About Us
Automate Your Lab in 3 Lines of Code
We bring instruments together and build automation systems that researchers can keep running on their own
As research grows more advanced and more varied, automating entire experimental processes is becoming increasingly important. But instruments differ in specifications and communication methods, and flexibly automating experiments that combine several of them is far from simple.
Efficient, reproducible research needs a way to bring multiple instruments together and to rearrange procedures and control as the research changes. embrio is the systems integrator that takes on that integration.
Recently AI has advanced quickly at generating hypotheses and interpreting results, and the automation of research is becoming a reality. In fields like the life sciences and materials science, where experiments in the physical world are essential, a layer that connects AI to the actual lab is needed. embrio works on building that connecting foundation.
Our Strengths
Rather than automating instruments one by one, embrio brings several instruments together and designs them as a single system. The following strengths are what make that possible.
Bringing many instruments together into one system, whatever the maker or standard
The hard part of lab automation is bringing together instruments, steps, and data processes whose makers and standards are all different. Even when connection methods such as LAN, USB, and serial, and control standards such as SiLA 2, OPC UA, Modbus, and proprietary SDKs are mixed together, we absorb the differences between instruments and bring them onto a common platform. We design so that the whole procedure runs as a single system, covering the order in which instruments act, state management, branching, exception handling, and the hand-off of data.
Automation that uses the instruments you already have
Rather than assuming a switch to new instruments, we automate using what is already there. From standard commercial instruments to customized ones and lab-built equipment, we bring them together, including API work and driver development where needed.
Automation researchers can run themselves
We keep the system's specifications and configuration open to our customers and avoid tying them to a particular vendor. After delivery, researchers can change conditions and add steps and keep the automation running on their own.
From image analysis and data processing to GUIs
Beyond controlling instruments, we also develop image analysis models, handle the display and correction of data, and build GUIs. We design systems that are genuinely usable on site, covering judgment and recording as well as operation.
Building a foundation that works well with generative AI
We are not only well versed in generative AI; we design the coordination platform itself to work well with it. By hiding the differences between instruments behind a uniform interface, and exposing an experiment's progress, state, and results in a structured form, the platform becomes a base on which an AI can read the situation, decide the next move, and drive the instruments safely.
We develop the hardware ourselves
We develop our own hardware, such as the OpenScope microscope and the OpenHandler transfer unit. Rather than only calling an external device's API, we can design and build with the instrument's own constraints and handling in mind.
Being Open
What matters to embrio is being open. We focus on creating a state where researchers can understand the system and grow it themselves.
Open platforms
We develop on open platforms, and we always keep the system's specifications and configuration open to our customers.
Avoiding vendor lock-in
We avoid dependence on any particular vendor or technology, creating a state where researchers can understand the system and carry out maintenance and extension themselves.
So researchers can run it themselves
We do not stop at delivery; we support researchers so they can keep the system running on their own, favoring setups that can adapt to later changes in conditions and instruments.
Who We Serve
For Researchers
embrio supports lab automation on both the hardware and software sides. For those who want to build their own automation, we provide setups that are easy to work with; for those who want to make daily experiments more efficient, we provide setups with just the functions they need.
If you are facing challenges that existing products cannot address, or if you are interested in lab automation, please feel free to contact us.
For Distributors
embrio works with distributors to solve customers' automation challenges. Distributors select and procure the instruments and components, and embrio handles integration control, application development, and image analysis, covering everything from benchtop setups to large systems linking several instruments.
When you want to go beyond proposing a single instrument, or are considering a new business, please leave the automation side to us.
For Manufacturers
embrio supports manufacturers in moving into lab automation through instrument smartization and software OEM. From API implementation and control-interface work to PoC testing and designing instruments that work well with software, we cover everything from consulting to implementation.
From an instrument used on its own to one chosen as part of a system. If you face challenges in product development or PoC work, please get in touch.
Company Overview
Company Name
embrio LLC.
Establishment
July 2021
Address
4, Minamishinozakimachi, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo 133-0065
Business Area
Integrated development and sales of laboratory automation systems
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