Cheshire Labs
Open-source workflow orchestration and lab automation for biotech and clinical laboratories.
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Overview
Cheshire Labs is an open-source lab automation company founded by Michael Salmi. The company develops software tools designed for biotech and clinical laboratories, with a focus on scheduling and workflow orchestration. Its primary offering is Orca, an open-source Python-based scheduler and workflow orchestrator built to coordinate automated laboratory processes.
Cheshire Labs also develops the Swarm AI Lab Automation Platform, which complements its open-source tooling by extending lab automation capabilities within laboratory environments.
Core Products
- Orca: An open-source Python-based scheduler and workflow orchestrator intended for use in biotech and clinical laboratory settings. Orca is designed to manage and coordinate automated lab workflows, enabling laboratories to sequence and control instrumentation and processes programmatically.
- Swarm AI Lab Automation Platform: A lab automation platform developed by Cheshire Labs, positioned alongside Orca as part of the company's broader suite of laboratory automation tools.
Key Characteristics
- Open-source development model, with Orca publicly available and Python-based, making it accessible to laboratories with existing software development capabilities.
- Serves biotech and clinical laboratory environments seeking to automate and orchestrate complex workflows.
- Founded by Michael Salmi, reflecting a founder-led, technically oriented organization.