What Greiner Bio-One does

Greiner Bio-One International GmbH is a privately held Austrian medical technology company headquartered in Kremsmünster, Upper Austria, operating as a flagship division of the family-owned Greiner Group conglomerate. The company organizes its business into four divisions, with product activity centered on two core franchises: Preanalytics (VACUETTE evacuated blood collection tubes, MiniCollect capillary tubes, urine collection systems, EVOPROTECT and QUICKSHIELD safety devices, Safety Lancets, and the CLiP family of automatic safety IV catheters) and BioScience (CELLSTAR cell culture flasks, dishes, and microplates; CELLCOAT protein-coated vessels; ThinCert membrane inserts; SCREENSTAR, UV-Star, SensoPlate, and CELLview imaging plates; Magnetic 3D Cell Culturing/M3D; CELLdisc and CELLMASTER mass-culture products; Cryo.s biobanking tubes with 2D Datamatrix barcodes; and Sapphire liquid handling). Proprietary technology platforms include the Advanced TC tissue-culture surface treatment, the M3D scaffold-free magnetic 3D cell culture system, the CLiP button-activated IV catheter safety mechanism, and the EVOPROTECT safety blood collection set.

Greiner Bio-One sells its products on a B2B basis to clinical diagnostics laboratories, hospitals and healthcare providers, pharmaceutical and biotechnology research organizations (including drug discovery and high-throughput screening), biobanks, and academic institutions. Pricing and contracting are quote-based and operate through long-term supply agreements rather than disclosed list prices. The go-to-market is an enterprise field-sales motion executed through 28 wholly owned subsidiaries across Europe (Austria, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Netherlands, UK, Sweden), the Americas (USA, Brazil), Asia Pacific (China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand), and the Middle East (Turkey, UAE), supplemented by regional distributors and the shop.gbo.com e-commerce storefront.

The company operates manufacturing facilities in Austria, Germany, Hungary, the United States, Brazil, and Thailand, giving it regional cost and supply-chain flexibility. Ownership remains concentrated with the Greiner family, and the company has no public listing, no external institutional investors disclosed, and no public revenue figures. Strategic activity in 2023-2026 has centered on product innovation (VACUETTE CAT Serum Fast Separator, May 2023), a Digital Preanalytics co-development partnership with Tracie Health Care Solutions (April 2026), and the expansion of ACT Ecolabel certifications to 127 products (March 2026). The CEO is Dr. Sebastian Heiner, with Thomas Scheurecker and Peter Starl as Managing Directors of the Austrian operating entity.

Name

Greiner Bio-One

Legal name

Greiner Bio-One International GmbH

Website

https://gbo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1868

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Greiner Bio-One International GmbH is an Austrian privately held medical technology company manufacturing preanalytics (blood collection, safety devices, IV catheters) and bioscience (cell culture, microplates, 3D culture, biobanking) consumables, sold via 28 subsidiaries and distributors to clinical laboratories, hospitals, and pharmaceutical research organizations worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Devices & Laboratory Consumables

NAICS

Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Sample Collection, Stabilization & Pre-Analytics (biobanking, transport media, extraction kits) (HLAAALAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sample Preparation, Storage & Cryogenics (Freezers, Cryovials, Cryostats) (HLAGAIAJ), Infusion Sets, Catheters & Pump Consumables (HLAHAIAH)

Keywords

• Blood collection tubes
• Cell culture consumables
• Laboratory safety devices
• Microplates and pipettes
• Cryopreservation tubes

