Certified Lab Relocation Services for the Philadelphia Region
Philadelphia's concentration of research hospitals, university labs, and cell and gene therapy companies demands laboratory moving services with the right certifications and handling protocols.
Hingham Moving Services provides laboratory relocation services across the Philadelphia metro area, from University City’s dense research campus cluster to the cell and gene therapy corridor stretching through the western suburbs. With nearly four decades of nationwide lab moving experience, our laboratory movers in Philadelphia bring certified hazmat handling, temperature-controlled transport, and the specialized packing that research and clinical equipment require.
Why Choose Our Lab Movers in Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s research landscape mixes academic medical centers, pediatric research hospitals, and a fast-growing cell and gene therapy sector, each with its own handling requirements and facility protocols. Here’s what we bring to moves in this market:
- University and hospital campus experience. We’ve worked within the access constraints, freight systems, and facility team requirements that define moves at large research and medical campuses.
- Cell and gene therapy lab movers. Philadelphia’s “Cellicon Valley” concentration of CGT companies requires transport protocols for biologicals, cleanroom components, and temperature-sensitive materials that general movers aren’t equipped to handle.
- Pediatric and clinical research facility coordination. Moves in or near active patient care environments, including children’s hospitals, require timing, routing, and staging that keep the move away from clinical operations.
- Hazmat and compliance documentation standard. Chemical manifests, MSDS handling, and regulatory paperwork are built into every Philadelphia lab move, not added as extras.
- One crew from pack-out to reinstallation. Your lab move is handled by Hingham employees at every stage. No handoffs, no outside labor on move day.
Our Laboratory Moving Services Include:
Our Philadelphia lab moving work covers the full scope of a relocation, from specimen transport to instrument reinstallation. Services include:
CYROGENIC & FROZEN SPECIMEN RELOCATION
We use ultra-low temperature solutions and backup systems to ensure your frozen specimens arrive intact.
Secure chemical
& reagent transport
Our certified hazmat teams follow all local and federal regulations to safely move your lab chemicals and reagents.
Ultra-low temperature packing & monitoring
We employ ULT-specific insulation and real-time temperature tracking throughout your move.
Large-scale decommissioning & reinstallation
From bench breakdowns to reinstalling instruments, we manage end-to-end lab moves.
Equipment disassembly, crating, & reassembly
Our team is trained to handle high-value lab equipment with precision during each phase.
Short- & long-distance lab transfers
Whether you’re relocating across town or across the country, we ensure safe and timely delivery.
How Our Laboratory Movers in Philadelphia Work
Every laboratory relocation in the Philadelphia region involves facility-specific access rules, regulatory requirements for scientific materials, and equipment that needs purpose-built handling. Our process accounts for all of it:
- Facility assessment. We visit your current and destination labs to document equipment, materials, access points, and any building-specific protocols that will shape the move plan.
- Pack-out and decommission. Equipment is broken down, packed, and crated to spec. Hazmat materials go into compliant containers with the required documentation.
- Monitored transport. Your shipment moves on schedule with the environmental controls and tracking your materials require.
- Reinstallation and confirmation. Equipment is positioned per your layout, and we walk the space with your team before the move closes.
Areas We Serve Across Greater Philadelphia
We handle lab moves throughout the Philadelphia metro and into the surrounding counties. Locations we regularly serve include:
- University City: including UPenn, Drexel, CHOP, the Wistar Institute, and the University City Science Center
- Center City
- North Philadelphia: including Temple University’s Health Sciences Campus
- King of Prussia / Montgomery County: including the cell and gene therapy companies along the Cellicon Valley corridor
- Conshohocken / Plymouth Meeting
- West Chester / Chester County
- Camden and Cherry Hill, NJ: for teams working across the Delaware
- Wilmington, DE: for moves extending into northern Delaware
Lab moves beyond the Philadelphia metro? We handle interstate relocations across the U.S. and internationally.
Frequently Asked Questions About Lab Moves in Philadelphia
Yes. We’re experienced with the access protocols, freight elevator scheduling, and facility team coordination that large university and hospital campuses require.
Yes. CGT labs involve cleanroom components, biologicals, and temperature-sensitive materials with strict chain-of-custody requirements. We build those handling protocols into the move plan from the start.
Yes. Pennsylvania lab moves follow the same federal hazmat transport requirements as any state, and we handle all the paperwork, including manifests, safety data sheets, and chain-of-custody records, as part of the move plan.
We offer climate-controlled storage to hold your equipment and materials between locations until your destination space is ready to receive them.
Call 617.319.7027 or use the form below. We’ll schedule a facility assessment at your current and destination locations to scope the move.
Ready to Plan Your Laboratory Move?
Fill out the form below and our team will follow up to schedule your facility assessment. For time-sensitive moves, calling 617.319.7027 is the fastest way to get started.
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