About us

Modern instruments for the labs building the future of biology.

37degrees, Inc. is a Chicago life-science startup. We design modular, IoT-native hardware and the AI-ready data layer that connects them — so scientists work on biology, not around their tools.

Our vision

Renaissance in biology.

We envision a renaissance in cell and tissue biology and healthcare research — massively reducing the burden scientists face globally.

Our mission

Unleash discovery.

Enable scientists with innovative life-science platforms — to unleash discovery at the cellular and tissue level and democratize the ability to acquire and share intelligence.

Core values

What we hold ourselves to.

Humility

Approach every problem ready to learn.

Care and resolve

Take care of each other and the science. Follow through.

Pioneer new frontiers

Be the team that makes new biology possible.

Advance scientific knowledge

Always push the field forward — never just our company.

Our journey

How we got here.

January 2024

Company launch

37degrees, Inc. formally launches in the basement of our founder's home.

June 2024

CultureON Beta

The beta version of the CultureON 100 is installed at customer pilot sites.

October 2024

NSF Phase I award

37degrees is awarded an SBIR grant by the National Science Foundation.

January 2025

FluidON Beta

The beta version of the FluidON 100 is installed at customer pilot sites.

May 2025

First scientific publication

The CultureON and FluidON pilot studies are published in The New Frontiers of Artificial Organs Engineering.

June 2025

Technical team growth

The technical team grew to six members across the United States.

October 2025

NVIDIA Inception Program

37degrees is selected as a member of the NVIDIA Inception Program.

March 2026

AWS Activate Portfolio

37degrees is selected by Amazon Web Services as a portfolio company under the AWS Activate Portfolio program.