What LabForRent does

LabForRent is a privately held Dutch online marketplace that aggregates and lists available laboratory, cleanroom, pilot plant, and test facility spaces across the Benelux region. Founded in 2014 (previously operating as LabMakelaar Benelux) and headquartered in Zevenhuizen, the company serves a fragmented market of small biotech start-ups, SMEs, research institutes, and larger life-sciences and food-innovation companies seeking flexible or temporary lab infrastructure rather than long-term buildouts.

The core product is a web-based marketplace platform featuring searchable listings (~50 spaces across 12+ regional clusters), a filtering tool, a curated 'Preferred Lab Spaces' tier, a direct owner-contact facilitation flow, and an 'Active Search' concierge service for specialized requirements. The underlying technology is a conventional listing site with no disclosed AI/ML, no mobile app, no API, and no proprietary models; functional differentiation rests on supply-side relationships rather than technology.

The business model is a two-sided marketplace in which lab seekers (renters) use the platform free of charge while lab space owners, science parks, multi-tenant buildings, and research institutes pay to list — described as a marketplace commission / listing-fee model on an annual billing cadence. Go-to-market is primarily organic/SEO-driven with newsletter and blog support, and revenue concentration risk on the demand side is low due to a long-tail of SMB/startup/academic renters, while supply-side revenue depends on the continued participation of a relatively concentrated set of major campuses.

Name

LabForRent

Legal name

LabForRent / LabMakelaar Benelux

Website

https://labforrent.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LabForRent is a Dutch online marketplace that aggregates laboratory, cleanroom, pilot plant, and test facility rentals across the Benelux, serving biotech start-ups, SMEs, and research institutes searching for flexible lab space.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lab Space Rental Marketplace

SIC

Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro primary industry

Lab Furniture, Facilities & Utilities (Benches, Casework, Gas/Water Systems) (HLAGAIAM)

Keywords

• Laboratory space rental
• Cleanroom marketplace
• Pilot plant rental
• Research facility listings
• Lab-as-a-service platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Zevenhuizen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lab rental facilitation: LabForRent facilitates connections between lab seekers and lab space owners. The platform enables direct contact between parties and arranges lab spaces free of charge for renters. Revenue is generated from lab owners/property managers who list their spaces on the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LabForRent is an online B2B marketplace that aggregates and lists available high-tech laboratory spaces, cleanrooms, pilot plants, and test facilities across the Benelux. Renters (biotech startups, research institutes, food/pharma companies) search, filter, and arrange lab space free of charge and contact property managers directly, while lab owners pay for listings. The platform also offers an Active Search concierge service for special requirements via its partner network.

Product overview

LabForRent operates as an online B2B marketplace for laboratory and cleanroom rentals in the Benelux. The platform aggregates listings from various lab space providers including cleanrooms, analytical laboratories, pilot plants, and test facilities. The core offering consists of the LabForRent Marketplace for searching and comparing available spaces, supplemented by a Lab Filter tool for refined searching, a Preferred Lab Spaces feature for curated listings, an Active Search Service for custom requirements, and Direct Owner Contact facilitation for arranging rentals free of charge. The platform connects companies with science parks, multi-tenant buildings, research institutes, and companies offering lab spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LabForRent Marketplace

