Cepheid

Life science instrument company · Sunnyvale, California, United States

Cepheid is a life science instrument company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The US FDA lists 2 medical device sites registered to the company, with devices in microbiology, clinical chemistry and hematology. It has received 5 US government small-business research awards (SBIR/STTR) from health agencies, $8.3 million in total, most recently in 2006. It has reported private securities offerings to the US SEC, most recently $5.2 million sold in a notice filed in 2013.

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Cepheid at a glance

Typelife science instrument company

HeadquartersSunnyvale, California, United States

SEC industryLaboratory Analytical Instruments

FDA-registered sites2, plus sites in 1 other country

SEC CIK1037760

What does Cepheid do?

Medical specialties of its FDA-listed devices

MicrobiologyClinical ChemistryHematologyImmunologyMedical GeneticsPathology

Device types listed with the FDA

Real time nucleic acid amplification systemSystem, nucleic acid amplification test, dna, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, direct specimenRespiratory virus panel nucleic acid assay systemNucleic acid amplification assay system, group b streptococcus, direct specimen testMulti-target respiratory specimen nucleic acid test including sars-cov-2 and other microbial agentsTest, factor ii g20210a mutations, genomic dna pcrGroups a, c and g beta-hemolytic streptococcus nucleic acid amplification systemSystem, nucleic acid amplification test, dna, antimicrobial resistance marker, direct specimen

US government research funding

5 SBIR/STTR small-business research awards from US health agencies, $8.3 million in total (2002 to 2006).

Private fundraising reported to the SEC

1 Form D notice; the most recent reported $5.2 million sold (2013).

Where is Cepheid located?

Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, United States

Sunnyvale, CaliforniaCepheid · FDA device site
Lodi, CaliforniaCepheid · FDA device site

International sites registered with the FDA

Solna, Sweden

Frequently asked questions about Cepheid

Where is Cepheid headquartered?

Cepheid is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States.

What does Cepheid do?

Cepheid is a life science instrument company. Its FDA-listed medical devices fall under microbiology, clinical chemistry and hematology. Its SEC industry classification is Laboratory Analytical Instruments.

How many FDA-registered sites does Cepheid have?

The US FDA lists 2 registered sites for Cepheid, plus sites in Sweden.

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Last updated 2026-09-23.