About Us
Founded in 1992 by Dr. C. Jeffrey Wang, PhD, Spherotech is a versatile and comprehensive supplier of microparticles. Our headquarters are located 25 miles North of Chicago in Lake Forest, IL, and our customer base includes research organizations and equipment manufacturers worldwide, from small teams to the Fortune 500.
Today, our company is uniquely focused on the manufacture and support of novel microspheres, microparticles, and nanospheres. Spherotech fine-tunes our particle technologies to meet or exceed the specific requirements of our client applications. We work with a full spectrum of scientists, research organizations, and instrument and equipment manufacturers without bias in the life sciences industry.
Industries We Serve
Spherotech’s extensive catalog of off the shelf microparticles and nanoparticles continues to evolve with over 30 years of Research and Development in microsphere manufacturing and quality control. We also offer custom OEM solutions and value-added supply options.
Microparticles manufactured by Spherotech are used for:
- Flow Cytometry/ Image cytometry beads and reagents
- Fluorescence immunoassay
- Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Confocal fluorescence microscopy
- Magnetic cell separation
- Magnetic particles EIA
- Microfluidics
- Custom conjugations with proteins, oligonucleotides, or ligands.
- Other research and industrial applications
Our Mission
From the beginning, our guiding principle has been to advance research with the ideal particles for nearly every application. This commitment has led many of our customers to choose us as their trusted supplier, in some cases, for over thirty years.
Certificates & Policies
ISO Certificate & Quality Policy
Minority Owned Certificate - 2026
Ethics, Conduct & Policy
Careers
Come join the world’s leading microparticle manufacturer! With your help we can create products that fuel tomorrow’s research breakthroughs. At Spherotech, we pride ourselves on a unique culture of highly talented people who are the best at what they do. Above all, we value diversity, fresh ideas, innovation, and most importantly—you!