Biotech/Pharma
Hardware/Robotics
Industrial/Manufacturing

Multiply Labs

Robotic automation for biologics manufacturing

CORE INFO

$75M
Total Funding
Series B
Round
2016
Founded
~70 employees
Team Size
San Francisco, CA
Headquarters

Multiply Labs builds enclosed robotic systems that automate manual steps in biologics production, including handling materials, loading instruments, taking samples, and recording manufacturing data. Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies buy and operate these systems for cell and gene therapies, antibodies, viral vectors, and mRNA therapies.

  • Series B funding of $75 million was announced on October 6, 2026, led by NantWorks and bringing total capital raised to more than $100 million.axios.combizjournals.com
  • Business Insider coverage reported that Multiply Labs had deployed a high single-digit number of machines, highlighting the company's early commercial scale and the challenge of turning expensive systems into a repeatable business.cncbnews.com
  • AstraZeneca and Legend Biotech are named customers, with collaborations focused on automating cell-therapy manufacturing.bizjournals.combioprocessintl.com

WHY WE WOULD WORK AT MULTIPLY LABS

Expand Patient Access

Help make cell and gene therapies more available by automating the manufacturing bottlenecks that keep advanced treatments expensive and capacity-constrained.

Build Physical AI

Work on a distinctive stack combining collaborative robotic arms, imitation learning, orchestration software, sensors, and electronic batch records for biologics manufacturing.

Shape Biomanufacturing

Develop systems used for cell and gene therapies, antibodies, viral vectors, and mRNA—integrating with real GMP instruments from partners including Thermo Fisher, Cytiva, and GenScript.

Join a Multidisciplinary Team

Collaborate across robotics, mechanical and electrical engineering, software, pharmaceutical science, manufacturing, regulatory, and commercial functions on a team of roughly 70 people.

Scale a Proven Platform

Join during a major growth phase: Multiply Labs has raised $75 million in Series B funding, surpassed $100 million total capital, and deployed a high single-digit number of robotic systems.

Work With Industry Leaders

Build alongside organizations including AstraZeneca, Legend Biotech, Kyverna Therapeutics, Retro Biosciences, Stanford, and Charles River as the platform moves toward commercial-scale deployment.

MARKET AND TRACTION

GROWTH TACTICS

✦ KEY METRIC
  • Sells and deploys robotic manufacturing clusters that pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies own and operate, keeping production data and supply chains in-house.

  • The Series B funding is intended to expand manufacturing capacity, accelerate the product roadmap, and grow engineering, regulatory, and commercial teams.
  • NOTABLE CUSTOMERS

  • Multiply Labs has announced collaborations or commercial relationships with AstraZeneca, Legend Biotech, Kyverna Therapeutics, and Retro Biosciences.

  • Its broader ecosystem includes technology, instrument, and research relationships involving Thermo Fisher Scientific, Charles River, GenScript, Cytiva, Stanford University, and UCSF.
  • KEY METRICS

    ✦ KEY METRIC
  • Multiply Labs raised a $75 million Series B in October 2026, bringing total disclosed capital raised to more than $100 million.

  • The company has approximately 60–70 employees, and third-party reporting cited a high single-digit number of deployed machines.

  • Company-reported platform claims include up to 100× greater throughput per square foot, 74% lower cost per dose, and automation of 90% of cleanroom steps.
  • COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

  • Its platform combines collaborative robotic arms, existing GMP instruments, orchestration software, process monitoring, electronic batch records, and process-specific consumables.

  • The closed, modular systems automate manual handoffs while tracking process data and material genealogy, without requiring customers to replace their validated manufacturing instruments.
  • MARKET POSITION

  • Multiply Labs is positioned as a robotic biomanufacturing infrastructure company serving pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers, rather than as a drug developer or conventional contract manufacturing organization.

  • Its focus spans cell and gene therapies, antibodies, viral vectors, mRNA therapies, personalized medicine, and other advanced biologics manufacturing workflows.
  • PRODUCT AND TECH

    Robotic Manufacturing Clusters

    Modular, enclosed systems use up to four collaborative robotic arms and 24 instrument modules to automate biologics manufacturing workflows. Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies can own and operate the clusters in-house.

    Biomanufacturing Orchestration

    Proprietary software translates manufacturing protocols into coordinated robotic actions, including material handling, instrument loading, sampling, waste management, and parallel process execution.

    Closed GMP Automation

    Closed, GMP-ready systems automate sterile manufacturing steps for cell and gene therapies, antibodies, viral vectors, and mRNA therapies. The approach reduces manual handoffs and contamination risk while supporting regulated production.

    Instrument Integration

    Multiply Labs integrates with existing pharmaceutical instruments from manufacturers including Thermo Fisher, Cytiva, GenScript, Fedegari, Akron Bio, and Charles River. This enables automation without replacing validated process equipment.

    Process Data Systems

    Real-time monitoring records sensor readings, operator and robot interactions, material genealogy, and electronic batch records. The software is designed to integrate with quality systems and support 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.

    COMPANY CULTURE

    Values

  • Expand access to life-saving therapies

  • Advance robotics and biopharmaceutical science

  • Support diversity and inclusion

  • Build reliable, closed-loop manufacturing systems
  • Operating Principles

  • Combine robotics, software, hardware, and pharmaceutical expertise

  • Automate carefully within GMP and regulatory requirements

  • Use process data, material genealogy, and electronic records to support quality

  • Validate automation against skilled human operators
  • Work Style

  • Hands-on and prototype-driven

  • Highly interdisciplinary across engineering, science, product, and manufacturing

  • Focused on solving complex real-world manufacturing challenges

  • Collaborative with customers, research institutions, and technology partners
  • Learning & Growth

  • Work at the intersection of robotics and biopharma

  • Learn through customer deployments and manufacturing validation

  • Contribute to research-backed automation methods, including imitation learning

  • Develop expertise across regulated biologics production and advanced therapies