Cellbox Solutions
Cellbox Solutions GmbH is a Cologne-based hardware company that designs and sells portable and transportable CO2 incubators (Cellbox Go and Cellbox Shipper) plus live-cell logistics services, enabling biotech, cell and gene therapy, academic research, and IVF users to ship living cells under physiological conditions without cryopreservation.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersCologne, Germany
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Cellbox Solutions does
Cellbox Solutions GmbH is a Cologne-headquartered, privately held German company (founded 2017 per firmographics) that designs and sells portable and transportable CO2 incubators for shipping living cells, biological materials, and engineered tissue. The core product family is the Cellbox Go line (portable incubator for short and mid-distance transport, including dedicated Ground and Flight variants) and the Cellbox Shipper line (transportable incubator for long-distance transport with up to 48 hours of active runtime on rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs, again in Ground and Flight variants compliant with IATA PI967 Section II and PI954 dangerous goods regulations). All devices maintain 37°C and 5% CO2 under active control, capture continuous data on temperature, CO2, tilt, and acceleration for regulatory audit, and pair with the Cellbox 2.0 mobile app (iOS/Android) and leak-proof packaging consumables.
The company serves a primarily vertical set of customers: cell and gene therapy developers (including NK cell and CAR-T programs), biopharmaceutical and biotech firms, academic medical centers and universities working with organoids, iPSCs, and 3D tissue models, IVF and reproductive health clinics, and research-driven institutions including space biology projects (e.g., ESA parabolic flight campaigns with HUB Organoids). Revenue is generated through four streams: outright hardware sales of Cellbox Go and Shipper devices, a leasing/rental program, managed logistics services such as Fleet Management for Cell Transport and Shipment Services for Live Cell Logistics (delivered in partnership with World Courier and Rhenus Group), and ongoing maintenance plus consumables such as CO2 cartridges and battery packs. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.
Cellbox distributes through direct enterprise sales supported by a field sales function and a global distributor network covering more than 30 countries across Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Australia) and Europe/UK (Austria, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, UK, plus an Israel channel for IVF). The company has raised approximately EUR 12.5 million in equity and grants to date across a March 2023 EUR 6.5 million Series A1 led by CK Ventures, a July 2023 EUR 2.5 million EIC Accelerator grant (with up to EUR 10 million equity commitment), and a March 2026 EUR 3.5 million Series A first tranche led by Companisto, with proceeds explicitly earmarked for international production and sales expansion in cell and gene therapy and IVF.
Cellbox Solutions firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Cellbox Solutions
- Legal name
- Cellbox Solutions GmbH
- Website
- https://cellbox-solutions.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Cellbox Solutions GmbH is a Cologne-based hardware company that designs and sells portable and transportable CO2 incubators (Cellbox Go and Cellbox Shipper) plus live-cell logistics services, enabling biotech, cell and gene therapy, academic research, and IVF users to ship living cells under physiological conditions without cryopreservation.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Cellbox Solutions industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Live Cell Transport Equipment
- NAICS
- Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415)
- SIC
- Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Cell Therapy Logistics & Chain-of-Identity/Chain-of-Custody (cold chain, tracking) (HLAAABAI)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Cold Chain, Cryopreservation & Biologics Storage/Handling Technologies (HLAAAJAN)
Keywords
Where Cellbox Solutions is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Cologne
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Cellbox Solutions business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Portable CO2 Incubator Sales: Sale of Cellbox Go and Cellbox Shipper portable CO2 incubator devices for transporting living cells and biological materials. Devices are sold directly to customers and through distributor network.
- Leasing/Rental Program: Cellbox Solutions offers leasing options for customers who prefer not to purchase equipment outright. Contact-based flexible financing arrangements.
- Logistics Services: Global logistics services for live cell transport including fleet management for cell transport and shipment services for live cell logistics. Provides validated, temperature- and CO2-controlled logistics for global biotech and research transport.
- Maintenance and Consumables: Ongoing maintenance services and consumables including CO2 cartridges, battery packs, and replacement parts for Cellbox devices.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Cellbox Go - Short/Mid-distance transport |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Cellbox Shipper - Long-distance transport |
| Subscription | Monthly | Leasing Option |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Cellbox Solutions product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Cellbox Solutions develops and sells portable and transportable CO2 incubators (Cellbox Go and Cellbox Shipper product lines) that actively maintain 37°C temperature and 5% CO2 saturation during transport of living cells and biological materials. The hardware is sold alongside warm-chain logistics services — including fleet management and live cell shipment services — that enable biotech, pharmaceutical, academic, and reproductive medicine customers to ship cells ready-to-use without cryopreservation. A Bluetooth mobile app provides device control and audit trail export.
