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Automata

automata.tech London UK company Series B

Headquarters
London
Sector
robotics
Stage
Series B
Incorporated
2015

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What does Automata do?

Automata builds robotic arms and the software that chains laboratory instruments into a continuous workflow, so diagnostics and screening can run without someone moving samples between machines. Deployed in NHS and pharmaceutical labs.

How does Automata work?

Links bench instruments with robotic arms and an orchestration layer, so a protocol runs end to end without someone moving plates between machines.

What does Automata offer?

Laboratory automation hardware and software, for diagnostics, genomics and pharmaceutical labs.

Automata manufactures laboratory automation robotics and orchestration software for biotechnology and clinical diagnostics. Its LINQ platform connects bench instruments into continuous robotic workflows, allowing life science laboratories to run diagnostics and drug screening unattended. Founded in 2015 in London by former architectural roboticists, the company raised a $40m Series B in 2023 to expand into international clinical facilities.

Who runs Automata?

Automata has 8 currently appointed directors.

Currently appointed officers only, from the Companies House register. Directors who have resigned are excluded — naming someone who left as running the company is worse than naming nobody.

Where is Automata based?

Automata is headquartered in London. It was incorporated in 2015. Other AI companies in London →

Why does Automata matter to a UK operator?

Lab robotics deployed in NHS and pharmaceutical settings, which is a harder sell and a stronger reference than most. Relevant if you work in diagnostics or research operations.

Company record

Registered as AUTOMATA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, company 09384597, a private limited company, incorporated on 12 January 2015. Registered office: Third Floor, 20 Old Bailey, London, United Kingdom, EC4M 7AN. SIC 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production.

Looked up on the register. Of the first 83 numbers supplied to this directory, 12 belonged to entirely different businesses.

What else is Torus tracking near Automata?

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