Best Life Sciences Platforms and Tools Companies in Indiana, United States
The 43 best Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies in Indiana, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SpectronRx.
Our analysis of 50 Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies
$4.8b in tracked funding; 68% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies in Indiana
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SpectronRx Provider of therapeutic and diagnostic isotope solutions 45Funding top 21%Growth top 28%Moat top 45%News top 46% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Growthtop 28% Moattop 45% Newstop 46% Markettop 47% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 41% Techbottom 37% Globalbottom 35% Partnersbottom 35% Innovationbottom 23% Funding: Raised $85.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $85M | 4 mo ago | 93 | John Zehner CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | Top 10M | 2 patents Radium-226 extraction from phosphogypsum waste streams | — |
| 2 | AZI Developer of radiopharmaceuticals for imaging purposes | $58M | 99 mo ago | 4 | Gregory Brooksby Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Biosynthetic Technologies Producer of bio-based green oils | $52M | 87 mo ago | 14 14 → 11 (-21%) | Mark Miller CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+28 | Top 50M | 198 patents Synthetic estolide-based lubricants and base oils for high‑stability industrial applications | — |
| 4 | Scioto Biosciences Developer of therapies for diabetes, neurological disorders, gastrointestinal and others using probiotics | $34M | 62 mo ago | 10 | Jim Schulz Co-Founder & CFO | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | PURSPEC Manufacturer of high-end portable mass spectrometry instruments | $14M | 27 mo ago | — | Zheng Ouyang Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Indigo BioAutomation Automated data analysis, management and integration solutions | $12M | 147 mo ago | 27 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 7 | BioStorage Technologies Life sciences solutions provider accelerating breakthroughs in therapies and sample management | $9M | 231 mo ago | 120 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Tymora Analytical Provider of laboratory technologies for protein research | $9M | 19 mo ago | 3 | — | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+21 | Top 50M | 13 patents Extracellular vesicle isolation and cancer biomarker diagnostics using non‑antibody affinity methods. | 1 partnership |
| 9 | Sexton Biotechnologies Developer of portfolio of process and handling solutions for pharma sectors | $5M | 82 mo ago | 20 | Monica Wight Co-Founder | — | — | 14 patents Cryogenic biopreservation containers and pathogen‑reduced platelet manufacturing technologies | — |
| 10 | VitaCyte Tissue dissociation enzymes | $4M | 185 mo ago | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Animated Dynamics Advanced diagnostics using Motility Contrast Tomography for personalized cancer treatment | $3M | 94 mo ago | 3 | John Turek Co-Founder & VP | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Akina Research products and services for controlled release, medicinal delivery, biomedical applications | $3M | 35 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | 49 patents Biodegradable alkyl polyesters for pharmaceutical drug delivery and toxin formulation | — |
| 13 | Perfinity Proteomics tools simplifying workflows for reproducible and accurate results | $2M | 194 mo ago | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Cubed Laboratories Lab-on-chip technology for DNA-based diagnostics | $2M | 101 mo ago | 5 | Leslie Ivie CEO & President | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Kylin Therapeutics Develops and delivers RNA interference based therapeutics | $2M | 201 mo ago | — | J. Eric Davis President | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | BioVidria Develops products for protein analysis | $2M | 119 mo ago | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Novilytic Developer of molecular recognition system to detect the quality of medicines | $2M | 8 mo ago | 8 | Paul Dreier Chief Executive Officer | — | — | 30 patents Proteoform-specific analytical assays for recombinant therapeutic protein structural and functional characterization | 1 partnership |
| 18 | Biologics Modular Cleanroom design, construction, and installation for diverse industries worldwide | $1M | 99 mo ago | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Lyowave Developer of high-frequency microwave heating technology for pharmaceutical freeze-drying | $604K | 15 mo ago | — | Dimitrios Peroulis Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Xylogenics Synthetic biology company engineering yeast for efficient fuel ethanol production | $525K | 188 mo ago | 6 | Cary Woods Co-founder | — | — | 18 patents Engineered Saccharomyces yeast enabling glucoamylase‑free oligosaccharide fermentation to ethanol | — |
