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 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 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.