Lab instruments you can actually cite.
A $2,000 centrifuge holds about $200 of parts. We build validated, documented instruments from commodity components — the credibility of professional gear, without the markup.
No spam — one note when the first instruments are ready.
So where does the other $420 go?
Scroll to assemble a magnetic stirrer / hot plate from the parts it's really made of.
One assembled stir plate. The other ~85% is brand, distribution, and sales margin — not better science. That's the gap we remove.
Same performance. A fifth of the price.
What you pay for a commercial microcentrifuge — versus what it actually takes to build a validated one.
Credibility, not price, is the barrier
The insightCheap alternatives already exist — Amazon and AliExpress are full of $40 stirrers and no-name centrifuges. Researchers don't buy them because they can't cite them, can't trust them, and can't defend them in a methods section. Price was never the real barrier. Credibility is.
Credible instruments, built to be referenced.
Every device ships with real performance data, honest accuracy and material specs, and a versioned validation report — one line in your methods section, built to survive review. We're not a cheaper substitute — we unlock access.
Validated
Every device is tested against published acceptance thresholds — speed accuracy, temperature stability, run-to-run variance — and ships with the results.
Citable
Every unit ships with a versioned validation report — test method, results, tolerances — plus ready-to-paste methods-section text. You cite the report, not a marketing page.
Accessible
Commodity parts, open manufacturing, a fraction of commercial cost — so a startup grant goes further.
Field-agnostic tools every lab needs.
Core instruments needed across disciplines, not just biology. Our first builds target the everyday devices on nearly every bench.
Magnetic Stirrer / Hot Plate
Stable temperature control and consistent stir speed, with heating safety handled honestly.
Microcentrifuge
Reliable RPM and rotor balance, with non-negotiable rotor containment.
Orbital Shaker
Consistent orbit and speed stability under load — one of the most replicable devices on the list.
Colorimeter / Spectrophotometer
Repeatable absorbance readings across the target wavelength range — our larger standalone build.
Also on the roadmap: multichannel pipettor, laboratory incubator, and gel electrophoresis rig with power supply.
And the things you use to build a lab
A deliberate catalog of reusable lab accessories, sold alongside the instruments.
Delos Scientific is built by students at Simon Fraser University who watched startup-lab budgets disappear into single pieces of benchtop equipment.
First prototypes are on the bench in Vancouver, BC. Pilot units go to early waitlist labs first — and those labs shape the instrument line.
The things a careful researcher asks.
How is "validated" different from a spec sheet?
A spec sheet is a claim; validation is a test. Each instrument is run against published acceptance thresholds — speed accuracy, temperature stability, run-to-run variance — and the full method and results ship with the unit. If a unit doesn't pass, it doesn't ship.
Can I really cite this in a methods section?
Yes. Each model carries a versioned validation report, and every unit references the report version it was tested against. We include suggested citation text — you cite the report, and it holds up because the data is in it.
When do instruments ship?
The first builds — stirrer/hot plate, microcentrifuge, orbital shaker — are in prototyping now. Pilot units go to waitlist labs first, before general availability. Joining the waitlist is how you get one early and shape what we build.
What about warranty and repair?
Commodity parts are the point: repairs are days and dollars, not weeks and quotes. We publish the parts list for every instrument, so nothing is a black box — and pilot labs get direct support from the team that built their unit.
Will my institution's purchasing office accept this?
We provide the documentation procurement asks for — specs, the validation report, and standard vendor paperwork — and we'll work with your purchasing office directly if something is missing.
Be first in line for instruments you can actually cite.
Tell us who you are and we'll invite you to pilot the first instruments — waitlist labs shape the line.
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