| 21 | Microfluidic Innovations Neuroscience-based app for nervous system regulation, stress reduction, and mental clarity | $424K | 191 mo ago | 6 | Mark Hobaugh Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Quintara Biosciences Provider of customer-focused DNA sequencing services | $334K | 169 mo ago | 9 | — | Cart FunctionalityWindows ServerIIS+7 | Top 5M | — | 1 expansion |
| 23 | Agdia Plant pathogen and GMO testing solutions provider since 1981 | $220K | 95 mo ago | 54 54 → 56 (+4%) | — | Cart FunctionalityAmazon Web ServicesReact+22 | Top 5M | 21 patents Portable point‑of‑care diagnostic devices with modular optical pods for biological sample analysis | 1 launch |
| 24 | Helmer Scientific Manufacture, market and distribute specialized medical and lab equipment | $200K | 69 mo ago | 632 | — | Drupal CommerceCart FunctionalityDrupal+20 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 25 | Tooth Bank Provider of dental stem cell banking services | $200K | 149 mo ago | — | Michael Byers President | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+11 | Top 50M | — | — |
Top 12 Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies in Indiana
#1
Series C · Indianapolis, Indiana · founded 2004 · 93 employees$85Mraised▾
SpectronRx is a provider of therapeutic and diagnostic isotope solutions. It provides radionuclides and custom theranostic contract manufacturing like monoclonal antibody labelling, peptides, radiolabeling of molecules and chemical entities, and aptamers.
- Apr 2026Series C$85M
#2
Seed · West Lafayette, Indiana · founded 2021 · 8 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Developer of molecular recognition system to detect the quality of medicines. The company has developed a Proteometer that is capable of identifying and quantifying titer and relative aggregate content in crude culture filtrate. The Proteometer (Proteoform Meter) is a technology for drug development companies that provides near-real-time warnings on molecular structure changes.
- Dec 2025Seed$530.8K
- May 2022Seed$1.6M
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$1.4M
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$1.1M
#3
Funding Raised · Lafayette, Indiana · founded 2010 · 3 employees$8.6Mraised▾
Provider of laboratory technologies for protein research. The product line of the company includes pIMAGO and PolyMAC. pIMAGO is based on water-soluble, globular nanopolymers that specifically recognize phosphate groups, with reporting groups such as biotin and fluorophore that facilitate their detection. PolyMAC, on the other hand, recognizes phosphopeptides and is based on a metal-ion functionalized soluble nanopolymer.
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$290K
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$290K
- Aug 2021Grant (prize money)$310K
- Apr 2020Grant (prize money)$300K
#4
Funding Raised · West Lafayette, Indiana · founded 2016$604.4Kraised▾
Developer of high-frequency microwave heating technology for pharmaceutical freeze-drying. The technology accelerates the freeze-drying process, improving drying rate and uniformity. It is compatible with bench top to production scale freeze-drying systems. The technology facilitates transfer of freeze-drying processes from laboratory to commercial scales.
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$300K
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$304.4K
#5
Series A · West Lafayette, Indiana · founded 2015$13.8Mraised▾
Manufacturer of high-end portable mass spectrometry instruments. This company develops and produces mass spectrometry products for real-time, accurate, and simple detection in field testing and scientific research. They offer a variety of portable mass spectrometry instruments, including an ambient ionization ion source and an analyzer for structural lipidomics. The company's products are the result of extensive research and development collaborations with leading universities.
- May 2024Series A$13.8M
- May 2017Grant (prize money)$713K
#6
Series B · Indianapolis, Indiana · founded 2017 · 10 employees$33.8Mraised▾
Developer of therapies for diabetes, neurological disorders, gastrointestinal and others using probiotics. The platform develops biofilm formation over the polysaccharide microspheres which helps the probiotics for adhesion to the intestinal mucosa for a longer time.
- 2021Series B$5.5M
- Aug 2020Series B$26.5M
- Aug 2019Grant (prize money)$2.3M
- 2018Series A—
#7
Acquired · Indianapolis, Indiana · founded 2012 · 14 employees$52.2Mraised▾
Manufacturer of bio-based green oils. They produce synthetic oils, called estolides, from organic fatty acids found in various bio-derived oils. These are bio-degradable & non-toxic and can be used as the primary base oil of a lubricant formulation, a component of a base oil co-blend, or as an additive. These oils have applications in many industries, such as cosmetic, chemicals, food-grade lubricants, car motor oil, and marine lubricant.
