In the News

Discover company news, partnership announcements, media coverage, and milestones shaping the future of virtual science education.

January 22, 2025

Labster Strengthens Leadership Team with Distinguished Healthcare and Education Experts

Labster appoints Marc Batchelor as VP of Sales and Dr. Christine Heid as a Nursing Simulation Specialist

May 8, 2025

Labster Hits Five Million Student Milestone in 10 Years of Purposeful Innovation in STEM Education

Labster celebrates 10 years of science education platform innovation with a look at company milestones from 2012-2022.

May 8, 2025

Meet Labster's Lučka Bibič, participant in the 2022 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Labster's Content Product Manager, Lučka Bibič PhD, has been selected to participate in the Lindau Nobel Laureate on-site meeting in 2022, #LINO71.

May 8, 2025

Labster Secures $47M in New Funding Tranche to Expand Global Opportunities for Virtual Science Laboratory Simulations

Labster has raised $47 million in additional funding to support massive growth opportunities worldwide. This new capital infusion will enable Labster to further develop in Europe and the United States and to establish itself within Asia and Latin America. Total investment in Labster now stands at $147 million. This new financing tranche is sourced from new investors: Sofina Group and Pirate Impact, along with fresh infusions from existing investors: Owl Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, EduCapital, NPF Technologies, and GGV Capital. They are joining the Series C round announced in 2021 led by Andreessen Horowitz. Additional investors included Balderton Capital, Northzone, Swisscom Ventures, and David Helgason, founder of Unity Technologies.

May 8, 2025

Labster Engages Learning Experience Design Research Team to Build K-12 ESSA Evidence Portfolio

Labster has engaged LXD Research to conduct third-party independent studies on Labster K-12 education technology products. LXD Research will build on Labster’s trustworthy research-based design to follow the standards and procedures used to create the levels of evidence defined in ESSA.

May 8, 2025

Microbiology Students Using Labster Virtual Labs See 19% Test Score Improvements Over Traditional Reading Materials

Manuela Tripepi, PhD., conducted a real-world study on how to incorporate Labster simulations into both remote and in-person microbiology semester course curriculum for undergraduate students. Her findings were published in the April 2022 issue of the Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE). In addition to the large study, Dr. Tripepi also compared a group of 12 undergraduate microbiology students who used Labster’s immersive simulations to a control group of 16 students using only traditional reading materials. Although both groups were given the same test, the grades in the Labster group were 19% higher than those of the control group.

May 8, 2025

Labster Named “Best Technology Learning Platform” in 2022 EdTech Breakthrough Awards Program

EdTech Breakthrough Awards Program names Labster as the winner of the Best Technology Learning Platform award in 2022. In 2021, EdTech Breakthrough recognized Labster as Overall STEM Education Solution Provider of the Year.

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