Spherotech, Inc
Biotechnology ResearchIllinois, United States11-50 Employees
Spherotech, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Lake Forest, Illinois, founded in 1992 to manufacture and supply uniform microparticles for biomedical and diagnostic use. Its product lines include latex, fluorescent, paramagnetic, ferromagnetic, and various colored microspheres, with surface chemistries that can be modified to accommodate different applications. The firm also produces coated particles bearing antibodies or ligands such as avidin, streptavidin, and biotin for immunological work. Customers in research and diagnostic settings rely on these particles for fluorescence and enzyme immunoassays, fluorescence and confocal microscopy, flow and image cytometry, magnetic cell separation, and related techniques, among other applications. Spherotech serves clients with standard products, custom formulations, R&D capabilities, and original equipment manufacturing solutions, positioning it within the biotechnology research sector as a provider of specialized particle technologies for analytical and diagnostic workflows.