---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950142-23-001328"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LAB"
cik: "0001162194"
company_name: "STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC."
filed_at: "2023-05-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T00:20:30.604317+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Standard BioTools director Gerhard Burbach to retire from board effective June 14, 2023

## Summary
- Gerhard Burbach notified board of intent to retire effective after June 14, 2023 annual meeting.
- Will also leave nominating/corporate governance and compensation committees at that time.
- Retirement is due to tenure limits under corporate governance principles, not any disagreement.
- Burbach had served on board for the last ten years; company thanked him for his service.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950142-23-001328
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LAB
- cik: 0001162194
- company_name: STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC.
- filed_at: 2023-05-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1162194/000095014223001328/0000950142-23-001328-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1162194/000095014223001328/eh230355478_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-23-001328
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-23-001328.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-23-001328.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gerhard Burbach departed as member of the board of directors at STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: member of the board of directors
  source text: On April 28, 2023, Gerhard Burbach, a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Standard BioTools Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Board of his intent to retire from the Board and the nominating and corporate governance committee and compensation committee of the Board, effective immediately following the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders on June 14, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1162194/000095014223001328/0000950142-23-001328-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.