Emulate

Organs-on-chips biotechnology
Last updated:
February 3, 2026
Company details
HQ
HEADCOUNT
25-99
ORG TYPE
Startup
SECTOR
Healthcare & Life Sciences
About the company
Emulate commercializes Organ-on-Chip technology used in drug discovery and human-relevant biology research. Emulate sells a platform that combines Organ-Chips with instruments and software to run controlled, flow-based experiments that better mimic organ-level function than many static in vitro approaches. Emulate is based in Boston and hires across R&D science, engineering, and customer-facing scientific roles. Public materials also show Emulate engaging with regulators and the broader toxicology community around alternatives to animal testing.
Locations and presence
Emulate lists headquarters in Boston, with most roles appearing US-based and often tied to on-site lab work. Public job posts and employee reports suggest a primarily Boston-area footprint rather than a multi-hub global setup.
Palpable Score
55.3
/ 100
Emulate offers real early-career exposure through internships and co-op style roles, with at least one publicly documented internship showing hands-on lab training and named mentorship. The score is capped by limited pay transparency in public listings and thin, non-quantified evidence on early-career progression and retention.
Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

11.0
/ 20
  • The company has clear evidence of internships being offered, including a documented three-month summer internship inside the science team running collaborator services.
  • Emulate shows early-career role types in public interview records such as “Intern,” “Intern - hourly,” and “Biological signal analysis coop,” which signals more than purely senior hiring.
  • The company’s own “Open Positions” page hides listings behind JavaScript in a way that can make entry-level access harder to assess quickly, and public-facing roles visible elsewhere skew experienced (for example Scientist II, Backend Software Engineer).

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

12.5
/ 20
  • The company has a repeatable interview structure described by candidates: an HR screen followed by interviews with a senior director, team lead, and teammates.
  • Emulate has candidate reports describing friendly interviews focused on background plus a small number of technical questions, which is often less punishing for juniors than multi-hour gauntlets.
  • The company does not publish an official stage-by-stage interview guide or assessment expectations on the careers site, so early-career candidates are left relying on third-party reports.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

13.5
/ 20
  • The company has a detailed internship account describing being paired with a named liver expert, being taught the Liver-Chip protocol, and building practical skills (aseptic technique, cell culture, assays).
  • Emulate is described in that same internship account as having scientists who taught protocols through active projects, which is a concrete “learning by doing” setup rather than generic onboarding claims.
  • The company’s careers page mentions training, wellness programs, and professional development support, but does not specify mentor assignment, ramp milestones, or feedback cadence for early-career hires.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

8.5
/ 20
  • The company has public pay signals mainly through third-party sources rather than role postings, which limits a graduate’s ability to judge fairness before interviewing.
  • Emulate has compensation sentiment on public salary pages that is below typical peer benchmarks (for example, low compensation-and-benefits ratings tied to scientist roles).
  • The company’s public job ads surfaced on aggregators do not reliably show salary bands, and Emulate does not provide a consolidated pay transparency statement on the careers site.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

9.8
/ 20
  • The company has a specific internship story describing mentorship and skills gained over three months, which is a real outcome signal for early-career development even without conversion stats.
  • Emulate has mixed public employee sentiment, including both positive team-environment notes and sharply negative culture reviews, which raises retention risk for first-job starters.
  • The company shows some early-career movement patterns on LinkedIn profiles, but Emulate does not publish intern conversion rates, promotion timelines, or junior retention metrics.

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