INFORS HT equipment

About INFORS HT

INFORS HT is a Swiss bioprocess and laboratory equipment manufacturer founded in Basel in 1965 by Alexander Hawrylenko. The company name combines INdustrie and FORSchung, with HT added later for Hawrylenko Technics. It is an independent, family-owned business headquartered in Bottmingen, Switzerland. Its primary categories are incubator shakers, bioreactors and fermentors, bioprocess control software, pilot bioprocess systems, and laboratory shakers. The hardware is built to operate alongside the eve bioprocess software, so the maker supplies both the physical systems and the control layer. On the Questpair catalogue, 197 used items are listed from 9 verified suppliers and distributors across 4 countries.

INFORS HT product lines

The shaker families form one side of the range. The Multitron and Multitron Standard are incubator shakers designed for microbial and cell cultivation, scaling from single bench units to stacked high-throughput arrangements. The Minitron covers smaller footprints, and the Celltron is aimed at suspension cell culture. These systems are used for cell culture and microbial cultivation across molecular biology and microbiology work, where controlled temperature and agitation drive growth in flasks and plates.

The bioreactor and fermentor lines form the other side. The Minifors 2 is a benchtop single-vessel fermentor, the Multifors 2 extends the same approach to parallel vessels for comparative runs, and the Labfors 5 is a configurable benchtop bioreactor. The Techfors range moves into pilot-scale systems for process development and biomanufacturing. These bioreactors do fermentation and cell culture, the core processes behind bioprocessing, protein purification feedstock, and the upstream stages of molecular diagnostics and biomanufacturing. Equipment at this level supports work in synthetic biology and bioprocess optimisation, where a controlled vessel is where strains and cell lines are grown before downstream processing begins. The eve bioprocess software ties these systems together, handling data capture and automation across single and parallel runs.

Because the bioprocessing hardware and its control software come from the same maker, a used INFORS HT bioreactor fermentation system is best assessed as a whole: the vessel, its sensors, and whether the control environment is included all affect what the unit can do on arrival.

What to check on a used INFORS HT listing

Every INFORS HT unit on Questpair is listed used: 100 percent of the listings are used. Used units are priced below new equivalents, which is the concrete reason to buy through the catalogue. Prices run from EUR 20 to EUR 55.954. The average listing price is EUR 14.162, a figure that reflects the gulf between a standalone shaker and a fully instrumented pilot bioreactor.

The depth of supply, 197 items from 9 verified suppliers and distributors across 4 countries, often means more than one example of a model is available, which allows a direct comparison before committing. When documentation is needed for a particular unit, the buyer can contact Questpair and specialists respond within one hour. Parts can be sourced via Questpair. A warranty is often possible and is arranged in consultation for the specific listing. For a bioreactor in particular, confirm which probes, pumps, and software components are part of the sale, since those determine whether the system is ready for fermentation or cell culture work on delivery.

Questpair review of INFORS HT

Our take based on listings data and supplier feedback

INFORS HT occupies a specific position in the laboratory market: a maker whose incubator shakers and bioreactors are designed to work with a shared control environment rather than as isolated instruments. For a buyer weighing a listing on the Questpair catalogue, that integration is the first thing worth examining, because it changes what a single purchase can cover.

The bioprocess depth is the clearest differentiator. Where many suppliers offer a vessel and leave control to third-party software, INFORS HT pairs its bioreactors with the eve platform, so the Minifors 2 benchtop fermentor, the parallel Multifors 2, and the Labfors 5 are documented against the same data and automation layer. In practice this means a listing for one of these systems can represent a working fermentation setup, used for microbial cultivation and cell culture, rather than a bare reactor awaiting a controller. The Techfors line extends the same logic into pilot-scale bioprocessing, where process development moves from bench vessels toward production-relevant volumes. On the catalogue, this matters because the value of a used bioreactor depends heavily on whether its control and sensing components are present, so each listing should be read for completeness, not model name alone.

The second strength is breadth within the shaker range. The Multitron incubator shaker family scales from a single bench unit through stacked configurations suited to high-throughput cultivation, while the Minitron serves smaller footprints and the Celltron targets suspension cell culture. This spread is visible in the pricing: across the Questpair listings, prices run from EUR 20 to EUR 55.954, with an average of EUR 14.162. That range reflects the distance between a basic shaker and a fully instrumented bioreactor or pilot system, and a buyer should map a target model to where it sits in that span before judging any single asking price.

The third point concerns condition and supply. Every INFORS HT unit currently on Questpair is listed used: 100 percent of the listings are used. These units are sold below new pricing for comparable models, which is the concrete advantage of buying through the catalogue rather than new. The depth of supply, 197 items from 9 verified suppliers and distributors across 4 countries, also gives a realistic chance of finding more than one example of a given model, which allows a direct comparison of configuration and price. Where a buyer needs documentation for a specific unit, that can be requested through Questpair, and parts can be sourced via Questpair as well.

Taken together, the three strengths point to a single buying approach for this brand. INFORS HT equipment rewards a buyer who reads the listing for what is included, the vessel, the sensors, the control software, rather than treating the model name as a complete specification. For microbial fermentation, cell culture, and bioprocess development work, the used catalogue offers the relevant hardware at prices below new, provided each listing is assessed on its own contents.

**Bioprocess depth under one maker**

INFORS HT builds both the hardware and the control layer, pairing bioreactors such as the Minifors 2 and Labfors 5 with the eve bioprocess software, so a listing often covers a complete workflow rather than a standalone vessel.

**Shaker catalogue with a wide capability range**

The Multitron and Minitron incubator shaker families cover bench footprints through to stacked high-throughput configurations, which is why the 4-country supply on Questpair spans a price range from EUR 20 to EUR 55.954.

**Used-only pricing across the range**

Every INFORS HT unit currently listed is sold used, with 100 percent of the listings in used condition, placing systems below new pricing for the same model classes.