What Astatech does

AstaTech, Inc. is a privately held U.S. Contract Research Organization (CRO) founded in 1996 and headquartered in Bristol, Pennsylvania, that supplies chemistry products and services to the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The company operates a platform-plus-modules architecture: a catalog core of 1,048 new products and 372 bulk products spanning amines, amino acids, alcohols, carboxylic acids and esters, aldehydes and ketones, halides, nitriles, boronic acids, heterocycles, nucleosides, sulfonamides, sulfonyl halides, nitro compounds, and a specialty deuterated compounds sub-line; this catalog is wrapped by six modular service lines — custom synthesis, bulk manufacturing, reference compounds, flexible services, integrated services, and analytical services — that allow customers to source development-to-scale chemistry from a single supplier. The platform's technical differentiators are domain specialization in deuterated/isotope-labeled chemistry and integrated custom synthesis, bulk manufacturing, and analytical capability under one CRO roof.

The business runs two parallel revenue streams. The first is a self-serve catalog storefront at Astatech.com, where individual chemists and small laboratories purchase off-the-shelf compounds at per-unit pricing via credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover), with checkout supported by a structure search tool, express order flow, and online order system. The second is a quote-based professional services channel for custom synthesis, bulk manufacturing, reference compounds, flexible services, integrated services, and analytical work, engaged by phone ((215) 785-3197) or email ([email protected]) and scoped per project by compound, scale, and complexity. Distribution combines direct e-commerce, a third-party distributor network listed on a dedicated Distributors page, and inside sales for enterprise custom engagements, with physical lead generation supported by exhibitions at major industry conferences such as AAPS 2025 PharmSci 360 in San Antonio, TX (November 9–12, 2025). Primary customer segments are pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies needing specialized organic chemistry, scalable intermediate synthesis, and reference compounds, supplemented by a long tail of individual chemists and small labs purchasing catalog SKUs directly.

The company employs 251–500 people, presents no parent company, no disclosed equity investors, and no funding rounds in the source material. Itself describes as 'one of the oldest established U.S. CROs' and operates with no disclosed M&A, restructuring, or leadership changes on record in the supplied data.

Name

Astatech

Legal name

AstaTech, Inc.

Website

https://astatechinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

AstaTech, Inc. is a U.S. chemistry CRO founded in 1996 and headquartered in Bristol, Pennsylvania, supplying catalog compounds, custom synthesis, bulk manufacturing, and analytical services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology researchers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Catalog product sales: Direct online sales of pre-made catalog compounds — 1,048 new products and 372 bulk products — transacted via the Astatech.com website with credit card payment (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover). One-time unit-based transactions, no recurring contract required.
2. Custom synthesis and contract research services: Bespoke chemistry services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers including custom synthesis, bulk manufacturing, reference compounds, flexible services, integrated services, and analytical services. Engagement is quote-based (contact via phone (215) 785-3197 or [email protected]) and project-scope driven, with pricing depending on compound, scale, and complexity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Astatech is a U.S. Contract Research Organization that sells an online catalog of 1,420+ organic chemistry building blocks and intermediates and delivers custom synthesis, bulk manufacturing, reference compounds, flexible services, integrated services, and analytical services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology chemists. The catalog and service lines are bundled so that customers can source off-the-shelf compounds, commissioned molecules, scaled-up intermediates, reference standards, and analytical characterization from a single Bristol, Pennsylvania-based supplier.

