feet in Cambridge and on the Harvard University campus, LabCentral offers a network of fully permitted laboratory and office spaces for as many as 125 biotech start-ups comprising approximately 1000 scientists and entrepreneurs in the heart of Kendall Square.

Its main sources of funding are revenues from laboratory and equipment rentals, as well as grants, donations, and sponsorship contributions [citation needed].

[3][4][5] Co-founders Peter Parker of BioInnovation LLC and Johannes Fruehauf of Cambridge Biolabs, first thought of flexible, turnkey laboratory space for startups in 2006 while launching Cequent Pharmaceuticals with technology licensed from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center [citation needed].

[6][13] On April 4, 2013, LabCentral hosted a groundbreaking event at its 700 Main Street location in Kendall Square, Cambridge.

[15][16][17] Vaxess is a startup created by Harvard graduates who are working to commercialize a Tufts University technology that will stabilize vaccines so they can be shipped and stored without refrigeration.

[28][29][30] LabCentral's original 70,000 square-foot facility is located in an historic, MIT-owned building at 700 Main Street, Cambridge.

Designed with a focus on process development and scale-up for biomanufacturing, LabCentral 238’s purpose is to facilitate company transitions from R&D bench-scale science into scalable production of pre-clinical material in anticipation of clinical and GMP manufacturing.

At its core, LabCentral offers fully functional lab space for as many as 125 start-ups comprising approximately 1000 scientists and entrepreneurs.

Various equipment is available such as Mass spectrometry, electron microscopes, real-time-qPCR, flow cytometry, chemical hoods, centrifuges, biosafety cabinets and incubators, BSL-2-rated suites, High-performance liquid chromatography, and plate readers.

[6][8][13][32] LabCentral services and offerings include equipment maintenance and technical support, co-working and meeting spaces, safety/compliance training, central waste handling, biosafety permits, events and programming, and business development assistance.