ELDICO Scientific
ELDICO Scientific AG develops and manufactures the ELDICO ED-1, the world's first dedicated horizontal electron diffractometer for nanocrystal structure determination. It serves pharmaceutical, agrochemical, battery, and academic research customers globally via instrument sales, CRO services, and channel partnerships.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersVilligen, Switzerland
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What ELDICO Scientific does
ELDICO Scientific AG, founded in 2019 and headquartered at the Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area in Allschwil, Switzerland, develops, produces, and sells the ELDICO ED-1, the world's first dedicated horizontal electron diffractometer purpose-built for nano-crystallographic investigations. The ED-1 enables crystal structure determination from nanocrystalline samples (50–1000 nm) using 3D electron diffraction (3D-ED/microED) technology, eliminating the need to grow large single crystals required by traditional single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The instrument integrates a patented 5-axis goniometer enabling 140° of nano-rotation, a noise-free hybrid pixel detector supplied by DECTRIS, a 160 kV LAB6 electron source, and low-dose STEM imaging — components sourced from technology partners including Excillum (electron source), SmarAct (nanopositioning), and Axilon (engineering). Final assembly and testing are performed at manufacturing partner Samuel Werder AG Feinwerktechnik in Veltheim, Switzerland.
The company sells the ED-1 via direct enterprise sales and through channel partnerships with Quantum Design (global, December 2025), Quantum Design China (November 2024), and Spectek Instruments (India, November 2024), targeting pharmaceutical companies, CROs, and academic institutions. Revenue streams include one-time hardware sales of the turn-key instrument, measurement-as-a-service and CRO work performed at the Customer Experience Center in Basel, leasing and subscription contracts (with an optional ELDICO-certified operator), long-term service agreements bundled with Experience Center membership, and joint service offerings with Crystallise! AG under the 'ELDICO Crystallographic Expert Solutions and Services' joint venture announced in April 2025. Customers and partners include Hoffmann-La Roche and Boehringer Ingelheim as key opinion leaders, CROs such as Triclinic Labs (North America), Holodiag (Europe), Crystal Pharmatech (Asia-Pacific), and TeraCrystal, plus research institutions including Stockholm University, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, the Paul Scherrer Institute, and the University of Basel.
ELDICO Scientific firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ELDICO Scientific
- Legal name
- ELDICO Scientific AG
- Website
- https://eldico-scientific.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- ELDICO Scientific AG develops and manufactures the ELDICO ED-1, the world's first dedicated horizontal electron diffractometer for nanocrystal structure determination. It serves pharmaceutical, agrochemical, battery, and academic research customers globally via instrument sales, CRO services, and channel partnerships.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ELDICO Scientific industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Electron Diffraction Instrumentation
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Instruments (HLAGAIAB)
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Where ELDICO Scientific is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Villigen
- HQ country
- Switzerland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices4 records
Markets served
ELDICO Scientific business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Electron Diffractometer Hardware Sales: Sale of ELDICO ED-1 dedicated electron diffractometer as turn-key instrument producing high-quality structural information in the nanocrystal regime. One-time capital purchase model for laboratories.
- Measurement-as-a-Service (CRO Services): Contract analytical services from Basel laboratory including crystal structure determination, absolute configuration determination, crystal mapping, and micro-crystallinity detection. Per-measurement or project-based pricing.
- Leasing Solutions: Cash-neutral subscription solutions ranging from basic leasing to performance-based contracts. Includes option with trained ELDICO-certified operator for full service.
- Long-term Service Agreements: Service contracts combined with Customer Experience Center membership at fraction of system cost. OPEX-oriented solutions for ongoing support and maintenance.
- Crystallographic Expert Solutions: Joint service offerings with Crystallise! AG combining electron diffraction with crystal growth services for comprehensive solid-state analytics. Integrated service packages for pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Direct instrument purchase - ED-1 Electron Diffractometer |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Leasing solutions with financial partners |
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | Measurement-as-a-Service / CRO Services |
| Subscription | Annual | Long-term service agreements with membership |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels8 records
ELDICO Scientific product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ELDICO Scientific develops, manufactures, and sells the ELDICO ED-1, the world's first dedicated horizontal electron diffractometer designed for nano-crystallographic investigations. The instrument enables crystal structure determination from nano-sized particles (below 1000 nm) using 3D electron diffraction (microED) without requiring large single crystals. The company also provides contract crystallographic services (measurement-as-a-service) through its Basel Customer Experience Center and via joint offerings with partner CROs.
Product overview
ELDICO Scientific offers a portfolio centered on the ELDICO ED-1, the world's first dedicated horizontal electron diffractometer purpose-built for nano-crystallographic investigations. The company provides both a hardware instrument for purchase or lease and a comprehensive CRO service offering under 'ELDICO Crystallographic Expert Solutions & Services,' which combines electron diffraction capabilities with expert crystal growth techniques through partnership with Crystallise! AG. Additional offerings include scientific collaboration services for application development. The portfolio addresses pharmaceutical, chemical, advanced materials, and academic research sectors.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ELDICO Crystallographic Expert Solutions and Services: A comprehensive suite of crystallographic services integrating advanced electron diffraction with expert crystal growth techniques, offered jointly with Crystallise! AG.