Product overview

AstaTech Inc. is a U.S. Contract Research Organization (CRO) headquartered in Bristol, Pennsylvania, serving chemists since 1996. The company operates a chemistry services platform anchored by its Catalog Products core, which spans off-the-shelf building blocks and intermediates organized into functional-group and ring-system categories — Amines, Amino Acids, Alcohols, Carboxylic Acids, Carboxylic Acid Esters, Aldehydes & Ketones, Halides, Nitriles, Boronic Acids, Heterocyclic Compounds (3- to 6-ring), Nucleosides, and Others — with two dedicated sub-lines, Deuterated Compounds and COVID-19 Compounds, serving specialized research use cases. Wrapped around the catalog, AstaTech delivers six modular service lines that customers can engage individually or together: Custom Synthesis, Bulk Manufacturing, Reference Compounds, Flexible Services, Integrated Services, and Analytical Services. The structure functions as a platform-plus-modules architecture, in which the catalog supplies standard research compounds and the six service lines extend the same chemistry infrastructure to bespoke, scaled, reference, and fully managed CRO engagements for pharmaceutical and biotechnology R&D.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catalog Products Ready-to-ship chemical building blocks and intermediates organized by functional group and ring system, available for online purchase with credit card checkout, targeted at pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemistry research customers.
• Custom Synthesis Bespoke synthesis service enabling customers to commission tailored molecules for research and development programs, used to source compounds not available off-the-shelf in the catalog.
• Bulk Manufacturing Scale-up manufacturing service supporting production of chemical intermediates and building blocks at larger quantities than catalog research-scale offerings, aimed at customers progressing compounds beyond milligram discovery stages.
• Reference Compounds Supply of reference standards and characterized compounds used as analytical benchmarks in pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and chemical research workflows.
• Flexible Services Modular engagement model providing customers with adaptable chemistry support, including custom packaging, specific documentation, and flexible ordering terms on top of the catalog and synthesis offerings.
• Integrated Services End-to-end chemistry outsourcing service combining multiple capabilities (e.g., synthesis, scale-up, analytics) into a single managed engagement, positioned as a CRO offering for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.
• Analytical Services Chemistry characterization and analytical support service accompanying catalog and custom compounds, providing structure confirmation and purity data for research-grade materials.
• Deuterated Compounds Dedicated catalog sub-line of deuterium-labeled isotopologues such as 3-(METHOXY-D3)BENZALDEHYDE, used as internal standards, labeled tracers, and research reagents in pharmaceutical, pharmacokinetic, and analytical chemistry applications.
• COVID-19 Compounds Curated catalog sub-line of building blocks and reference compounds aimed at researchers working on SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 related drug discovery and assay development.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,048 new products in the Astatech.com catalog
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Combi-Blocks: Combi-Blocks is a U.S.-headquartered catalog supplier of screening compounds, building blocks, and custom synthesis services to pharmaceutical and biotech chemists. It directly competes with AstaTech's catalog-plus-custom model for the same end customers.
• Enamine: Enamine is a Ukraine-based chemistry CRO with one of the world's largest catalogs of building blocks, plus custom synthesis and library services for pharma and biotech. It competes head-to-head with AstaTech in catalog and custom chemistry supply.
• TCI Chemicals: TCI is a global catalog supplier of organic research chemicals, intermediates, and specialty reagents with custom synthesis capabilities. Its catalog-plus-custom offering overlaps directly with AstaTech's core service lines.
• Alfa Chemistry: Alfa Chemistry is a U.S.-based custom synthesis and catalog chemicals supplier serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic customers. It competes directly with AstaTech in catalog intermediates, custom synthesis, and reference compounds.
• Toronto Research Chemicals (TRC): TRC is a Canadian supplier of reference standards, deuterated compounds, and specialty organic chemicals for pharmaceutical and analytical research. It directly overlaps AstaTech's reference compound and deuterated compound offerings.
• Cayman Chemical: Cayman Chemical supplies biochemicals, reference standards, deuterated compounds, and custom synthesis services to the life-sciences research community. It competes with AstaTech in reference compounds, deuterated catalog, and custom synthesis.
• Chem-Impex International: Chem-Impex is a U.S.-based catalog supplier of organic building blocks, intermediates, and reference standards, with related custom synthesis services. It is a direct competitor in AstaTech's core catalog and reference compound business.

Broad incumbents

• Sigma-Aldrich (Merck KGaA, Life Science): Sigma-Aldrich, now part of Merck's Life Science division, is the dominant global catalog and custom chemistry supplier serving the same pharma/biotech chemist base as AstaTech. It is a broad incumbent that competes across AstaTech's entire catalog and custom footprint.

Emerging players

• BLD Pharma: BLD Pharma is a catalog building-block and intermediate supplier that competes with AstaTech in off-the-shelf organic chemistry sales to pharma/biotech chemists, with a stronger emphasis on online catalog and e-commerce.
• Ambeed: Ambeed is an emerging catalog and custom synthesis supplier of building blocks, intermediates, and reference compounds to pharmaceutical R&D customers, overlapping AstaTech's catalog and custom service lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/astatechinc

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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