For founders
Startup build-outs
Translate early growth plans into practical facility, equipment, and lab support decisions before friction compounds.
Science operations, done properly
LAB PRIME
Helping research-driven organisations design, stabilise, and improve laboratory operations.
We support biotech, research, and innovation environments across lab operations, technical infrastructure, cold storage resilience, stakeholder alignment, and project delivery. Founded by Matteo Battilocchi, LAB PRIME brings together hands-on operational leadership and a wider network of specialist expertise to deliver practical control, calm execution, and operational realism in complex scientific environments.
Positioning
A consultancy look with more depth, not more noise.
LAB PRIME supports research-driven organisations with practical expertise across laboratory operations, technical infrastructure, cold storage resilience, project delivery, and cross-functional coordination in complex scientific environments.
For institutes
Operational stabilisation
Improve reliability, maintenance planning, space use, and ownership across shared technical environments.
For project teams
Delivery under pressure
Bring structure to moves, installs, upgrades, and multi-stakeholder projects that are drifting or blocked.
For science technology companies
Deploying into complex research environments
We act as your on-the-ground project partner at research sites — coordinating the client side so your system installs cleanly and gets properly adopted.
Services
Where we add value.
We focus on the operational middle: the space between scientific teams, estates, vendors, and leadership where projects either become controlled or become painful.
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Lab and facility operations
We support day-to-day operational control in research and biotech settings where reliability matters.
- Operational reviews and issue mapping.
- Cold storage and equipment uptime planning.
- Vendor, service, and maintenance coordination.
- Incident follow-up and corrective action structure.
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Projects and technical readiness
We provide structured support for changes that cut across labs, estates, facilities, and users.
- Lab relocations, refurbishments, and decant planning.
- Equipment installation readiness and utilities coordination.
- Stakeholder mapping, governance, and delivery tracking.
- Risk registers and practical mitigation plans.
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Science infrastructure advisory
We advise where research environments need both technical understanding and operational realism.
- Lab design input covering workflow, utilities, ventilation, and extraction requirements.
- BMS and facilities interface translation for scientific users.
- Technical briefing for fit-out, specialist equipment, and infrastructure changes.
- Operational handover planning for new or refurbished areas.
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Interim leadership support
We provide short-term cover where an organisation needs experienced operators to steady delivery.
- Temporary lab operations management.
- Cross-team coordination during transition periods.
- Priority setting for overloaded teams.
- Clear reporting for senior stakeholders.
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Installation support for science technology providers
We act as the on-the-ground project partner for science technology companies deploying into research institutions.
- Client-side project management for system installations at research sites.
- Coordination across facilities, science, H&S, and procurement teams.
- Acceptance testing, user onboarding, and post-installation integration.
- A single experienced point of contact who speaks both technology and lab operations.
Experience narrative
Built around credibility, clarity, and implementation.
LAB PRIME is built by professionals who have run laboratories inside complex research institutions — not just advised from the outside. Our work is pragmatic, calm, and grounded in real operational experience. We focus on what actually works, delivering measurable improvements without disrupting science.
Matteo Battilocchi, founder
Matteo leads LAB PRIME and brings senior laboratory operations experience from the Francis Crick Institute and King’s College London across cold storage, compliance, technical support, lab operations, and cross-functional project delivery.
Bridging scientific users and infrastructure functions
We work comfortably between researchers, facilities, estates, procurement, vendors, and leadership, which is exactly where many lab projects fail if nobody owns the operational middle.
A core founder-led team with specialist experts available
LAB PRIME is designed as a lean consultancy with founder leadership, core partners, and access to a wider network of specialist advisors across engineering, facilities, compliance, and technical operations.
Structured, analytical, low-drama delivery
LAB PRIME works best where scientific ambition meets operational complexity, bringing practical structure, technical understanding, and dependable delivery to environments that cannot afford avoidable disruption.
Best fit for scaling, changing, or stressed environments
That includes startups building lab capability, institutes coordinating shared infrastructure, and teams handling moves, upgrades, backlog, audit pressure, and service instability.
Contact
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