Transform Your R&D Process
On-demand search, booking, approval, and payment solutions for all services and instruments.
Ironclad privacy, security, and control of all IP and trade secrets you develop while working with labs.
Business-friendly agreements give your team ongoing access to dozens of different labs.
University faculty and lab directors review, approve, and validate work on your scientific projects.
Vivariums, animal cores, cage washing services, and imaging suites for small and large animal models.
MRI and PET imaging centers, electron microscopy facilities, confocal and fluorescence microscopy cores, and advanced imaging analysis services.
Genomics sequencing centers, proteomics and metabolomics cores, lipidomics and glycomics facilities, and single-cell analysis labs.
Mass spectrometry labs, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) facilities, X-ray crystallography cores, and chromatography and spectroscopy labs.
Nanofabrication cleanrooms, advanced materials characterization facilities, and engineering and fabrication test labs.
Environmental testing labs and botantical and environemntal field research stations. Isolated research long term greenhouses renttals.
Exercise physiology labs, integrative health and mind-body research cores, cognitive research centers, and evaluation facilities designed for flexible analysis.
Large-scale earthquake and seismic shake table facilities, blast wave research centers, and impact modeling. Some of the largest shake tables in the world.
Large-scale earthquake and seismic shake table facilities, blast wave research centers, and impact modeling.
Battery development and testing, energy system testing, electric vehicle dynos, autonomous driving test facilities, and grid integration testing.
AI and quantum computing development and testing facilities, cutting-edge AI data centers, and assistive robotics development and testing facilities.
Flow cytometry processing cores, histology facilities, glass and machine workshops, and scientific technology development studios.
A single Second Lab account gives your team instant access to hundreds of cost-effective R1 research facilities. Easily engage and connect with preeminent labs and scientists in any discipline.
Search our exhaustive core facility marketplace for unique cell lines, processing capabilities, professional services, and instrument time in hundreds of core labs. From cryogenic electron microscopes and nanotech clean rooms to the largest earthquake shake tables in the world, easily browse and book the best facilities in the field.
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Search Any Service or Lab
Search for any research service or instrument. If you don’t see it, our team will help track it down for you.
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Review, Chat, and Reserve
Painless, crystal clear contract and payment workflows with top research universities. One day approvals for new users.
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Pay by Credit Card or ACH
Instant, secure payments by credit card, wire transfer, or ACH. Or set up a pre-credited account for your team.
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Easily Modify Your Bookings
Easily extend, update, or reschedule service and instrument bookings to meet your needs.
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Safeguard Your Results
Secure transmission keeps your results and data safe. You own and control all the resulting trade secrets & IP.
Second Lab partnerships let you add redundant capacity to your R&D labs, access high quality services and instruments, and outsource work to some of the best teams in the world. Our powerful workflows save months of paperwork - with most approvals arriving in under 24 hours.
