Toolpoint for Lab Science is an industry cluster that brings together the expertise of the laboratory instrumentation sector in Switzerland and neighbouring countries. Founded in 2003 by companies in the Greater Zurich Area, it connects companies, universities, research institutes and partners with a shared goal: making laboratory processes more effective and efficient — from sample collection to actionable results.

Its member companies serve customers across a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, government, and healthcare. Their technologies — spanning instruments, software and integrated automation solutions — support applications from industrial quality control and environmental analysis to biopharmaceutical R&D, in-vitro diagnostics and forensic testing.

What makes Toolpoint distinct is not only the breadth of its membership, but the depth of collaboration it enables. By fostering direct dialogue across company boundaries, the cluster creates the conditions for joint projects, shared innovation, and the kind of strategic knowledge transfer that single organisations could not achieve alone.