Marketplace
For Labs

spcfy marketplace connects DNA data users with specialized partner labs worldwide, enabling users to find the right lab for their projects and labs to showcase services and attract new clients within a trusted metabarcoding network.

Configuration
Lab properties

Set your organization public or private and define defaults for order creation.

Standards
Default FASTQ entry

Choose your preferred FASTQ entry point so clients know what to provide.

Profile
Details & team

Add website, focus areas, description, logo, contacts, and invite team members.

Visibility: Control whether your lab is listed in the public marketplace and featured on our landing page. Prefer to stay private? You can still deliver results to your own clients via spcfy — your lab will simply remain hidden from public listings.
Further options
  • Show regional focus (e.g., Arthropods, eDNA, airDNA) in your profile.
  • Clarify expectations via default FASTQ formats.
Your benefits
  • Gain visibility in global eDNA and metabarcoding markets.
  • Become the preferred regional partner for local and international projects.
  • Showcase your specialization to attract collaborations.
  • Increase inbound requests without extra marketing.
Ready? Register your lab and get listed today, the marketplace is your entry point.
Marketplace
For Customers

spcfy marketplace connects DNA data users with specialized partner labs worldwide, enabling users to find the right lab for their projects and labs to showcase services and attract new clients within a trusted metabarcoding network.

Discovery
Browse partner labs

Explore our curated, continuously growing network.

Localization
Regional search

Find nearby partners to improve turnaround times.

Invitations
Onboard your lab

Invite labs you already work with to integrate data.

Trusted network: spcfy connects vetted partner labs with complementary expertise to offer users a broad range of capabilities in DNA metabarcoding. By working within a shared data structure and aligned standards, the platform ensures consistent, comparable results across projects and regions.
Further options
  • Compare capabilities and expertise before collaborating.
  • Filter by region or focus area to match your project needs.
Your benefits
  • Quickly connect with labs that fit your research.
  • Save time via a curated network of trusted partners.
  • Streamline the path from wetlab to analysis.
Start now: browse labs or invite your partners — everything begins in the marketplace.
Marketplace — Labs view

Marketplace — Labs view: showcase your services and defaults.

Marketplace — Customers view

Marketplace — Customers view: discover and compare partner labs.

Creating Orders — using FASTQ files
For Labs

With spcfy, labs can create standardized bioinformatic orders directly from sequencing data. This enables you to transform raw FASTQ files into reproducible biodiversity results while keeping full control of your analysis setup.

✓ Quick Order Creation
Order directly from FASTQ

Quickly create analysis orders directly from your FASTQ files.

✓ Singleton Toggle
Toggle inclusion

Toggle inclusion of sample-wide singletons.

✓ FASTQ Entry Points
Five entry points

Choose from five different entry points for your FASTQ data.

Various Amplicon Pipelines: Select from five integrated, standardized amplicon pipelines (16S, 12S, CO1, PITS2, ITS2) plus a flexible pipeline for all other amplicons.
Further Options
  • Regional DB Choice: For CO1, choose from regional reference databases incl. Europe, Americas, Asia, Oceania, Africa & Worldwide.
  • FASTQ Entry Points: Choose from five different entry points for your FASTQ data.
Your Benefits
  • Start workflows in minutes — no complex setup.
  • Standardized, reproducible results across projects & teams.
  • Higher accuracy via region-specific CO1 databases.
  • Flexible pipelines to match marker & research needs.
Ready? Create an order now or try the sample sheet first.
Creating Orders — using FASTQ files
For Customers

Create analysis orders from your FASTQ files in three simple steps. Choose standardized pipelines, pick regional CO1 databases, and launch with instant QC — no complex setup needed.

✓ Quick Order Creation
Order directly from FASTQ

Quickly create analysis orders directly from your FASTQ files.

✓ Singleton Toggle
Toggle inclusion

Toggle inclusion of sample-wide singletons.

✓ FASTQ Entry Points
Five entry points

Choose from five different entry points for your FASTQ data.

Various Amplicon Pipelines: Select from five integrated, standardized amplicon pipelines (16S, 12S, CO1, PITS2, ITS2) plus a flexible pipeline for all other amplicons.
Further Options
  • Regional DB Choice: For CO1, choose from regional reference databases incl. Europe, Americas, Asia, Oceania, Africa & Worldwide.
  • FASTQ Entry Points: Choose from five different entry points for your FASTQ data.
Your Benefits
  • Start workflows in minutes — no complex setup.
  • Standardized, reproducible results across projects & teams.
  • Higher accuracy via region-specific CO1 databases.
  • Flexible pipelines to match marker & research needs.
Ready? Create an order now or try the sample sheet first.