Products and services
- ELDICO ED-1 Electron Diffractometer The ELDICO ED-1 is the world's first dedicated horizontal electron diffractometer, engineered with Swiss precision for nano-crystallographic investigations. It enables crystal structure determination from nano-sized particles (50-1000 nm) using 3D electron diffraction (3D-ED/microED) without the need for large single crystals required by traditional X-ray diffraction. Features include a patented 5-axis goniometer, hybrid pixel detector from DECTRIS, 160 kV electron source with LAB6 cathode, low-dose STEM imaging, and intuitive software. Designed for pharmaceutical, agrochemical, advanced materials, battery, and academic research laboratories.
- ELDICO Crystallographic Expert Solutions & Services Contract research organization (CRO) service for solid-state analytics and structural elucidation, combining advanced electron diffraction (3D-ED/microED) with expert crystal growth techniques from partner Crystallise! AG. Services include crystal structure determination, absolute configuration confirmation, crystal mapping, impurity identification, polymorphism characterization, and micro-crystallinity detection in amorphous materials. Targets pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries requiring structural elucidation, solid form screening, and crystallization services.
- Scientific Collaboration and Application Development Collaborative research service for scientific collaboration and application development, leveraging the flexible design and software of the ELDICO ED-1 for customization of new applications in materials science, pharmacology, organic chemistry, and other fields where crystal size is critical. Enables researchers to explore applications unreachable by other technologies.
Quantifiable outcome
- 70% cost savings per sample compared to conventional X-ray crystallography
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use ELDICO Scientific
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
ELDICO Scientific technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
ELDICO Scientific partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.
- Crystal PharmatechcoreFirst company in China and Asia-Pacific to deploy dedicated MicroED platform with ELDICO ED-1 installation at Suzhou R&D site. Collaboration aims to transform MicroED into scalable, high-throughput analytical platform for routine pharmaceutical solid-state characterization workflows.
- Quantum DesigncoreGlobal distribution partnership integrating ELDICO's industrial electron diffraction platform into Quantum Design's worldwide network. Provides comprehensive sales and service support for ED-1 to global markets. Quantum Design founded 1982, recognized as leading commercial source for integrated laboratory analytical systems.
- Crystallise! AGcoreJoint venture to form 'ELDICO Crystallographic Expert Solutions and Services' combining ELDICO's electron diffraction technology with Crystallise!'s crystal growth and preparative lab techniques. Offers comprehensive crystallographic services including electron diffraction (3D ED/microED), crystal mapping, impurity identification, and crystallization services for pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. Crystallise! brings 85% crystallization success rate and expertise in growing high-quality crystals from small molecule samples.
- Quantum Design ChinacoreStrategic collaboration for distribution of ELDICO ED-1 in China market. Quantum Design China, subsidiary of Quantum Design International, has strong reputation for establishing networks and penetrating market in China for new brands.
- Triclinic LabscoreKey strategic partner in North America for ELDICO ED-1 installation and operation. Triclinic Labs provides advanced crystallographic analysis services using electron diffraction for pharmaceutical, materials science, and chemistry clients. ED-1 installed November 2024 for structural analysis of nano-crystalline materials.
- Spectek InstrumentssecondaryStrategic partnership to expand distribution network into India, leveraging 'Make in India' initiative transforming the country into global powerhouse for API and intermediate production. Spectek provides consultative and application-based solutions for analytical instrumentation.
- TeraCrystalcoreStrategic collaboration for electron diffraction services in crystal structure elucidation. TeraCrystal provides full suite of solid-state and crystallization services with integrated approach for solid form screening and selection. Partnership enables electron diffraction for polymorph, salt, and co-crystal characterization.
- Dectris AGcoreWorld's leading manufacturer of hybrid-pixel detectors (HPD) supplying the noise-free detector technology for ED-1. Partnership delivers superior performance for accurate measurement of weak diffraction signals.
- ExcillumsecondaryComponent supplier providing electron source technology for ED-1 electron diffractometer.
- SmarActsecondaryDevelopment partner providing nanopositioning technology for goniometer and sample handling mechanisms in ED-1.
- AxilonsecondaryDevelopment partner with decades of experience in engineering, design, and delivery of scientific instruments for electron beam technologies.
- Samuel Werder AG FeinwerktechniksecondaryManufacturing partner at Veltheim, Switzerland providing state-of-the-art precision production facility for final assembly and testing of ED-1 electron diffractometer.
- Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)coreWorld-leading research institute for natural sciences and engineering. ELDICO based at Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare at PSI campus. Proof-of-concept achieved at ETH Zurich and C-CINA Basel as part of Nano-Argovia project of Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI).
