What e-BLOT Life Sciences does

e-BLOT Life Sciences (易孛特生命科学（上海）有限公司) is a Shanghai-based private life-science instrumentation company founded in 2017 by overseas-trained PhDs, headquartered in Zhangjiang Science City (Pudong) with manufacturing in Hefei. The company designs, manufactures, and globally distributes equipment for the Western Blot (WB) protein-analysis workflow, anchored by two flagship products: the Touch Imager contact chemiluminescence imager — the world's first commercially available lens-free, chip-direct contact imaging device for Western Blot, with a 168 cm² NASA-grade photosensitive sensor that eliminates optical-path signal loss and delivers sensitivity and quantitative range reported as approximately two orders of magnitude superior to traditional cold CCD systems — and the EZ BLOT contact wet transfer instrument, which uses a plate-electrode architecture to deliver materially faster transfer with substantially less buffer consumption.

The company sells a broader Western Blot ecosystem that includes sample-preparation and separation instruments (Safety Grinder, High-throughput Micro Sample Separation System, Electrophoresis Instrument, Dynamic High-Speed Wet Transfer, Microprotein Purifier, Ultra-pure Exosome Separation System, Automatic Antibody Incubation System), the Touch Viewer proprietary imaging and analysis software, reagents and consumables, and a newer Large Animal Research CT system extending the platform beyond WB. e-BLOT operates a hybrid go-to-market combining direct sales and a nationwide Chinese distributor network, supported by participation in major scientific conferences (analytica Germany, ANALITIKA Russia, China Cell Biology Society) and free-trial programs. Customers — reported at over 1,000 institutions globally — span academic research (Harvard, MIT, Yale, Tsinghua, Peking, all Japanese Imperial Universities, Chinese Academy of Sciences), pharmaceutical and biotech (Roche, BeiGene, Nestlé), and Chinese top-tier hospitals (Peking Union, West China, Ruijin), with CE/RoHS/ISO 9001 certifications enabling international sales.

e-BLOT generates revenue through one-time hardware sales of capital equipment at quote-based pricing (no public price list), supplemented by consumables and software; it does not yet disclose a recurring service or reagent-stream model. The company completed a Series A round in July 2026 of approximately 30 million RMB, funded exclusively by Ruili Synthetic Biology Fund, to accelerate platform iteration and global market expansion. Its IP portfolio includes 6 invention patents, 5 pending PCT international patents, 4 utility model patents, and 4 software copyrights, anchored by core patent ZL 2019 1 0244792.X covering the contact imaging architecture.

Name

e-BLOT Life Sciences

Legal name

易孛特生命科学（上海）有限公司

Website

https://e-blot.com.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

e-BLOT Life Sciences is a Shanghai-based private life-science instrumentation company that designs, manufactures, and globally sells proprietary contact-imaging Western Blot equipment, anchored by the Touch Imager imager and EZ BLOT wet transfer system, serving over 1,000 academic, pharmaceutical, biotech, and hospital research institutions across China, Japan, the US, and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Life Science Instrumentation

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Microscopy, Imaging & Flow Cytometry Instruments (HLAGAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens) (HLAGAIAC)

Keywords

• Western blot imaging
• Chemiluminescence imagers
• Protein transfer equipment
• Life science instruments
• Contact imaging technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Pudong

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Scientific Instrument Hardware Sales: Revenue generated from sale of proprietary life science instruments including Touch Imager contact chemiluminescence imagers and EZ BLOT wet transfer devices; also sells complementary products such as safety grinders, high-throughput micro-sample separation systems, electrophoresis units, microprotein purifiers, and ultrapure exosome isolation systems; product portfolio expanded with reagents, consumables, and intelligent data analysis software

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

e-BLOT Life Sciences designs, manufactures and sells proprietary scientific instruments for the Western Blot workflow. Its flagship products are the Touch Imager contact chemiluminescence imaging system and the EZ BLOT one-button wet transfer instrument, complemented by sample preparation, electrophoresis, exosome separation and imaging software products that together form a Western Blot end-to-end solution.