- May 2019Series A$9.5M
- Feb 2017Conventional Debt$16.5M
- Oct 2014Series A$12M
- Jul 2014Series A—
#8
Series C · Bunker Hill, Indiana · founded 2017 · 4 employees$58.3Mraised▾
Developer of radiopharmaceuticals for imaging purposes. The company produces a broad range of high-grade isotopes for diagnostic imaging and therapeutic treatment. The product portfolio of the company includes Strontium-82, Germanium-68, Iodine-123, and Actinium-225.
- May 2018Series C$58.3M
#9
Funding Raised · West Lafayette, Indiana · founded 2001 · 10 employees$2.7Mraised▾
Research products and services for controlled release, medicinal delivery, biomedical applications. The company focuses on providing research reagents and products with a focus on biomedical applications. This includes biodegradable/biocompatible polymers, fluorescent products, chemical intermediates, and assay kits. It also offers services ranging from simple analysis to multi-year contracted research, leveraging experience with synthesis and characterization of novel polymer formulations. The company commercializes specialty and "hard-to-find" research supplies, including block copolymers, water-soluble polymers, fluorescent polymers, and reactive intermediates. It also distributes fluorescent dyes and chitosan. In addition to research products, the company performs contract research and custom synthesis.
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$320K
- Jul 2011Grant (prize money)$100K
- Aug 2009Grant (prize money)$750K
- Mar 2009Grant (prize money)$100K
#10
Series B · Indianapolis, Indiana · founded 2004 · 27 employees$12.3Mraised▾
Automated data analysis, management, and integration solutions. ASCENT is the lab automation software that automates and interprets visual data results from instruments, such as mass spectrometers, and reviews the data for problematic results. ASCENT outputs the final results in a format that is targeted for direct LIS connection (solutions is customized by the company are required). It also develops customized automation solutions and provides company-wide informatics and logistical support.
- May 2014Series B$8.5M
- Jan 2011Series B$1.8M
- Oct 2007Series A$1M
- Mar 2006Series A$1M
#11
Acquired · Indianapolis, Indiana · founded 2002 · 120 employees$9.5Mraised▾
Life sciences solutions provider accelerating breakthroughs in therapies and sample management. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products and services for sample management and automation, including sustainable storage solutions, cryogenic systems, and related consumables and instruments. They provide automated sample storage systems, cold storage, and cryogenic storage solutions. Their offerings extend to sample management LIMS, biobanking LIMS, and freezer inventory management software. The company supports clinical trials with sample preparation, storage, and relocation services. They also offer multiomics and synthesis solutions, including next-generation sequencing, gene synthesis, and oligo synthesis. The company provides a cryo monitoring portal for real-time tracking of cryo freezers. They focus on enabling scientists to uncover new breakthroughs faster, bringing essential therapies to those who need them most. The company provides cloud-based laboratory information management system (LIMS) that seamlessly integrates with the existing digital ecosystem.
- May 2007Series A$8.3M
- Dec 2005Convertible Debt$700K
- Mar 2004Seed$447.5K
#12
Acquired · Indianapolis, Indiana · founded 2019 · 20 employees$5Mraised▾
Sexton Biotechnologies is a developer of a portfolio of process and handling solutions for pharma companies and labs. The company has developed T-Liven PR used to improve in vitro and in vivo T-Cell functions such as tumor-killing effect and survival. The company has also developed human platelet lysate, automated filling system (AF-500), and cryogenic CellSeal vials.
- Oct 2019Series A$5M
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How research on Bioinformatics in Indiana is moving
A read on the academic research around Bioinformatics in Indiana — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 164 papers.
- Indiana University School of Medicine75
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis64
- Indiana University42
- Indiana University Bloomington36
- Indiana University Health15
- Gene2→6
- Genome2→3
- Gene1→4
- Disease8
- Genome5
- Ratchet4
- Biomarker3
- Computational biology3
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