Semaphore Solutions

Semaphore Solutions is a laboratory informatics company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia. It works with R&D and molecular biology laboratories on LIMS implementations, systems integration, custom software development and informatics staffing. The company has delivered hundreds of implementations for laboratories in molecular diagnostics, next-generation sequencing, life sciences R&D, cell and gene therapy, and quality control manufacturing.

Its flagship product, Labbit, is a next-generation LIMS platform designed for regulated laboratories running complex workflows in molecular diagnostics, cell and gene therapy and quality control manufacturing. Alongside Labbit, the company offers implementation and customization of LIMS platforms, including Clarity LIMS, tailored to individual customer processes; integration services connecting laboratory instruments and systems; and purpose-built custom software for modern labs.

Semaphore was founded by enterprise software professionals seeking to apply software engineering practice to complex domains. Staff are distributed across North America, and the company describes its team as holding decades of hands-on laboratory informatics experience. Its approach is collaborative from initial discovery through implementation, building solutions that fit customer workflows rather than applying a standard template.

The company maintains a presence in North America and Europe, with locations in Victoria, Cambridge in the UK and San Diego in the United States. Its work spans the life sciences, biotechnology and healthcare sectors, including hospital and molecular diagnostics environments.