LABLOGIX LTD

What LABLOGIX LTD does

Lablogix Ltd is a privately held, founder-operated engineering consultancy incorporated in England and Wales in 2023 and headquartered at Mildenhall, Suffolk. The practice is a one-person operation led by Martyn Stopps, who designs and integrates performance-critical equipment for scientific instrumentation, laboratory automation, and experimental research platforms. Projects typically begin with a specific requirement from a client to develop a new device or experimental setup, and the founder works directly with the client from first conversation through to a fully commissioned system.

The company's core offering combines four engineering disciplines — precision mechanical systems (mechanisms, motion assemblies, and structural systems), real-time control systems (deterministic control design, embedded and PLC-based control, signal processing, and motion integration), and integrated system software (control interfaces, data acquisition, and custom software) — into complete, reliable, multidisciplinary systems. The stated technical differentiator is the ability to solve difficult integration challenges where mechanical, electronic, and software elements must operate together precisely and repeatably, drawing on the founder's 25+ years of experience across life sciences, medical device R&D, and aerospace sectors.

Lablogix generates revenue exclusively through project-based professional services engagements on a custom basis, with no publicly disclosed pricing, retainers, or productized offerings. Its go-to-market is consultative and relationship-driven, with no traditional sales infrastructure; channels consist of a company website (lablogix.co.uk) and direct email outreach via the founder. The customer base is described as horizontal across research groups and technology companies in academia and industry, both in the UK and internationally, though no named customers, contracts, or revenue figures are disclosed. The company is bootstrapped, with no external investors, funding rounds, or parent entity.

Name

LABLOGIX LTD

Legal name

Lablogix Ltd

Website

https://lablogix.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lablogix Ltd is a one-person UK engineering consultancy founded in 2023 by Martyn Stopps, providing custom multidisciplinary systems integration for scientific instrumentation, laboratory automation, and experimental research platforms to academic and technology clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific Instrumentation Engineering Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Liquid Handling & Laboratory Automation (Pipettes, Robots, Workstations) (HLAGAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lab Automation, Instrument Control & Workflow Orchestration Software (HLAGAJAG), Lab Middleware, Instrument Connectivity & Automation (HLACAMAI)

Keywords

• Scientific instrumentation engineering
• Laboratory automation systems
• Control systems integration
• Embedded systems engineering
• Experimental platform design

Headquarters

HQ city

Mildenhall

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Engineering Services: Project-based engineering services for scientific instrumentation, laboratory automation and experimental research systems. Revenue is generated through custom development engagements from early concept through to design, build, integration and commissioning of complete, reliable systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lablogix is a one-person engineering practice that designs and integrates performance-critical equipment for scientific instrumentation, laboratory automation and experimental platforms. Engagements span the full lifecycle — system definition, architecture, hardware and software development, integration, validation and commissioning — combining precision mechanical systems, real-time control electronics, embedded/PLC control, signal processing, and custom control and data acquisition software into complete, reliable, repeatable systems.

Product overview

Lablogix is a one-person engineering practice providing custom scientific instrumentation design and system integration services. The company offers integrated systems engineering combining mechanical systems, real-time control systems, and integrated system software as distinct but interconnected service components. These capabilities work together to deliver complete, reliable systems for scientific instrumentation, laboratory automation, and experimental research platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scientific Instrumentation Design & System Integration Bespoke, end-to-end engineering service for research groups, academic laboratories and technology companies, covering system definition, architecture, design, build, integration, validation and commissioning of performance-critical scientific instrumentation, laboratory automation and experimental research platforms. Each engagement is scoped as a custom project and combines precision mechanical systems, real-time control electronics, embedded/PLC control, signal processing, and custom control and data acquisition software into a complete, reliable, repeatable system.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Tecan: Global manufacturer of laboratory automation instruments, readers and integrated workflow solutions for life sciences and diagnostics. Comparable to Lablogix through its laboratory automation and instrument integration capabilities, but operating as a large incumbent offering productised systems across the life sciences value chain.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Largest global supplier of analytical instruments, lab equipment and integrated scientific software for research and applied markets. Indirect peer to Lablogix given overlapping end-customers in life science R&D and need for custom instrument integration, but very different scale and product-centric versus service-centric model.
• Beckman Coulter Life Sciences: Danaher-owned supplier of life science instrumentation, lab automation, and integrated analytical systems used in research and clinical labs. Comparable overlap with Lablogix through bespoke instrument integration and laboratory automation projects, though operating at far greater scale and with proprietary product lines.
• National Instruments (NI): Supplier of measurement, automation and embedded control platforms used by engineers to build custom test and laboratory systems. Comparable to Lablogix through the real-time control, data acquisition and system integration disciplines it underpins, particularly via its LabVIEW-based instrumentation ecosystem.
• Gilson: Manufacturer of liquid handling and laboratory automation products for life sciences and analytical chemistry. Comparable to Lablogix in laboratory automation overlap, though Gilson focuses on productised benchtop automation rather than fully bespoke multidisciplinary integration projects.

Direct peers

• Hudson Robotics: US-based supplier of custom laboratory automation workstations and integrated instruments used in research and diagnostic labs. Directly comparable to Lablogix because it designs bespoke mechanical, electronic and software-integrated systems for science customers, the same multidisciplinary integration remit.
• Hamilton Robotics: Provider of automated liquid handling workstations and custom lab automation platforms sold into life sciences and research laboratories. Comparable to Lablogix's laboratory automation and instrument integration focus, though at significantly larger scale and with standardised platforms rather than bespoke engineering.
• Aurora Biomed: Canadian designer and builder of customised laboratory automation and analytical instrumentation for life sciences research. Directly comparable to Lablogix as a smaller, custom engineering firm delivering bespoke integrated instruments combining mechanical, electronic and software elements for research clients.

Emerging players

• Sias AG: Swiss manufacturer of modular laboratory automation components and integrated workstation solutions. Comparable to Lablogix through laboratory automation and modular instrument integration, though it sells productised modular systems rather than fully bespoke multidisciplinary engineering services.

Regional players

• Steinmeyer Mechatronik: German precision mechatronics engineering firm that designs and integrates precision motion, drive and control systems for advanced laboratory and industrial applications. Comparable to Lablogix in providing bespoke multidisciplinary integration of mechanical, electronic and software systems, with regional rather than UK delivery focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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