Headquarters

HQ city

Monroe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Device and Laboratory Consumable Sales: Primary revenue from selling medical devices (blood collection tubes, safety products, catheters) and laboratory consumables (cell culture products, microplates, pipettes) to healthcare providers, diagnostic laboratories, and research institutions. Products sold through direct sales, subsidiaries, and distribution partners globally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Greiner Bio-One manufactures and sells medical devices and laboratory consumables across two divisions. The Preanalytics division provides evacuated blood collection tubes (VACUETTE), capillary blood collection systems (MiniCollect), safety devices (EVOPROTECT, QUICKSHIELD, Safety Lancets, CLiP IV catheters), and urine collection products. The BioScience division delivers cell culture vessels (CELLSTAR flasks, dishes, microplates), protein-coated vessels (CELLCOAT), 3D cell culture systems (M3D), cryopreservation tubes (Cryo.s), microplates for screening/imaging (SCREENSTAR, UV-Star, SensoPlate), and precision liquid handling (Sapphire pipettes) for clinical diagnostics and life sciences research.

Product overview

Greiner Bio-One offers a comprehensive, multi-category portfolio of laboratory consumables and medical devices organized primarily into two divisions: Preanalytics and BioScience. The Preanalytics division encompasses the VACUETTE brand of evacuated blood collection systems (venous and capillary), including tubes for serum, plasma, whole blood, and urine, as well as the EVOPROTECT and QUICKSHIELD safety product lines, Safety Lancets, the CLiP automatic safety IV catheter family, and a complete accessories ecosystem. The BioScience division covers the CELLSTAR cell culture vessel portfolio (flasks, dishes, microplates), the CELLCOAT protein-coated and CELLSTAR cell-repellent surface sub-brands, ThinCert membrane inserts for 3D and co-culture applications, specialized imaging microplates (SCREENSTAR, UV-Star, SensoPlate), magnetic 3D cell culture (M3D), mass cell culture products (CELLdisc, CELLMASTER roller bottles), the Cryo.s biobanking cryopreservation tube family, Sapphire precision liquid handling instruments, and general microplates for ELISA, qPCR, protein crystallography, and molecular biology. The products function both as standalone consumables and as an interconnected ecosystem (e.g., VACUETTE preanalytics feeding into BioScience analysis workflows), with a shared focus on safety, quality, and sustainability certified under the ACT Ecolabel program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VACUETTE: Brand for blood collection tubes, urine collection tubes, and related preanalytics products.
• MiniCollect
• CELLSTAR
• CELLCOAT
• CELLdisc
• CELLMASTER
• ThinCert
• Cryo.s
• EVOPROTECT
• CLiP
• QUICKSHIELD
• Sapphire
• CELLview
• SCREENSTAR
• SensoPlate
• UV-Star
• MASTERBLOCK
• EASYstrainer
• Leucosep
• HOLDEX

