# SmartLabs

> SmartLabs is a Boston-based life-sciences company that sells laboratory infrastructure the way cloud providers sell servers: as-a-service. Its Managed Research Centers give biotech and pharma teams private, enterprise-grade R&D and manufacturing space - fully built, operated, and staffed - without the multi-year leases and capital buildouts that normally slow science down. Companies can move into a running lab in weeks, keep full control of their intellectual property, and scale space up or down as programs change.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Amrit Chaudhuri (Co-Founder & former CEO), Seth Taylor (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~120 employees
- **Products:** Managed Research Centers, Laboratory-as-a-Service (LaaS), R&D Laboratory Suites, cGMP Clean Suites, In Vivo Research Suites
- **Notable:** Raised $334M in total funding across Series A-C, including a $250M Series B led by ArrowMark Partners., Pioneered a Lab-as-a-Service model that can make research space operational in weeks with up to 95% cost savings versus traditional buildouts., Grew from Boston roots (formerly Mass Innovation Labs) to multiple locations across Massachusetts, California, and Sydney, Australia.

## Products & services

- **Managed Research Centers** — Private, enterprise-grade R&D and manufacturing facilities delivered and operated as-a-service, so companies get dedicated lab space without capital buildouts or long leases.
- **Laboratory-as-a-Service (LaaS)** — Turnkey lab space plus operations and scientific support that can be operational in weeks, with potential savings of up to 95% versus traditional build-and-lease.
- **R&D Laboratory Suites** — Customized private research suites for discovery and preclinical work, fully built out and reconfigurable as programs evolve.
- **cGMP Clean Suites** — Regulated manufacturing-grade cleanroom environments for biologics, cell and gene therapy, and vaccine work.
- **In Vivo Research Suites** — Vivarium and animal-health research space with supporting veterinary sciences and compliance services.
- **Lab Operations & Support Services** — Facilities management, environmental health and safety, quality assurance, and scientific operations that keep the lab running.

## Achievements

- Raised $334M in total funding across Series A-C, including a $250M Series B led by ArrowMark Partners.
- Pioneered a Lab-as-a-Service model that can make research space operational in weeks with up to 95% cost savings versus traditional buildouts.
- Grew from Boston roots (formerly Mass Innovation Labs) to multiple locations across Massachusetts, California, and Sydney, Australia.
- Signed a 10-year global partnership with IWG to expand managed labs internationally.
- Announced expansion into Philadelphia, targeting a seventh location and roughly 550,000 square feet of managed research space.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Announced a 10-year global partnership with IWG to deliver fully managed lab infrastructure worldwide.
- **2024-01** — Raised a $48M Series C and named biopharma veteran Brian Taylor interim CEO.
- **2023-03** — Launched its most advanced Managed Research Center to date.
- **2022-08** — Named first tenant of a Drexel/Gattuso life-science research facility, anchoring Philadelphia expansion.

## Links

- Website: https://smartlabs.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/joinsmartlabs
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/JoinSmartLabs
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/joinsmartlabs

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Last updated: 2026-07-10