Benzinga | Jan 5, 2022 10:10AM EST

Cytek Biosciences Expands Fremont Headquarters

Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTKB), a leading cell analysis solutions company, today announced that it has opened a new facility in Fremont, California -- tripling its current manufacturing capacity in order to meet growing global demand for cell analysis solutions. In addition to the new Fremont location, Cytek has also opened new offices in Seattle, Washington, which are dedicated to key R&D initiatives and customer application support.



The Fremont facility is approximately 100 thousand square feet, is located about one mile from the original headquarters and became fully operational in October 2021.

"This new facility supports our commitment to develop tools that will advance the next generation of cell analysis and become the partner of choice for players throughout the life sciences field," said Dr. Wenbin Jiang, CEO of Cytek Biosciences. "Our team successfully transferred all manufacturing processes to the new facility without skipping a beat in our production schedule."

Dr. Jiang continued, "As we push forward a cadence of new products and applications, we are deeply focused on providing a complete cell analysis solution to our customers. With our expanded footprint, we are well-positioned to keep up with demand for our integrated suite of cell analysis solutions as we leverage our novel technology to continue to drive innovation, transform the cell analysis market, and enable researchers to make significant scientific advances in key areas of medical discovery."

Since first being introduced in 2017, Cytek's cell analysis systems have gained widespread adoption across the globe with more than 1,000 instruments installed in more than 40 countries. The Cytek system is well-established, with over 350 peer-reviewed scientific publications referencing the company's offerings in their research. Utilizing Cytek's patented Full Spectrum Profiling(tm) (FSP(tm)) technology, Cytek provides an integrated suite of solutions with its Cytek(r) Aurora and Northern Lights(tm) systems, Cytek(r) Aurora CS cell sorter, cFluor(r) reagents, SpectroFlo(r) software and services.