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Quartzy is a end-to-end lab operations platform focused on inventory, order-request workflows, and an in-app life-science marketplace. It combines collaboration-first purchasing/ordering, free inventory tools for labs, and an increasingly capable e-procurement marketplace linked to third-party suppliers with fulfillment capability. It’s widely adopted by academic and small–to–mid R&D labs for its ease of use and price/value, the company emphasizes security (SOC 2 Type II) and offers a public API, but buyers should confirm advanced compliance (e.g., HIPAA / regulated-lab workflows) and enterprise integrations before committing.

1) About Quartzy

• Category: Lab inventory & procurement management + life-science marketplace. 
• Founding / leadership: Co-founded in 2011 by Jayant Kulkarni and Adam Regelmann, founders remain involved. 
• Scale / audience: Marketed to tens of thousands of labs and “hundreds of thousands” of scientists (sources report wide adoption in academia, biotech, pharma labs). Review sites show many active users and high satisfaction ratings. 
• Core promise: Replace spreadsheets/email/sticky notes with a collaborative workflow for supply requests, inventory tracking, and consolidated purchasing — saving time and reducing duplicated orders. 

2) Product breakdown — features, workflows, UX

Core modules (what most labs use):

• Inventory management: Item records, locations, quantities, low-stock alerts, barcode / catalog linking, bulk import from spreadsheets. Good for moving labs off spreadsheets quickly. 
• Order requests & approvals: Lab members place requests, lab managers or procurement roles approve, consolidate, and track. This collaborative request stream is a central UX differentiator versus simple inventory tools. 
• Quartzy Shop & supplier quotes: Access to millions of products and multi-supplier quotes, compare prices, obtain vendor quotes, and order through a single cart (US shipping currently supported). 
• Fulfillment & logistics: Quartzy in Oct 2025 operates fulfillment centers to speed shipping and improve procurement reliability for items bought on the Quartzy Shop. 
• Reporting & spend visibility: Dashboards and exportable reports to help labs and finance see purchasing trends and budgets. (Common in the eProc category, Quartzy surfaces these for manager/accounting workflows.) 

Developer/automation:

• Public API & OpenAPI spec: Quartzy provides programmatic access (API docs / OpenAPI) so institutions can integrate Quartzy with internal systems (ERP, purchasing, LIMS) or build automations. This is important for larger orgs that need data connectivity. 

3) Security / compliance posture

• SOC 2 Type II: Quartzy states it maintains SOC 2 Type II compliance (as of Feb 2024 entry) — a key baseline for SaaS security and commonly required by institutions. Customers can request the report from their Quartzy contact. 
• HIPAA: Public help articles note Quartzy has not undergone a HIPAA audit (as of 2021 article) — so organizations handling Protected Health Information should treat Quartzy cautiously and seek explicit vendor assurances before using it with PHI. 
• Recommendation: SOC 2 covers service/security controls, HIPAA and regulated-lab compliance (21 CFR Part 11, ISO 17025, etc.) require additional controls and attestations. If your workflows are regulated, confirm the exact controls and any available attestation documents with Quartzy before deployment. 

4) Pricing & packaging (what to expect)

• Multiple plans reported in public SaaS directories: academic/non-profit tiers and commercial tiers, sample published tiers show entry academic pricing and mid-tier professional plans (pricing sites vary — confirm on-site or via sales). Quartzy historically offered a free tier for basic inventory but recent sources show paid plans for advanced features. Always check Quartzy’s pricing page or contact sales for current terms. 

5) Integrations & ecosystem

• Integrations: Native or partner integrations to common procurement and lab platforms are available via API and partner connectors (examples in the ecosystem include integrations surfaced by other lab platforms — e.g., Scispot mentions integrating with Quartzy). Organizations commonly connect Quartzy to ERPs, procurement systems, or LIMS for order reconciliation and spend reporting. 
• Marketplace suppliers: Thousands of suppliers listed in the catalog, Quartzy works as both a channel and fulfillment partner for suppliers, which helps labs source many SKUs from one cart.