Molecular Devices has over 40 years of experience and a rich history of innovation.
Our Legacy
YEARS
Integrated IDBS e-cloud lab notebook software
Founded by Stanford University’s Harden McConnell, a leading 20th-Century physical and biophysical chemist known for incisive contributions in both theory and experiment
2018
1983
Opened newly expanded Research and Development Center in Austria
2019
1986
Introduced Organoid Innovation Center in California
Introduced first microplate reader
Acquired FLIPR technology for high-throughput screening of G protein-coupled receptors (GCPRs)
2021
1995
Launched ImageXpress® Confocal HT.ai High-Content Imaging System with machine learning-enabled IN Carta™ Image Analysis Software
2003 Launched SoftMax® Pro GxP Software for GMP/GLP labs
Launched CloneSelect® Imager FL, a next-gen monoclonal verification imaging platform for automatic, day zero monoclonality assurance
Launched ImageXpress® Micro system, the company’s first automated high-content imager for research and screening
2005
2022
Acquired Cellesce with its patient-derived organoid expansion capabilities for large-scale drug screening
2010
Acquired by Danaher Corporation
SpectraMax® M5e Multi-Mode Microplate Reader launched to International Space Station
2011
Launched CellXpress.ai™ Automated Cell Culture System, a 3D biology innovation hub for fast, reliable drug discoveries
2023
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