NAYO

Laboratory Automation Equipmentnayolab.com

Company typePrivate
Founded2015
HeadquartersShanghai, China
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B
OfferingHardware or Manufacturing

NAYO firmographics

Firmographics

Name: NAYO
Legal name: NAYO Biotechnology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Website: https://nayolab.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2015
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

NAYO industry classification

Industry

Product category: Laboratory Automation Equipment
NAICS: Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)
SIC: General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)
akta.pro primary industry: Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

Keywords

Lab automation equipment
Liquid handling systems
Pipetting workstations
OEM laboratory instruments
Life sciences automation

Where NAYO is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Shanghai
HQ country: China
HQ region: Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

NAYO business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components: Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Automated Liquid Handling Instruments: Sale of automated liquid handling workstations (A8 mini, A8 pro, A96, N96 S) and functional modules to reagent companies, pharmaceutical firms, and IVD companies as OEM partner.
OEM/ODM Customization Services: Customized development of automated instruments and core components for partners, leveraging FAN platform modular architecture.
Consumables: Sale of consumables including pipette tips and specialized labware compatible with NAYO platforms.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

NAYO product offering

Product offering

Core offering

NAYO manufactures automated liquid handling workstations and pipetting systems built on its proprietary FAN (Flexible Architecture of NAYO) modular platform, including the A8 mini, A8 pro, A96, and N96 S workstations plus the ES96 decapping system. The company primarily operates as an OEM/ODM partner, providing customized automated instruments, core components, and consumables such as pipette tips to reagent companies, pharmaceutical firms, IVD companies, and government agencies worldwide.

Product overview

NAYO offers a platform-plus-modules product architecture centered on the FAN (Flexible Architecture of NAYO) platform, which integrates liquid handling workstations with modular components. The product portfolio includes the A8 mini (compact benchtop workstation), A8 pro (professional-grade scalable platform), A96 (high-throughput platform with 96-channel pipetting), and N96 S (benchtop high-throughput platform). These base units are combined with interchangeable modules including pipetting modules (single/dual/flexible/fixed channel configurations), Adaptive Force Gripper, Multi-Function Arms (MFA), and on-deck functional modules (Temperature Control Module, Heater Shaker, Temperature-controlled Shaker, Automated Shaker, and Layer Eye). The platform supports over 240 configurations and enables rapid delivery with lead times as short as 15 days through modular design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

FAN Platform The Flexible Architecture of NAYO (FAN) is a modular platform combining liquid handling base units, pipetting modules, adaptive force grippers, multi-function arms, and on-deck modules that enables flexible configuration of automated liquid handling workstations. Supports over 240 configurations and lead times as short as 15 days for OEM partners.
A8 mini A compact benchtop automated liquid handling workstation (665 mm x 525 mm x 610 mm) for labs with limited bench space, fitting inside biological safety cabinets. Based on one single arm, it offers over 10 configurations with pipetting modules, extended modules, and supports up to three functional modules simultaneously. Enables 25 minutes from unboxing to device activation.
A8 pro A flexibly scalable, professional-grade liquid handling platform supporting single or dual arm configurations with over 24 optional combination setups. Features pipetting modules ranging from single-channel to fixed 24-channel, extended modules, and deck capacity of up to 60 SBS-compatible slots.
A96 An automated liquid handling platform designed for high-throughput applications, featuring a high-precision 96-channel pipetting module with single or dual arm configurations. In dual-arm setup, one arm is dedicated to the fixed 96-channel pipetting module while the other is equipped with flexible 4-channel or 8-channel pipetting module.
N96 S A benchtop liquid handling platform designed for high-throughput applications, equipped with a high-precision fixed 96-channel pipetting module and an optional adaptive force gripper module. Supports 4 or 6 SBS-compatible deck slots with integration for temperature control, shaking, and detection modules.
ES96 Automated Decapping System An automated decapping system designed for high-throughput pre-processing of sample handling workflows, addressing a market gap in blood sample pre-processing and NGS processing equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

Tip fitting life extended from 20,000 to 300,000 cycles through 18 months of R&D and six rounds of mold optimization
+5 more outcomes

Companies that use NAYO

Customer profile

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

NAYO technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

NAYO partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

NAYO competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Agilent Technologies: Large analytical and life sciences instrumentation company with automated sample preparation and liquid handling capabilities — competes for the same biopharma and genomics lab automation budgets as NAYO but across a much broader instrumentation portfolio.
Revvity (formerly PerkinElmer): Global life sciences and diagnostics company whose automation and reagent offerings (including the former PerkinElmer liquid handling lines) overlap with NAYO's IVD and genomics customer base, and which is itself an existing NAYO customer.
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences (Danaher): Major life sciences automation provider (Biomek workstations) within Danaher's broader life sciences portfolio — competes with NAYO in automated liquid handling but as part of a much larger workflow/cell biology/instrumentation portfolio.

Emerging players

Hudson Robotics: US-based lab automation integrator offering modular liquid handling and plate-handling systems — an emerging competitor in the modular/benchtop lab automation category where NAYO competes.
Andrew Alliance (Waters Corporation): Pipetting and sample-prep automation company now part of Waters, focused on connected, user-friendly laboratory robots — comparable to NAYO in modular liquid handling for genomics and clinical workflows.
Opentrons Labworks: US-based maker of affordable, modular benchtop liquid handling robots (OT-2, Flex) — an emerging direct competitor pursuing a similar modular, accessible, and OEM-friendly playbook as NAYO's FAN platform.

Direct peers

Tecan: Swiss leader in laboratory automation including the Fluent and Freedom EVO liquid handling platforms serving life sciences and diagnostics — directly comparable OEM and end-user liquid handling technology targeting the same biopharma/IVD customers as NAYO.
MGI Tech: China-based genomics automation and sequencing platform company (BGI affiliate) — both a NAYO customer and a competitor in the Chinese genomics sample-prep automation space, making it a directly comparable domestic peer.
Hamilton Company: US-based manufacturer of automated liquid handling workstations (Microlab STAR, NIMBUS, VANTAGE) serving genomics, pharma, and clinical diagnostics — the closest direct global competitor to NAYO's A96, A8 pro, and N96 S platforms in both product and customer base.
Eppendorf: German manufacturer of premium pipettes, automated liquid handling (epMotion), and consumables — directly comparable to NAYO across pipetting modules, tip technology, and OEM-style lab automation solutions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

NAYO compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance4 records

NAYO financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

NAYO leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

NAYO funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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NAYO M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about NAYO

What does NAYO do?

Is NAYO a public or private company?

NAYO is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was NAYO founded?

NAYO was founded in 2015. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is NAYO based?

NAYO is headquartered in Shanghai, China, in the Asia region.

How does NAYO make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Automated Liquid Handling Instruments are the primary driver. The others are OEM/ODM Customization Services and consumables.

Who are NAYO's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Agilent Technologies, Revvity (formerly PerkinElmer) and Beckman Coulter Life Sciences (Danaher). Emerging players are Hudson Robotics, Andrew Alliance (Waters Corporation) and Opentrons Labworks. Direct peers are Tecan, MGI Tech, Hamilton Company and Eppendorf.

Does NAYO have an API?

No public API is recorded for NAYO.

What industry is NAYO in?

NAYO's product category is Laboratory Automation Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAOAF, Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid). Its NAICS code is 333914 and its SIC code is 3560.