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves11 records
Expansion highlights6 records
ELDICO Scientific competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Bruker Corporation: Bruker is a leading manufacturer of X-ray diffraction (XRD), single-crystal XRD, and crystallography instruments serving pharmaceutical, materials, and academic customers. Its D8 QUEST and other SC-XRD systems are the incumbent alternative that ELDICO ED-1 is positioned to displace for nanocrystalline samples that cannot be grown to X-ray-compatible size.
- Rigaku Corporation: Rigaku is one of the dominant suppliers of X-ray crystallography and synchrotron-based structural analysis instrumentation to pharma and academic markets. Its single-crystal and powder XRD systems are the primary conventional workflow ELDICO's electron diffraction approach seeks to complement or substitute where nano-crystals are involved.
Broad incumbents
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher is the global leader in transmission electron microscopes (TEM) and cryo-EM through its Thermo Scientific brand, including platforms used for 3D-ED/microED as a secondary mode. As a broad incumbent in electron microscopy, it represents both the largest competitive threat (TEM add-on capability) and a potential acquirer or partner for electron diffraction workflows.
- JEOL Ltd. JEOL manufactures electron microscopes (TEM/SEM) and related analytical instruments widely used for materials and life sciences research. Its TEM platforms are routinely used for 3D-ED/microED, making JEOL the closest established alternative to a dedicated electron diffractometer and a key competitive benchmark.
- Oxford Instruments: Oxford Instruments provides electron microscopy and nanoanalysis tools (e.g., Symmetry EBSD detectors, NanoAnalysis) used in materials characterization. While not a dedicated diffractometer vendor, its installed base of EM platforms with detector technology overlaps with ELDICO's electron diffraction use cases in materials and battery research.
- Hitachi High-Tech: Hitachi High-Tech manufactures electron microscopes and analytical instruments (SEM, TEM, ion milling) used across semiconductor, materials, and life-science research. It is a broad incumbent in electron-beam analytical instrumentation and a plausible competitor if it elects to add dedicated diffraction capability to its platforms.
- Agilent Technologies: Agilent manufactures a broad portfolio of analytical laboratory instruments (mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, chromatography) serving pharmaceutical, environmental, and materials testing markets. While not directly in electron diffraction, it is a broad incumbent in the analytical-instrument category that pharma customers typically purchase from.
Others
- DECTRIS AG: DECTRIS is the world's leading manufacturer of hybrid pixel detectors (HPDs) used in diffraction and electron microscopy, and is ELDICO's detector supplier for the ED-1. It is an ecosystem/technology enabler rather than a competitor, but its detectors underpin both ELDICO's instrument and competing TEM-based 3D-ED workflows.
- Crystallise! AG: Crystallise! AG is ELDICO's joint-venture partner for the 'ELDICO Crystallographic Expert Solutions & Services' CRO offering. It specializes in crystal growth and preparative lab techniques with an 85% crystallization success rate, making it an adjacent enabling partner rather than a competitor.
- TeraCrystal: TeraCrystal is a CRO providing solid-state characterization, crystallization, and polymorph/salt/co-crystal screening services to the pharmaceutical industry. It is a strategic service partner for ELDICO and an adjacent competitor in the broader solid-state analytics CRO space.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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ELDICO Scientific leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles12 records
ELDICO Scientific funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds5 records
Investors4 records
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ELDICO Scientific M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about ELDICO Scientific
What does ELDICO Scientific do?
ELDICO Scientific develops, manufactures, and sells the ELDICO ED-1, the world's first dedicated horizontal electron diffractometer designed for nano-crystallographic investigations. The instrument enables crystal structure determination from nano-sized particles (below 1000 nm) using 3D electron diffraction (microED) without requiring large single crystals. The company also provides contract crystallographic services (measurement-as-a-service) through its Basel Customer Experience Center and via joint offerings with partner CROs.
Is ELDICO Scientific a public or private company?
ELDICO Scientific is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was ELDICO Scientific founded?
ELDICO Scientific was founded in 2019. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is ELDICO Scientific based?
ELDICO Scientific is headquartered in Villigen, Switzerland, in the Europe region.
How does ELDICO Scientific make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Electron Diffractometer Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are measurement-as-a-Service (CRO Services), leasing Solutions, long-term Service Agreements and crystallographic Expert Solutions.
Who are ELDICO Scientific's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Bruker Corporation and Rigaku Corporation. Broad incumbents are Thermo Fisher Scientific, JEOL Ltd., Oxford Instruments, Hitachi High-Tech and Agilent Technologies. Others are DECTRIS AG, Crystallise! AG and TeraCrystal.
Does ELDICO Scientific have an API?
No public API is recorded for ELDICO Scientific.
What industry is ELDICO Scientific in?
ELDICO Scientific's product category is Electron Diffraction Instrumentation. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAGAIAB, Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Instruments. Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.