Bioreactor Leasing for Labs
Lease the bioreactor that fits your workflow. Scale cell culture or fermentation—without tying up your budget.
What Is a Bioreactor?
A bioreactor is a controlled vessel used for growing cells, microorganisms, or tissues under defined conditions. It plays a central role in biomanufacturing, cell therapy, biologics production, and upstream R&D. These systems maintain critical parameters like pH, oxygen, and temperature to optimize yield and viability.
Why Lease a Bioreactor?
Bioreactors are essential for optimizing cell growth, metabolite production, and protein expression—but outfitting your lab with the right system, whether it’s a benchtop bioreactor or a pilot-scale fermenter, can be prohibitively expensive.
Leasing makes it easier to access high-quality, scalable systems without tying up capital. Whether you're working on early-stage development or preparing for clinical manufacturing, Excedr helps you stay flexible as your workflows evolve.
Where Leasing a Bioreactor Adds Value
Bioreactors are central to upstream bioprocessing, from research-scale development to GMP production. But systems with single-use capabilities, parallel processing, or compliance features can be costly to acquire.
Leasing can be a smart choice when:
- You’re scaling production or replacing old systems—Deploy quickly without capital delays.
- You need single-use, parallel, or GMP-ready setups—Get equipment matched to your process.
- You want to preserve budget for media or staffing—Expand capacity without overspending.
Whether optimizing workflows or scaling therapeutics, leasing a bioreactor keeps your pipeline moving with financial flexibility.
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.
No collateral or covenants required
Skip the restrictions of traditional loans—no IP pledges, collateral, or debt covenants needed.
White-glove procurement & support
Equipment sourcing, vendor coordination, and lease logistics are streamlined to reduce your team’s internal workload.
Fast, reliable equipment support
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 Bioreactor 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. The whole leasing process was smooth, quick, and seamless.
Working with Excedr made it possible for us to accelerate our scientific discovery pipeline without a large outlay of capital."
Jessica Grossman
CEO, IgGenix
"Excedr's lease structure helped us extend our cash runway, forecast our projects with greater accuracy, and track and manage upcoming expenses more effectively, putting us in a stronger position for our next venture round."
Shawn Gahr
COO & Co-Founder, Novoron
"Building a biotech is tough, and Excedr has been a dynamite partner in scaling. They supported Distributed Bio’s growth from an 8-person 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
"Excedr has been invaluable for KiraGen Bio, helping us access high-quality equipment without heavy upfront costs.
Their flexible leasing and reliable support let us focus on advancing research rather than equipment procurement and maintenance."
Aaron Edwards
Co-Founder & CEO, KiraGen Bio
"Excedr helped us finance a BLI system when we were new to equipment leasing.
Sylvia guided us through our options, and the fast, easy process freed our team to focus on research and grant management instead of funding logistics."
Max Brennan
General Counsel & VP Operations, Zab Bio
“Leasing our Zeiss EVO10 electron microscope cut outside analysis costs in the first year and improved response times to field issues.
Having it on-site also strengthened our Engineering and Production Teams’ understanding of our product lines."
Tom Raber
Principal Mechanical Technician, Plug Power
Frequently Asked Questions
Lease Your Next Bioreactor & Scale Production Without Delay
Don’t let capital constraints limit your upstream bioprocessing. Our leasing program helps you acquire the right bioreactor systems—without the financial weight of ownership.