Note 1 - Nature of Operations	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
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 through a series of acquisitions. The Company now supports its customers from research and clinical development to commercialization with its sample management, automated storage, vaccine cold storage and transport, 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, along with 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* In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its semiconductor automation business to Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”). The Company determined that the semiconductor automation business met the “held for sale” criteria and the “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 September 30, 2021. Please refer to Note 3, Discontinued Operations for further information about the discontinued businesses. The Consolidated Financial Statements were restated for all periods presented to reflect the discontinuation of the semiconductor automation business and the semiconductor cryogenics business in accordance with FASB ASC 205. The discussion in the notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, unless otherwise noted, relate solely to the Company's continuing operations. On February 1, 2022, the Company completed the sale of the semiconductor automation business for $2.9 billion in cash.

Note 1 - Nature of Operations

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

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 through a series of acquisitions. The Company now supports its customers from research and clinical development to commercialization with its sample management, automated storage, vaccine cold storage and transport, 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, along with 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

In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its semiconductor automation business to Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”). The Company determined that the semiconductor automation business met the “held for sale” criteria and the “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 September 30, 2021. Please refer to Note 3, Discontinued Operations for further information about the discontinued businesses. The Consolidated Financial Statements were restated for all periods presented to reflect the discontinuation of the semiconductor automation business and the semiconductor cryogenics business in accordance with FASB ASC 205. The discussion in the notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, unless otherwise noted, relate solely to the Company's continuing operations.

On February 1, 2022, the Company completed the sale of the semiconductor automation business for $2.9 billion in cash.