Product overview

e-BLOT Life Sciences offers a portfolio of Western Blot experimental workflow products anchored by two flagship core devices: the Touch Imager (TOUCH IMAGER) contact chemiluminescence imager — the world's first commercially available contact-type imaging device — and the EZ BLOT one-button wet transfer instrument. These two devices form the 'twin-star' product combination covering the protein transfer and imaging detection stages of Western blot. The portfolio further extends to complementary instruments including a Safety Grinder, High-throughput Micro Sample Separation Preparation System, Electrophoresis Instrument, Dynamic High-Speed Wet Transfer Device, Microprotein Purifier, Ultra-pure Exosome Separation Preparation System, and an Automatic Antibody Incubation System, all positioned within a Western Blot end-to-end full-process solution ecosystem. A proprietary Touch Viewer imaging software provides data acquisition, analysis, and reporting. The company also launched a Large Animal Research CT system as a new product category, and offers second-generation Touch Imager variants (Touch Imager X, Touch Imager Pro X) as product line extensions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Touch Imager contact chemiluminescence imager World's first commercially available contact-type chemiluminescence Western Blot imaging device, featuring a large-area photosensitive chip in direct contact with the sample membrane for zero signal loss. Delivers sensitivity and quantitative range 100x higher than cold CCD, with over 95% of samples imaged in 1 second and 90%+ lab space savings. Compatible with chemiluminescence, isotope imaging, and dot blot detection modes across Western blot, nucleic acid blot, and dot blot applications.
• EZ BLOT one-button wet transfer instrument Plate electrode contact-type wet transfer device using the world's first contact wet transfer technology. Features one-button operation, built-in pre-set programs for different gel concentrations and thicknesses, active temperature control, and methanol-free transfer buffer. Achieves 4x transfer efficiency, 80% buffer savings, and highly reproducible results across users and runs.
• Touch Imager (second generation) touchscreen all-in-one machine Second-generation Touch Imager touchscreen all-in-one machine, an upgraded version of the contact chemiluminescence imager with a color marker and enhanced Touch Viewer software for simultaneous image adjustment, editing, annotation, cropping, grayscale analysis, and multi-color heatmap visualization.
• Touch Viewer imaging software Proprietary imaging software for the Touch Imager series, supporting independent multi-user account management, one-click auto-imaging, 16-bit TIF raw data export, 72–1200 dpi publication-resolution output, and simultaneous image editing, grayscale analysis, and report generation for up to 40 images.
• Safety Grinder (安全研磨仪) Sample preparation instrument for Western Blot workflows, enabling safe and efficient grinding of biological samples prior to protein extraction and analysis.
• High-throughput Micro Sample Separation Preparation System (高通量微量样品分离制备系统) High-throughput system for separating and preparing micro-volume protein samples as part of the Western Blot workflow.
• Electrophoresis Instrument (电泳仪) Electrophoresis device used in the protein separation step of the Western Blot workflow, complementing the imaging and transfer products.
• Microprotein Purifier (微量蛋白纯化仪) Instrument for purifying micro quantities of protein samples, part of the expanding Western Blot end-to-end product ecosystem.
• Ultra-pure Exosome Separation Preparation System (超纯外泌体分离制备系统) System for separating and preparing ultra-pure exosome samples, extending e-BLOT's technology into exosome research applications.
• Large Animal Research CT (大动物研究专用CT) Computed tomography system for large animal research, announced as a new product line beyond the Western Blot portfolio.
• Automatic Antibody Incubation System (全自动抗体孵育系统) Automated system for antibody incubation in the Western Blot workflow, part of the Western Blot full-process solution ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sensitivity 100x higher (2 orders of magnitude) than cold CCD imaging
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Invitrogen (Thermo Fisher Scientific): Thermo Fisher/Invitrogen sells the iBright Western Blot imaging systems and a dominant Western Blot reagent/antibody ecosystem. While not a focused imaging disruptor, it competes broadly with e-BLOT across the WB workflow including consumables.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Bio-Rad is the dominant Western Blot imaging and workflow provider (ChemiDoc series) with deep installed base across academic and pharma labs globally. It competes head-on with e-BLOT's Touch Imager in chemiluminescence imaging and has a much broader life science research portfolio.
• Cytiva (formerly GE Healthcare Life Sciences): Cytiva provides the ImageQuant and Amersham Western Blot imaging and detection portfolio, serving global biopharma and academic customers. It competes with e-BLOT across imaging and adjacent workflow products.
• LI-COR Biosciences: LI-COR is a leading provider of Western Blot and membrane imaging systems (Odyssey platform) with strength in fluorescence and NIR imaging. Although e-BLOT's contact technology is chemiluminescence-focused, LI-COR is the most direct competitor for high-sensitivity quantitative Western imaging.

Emerging players

• ProteinSimple (Bio-Techne): ProteinSimple, a Bio-Techne brand, makes Western Blot capillary and imaging systems (Wes, FluorChem). While its capillary platform is a different modality, its FluorChem imaging line competes with e-BLOT in traditional Western Blot imaging and detection.
• UVITEC Cambridge: UVITEC provides gel documentation and Western Blot imaging systems (e.g., FIRE READER) for life science labs. It is a focused, smaller-cap imaging equipment competitor in the same niche as e-BLOT.
• Analytik Jena: Analytik Jena offers UVP gel and blot imaging systems and is part of the Endress+Hauser group. It overlaps with e-BLOT in gel/blot imaging and is a comparable mid-sized German instrument specialty competitor.

Direct peers

• Vilber Lourmat (Fusion): Vilber offers the Fusion series of Western Blot and gel documentation systems, competing directly with e-BLOT in chemiluminescence imaging. It is one of the established European-based imaging specialists in the same product category.
• Azure Biosystems: Azure Biosystems offers the cSeries and Gel imaging systems for chemiluminescence and fluorescence Western Blot detection. It is a focused, science-driven imaging competitor of similar size and profile to e-BLOT, targeting the same upgrade-from-film and CCD customer segment.
• Syngene (Synoptics): Syngene manufactures the G:BOX and PXi gel/Western Blot imaging systems widely used in life science labs. It is a direct peer offering chemiluminescence and fluorescence imaging alternatives to e-BLOT's Touch Imager.

Market position

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Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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