About QPillars
Forward-Deployed Engineering for Life Sciences
Zurich, Switzerland. Founded 2024.
Laboratory instruments are some of the most sophisticated machines on the planet. The software controlling them is often decades old - desktop apps from the 90s, vendor SDKs locked to one platform, integrations that break on every release. Scientists lose hours to manual handoffs and brittle workflows.
QPillars was founded in Zurich in 2024 to close that gap. We build modern software for laboratory instruments: operator UIs in React, AI agent integrations through Model Context Protocol (MCP), host control software in Rust or C++ where the instrument needs it, and cloud telemetry for fleets. We work with instrument vendors and biotech labs - your engineers, your hardware, your codebase.
Every engagement starts with a 30-minute technical call with the founder - we look at your instrument, your SDK, and your customers' AI roadmap, then agree on the scope and price of the first phase before any contract. Productized engagements run 4 to 12 weeks against fixed scope; embedded programs run month by month.
Our mission: make every laboratory instrument intelligent, connected, and autonomous - through AI agents, open protocols, and software that scientists actually want to use.
The Team
Senior Engineers, Shipping Code
Forward-deployed delivery. Senior engineers on every engagement - the people writing your code are the people you talk to. No layers between problem and solution.
Tatiana
Business Development
ETH Master in Integrated Building Systems. Physics Olympiad medalist. Bridges the gap between laboratory workflows and business strategy - manages client relationships, partnerships, and growth across Switzerland and the Nordics.
Iacob
Technical Lead
Informatics Olympiad medalist. 10 years in software engineering, 4 years building instrument control systems for IVD diagnostic platforms. Leads QPillars' technical architecture - from Rust-based instrument drivers to AI agent orchestration.
Mihai
Software Engineer
Informatics Olympiad medalist. Competitive programming specialist focused on performance-critical systems. Builds the backend infrastructure that connects AI agents to real instrument hardware.
Sevastian
Software Engineer
Physics Olympiad medalist. Full-stack engineer building data pipelines and monitoring dashboards for laboratory instruments. Turns raw instrument signals into actionable experiment data.
Adelina
UI/UX Designer
Designs interfaces for laboratory software where complexity is the enemy. Turns multi-step instrument workflows into screens scientists can navigate without a manual.
Stefan
AI Solutions Engineer
Informatics Olympiad medalist. Builds the AI agent layer - from natural language understanding to MCP tool orchestration. Makes instruments respond to what scientists say, not what buttons they click.
Vasile
Operations & Admin
Background in business administration and management. Keeps QPillars running - from finance and compliance to day-to-day operations that let the engineering team focus on building.
Advisory Board
Guided by Experts
Dr. Sc. Andreea Loredana Cretu
Head, BioMed Entrepreneurship Programs
University of Zurich (UZH)
Strategic guidance on partnerships, funding strategy, and positioning within the European innovation landscape
What We Stand For
Our Values
Engineering Excellence
We hire systems engineers who solve hard problems from first principles. Senior engineers on every engagement, no handoff to a B-team after signing.
Scientific Rigor
Every feature is validated against real laboratory workflows. We test with actual instruments, not simulations.
Client Partnership
We embed with our clients' teams. We understand their instruments, their protocols, their pain.
Open Protocols
We build on open standards (MCP, SiLA 2). Your instruments, your data, your choice - source code yours from day one.
Where We Work
Two Offices, One Team
Headquarters
Zurich, Switzerland
Strategy, client relationships, and product direction.
Engineering
Chisinau, Moldova
Core development, systems engineering, and AI research.
Backed By
Trusted Partners
Innosuisse
Swiss Innovation Agency - Initial Coaching
Kommerskollegium / Techstep
Swedish National Board of Trade - Nordic Accelerator
Invest Moldova
National Investment Agency - via Techstep
Frequently Asked Questions
Want to work with us?
We are always looking for exceptional engineers and forward-thinking laboratories.