710690Singer Instruments Smart Lab - Proof of ConceptClosedGRD Proof of ConceptInnovate UKSinger Instrument Company Ltd (SI) is a 3rd generation family business based in Somerset. The company develops, manufactures and exports precision instrumentation and laboratory automation equipment to a global customer base in over 55 countries, including 9 of the world's top 10 universities. SI are market leaders in yeast lab automation for scientists using solid agar and have pioneered new research methods with several influential yeast biologists. With support from the Technology Strategy Board and an international group of research scientists, SI is now embarking on a project to develop next-generation lab automation. This innovation will accelerate the work of university research labs, cancer research institutions, pharmaceuticals companies, biotechnology companies and biofuels companies worldwide and increase SI’s share of the rapidly growing, multi-$bn lab automation market.