Microplate Reader Leasing for Labs
Lease the microplate reader that fits your workflow. Detect with precision and speed—without tying up your budget.
What Is a Microplate Reader?
A microplate reader is a lab instrument used to detect biological, chemical, or physical events in microtiter plates. Common detection modes include absorbance, fluorescence, and luminescence—enabling applications in ELISA, enzyme kinetics, cell viability, and drug screening. These systems allow for efficient, high-throughput data collection across a wide range of assay types.
Why Lease a Microplate Reader?
Microplate readers are essential in labs running high-throughput assays for diagnostics, drug discovery, genomics, and cell biology. But whether you need a basic absorbance model or a multimode reader with advanced optics, acquiring the right system can mean a significant capital outlay.
Leasing helps you deploy the right technology quickly—without large upfront costs. It’s ideal for biotech startups, academic screening labs, and core facilities scaling up throughput or detection capabilities. Leasing also provides flexibility to upgrade as assay complexity or sample volume increases.
Where Leasing a Microplate Reader Adds Value
Microplate readers are essential instruments in drug discovery, diagnostics, biotechnology, and academic research—enabling rapid, precise detection across assays such as absorbance, fluorescence, luminescence, and multiplex analyses. However, multimode systems offering automation and high-throughput capabilities can require significant upfront investment.
Leasing can be a smart choice when:
- You’re scaling assay throughput or adding new detection modes and need advanced multimode instrumentation without capital delays.
- Your lab requires automated formats or frequent technology upgrades but wants to avoid repeated capital expenditures.
- You’re outfitting a core facility, CRO, or startup and prefer to preserve capital for reagents, personnel, or operational priorities.
Whether you're running screening campaigns, developing diagnostic assays, or expanding your research capabilities, leasing a microplate reader helps you maintain assay accuracy and throughput—while preserving your cash flow.
Why Teams Lease with Excedr
Founder-friendly, non-dilutive capital
Ideal for early-stage or venture-backed teams—and a smart option for any lab looking to preserve equity while scaling.
Flexibility on equipment choice
No inventory limitations. You choose the system that fits your workflow—we handle the financing.
Lease terms aligned with your growth
2–5 year terms that support your budget, equipment lifecycle, and scaling timeline.
Quick approvals, flexible terms
Get approved in days—not weeks—with no collateral, IP pledges, or debt covenants required.
White-glove service & procurement
Equipment sourcing, vendor coordination, and lease logistics are streamlined to reduce your team’s internal workload.
Reliable support when it matters
Our vendor relationships help resolve issues quickly—so you stay productive and hit key milestones.
Leasing Solutions We Provide
Operating Leases
Treat lease payments as operating expenses, not debt. This simplifies accounting and preserves flexibility.
Sale Lease-Backs
Convert owned equipment into working capital. Keep it off your balance sheet and treat payments as operating expenses.
Popular Microplate Reader Manufacturers
Straightforward Application Process
Tell Us What You Need
Already have a quote or PO? Just let us know the equipment you want to lease—we’ll take it from there.
Get Approved Quickly
Our in-house underwriting team reviews your financials fast—no outsourcing, no red tape—so you get a decision in days, not weeks.
We Handle the Rest
We handle the logistics and coordinate with the vendor so you can get to work—no upfront capital required.
Helping Scientists Scale & Succeed
"We used Excedr when it was time for us to make a large capital equipment purchase and the whole leasing process was smooth, quick, and seamless.
As a busy start-up CEO, I am always aware of how important it is to keep our science progressing while on a tight budget.
Working with Excedr made it possible for us to accelerate our scientific discovery pipeline without a large outlay of capital."
Jessica Grossman
CEO, IgGenix
"Building a biotech is a lot of work. Excedr has been a dynamite partner in making that scaling happen.
They were a great partner when scaling Distributed Bio from an 8 member lab team to 35 members by the time of acquisition. When I started Centivax, Jon was one of the first people I called.
I recommend them for any biotech startup."
Jacob Glanville
CEO & President, Centivax
"Securing top-tier lab equipment while managing cash flow is a constant challenge. Excedr has been an invaluable partner in helping KiraGen Bio access the high-quality instrumentation we need without the heavy upfront costs.
Their flexible leasing options and outstanding support allow us to focus on advancing our research rather than worrying about equipment procurement and maintenance. For any biotech startup looking to scale efficiently, I can’t recommend Excedr enough."
Aaron Edwards
Co-Founder & CEO, KiraGen Bio
"Excedr helped us to finance a BLI system about a year ago. Sylvia did an excellent job at helping us to understand our options, since our company was new to equipment financing.
The leasing process was fast and easy when compared with self-funding our purchase, plus the speed and ease with which Excedr onboarded us freed up our team’s time to focus on research and grant management.
Max Brennan
General Counsel & VP Operations, Zab Bio
“The lease of our Zeiss EVO10 electron microscope has significantly impacted our outside analysis costs, realizing a significant savings in the 1st year.
Having the instrument on-site has greatly improved our response times to field issues and fabrication challenges, while improving our Engineering and Production Teams' overall understanding of our product lines."
Tom Raber
Principal Mechanical Technician, Plug Power
Frequently Asked Questions
Lease Your Next Microplate Reader & Accelerate R&D
Don’t let capital constraints limit your lab’s detection capabilities. Our leasing program is designed to remove friction from equipment procurement so you can stay focused on producing accurate, reliable results.