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Planet B.io (Biotech Campus Delft)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlanet B.io is a non-profit organization growing the innovation ecosystem on Biotech Campus Delft with over 150 years of biotechnology history. LabForRent lists Planet B.io's multi-tenant buildings including the Beijerinck Center and the Kluyver Center (Food Innovation Center) for rent.
• Smart BioMaterials Center (SBMC) – High Tech Campus EindhovencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBMC offers GMP-compliant cleanroom facilities for pilot production at High Tech Campus Eindhoven. LabForRent lists SBMC's Pilot Production Facility with 4 GMP cleanrooms (Grade C / ISO 6/7) with a total clean area of about 400 m2.
• Pivot Park (Oss)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPivot Park is Europe's foremost biopharmaceutical campus with over 1,000 people working at the campus at 60 start-ups, scale-ups and established companies. LabForRent lists the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek building (RE) and Chesbrough building (RK) for rent.
• Twice (ßèta building, High Tech Campus Eindhoven)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTwice operates the ßèta building as an accelerator with electrotechnical and mechanical laboratories on High Tech Campus Eindhoven. The building offers 243 m2 net of laboratories divided over 6 laboratories plus office spaces from 23 m2 to 450 m2.
• Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerETCA hosts 25± innovative companies in a sustainable building in Amsterdam focused on developing energy solutions. LabForRent lists shared and dedicated lab spaces ranging from 20 to 500 square meters at ETCA.
• Health Innovation District (Hid) AmsterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHid is a red biotech hub in Amsterdam spanning 60,000 m² near central Amsterdam, close to EMA and Schiphol. LabForRent lists lab spaces starting at 36 m2 for startups and institutions.
• Brightlands Chemelot Campus (Sittard-Geleen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrightlands Chemelot Campus offers modular labs, offices, pilot plants and cleanrooms for innovation in pharma, biomedical, chemical and circular polymer business, ranging from 10 m² to several thousands of m².
• Hycult Biotech (Uden)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHycult Biotech is an ISO-13485 certified manufacturer of research reagents in innate immunity. Their cleanroom facilities enable GMP production including microplate coating, lyophilization, antibody production and upscaling, offered for rent through LabForRent.
• ZernikeLab (Groningen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZernikeLab is a multi-tenant lab facility at Zernike Campus Groningen with Unit 8 available featuring 16 fumehoods, lab benches, storage cabinets, office space and pantry totaling approximately 349 m2.
• Beagle Marconi (Rotterdam)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeagle Marconi is a 13,600 m² building in Rotterdam's Merwe-Vierhaven (M4H) area available for rent in 2026. Features laboratories, cleanrooms and offices with 4-meter floor height and ISO class 7 classification.
• Science Park University of AntwerpminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScience Park University of Antwerp is a business park for innovative entrepreneurs in Life Sciences and Environmental Sciences, offering infrastructure in lease, rent and purchase formulas.
• Noviotech Campus (Nijmegen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNoviotech Campus in Nijmegen offers the Frontrunner multi-tenant building (scheduled for Q4 2026 completion) with office and laboratory space including incubator units from 25 m2 and 610 m2 floor options.
• Open Kitchen Labs (Amsterdam)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpen Kitchen Labs is a shared lab-as-a-service concept for start-ups in sustainability and biotechnology, offering a gym-like subscription model with flexible bench and storage space rentals and day passes.
• Wageningen University and Research (WUR) – BioScience Center LelystadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe BioScience Center in Lelystad, part of WUR, offers small labs (ML1 class, 55 m2) and large laboratories (110 m2) with ATEX-certified explosion safe enclosures. LabForRent lists these spaces including a 55 m2 lab with Waldner explosion safe enclosure.
• BlueCity Lab (Rotterdam)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlueCity Lab supports circular economy transition through work- and labspace for bioneers. Located in the former tropical swimming pool Tropicana, it includes Fabrication Lab, Fungi Lab, Biochemistry Lab and Microbiology Lab.
• Innolab Agrifood (Groningen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnolab Agrifood at Zernike Campus Groningen offers expandable laboratories, modular labs and innovative equipment for ML1 biotechnology activities, serving companies working on functional food, nutraceuticals, biobased economy, healthy ageing and sustainability.
• Plant One Delft (Biotech Campus Delft)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlant One Delft is a 5,000 m2 pilot plant facility in Biotech Campus Delft offering full-service concept for scaling up production of new products or processes from lab scale to commercial production.
• Utrecht Science Park (Bilthoven)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUtrecht Science Park in Bilthoven offers a state-of-the-art pilot vaccine production facility with 187 m² of BSL3 labs, of which 2 can be used for GMP activities, part of a pilot production factory.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Group: CBRE Group is a global commercial real estate services firm with an established life sciences practice that brokers lab space. Comparable on leasing facilitation and customer overlap with research-focused tenants, but as a broad incumbent rather than a niche specialist.
• Regus / IWG: Regus / IWG operates the world's largest flexible workspace marketplace, with growing lab and life-sciences product lines. It is comparable on the marketplace model (matching tenants with workspace owners) but is far broader in scope — office and lab space at global scale.
• JLL: JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) is a global CRE services firm with a dedicated life sciences and lab space practice. Comparable on lab real estate brokerage functionality and enterprise customer base, operating as a broad incumbent rather than a digital-first marketplace.

Direct peers

• Scientiq: Scientiq is an EU-based online scientific services marketplace referenced as a LabForRent partner. It targets lab scientists with cross-border equipment, services, and lab space discovery in the Benelux and broader Europe — directly comparable marketplace model and customer base.
• LabMakelaar: LabMakelaar is the predecessor brand of LabForRent ("LabMakelaar Benelux") and continues to operate as a Dutch/European lab real estate broker connecting lab tenants with lab space. It is the most directly comparable peer — same niche, same geography, same service.
• Open Kitchen Labs: Open Kitchen Labs is an Amsterdam-based "lab-as-a-service" with a gym-like subscription model for biotech and sustainability startups offering bench/storage rentals and day passes. Listed as a LabForRent partner and is a directly comparable shared lab access concept.

Emerging players

• BioLabs: BioLabs operates shared laboratory facilities and is an emerging player in the subscription/shared lab model — comparable mission (providing flexible lab access) but operator of owned facilities rather than a marketplace broker.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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