Formulatrix was established in 2002 to provide protein crystallization automation solutions. We are employee owned and, from the start, have had a culture of complete dedication. Our team works tirelessly to provide the best products in the industry backed by support that is second to none. You will frequently find the lights on late at night in our offices as we work to perfect our technology.

Quick stats:

Market: software and robotics for automating protein crystallization
Size: over 50 employees worldwide
Incorporation date: 2002
Ownership: private, 100% employee owned

History:

2002 - Formulatrix was founded by Jeremy Stevenson when Wyeth contracted him to write software to automate their protein crystallization process. Soon after completing this contract Boehringer-Ingelheim in Ridgefield, CT and Pfizer in Groton, CT purchased Rock Maker.

2003 - During 2003 Rock Maker went live and we signed on Exelixis and two additional Pfizer locations as customers. We also developed and deployed our first imager to Boehringer-Ingelheim. We finished this year with 4 employees and 5 customer sites.

2004 - During 2004 we developed Rock Imager 24 and shipped it to 3 customers. We began development on Rock Imager 1000, and signed on one customer in Japan, and two customers in Europe. We finished the year with 9 employees and 12 customer sites in 3 continents.

2005 - This year marked the first delivery of Rock Imager 1000, a product that continues to be one of our most popular imaging systems. We also developed and shipped Rock Imager 54, and Rock Imager 2. Most significantly, Pfizer and Novartis both made Rock Maker their global standard for automating protein crystallization. When the dust settled we deployed 21 imagers, had 18 employees, and 20 customer sites.

2006 - In 2006 we designed version 2 of Rock Imager 1000 and Rock Imager 182. To increase our manufacturing and software development capacity we opened up a software development center in Pakistan and a manufacturing facility in Indonesia. We finished the year with 30 employees and 32 customers sites.

2007 - In 2007, demand for Rock Maker and Rock Imager increased, sparking the construction of a 10,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Indonesia. Development was started on a new line of microfluidics liquid handling devices and a prototype device was demonstrated at the ACA trade show. Formulatrix finished the year with 50 employees and 55 imaging systems deployed at 60 customer sites.

2008 - The Formulator™, a next-generation liquid handler, has been launched and won the New Product of the Year Award at ALA’s LabAutomation2008.  Stay tuned for a dramatic expansion in our line of liquid handling products as well as significant upgrades to Rock Maker and Rock Imager product lines.