Products and services

• VACUETTE Blood Collection Tubes A comprehensive line of evacuated blood collection tubes for venous blood collection, available in multiple additive types including Serum, Heparin, EDTA, Sodium Citrate/CTAD, Glucose, Trace Elements, Z No Additive, ESR, Homocysteine, Blood Grouping, and Crossmatch for clinical diagnostics laboratories and healthcare providers.
• VACUETTE EVOPROTECT Safety Blood Collection Set Safety-engineered blood collection set with a button-activated safety mechanism designed to protect healthcare workers from needlestick injuries during venous blood collection procedures. Targeted at hospitals, clinics, and phlebotomy settings.
• VACUETTE QUICKSHIELD Safety Tube Holders Safety tube holders providing passive protection during the blood collection process to help prevent needlestick injuries, designed to integrate with the VACUETTE blood collection ecosystem.
• MiniCollect Blood Collection Tubes Capillary blood collection tubes designed for small-volume blood sampling, available in multiple formulations including Serum, Heparin, EDTA, Coagulation, and Glucose, with accessories such as carrier tubes and funnels for capillary sampling workflows.
• VACUETTE Urine Tubes Specialized urine collection tubes for clinical diagnostics including Z Urine No Additive, Urine CCM Tubes, and Urine STB Tubes formats, targeted at clinical laboratories and diagnostic centers.
• Safety Lancets Safety-engineered lancets for capillary blood collection designed to minimize pain and reduce the risk of needlestick injuries during blood glucose monitoring and other diagnostic procedures.
• CLiP Automatic Safety IV Catheters Automatic safety IV catheters in CLiP Neo, CLiP Ported, and CLiP Winged variants, designed to protect healthcare workers from accidental needle exposure during vascular access procedures in hospitals and clinics.
• VACUETTE Transport Line Transport packaging system for safe sample transport including VACUETTE Transport Box (VTB), Transport Container (VTC), and Transport Tube (VTT), with associated transport bags for diagnostic specimen logistics.
• VACUETTE Secondary Tubes Secondary collection tubes for transferring and storing blood samples after primary collection, part of the broader VACUETTE blood collection ecosystem.
• VACUETTE CAT Serum Fast Separator Serum separator tube engineered to complete blood coagulation in approximately five minutes, enabling faster turnaround for serum analysis in clinical diagnostics.
• CELLSTAR Cell Culture Flasks Cell culture vessels for laboratory cell growth, available in standard, suspension, Advanced TC (tissue culture-treated) surface variants, and the AutoFlask format, used by research laboratories and biopharmaceutical developers.
• CELLSTAR Cell Culture Dishes Cell culture dishes for 2D cell growth applications, including standard dishes and specialized CELLview dishes with glass bottom for advanced microscopy imaging.
• CELLSTAR Cell Culture Microplates Multiwell plates (96-, 384-, and 1536-well formats) for cell-based assays, screening, and high-throughput applications, available in clear, half-area, and specialized surface variants.
• CELLCOAT Protein Coated Cell Culture Vessels Protein-coated cell culture vessels (dishes, flasks, multiwell plates) functionalized with Collagen Type I, Poly-D-Lysine, Poly-L-Lysine, Fibronectin, or Laminin to enhance cell adhesion and growth for specialized cell culture applications.
• ThinCert Cell Culture Inserts Cell culture membrane inserts with semi-permeable membranes enabling co-culture, transport studies, and barrier model applications; available in 6-well, 24-well, and 96-well HTS formats for high-throughput screening.
• CELLview Products for Advanced Microscopy Specialized cell culture dishes, slides, and plates (CELLview Dishes, CELLview Slides, CELLview Plates) with glass-bottom construction for high-content imaging and advanced microscopy applications.
• SCREENSTAR Microplates Microplates specifically engineered for high-content screening and high-resolution imaging applications, available in 96-, 384-, and 1536-well formats with or without protein coating.
• UV-Star Microplates Microplates with a specialized UV-transparent bottom (cycloolefin) enabling UV absorbance measurements without well-to-well cross-talk, suitable for fluorescence and UV-based assays.
• SensoPlate Glass Bottom Plates Glass-bottom microplates (24-, 96-, 384-, and 1536-well) optimized for high-performance fluorescence, luminescence, and microscopy applications, including SensoPlate Plus variant.
• Magnetic 3D Cell Culturing (M3D) Magnetic 3D cell culture system enabling the formation of 3D cell spheroids using magnetic nanoparticles and magnetic fields, used as an alternative to animal models for drug discovery and disease modeling.
• CELLdisc Large-scale cell culture vessels (multi-layer discs) designed for mass cell culture and bioreactor applications, available in standard TC, Advanced TC, and closed filling cap configurations.
• CELLMASTER Cell Culture Roller Bottles Roller bottles for large-scale cell culture applications, available in standard polystyrene (PS), PS filter cap, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) material variants.
• Cryo.s Cryopreservation Tubes Cryogenic storage tubes for biobanking and cell preservation, available in 1 ml, 2 ml, 4 ml, and 5 ml sizes with internal or external thread options, including Datamatrix/barcoded and Biobank tube variants for automated sample tracking.
• Sapphire Pipettes and Pipette Tips Precision liquid handling instruments including single-channel, 8-channel, and 12-channel electronic pipettes, along with Sapphire filter tips, low-retention tips, and macro tips for various laboratory applications.
• Serological Pipettes Traditional serological pipettes for liquid handling in cell culture and general laboratory use, available in triple-packed sterile formats.
• Microplates (General Portfolio) Broad portfolio of 96-, 384-, and 1536-well microplates for diverse applications including ELISA, qPCR, storage, protein crystallography (CystalQuick), immunology/HLA typing (Terasaki plates), and non-binding assays.
• CELLSTAR Cell-Repellent Surface Products Cell culture vessels and microplates with a cell-repellent surface coating that prevents cell attachment, used for spheroid formation, suspension culture, and 3D cell culture applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• VACUETTE CAT Serum Fast Separator completes blood coagulation in approximately 5 minutes
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Geben für Leben – Leukämiehilfe ÖsterreichcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2026Long-standing charitable partnership with Austrian leukemia charity. Greiner Bio-One extended cooperation and donated €35,000 in April 2026 as part of ongoing commitment to corporate social responsibility.
• Tracie Health Care SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership to develop and promote Digital Preanalytics solutions, combining Greiner Bio-One's preanalytics products with Tracie Health Care Solutions' digital health technologies for enhanced sample tracking and patient data management.
• SciLeadsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSciLeads provides lead contact data (name, email, phone) of persons interested in GBO products through their platform. Part of Greiner Bio-One's customer relationship management and lead generation activities.
• SelectScienceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSelectScience provides lead contacts and publishes product content featuring Greiner Bio-One products. Platform used for product reviews, expert interviews, and reaching laboratory professionals.
• GK Handelsplan GmbHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner operating the Greiner Bio-One Promotional Items Shop for selected partner companies. Processes registration data and manages promotional merchandise ordering platform.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Becton Dickinson (BD): BD is the global incumbent in evacuated blood collection (Vacutainer) and a major player in safety IV catheters, vascular access, and biosciences. Directly comparable to Greiner Bio-One's preanalytics and safety device franchises.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher's laboratory products division provides cell culture consumables, microplates, cryogenic storage, and pipettes overlapping GBO's BioScience portfolio, plus broader diagnostic capabilities via sister divisions.
• Cardinal Health: Cardinal Health distributes a broad medical/laboratory consumables catalog in clinical settings overlapping Greiner Bio-One's hospital channel, including blood collection, IV therapy, and lab supplies.

