Phenomenex

Name

Phenomenex

Legal name

Phenomenex, Inc.

Website

https://phenomenex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Analytical Chemistry Consumables

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems (HLAGAIAA)

Keywords

• Chromatography columns
• Sample preparation products
• Analytical chemistry consumables
• HPLC columns
• GC columns

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

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, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Chromatography Products: Sale of liquid chromatography columns, gas chromatography columns, and related separation science products to laboratory customers across pharmaceutical, biotech, environmental, clinical, and industrial sectors.
2. Sample Preparation Products: Sale of solid phase extraction (SPE) products, supported liquid extraction (SLE) plates, QuEChERS kits, and related sample preparation consumables and accessories.
3. Technical Services and Support: Method consultation services, technical troubleshooting support, and customer quality assurance (CQA) services for product users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Phenomenex manufactures and sells liquid chromatography columns (HPLC/UHPLC), gas chromatography columns, and sample preparation consumables such as solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridges, supported liquid extraction (SLE) plates, and QuEChERS kits. The company also distributes related accessories including positive pressure manifolds, and complements product sales with method consultation, technical support, and a Customer Quality Assurance (CQA) portal serving analytical laboratories globally.

Product overview

Phenomenex is a global technology leader in separation science offering a comprehensive chromatography and sample preparation portfolio. The product portfolio spans liquid chromatography columns (Luna Omega HILIC, Kinetex with core shell technology, Biozen for biologics, Lux for chiral separations), gas chromatography columns (Zebron), solid phase extraction products (Strata-X-Pro, Strata C18-E, Clarity OTX Pro for oligonucleotides), supported liquid extraction (Novum SLE), QuEChERS products (ROQ kits), and laboratory equipment (Presston 1000 manifold). The Luna Omega HILIC and Endrix Long Life columns represent recent 2026 launches expanding the LC column portfolio, while Kinetex and Biozen brands serve specialized applications in biopharmaceutical, clinical, environmental, and food testing markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kinetex: Core Shell Technology LC columns providing dramatic performance leap beyond current LC setups
• Zebron
• Strata
• Biozen
• Luna Omega
• Endrix
• Clarity OTX Pro
• Lux
• Novum
• ROQ
• Presston

Products and services

• Luna Omega HILIC LC Columns Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) columns that retain and separate highly polar and hydrophilic analytes, intended for pharmaceutical, clinical, metabolomics, environmental, and food testing laboratories using UHPLC workflows.
• Endrix Long Life LC Columns Liquid chromatography columns built for extended lifetime and consistent performance with complex matrices, targeting pharmaceutical, clinical, forensic, toxicology, and environmental/food testing laboratories.
• Kinetex Core-Shell HPLC Columns Core-shell technology HPLC columns providing improved efficiency and resolution over standard LC setups for analytical chromatography applications across multiple industries.
• Kinetex Amide Columns HPLC columns designed for robust, reproducible amino acid analysis in laboratory settings.
• Zebron GC Columns Gas chromatography columns delivering proven accuracy and reproducibility for elevated GC analyses across analytical laboratories.
• Strata-X-Pro Solid Phase Extraction Solid phase extraction (SPE) products designed to reduce sample preparation time by up to 40% with ultra-clean, high-recovery results for laboratory sample preparation workflows.
• Clarity OTX Pro SPE Kit Next-generation SPE kit for oligonucleotide sample preparation in LC-MS/MS workflows, delivering high recovery rates and consistent performance for bioanalytical scientists.
• Biozen LC HPLC Columns Advanced bio-separation columns that optimize biologics workflows with increased resolution and productivity for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical laboratories.
• Biozen dSEC-7 Size Exclusion Columns Size exclusion chromatography columns for AAV and large biomolecule aggregate analysis in biologics characterization.
• Strata C18-E SPE Sorbent Silica-based end-capped C18 SPE sorbent offering strong hydrophobic retention with negligible secondary polar interactions for extraction of hydrophobic or polar organic analytes from aqueous matrices.
• Novum Supported Liquid Extraction (SLE) Patent-pending supported liquid extraction products enabling liquid-liquid extractions in under 15 minutes with three steps, eliminating time-consuming steps and reducing risk of analyte loss.
• ROQ QuEChERS Kits Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe sample preparation kits for multi-residue pesticide testing in food safety laboratories.
• Lux Cellulose Chiral Columns Cellulose-based chiral stationary phase columns for enantiomeric separation in normal phase liquid chromatography applications.
• Presston 1000 Positive Pressure Manifold Pneumatic positive pressure manifold for processing 96-well plates, providing consistent flow rates and reducing manual work in sample preparation workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 40% reduction in sample prep time with Strata-X-Pro SPE products
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Danaher CorporationcoreOthersPhenomenex is an operating company within the Life Sciences group of Danaher Corporation, a global science and technology company. This affiliation provides Phenomenex with the resources, scale, and market presence of a major corporation while maintaining its brand identity and focus on separation science technologies.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Agilent Technologies: Major analytical instrument manufacturer with a significant LC column, GC column, and SPE consumables portfolio. Directly competes with Phenomenex in chromatography consumables across pharma, environmental, and food safety labs, and benefits from bundling consumables with its own installed instrument base.
• Waters Corporation: Specialist in LC systems, columns (ACQUITY UPLC, XBridge), and sample preparation consumables. Direct competitor to Phenomenex in LC columns and consumables, with strong positions in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical markets.
• Merck KGaA (MilliporeSigma / Supelco): Through its Supelco and MilliporeSigma brands, Merck offers a broad portfolio of analytical chromatography columns, SPE products, and standards that directly overlap with Phenomenex's product lines in pharma, environmental, and food testing.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Provides chromatography consumables, including size-exclusion and ion-exchange columns for biologics, overlapping with Phenomenex's Biozen portfolio and serving similar biopharma and life sciences research customers.
• Restek Corporation: Independent specialist manufacturer of GC columns, LC columns, SPE products, and consumables. Closely comparable mid-sized competitor to Phenomenex in chromatography consumables with strong positions in environmental and food safety testing.
• Avantor: Supplies chromatography consumables, reagents, and specialty chemicals under its J.T.Baker and other brands. Competes with Phenomenex in sample preparation and analytical chromatography, with strong distribution into pharma and academic labs.

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life sciences giant offering LC and GC columns, SPE consumables, and analytical instruments through its Analytical Instruments and Specialty Diagnostics segments. Competes broadly with Phenomenex across multiple chromatography applications.
• Shimadzu Scientific Instruments: Major analytical instrument manufacturer with a chromatography consumables portfolio that competes with Phenomenex, particularly in pharmaceutical and food safety testing labs using Shimadzu LC and GC systems.
• Cytiva (Danaher): Sister company within Danaher Life Sciences, Cytiva provides bioprocessing and chromatography products. While focused on bioprocess-scale purification, it overlaps with Phenomenex's analytical-scale biologics separation products (Biozen) and shares the same parent ownership.

Emerging players

• Tosoh Bioscience: Specialist in size-exclusion and ion-exchange chromatography for biologics, overlapping with Phenomenex's Biozen dSEC-7 and other biologics-targeted consumables. Comparable scale and customer focus in the biopharma analytical workflow.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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