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Note 1 - Nature of Operations | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements |
Nature of Operations [Text Block] | 1. Nature of Operations Azenta, Inc. (“Azenta”, or the “Company”) is a leading global provider of biological and chemical compound sample exploration and management solutions for the life sciences industry. The Company entered the life sciences market in 2011, leveraging its in-house precision automation and cryogenics capabilities that it was then applying in the semiconductor manufacturing market. This led the Company to develop and provide solutions for automated ultra-cold storage. Since then, the Company has expanded its life sciences offerings through internal investments and a series of acquisitions. The Company supports its customers from research and clinical development to commercialization with its sample management and automated storage, as well as genomic services expertise to help its customers bring impactful and breakthrough therapies to market faster. The Company understands the importance of sample integrity and offers a broad portfolio of products and services supporting customers at every stage of the life cycle of samples, including procurement, automated storage systems, genomic services and a multitude of sample consumables, informatics and data software, and sample repository services. The Company’s expertise, global footprint, and leadership positions enable it to be a trusted global partner to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life sciences research institutions. Discontinued Operations During the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, following approval by the Board of Directors of the Company, the Company publicly announced its plan to sell the B Medical Systems business. The B Medical Systems business operates as a separate business unit within the Company and focuses on the manufacturing and distribution of temperature-controlled storage and transportation solutions in international markets to governments, health institutions, and non-government organizations. The Company determined that the B Medical Systems business met the “held for sale” criteria and “discontinued operations” criteria in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Boards (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205, Presentation of Financial Statements (“FASB ASC 205”) as of November 12, 2024. Results related to the B Medical Systems business are included within discontinued operations. Please refer to Note 3, Discontinued Operations for further information about the discontinued business. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, as well as the notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, have been reclassified for all periods presented to reflect the discontinuation of the B Medical Systems business in accordance with FASB ASC 205. The discussion in these notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, unless otherwise stated, relate solely to the Company’s continuing operations. Also included in discontinued operations is a loss contingency related to the Company's sale of the semiconductor automation business in February 2022. The Company accrued a liability for the loss contingency and had an accrued liability of $2.1 million as of June 30, 2025.

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