Specialized research instruments and apparatus for life science labs
Harvard Bioscience manufactures and distributes electromechanical instrumentation for pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic research labs globally. The tech stack reveals a hardware-first organization: embedded C/C++, ARM, FPGA, and LabVIEW dominate, paired with legacy enterprise systems (JD Edwards, Oracle Agile PLM) — typical of a 120+ year manufacturing company scaling production. Active hiring across engineering, manufacturing, and support suggests concurrent pushes on embedded systems design, NPI execution, and supply-chain resilience.
Harvard Bioscience is a public biotechnology equipment manufacturer founded in 1901, headquartered in Holliston, MA, with 501–1,000 employees. The company develops and manufactures specialized apparatus and scientific instruments for life science research, selling to thousands of researchers across pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic labs in over 100 countries. Distribution runs through direct channels (catalog, web, sales teams) and major partners including GE Healthcare, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and VWR. Manufacturing and sales operations span the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, France, and Canada.
Embedded C/C++, .NET, C#, LabVIEW, ARM, FPGA for instrumentation; Windows, Azure, JD Edwards, Oracle Agile PLM for enterprise; SolidWorks for design; Power BI for analytics.
Manufacturing and sales in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain; sales facilities in France and Canada. Currently hiring across all four manufacturing/sales countries.
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