MBC BioLabs lab space
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MBC BioLabs

San Francisco, CA - 953 Indiana St, San Francisco, CA (flagship); additional sites at 135 Mississippi St, San Francisco and 733 Industrial Rd, 930 Brittan Ave, and 1030 Brittan Ave, San Carlos, CA

Part of Mission BioCapital

About

MBC BioLabs is the Bay Area's largest biotech incubator network, running five campuses — 953 Indiana St and 135 Mississippi St in San Francisco plus three San Carlos sites — that together host 190+ resident companies and have launched over 500 startups since growing out of the QB3 Garages. Members rent benches, private lab rooms and offices on a flexible, pay-for-what-you-need basis, with access to millions of dollars of shared instrumentation including a dedicated Mass Spectrometry Center, hourly tissue-culture rooms, and rack-level freezer rental. Its differentiator is the pharma partner network (J&J Innovation, AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novo Nordisk, Astellas and others) and the Golden Ticket program, which sponsors a full year of free lab space for selected startups.

Lab Types

Wet LabOfficeCell CultureMixed UseBSL-1BSL-2

Space Options

Dedicated BenchPrivate LabShared LabOffice SuiteHot Desk

Equipment Included

AutoclaveBiosafety CabinetCentrifugeFume HoodMicroscope−80°C FreezerPlate ReaderPCR / Thermal CyclerSpectrophotometerCold Storage
Mass Spectrometry Center
Flow Cytometers (Miltenyi MACSQuant Analyzer 16)
Sony SH800S Cell Sorter
Cytiva ÄKTA Avant Protein Purification
Cytiva Biacore 1S+ SPR Biosensor
BioTek Cytation 5 / Synergy H1 / Epoch Plate Readers
Plate Washers
Real-Time PCR Systems
EVOS M7000 Imaging System
Celigo Image Cytometer
Countess II And Cellaca MX Cell Counters
QIAGEN EZ2 Connect Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction
Centrifuges And Homogenizers
Spectrophotometers And Fluorometers
Biosafety Cabinets
Fume Hoods
Microscopes
-80°C, -20°C And 4°C Cold Storage
Water Purification Systems
PH Meters, Vortexers, Microcentrifuges, Pipettes

Shared Facilities

Tissue Culture Rooms (Bookable By The Hour)
Freezer Space Rental By Rack
Cold Storage With 24/7 Monitoring
Glasswash Service
Autoclave Service
Conference Rooms
Kitchen
Community/Event Spaces
Workstations And Offices

Special Features

Golden Ticket Program: Partners Sponsor One Year Of Free Lab Space For Selected StartupsDedicated Mass Spectrometry CenterPharma Partner Network: J&J Innovation, AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, Astellas, Eisai, Novo Nordisk, ONO, Meiji SeikaSapphire/Gold Vendor Partners: Thermo Fisher, Cytiva, Agilent, Sartorius, Tecan, Revvity And 40+ OthersNew 1030 Brittan Ave San Carlos Campus (~152,660 Sq Ft) Opened April/May 2025 With Capacity For 100+ CompaniesFlagship 953 Indiana Site (24,000 Sq Ft) Four Blocks From UCSF In Dogpatch, Open Since 2013135 Mississippi St Site Opened August 2023 Adjacent To UCSF Mission Bay190+ Resident Companies Across 5 Sites; 500+ Companies Launched, 176 Clinical Trials, $20B+ RaisedGrew Out Of The QB3 Garages (2006), The First Technology Incubator In The UC SystemCompetitive Admission Via Application And Interview

Amenities

EH&S Support
Biohazardous Waste Disposal
Facility Maintenance And Upkeep Handled By MBC
Operational Support Staff
Community Events And Programming
Newsletter And Startup Community Network
Free Benchling Notebook + Molecular Biology Access For Companies With ≤5 Employees
Free CDD Vault Access For Companies With ≤5 Employees

Contact & Pricing

Early-Stage Biotech StartupsLife Sciences Companies In Discovery, Therapeutics And DiagnosticsVenture-Backed Seed And Series A CompaniesMid-Stage Startups Scaling Out Of Incubation

Last updated: Aug 2026

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