Calibre Scientific

What Calibre Scientific does

Calibre Scientific is a Los Angeles-headquartered private company that develops, manufactures, and distributes consumable products, equipment, reagents, and services for the life sciences and diagnostics sectors. Its portfolio spans laboratory glassware and consumables, chromatography and spectroscopy supplies, immunohistochemistry reagents, laboratory safety products, and equipment validation services, organized across acquired regional brands in the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland. End customers include environmental and chemical testing laboratories, clinical pathology and oncology labs, universities and research institutions, pharmaceutical laboratories, and industrial quality control operations.

The company operates a roll-up platform business model, acquiring established regional laboratory supply companies to consolidate a fragmented market and offer a comprehensive product range. Manufacturing capability was added through the Industrial Glassware acquisition in the US, while distribution and product breadth have been extended through transactions such as CPS Analitica (chromatography, Italy), DCS Innovative (immunohistochemistry, DACH region), Camlab (UK), and Bioreba AG (agricultural diagnostics, Switzerland). Revenue is generated primarily through quote-based B2B sales of consumables, reagents, and equipment, complemented by laboratory equipment services such as validation and calibration. The platform is backed by a $92 million credit facility from CVC Credit Partners arranged in June 2020 and has executed more than twenty acquisitions since 2021, reflecting an aggressive inorganic growth strategy rather than organic product development.

Name

Calibre Scientific

Website

https://www.calibrescientific.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Calibre Scientific is a US-headquartered platform that develops, manufactures, and distributes laboratory consumables, reagents, equipment, and services for life science, diagnostics, environmental, and industrial customers across the US, UK, and continental Europe, built primarily through regional acquisitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Supplies & Diagnostics

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metrology, Calibration & Testing Equipment (Balances, pH/DO, Standards) (HLAGAIAL), Reagents, Chemicals & Assay Kits (Buffers, Antibodies, ELISA, Enzymes) (HLAGAIAI)

Keywords

• Laboratory supplies distribution
• Life sciences consumables
• Diagnostic reagents equipment
• Chromatography spectroscopy products
• Scientific glassware manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Consumables Distribution: Distribution of laboratory consumables including glassware, containers, caps, closures, and disposable supplies to environmental, chemical, and industrial markets
2. Diagnostic Reagents and Equipment: Sale of immunohistochemistry reagents and equipment to clinical pathology, oncology, and diagnostic laboratories in the DACH region and beyond
3. Chromatography and Spectroscopy Products: Distribution of chromatography consumables, spectroscopy equipment, and laboratory safety solutions to analytical and research laboratories
4. Laboratory Equipment Services: Service offerings for laboratory equipment including validation, calibration, and maintenance services across the UK and Ireland

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Calibre Scientific develops, manufactures, and distributes consumable products for the life sciences and diagnostics sectors, including laboratory glassware, containers, caps and closures, chromatography and spectroscopy consumables, immunohistochemistry reagents and equipment, and laboratory equipment services such as validation, calibration, and maintenance. The company operates as a global full-service platform built through acquisitions of regional laboratory supply companies, serving laboratories, hospitals, universities, and industrial customers in environmental, chemical, pharmaceutical, clinical pathology, and agricultural diagnostics markets.

Product overview

Calibre Scientific is a global distributor and supplier of laboratory equipment, scientific supplies, and laboratory consumables. The company operates as a diversified laboratory supplies platform, offering products across multiple categories including chromatography consumables, laboratory safety products, immunohistochemistry reagents and equipment, glassware (containers, caps, closures), laboratory equipment, and scientific supplies. Calibre Scientific's portfolio is built through strategic acquisitions of regional laboratory supply companies across Europe, North America, and globally. The company serves various end markets including environmental testing, chemical analysis, industrial applications, clinical pathology, oncology, pharmaceutical research, and agricultural diagnostics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laboratory Consumables

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Schofield SweeneyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 8 January 2025Schofield Sweeney served as advisor on the acquisition of Vickers Laboratories, providing legal, corporate finance, and specialized advisory services for the transaction.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sartorius AG: Sartorius manufactures bioprocessing equipment, lab consumables (filtration, lab essentials), and instruments for the biopharma industry. It overlaps with Calibre's laboratory consumables and instrumentation offerings, particularly in Europe.
• Bio-Techne: Bio-Techne develops and manufactures reagents, assay kits, and laboratory consumables for the life science research and clinical diagnostics markets. It overlaps with Calibre's reagent and consumables offerings, particularly in the diagnostics segment.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher offers a comprehensive life sciences and laboratory platform spanning consumables, equipment, reagents, and services. While far broader in scope than Calibre, it competes head-on across multiple product categories and customer segments that Calibre serves.
• Eppendorf: Eppendorf manufactures laboratory equipment, consumables (pipettes, tubes, plates), and bioprocessing tools. It competes with Calibre's consumables and equipment portfolio across research and clinical laboratories.
• Merck KGaA (MilliporeSigma): MilliporeSigma, the life science arm of Merck KGaA, supplies laboratory consumables, reagents, chemicals, and bioprocessing products globally. It overlaps with Calibre's chromatography, reagent, and consumables offerings, particularly in Europe.
• Danaher: Danaher owns a portfolio of life science and diagnostics brands including Beckman Coulter, Leica, and Cytiva. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Calibre in laboratory instruments, consumables, and diagnostic reagents across multiple verticals.

Direct peers

• Avantor (VWR): Avantor is a global distributor and manufacturer of laboratory products, consumables, and services across biopharma, healthcare, and academic markets. It is the most direct competitor to Calibre in the lab supplies distribution space, with significantly larger scale.
• VWR (part of Avantor) / Labcon North America: Labcon is a US-based manufacturer of laboratory consumables (pipette tips, tubes, containers). It is comparable to Calibre's lab consumables manufacturing and distribution business, particularly the products added through the Industrial Glassware acquisition.
• Carl Roth: Carl Roth is a German manufacturer and distributor of laboratory chemicals, reagents, consumables, and equipment. It is comparable to Calibre's European lab supply business with a similar broad product catalogue and B2B distribution model.

Regional players

• Reagex (Lab Supplies & Reagents distributor): Reagex is a European-based distributor of laboratory chemicals, reagents, and consumables. It operates in adjacent geographies and product categories, making it a regional peer with comparable distribution-led model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A26 records

Investments

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