Product overview
Cellbox Solutions offers a portfolio of portable and transportable CO2 incubators combined with leading-edge live cell logistics solutions for healthcare companies. The core product line consists of the CELLBOX™ GO (portable incubator for short/mid-distance) and CELLBOX™ SHIPPER (transportable incubator for long-distance with up to 48 hours runtime), each available in Ground and Flight variants. These are complemented by leak-proof packaging solutions and a mobile app for device control and data monitoring. The company also provides logistics services including Fleet Management for Cell Transport and Shipment Services for Live Cell Logistics, enabling seamless Warm Chain Logistics to maintain cell viability throughout the entire transport process.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Cellbox™ Go: Portable CO2 incubator for short and mid-distance transports.
- Cellbox™ Shipper
- Cellbox Solutions Inc.
Products and services
- Cellbox Go Ground Portable CO2 incubator variant for ground transport. Equipped with active temperature control, active CO2 control, rechargeable battery, and continuous data logging for short-distance transport of living cells and biological materials under physiological conditions.
- Cellbox Go Flight Portable CO2 incubator variant designed for air transport. Features active temperature control (37°C) and active CO2 control (5%), rechargeable battery, and data logging for shipping living cells by air under proper CO2 supply.
- Cellbox Shipper Flight Transportable CO2 incubator for long-distance transport with up to 48 hours runtime. Maintains stable 37°C and 5% CO2 via active temperature and CO2 control with rechargeable battery packs and follows PI967 Section II and PI954 regulations when loaded with dry ice for air freight.
- Cellbox Shipper Ground Transportable CO2 incubator variant for long-distance ground transport with up to 48 hours runtime. Follows PI967 Section II dangerous goods regulations with active temperature and CO2 control for biological materials.
- Packaging Solutions Leak-proof cell packaging solutions designed to work with Cellbox incubators for secure transport of living cells and biological materials.
- Fleet Management for Cell Transport Validated, temperature- and CO2-controlled fleet management solution for global biotech and research transport of living cells and biological materials, leveraging the company's portable incubator hardware and logistics partner network.
- Shipment Services for Live Cell Logistics Global logistics services for live cell transport using a network of dedicated and experienced logistics partners. Provides validated, temperature- and CO2-controlled shipment solutions for healthcare, biotech, and research customers.
- Cellbox 2.0 App Mobile application for iOS and Android that connects to Cellbox devices via Bluetooth for data export, monitoring, and control of shipment parameters including temperature, CO2 levels, and audit trails.
Quantifiable outcome
- 2.5x more functional NK cells after recovery compared to cryopreservation
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Cellbox Solutions
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Cellbox Solutions technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
Cellbox Solutions partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered research partner, logistics partner, customer partner, strategic partner and key talent source.
- a:head bio AGresearch partnerCollaborative project to evaluate feasibility of transporting live brain organoids using Cellbox Shipper. Organoids shipped from Vienna to Würzburg and functionally validated on arrival for drug discovery applications.
- 3Brain AGresearch partnerCollaboration for safe shipment of organoids and spheroids from Italy to Switzerland. Organoids transported under controlled conditions (37°C, 5% CO2) with viability preserved for electrophysiological assessment using HD-MEA platforms.
- World Courierlogistics partnerWorld Courier partner for global logistics services, providing validated temperature-controlled transportation for biotech and research transport.
- Rhenus Grouplogistics partnerPartnership for secure and streamlined transportation of biological materials. Successfully completed shipments from UK to US.
- bit.biocustomer partnerLogo partner using Cellbox solutions for cell transport logistics.
- Kugelmeierscustomer partnerLogo partner using Cellbox solutions for cell transport logistics.
- HUB Organoidsresearch partnerPartnership for ESA parabolic flight campaign transporting patient-derived colon cancer organoids for Tumors in Space research project during 83rd ESA parabolic flight campaign.
- ESA (European Space Agency)research partnerCollaboration for space biology research through parabolic flight campaigns. Cellbox used as mobile laboratory maintaining active culture during 31 parabolas on ZeroG flights.
- Prof. Gianluca Grenci / National University of Singapore & University of Zurichresearch partnerCollaborative project on how mechanical forces influence 3D organoid development during parabolic flights using ZeroG Wells culture system with Cellbox environmental control.
