Polycarbin
Biotechnology ResearchCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
Polycarbin is a biotechnology research company based in San Francisco, California, focused on sustainable laboratory practices. It partners with laboratories to recover and remanufacture single-use lab materials into reusable products, offering brand-agnostic recycling programs for streams such as rigid plastics from lab settings, PPE, and nitrile gloves. The company emphasizes evidence-based sustainability, providing third-party verified impact data backed by an ISO 14040/14044-compliant life cycle assessment to help labs measure progress in reducing waste and carbon footprint. Its activities position it within the circular economy segment of the laboratory services industry, aiming to keep laboratory plastics out of landfills and incinerators through a remanufacturing and recycling framework. Polycarbin has engaged in partnerships with various industry players, illustrating a network of collaborations that support its circular solution for daily laboratory operations. The company serves research laboratories seeking to improve sustainability practices and track measurable environmental impact.