About — Laboratory Technologies, Inc.

Family-Owned

An American manufacturer that's still hands-on.

In August of 2023, Laboratory Technologies celebrated its 40th anniversary. We're still family-owned and operated, still based in Elburn, Illinois, and still designing every product in-house — from the circuit boards in our gamma counters to the chemistry in our CBRN decontamination line.

Being family-owned matters in this industry. Hospitals, nuclear pharmacies, and research labs don't want to negotiate with a holding company every time they need a service call or a software update. They want to talk to the person who built their instrument. After 43 years, that's still how we operate.

Our engineering staff has diverse backgrounds and has worked collectively in the fields of nuclear medicine, research, and industrial analysis of gamma, beta, and alpha radioactivity, as well as luminescence. The combined experience on our floor adds up to centuries — and most of it has been spent at LTI.

LTI — passing American-made nuclear instrumentation between generations

Milestones

43 years. A quiet history of firsts.

1983

Laboratory Technologies, Inc. founded

Founded in Elburn, Illinois by lead engineer Donald Oesterlin to design and manufacture nuclear instrumentation.

1985

The Genesys™ 5000 — our first product

Released as our first product and the machine that built our reputation. The Genesys™ 5000 became an industry standard for gamma counting, with thousands of units still operating decades later.

Late 1980s

The Genesys™ 6000 — high-volume gamma counting

Introduced as a high-volume gamma counter for the busiest nuclear medicine and research facilities. Many are still in service today.

1990

Bind-It™ Concentrate developed in-house

Bind-It™ Concentrate is developed in-house to safely clean our own gamma counters after customers were damaging them with harsh commercial cleaners. Bind-It™ Hand Soap follows shortly after.

1995

The Wiper™ released

Developed to meet the need for a better wipe-test counter — purpose-built for the workflow of a nuclear medicine department.

1998

The Genesys™ Gamma 1 introduced

A compact, manual single-well gamma counter for low-volume RIA, IRMA, and tracer studies — engineered to fit the tightest bench space.

Early 2000s

Bind-It™ enters the nuclear medicine market

A customer call about radioiodine therapy leads us to discover the nuclear medicine market, and we begin actively promoting Bind-It™ as a radioactive decontaminant. Over time, customers test it on additional isotopes — Tc-99m, Tl-201, and others — and it performs exceptionally well.

2003

The Multi-Wiper™ released

The world's first multi-well gamma counter designed specifically for nuclear medicine departments — counting up to ten wipes simultaneously with automatic isotope identification.

2024

Rebranded as S4FE-D® Safety Decon

Bind-It™ is rebranded as S4FE-D® Safety Decon with an updated formula. Independent testing confirms outstanding performance against radioactive, chemical, and biological contaminants.

Engineering

In-house design, in-house service, in-house chemistry.

From the NaI(Tl) detector in your Multi-Wiper to the surfactant chemistry in your S4FE-D spray, every LTI product is engineered under one roof. That's the difference customers feel when they call us with a question — they're talking to the people who actually built it.

American Made

Designed & built in the USA

40+ Years

Family owned since 1983

Proven

Superior performance — built to last

What We Believe

Four principles, four decades, no exceptions.

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American Craftsmanship

Family owned since 1983, designed and manufactured in the USA using American components whenever possible.

02

Independently Verified

Built to meet or exceed UL, TUV, and CSA standards. Regularly passes rigorous customer spot inspections and real-world testing.

03

Built to Last

Engineered with superior specifications, higher-grade materials, and proven longevity — many of our instruments from the 1980s are still in daily use today.

04

Trusted in Leading Labs

Chosen for over 40 years by the largest nuclear pharmacies, major university research programs, and top clinical laboratories across the country.

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