Direct peers

• Sarstedt: German-headquartered manufacturer of blood collection tubes (S-Monovette), capillary sampling systems, and a broad portfolio of laboratory and cell culture consumables. Closest like-for-like peer for GBO's preanalytics and bioscience divisions.
• Terumo: Terumo is a major player in blood collection (VENOJECT/Venous), needle safety devices, and IV catheters. Comparable to GBO on blood collection, safety engineered devices, and IV catheter categories.
• Eppendorf: Eppendorf supplies premium liquid handling (pipettes, tips) and cell culture consumables directly comparable to GBO's Sapphire pipettes, microplates, and CELLSTAR culture vessels in research labs.
• Corning Life Sciences: Corning's Life Sciences segment delivers cell culture vessels, microplates, and cryogenic storage products directly competing with CELLSTAR, SCREENSTAR, and Cryo.s product lines in biopharma and academic research.
• Smiths Medical (ICU Medical): ICU Medical (post Smiths Medical acquisition) is a notable player in IV catheters and vascular access safety devices directly comparable to Greiner Bio-One's CLiP automatic safety IV catheter line.
• Nipro: Japanese medical device manufacturer with a meaningful blood collection and IV catheter portfolio, including safety-engineered needles, comparable to GBO's preanalytics and CLiP device franchises across Asian and global markets.

Emerging players

• Bio-Techne: Bio-Techne's bioscience division supplies cell culture media, 3D culture reagents, and lab consumables overlapping with Greiner Bio-One's BioScience division, particularly in stem cell and 3D cell culture workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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