Laboratory, Analytical and Pharmaceutical Production Equipment Available in South San Francisco
Heritage Global Partners is conducting an online auction featuring an extensive selection of R&D, analytical laboratory and pilot production equipment from Pliant Therapeutics in South San Francisco, California.
The online auction closes on 10 November 2026, offering buyers the opportunity to acquire equipment spanning analytical testing, liquid handling, imaging, cell analysis and small-scale tablet production.
The sale includes equipment from leading manufacturers including Bruker, Agilent, Shimadzu, Waters, Beckman Coulter, Hamilton, PerkinElmer, Korsch and Freund-Vector.
Key Assets Available in the Auction
Highlights include:
- Bruker Ascend 400MHz NMR
- Agilent 6120 Quadrupole LC/MS with 1260 Infinity II HPLC
- Agilent 1260 Infinity HPLC
- Shimadzu LC-2040C HPLC
- Waters Acquity LCMS
- Three Beckman Biomek i5 liquid handlers
- Beckman Biomek NXp liquid handler
- Hamilton STARlet liquid handler
- PerkinElmer Operetta high-content imager
- Sony S14800S cell sorter
- Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 3 PCR system
- ProteinSimple Jess automated Western blot system
- Korsch XP1 rotary tablet press
- Freund-Vector benchtop fluid bed dryer
- Freund-Vector granulator
- GlobePharma single-station manual tablet press
- GlobePharma V-blender
- Lonza 4D-Nucleofector Core Unit
- Miltenyi Biotec MACSQuant 16 flow cytometer
- Centrifuges, biosafety cabinets and CO2 incubators
- Ultracold storage and further laboratory equipment
The combination of sophisticated analytical instruments and pilot-scale production machinery makes the auction relevant to laboratories, research organisations, pharmaceutical manufacturers and other businesses looking to expand or upgrade their facilities with established equipment.
With equipment covering applications from sample preparation and analysis through to tablet forming, granulation and drying, the sale provides a broad selection of assets from a single South San Francisco facility.
About Heritage Global Partners
Heritage Global Partners is an international asset advisory and auction company specialising in the sale of industrial, commercial and laboratory assets. The company manages auctions, private treaty sales and asset disposition projects across a wide range of industries, connecting surplus equipment with buyers around the world.
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