- Institute of Oncology Research (IOR) / ARISresearch partnerCollaboration exposing patient-derived cancer cell models to brief 0-g stimuli for research into cell behavior under microgravity conditions.
- KeratOPrinter Consortiumstrategic partnerEuropean Horizon Europe project developing 4D bioprinting platform for manufacturing human corneas. Cellbox contributes expertise in cell transport technology ensuring bioprinted corneas remain viable from production to clinical delivery.
- Evoteckey talent sourceDr. Bernd Muehlenweg appointed as CBO & CFO, previously served as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Business Development, Cell Therapy at Evotec, bringing extensive industry experience.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Cellbox Solutions competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Cryoport Systems: Leading provider of cryogenic logistics for cell and gene therapies, offering temperature-controlled shipping and chain-of-custody services. Most directly comparable to Cellbox's cell therapy logistics positioning, though focused on cryogenic (not warm-chain) transport.
- BioLife Solutions: Supplies biopreservation media and cold-chain logistics for cell and gene therapy manufacturers. Comparable as a CGT-focused cold/warm chain solutions provider serving overlapping biopharma customers.
- SAVSU Technologies: Developer of advanced shipping containers for cell therapies and biologics with active temperature control. Direct competitor in the smart-cell-transport container category.
Emerging players
- Atelerix: UK-based company offering hydrogel-based cell stabilization technology enabling ambient-temperature transport of cells. Competes in the warm-chain/ambient cell transport category, overlapping with Cellbox's value proposition.
- Stirling Ultracold: Manufacturer of ultra-low temperature freezers and portable transport units used in life sciences cold chain. Comparable hardware expertise in temperature-controlled transport equipment for biologics.
- B Medical Systems: Luxembourg-based manufacturer of medical cold chain equipment including transport boxes and blood bank refrigerators. Comparable as a European medtech hardware specialist serving biopharma cold chain.
Broad incumbents
- World Courier (Cencora): Global specialty logistics provider for biopharmaceuticals and cell therapies. A Cellbox channel partner but also a potential competitor offering temperature-controlled cell transport at much greater scale.
- Marken (UPS Healthcare): UPS-owned specialty courier for clinical trials and cell therapy logistics. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same CGT logistics category with deeper resources and customer reach.
- Haier Biomedical: Large Chinese manufacturer of biomedical cold chain equipment including ULT freezers and transport solutions. Comparable as a major incumbent with broad product portfolio overlapping Cellbox's hardware category, primarily serving APAC markets.
Peers
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Cellbox Solutions leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Cellbox Solutions funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds4 records
Investors9 records
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Cellbox Solutions M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Cellbox Solutions
What does Cellbox Solutions do?
Cellbox Solutions develops and sells portable and transportable CO2 incubators (Cellbox Go and Cellbox Shipper product lines) that actively maintain 37°C temperature and 5% CO2 saturation during transport of living cells and biological materials. The hardware is sold alongside warm-chain logistics services — including fleet management and live cell shipment services — that enable biotech, pharmaceutical, academic, and reproductive medicine customers to ship cells ready-to-use without cryopreservation. A Bluetooth mobile app provides device control and audit trail export.
Is Cellbox Solutions a public or private company?
Cellbox Solutions is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Cellbox Solutions founded?
Cellbox Solutions was founded in 2017. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Cellbox Solutions based?
Cellbox Solutions is headquartered in Cologne, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Cellbox Solutions make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Portable CO2 Incubator Sales are the primary driver. The others are leasing/Rental Program, logistics Services and maintenance and Consumables.
Who are Cellbox Solutions's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Cryoport Systems, BioLife Solutions and SAVSU Technologies. Emerging players are Atelerix, Stirling Ultracold and B Medical Systems. Broad incumbents are World Courier (Cencora), Marken (UPS Healthcare) and Haier Biomedical. Yourbio Health (formerly Pulse NeedleFree Systems) / Cell & Gene Therapy Logistics startups is listed as a peer.
Does Cellbox Solutions have an API?
No public API is recorded for Cellbox Solutions.
What industry is Cellbox Solutions in?
Cellbox Solutions's product category is Live Cell Transport Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAAABAI, Cell Therapy Logistics & Chain-of-Identity/Chain-of-Custody (cold chain, tracking), with a secondary code of HLAAAJAN, Cold Chain, Cryopreservation & Biologics Storage/Handling Technologies. Its NAICS code is 333415 and its SIC code is 3580.