

Emerging players

• WinList (Verity Software House): Established flow cytometry analysis software serving clinical and research labs with advanced gating and quantitative analysis. Comparable to Cytobank's analysis capabilities, particularly for clinical research use cases.
• CellProfiler (Broad Institute): Open-source cell image analysis software widely used in single-cell research. While not flow-cytometry-specific, it competes for the same single-cell analysis workflows and budget in academic labs.
• Flowing Software: Free flow cytometry analysis software popular in academic and clinical settings. Represents direct competitive pressure on Cytobank's Premium tier from a no-cost alternative.
• CellEngine (AbCellera): Cloud-based flow cytometry analysis platform developed by AbCellera for antibody discovery workflows. Comparable to Cytobank in cloud-native single-cell analysis, particularly in pharma/biotech drug discovery contexts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cytobank
• Facebookfacebook.com/cytobank
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cytobank-inc.

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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