Scitara provides a cloud-based connectivity platform that integrates laboratory instruments and informatics applications through pre-built connectors and a no/low code orchestration editor. This technology enhances data workflow automation and monitoring, improving productivity and data integrity in research and quality control labs.
Funding
$8.5M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
In research, development, and quality control labs, the lack of seamless integration between laboratory instruments and informatics systems leads to data silos, manual data entry errors, and inefficient workflows. This fragmented data landscape hinders productivity, compromises data integrity, and impedes the adoption of AI/ML initiatives.
Solution
Scitara provides a cloud-based integration platform as a service (iPaaS) called DLX, designed to connect and automate scientific workflows across the lab ecosystem. The platform offers a library of pre-built connectors for various lab instruments, applications, and data repositories, enabling seamless data exchange and eliminating manual transcription. With a no/low-code orchestration editor, users can automate complex data workflows, parse instrument reports, and send results to electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) or data lakes. DLX also provides real-time monitoring of digital transactions, ensuring data integrity and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes research and development (R&D) labs, bioprocessing facilities, and quality control (QC) laboratories in process-based industries, particularly in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical sectors.
Features
- Pre-built connectors for ELNs (e.g., Revvity Signals, Benchling, IDBS), LIMS (e.g. LabVantage, LabWare, BIOVIA), and data repositories (e.g., Snowflake, Amazon RedShift)
- Instrument connectors for plate readers, pH meters, balances, cell counters, titrators, densitometers, colorimeters, and osmometers
- Application connectors for SoftMaxⓇ Pro, Thermo Scientific™ Chromeleon™, Agilent OpenLab™, Shimadzu Lab Solutions™, Cytiva UNICORN™, FlowJo™, Waters™ Empower, and Mettler-Toledo LabX™
- No/low-code orchestration editor for automating complex lab data workflows using a drag-and-drop interface
- Real-time monitoring of connections, orchestrations, and instrument utilization through the DLX Event Stream viewer
- Compliant audit trail to track historical data movement and ensure data integrity
- Support for industry standards like OPC DA and OPC UA for real-time data streaming from bioreactors
- Integration with AWS Marketplace for easy access and deployment