What Labconco does

Labconco Corporation is a privately held, mid-sized U.S. manufacturer of laboratory safety and containment equipment founded in 1925 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with additional manufacturing operations in Fort Scott, Kansas. The company designs, fabricates, and assembles its products domestically, sourcing more than 95% of raw materials and components from U.S.-based suppliers. Its portfolio spans nine product categories: biosafety cabinets and laminar-flow clean benches (Logic, Axiom, Nexus, Prism), chemical ventilation and furniture (ducted and ductless fume hoods including Echo/Airo filtered and XStream high-efficiency lines), freeze dryers and evaporation systems (FreeZone, CentriVap, CentriVap Pro, RapidVap), washers and water purification (SteamScrubber, FlaskScrubber, WaterPro), glove boxes and aseptic isolators (XPert, RXPert, pure²), forensics evidence processing (CApture BT, Protector drying cabinets), food/beverage/agriculture apparatus (Kjeldahl, Goldfisch, crude fiber), clinical products (blood drawing chairs, PCR enclosures), and laboratory carts and benches. Notable technical components include proprietary operating systems (Lyo-Works, VaporWorks, CleanWorks) with touchscreen control and recipe programming, integrated SKAN skanfog hydrogen peroxide decontamination in the pure² isolator, and patented energy-efficient fume hood designs achieving 45–85% reductions in laboratory tempered-air consumption.

The company generates revenue primarily through hardware sales of capital laboratory equipment via a multi-channel go-to-market model that combines 14+ territory-based direct sales representatives across the U.S. and Canada, six regional international sales managers covering ANZ, Latin America, Asia, India, and EAME, an authorized global distributor network, and group purchasing organization access through Premier. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and follows a consultative sales process with sales engineering and project management support for specification writing, CAD/REVIT submittal packages, and complex installations. Customers span academia (universities and K-12), biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturers, clinical labs, forensics laboratories, food/beverage/agriculture testing, materials science R&D, and compounding pharmacies. Products are cited in more than 39,000 peer-reviewed scientific publications, certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 49, ISO 9001, and meet USP <797> and <800> requirements for sterile and non-sterile compounding.

Name

Labconco

Legal name

Labconco Corporation

Website

https://labconco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Labconco is a privately held, 100-year-old U.S. manufacturer of laboratory safety and containment equipment — biosafety cabinets, fume hoods, freeze dryers, and aseptic isolators — sold to academic, biotech, pharmaceutical, clinical, and forensics laboratories worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Safety and Containment Equipment

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Lab Safety, PPE & Contamination Control (Hoods, Biosafety Cabinets, Clean Air) (HLAGAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens) (HLAGAIAC), Lab Furniture, Facilities & Utilities (Benches, Casework, Gas/Water Systems) (HLAGAIAM), Liquid Handling & Laboratory Automation (Pipettes, Robots, Workstations) (HLAGAIAD)

Keywords

• Laboratory safety equipment
• Biosafety cabinets
• Laboratory fume hoods
• Freeze dryers
• Laboratory containment products

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Equipment Hardware Sales: Sale of laboratory safety and containment equipment including biosafety cabinets, fume hoods, freeze dryers, vacuum concentrators, glassware washers, water purification systems, glove boxes, aseptic isolators, and forensics equipment. Products are sold directly through sales representatives and through authorized distributors. Large capital equipment sales with project management support for complex installations.
2. Parts, Accessories & Consumables: Replacement parts, accessories, and consumables for current and legacy Labconco products. Maintains large inventory of parts including for obsolete products.
3. Group Purchasing: Participation in group purchasing organization programs (Premier) allowing institutional customers to access pricing through established procurement contracts.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Labconco designs and manufactures laboratory safety and containment equipment, including biosafety cabinets, fume hoods, freeze dryers, vacuum concentrators, glassware washers, water purification systems, glove boxes, aseptic isolators, and forensic evidence processing equipment. Founded in 1925 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, the company sells these physical products primarily to academic, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, clinical, forensic, and food/beverage/agriculture laboratories.

Product overview

Labconco is a privately held laboratory equipment manufacturer founded in 1925 (100+ years) offering a broad portfolio of specialized products organized across nine product categories: (1) Biosafety and Laminar Flow — including Logic and Axiom Class II biosafety cabinets (Type A2, B2, C1), Nexus clean benches, specialized HEPA-filtered enclosures, and lab animal research stations; (2) Chemical Ventilation and Furniture — ducted and ductless fume hoods, Echo/Airo filtered fume hoods, XStream high-efficiency fume hoods, remote blowers, cabinets, and base stands; (3) Freeze Dry and Evaporation — FreeZone freeze dryers (benchtop and console, -50°C to -105°C), CentriVap/CentriVap Pro vacuum concentrators (benchtop, refrigerated, DNA, acid-resistant), and RapidVap evaporators; (4) Washers and Water Purification — SteamScrubber and FlaskScrubber glassware washers (CleanWorks OS), and WaterPro water purification systems (RO and Type I ultrapure); (5) Glove Boxes, Isolators, and Powder Containment — XPert/RXPert balance enclosures, filtered/inert/combination glove boxes, and pure² aseptic isolator (ISO Class 5/GMP Grade A, H2O2 decontamination); (6) Forensics Evidence Processing — CApture BT fuming chambers, Protector Evidence Drying Cabinets, downdraft powder stations, and biological workstations; (7) Food, Beverage, and Agriculture — Kjeldahl apparatus, Goldfisch fat extractors, crude fiber apparatus; (8) Clinical — blood drawing chairs, PCR enclosures, pathology/histology workstations, fume adsorbers; and (9) Carts, Chairs, and Benches. All products are designed, fabricated, and assembled in the U.S.A. (Kansas City, MO and Fort Scott, KS), with more than 95% of raw materials sourced from U.S.-based suppliers. Labconco serves industries including academia, biotech and pharmaceutical, clinical, forensics, food and beverage, materials science, and pharmacy. Cited in more than 39,000 peer-reviewed publications. Manufactured in compliance with US and EU GMP guidelines, NSF/ANSI Standard 49, and ISO 9001.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FreeZone: Freeze dryer product line for lyophilization in research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and pilot plant laboratories.
• CentriVap
• RapidVap
• SteamScrubber
• FlaskScrubber
• WaterPro
• Logic
• Axiom
• pure²
• CApture BT
• XPert
• RXPert
• Nexus
• Prism

Products and services

• FreeZone Freeze Dryers
• CentriVap Vacuum Concentrators
• RapidVap Evaporators
• SteamScrubber Glassware Washers
• FlaskScrubber Glassware Washers
• WaterPro Water Purification Systems
• Logic Class II Biosafety Cabinets
• Axiom Class II Biosafety Cabinets
• Prism Biosafety Cabinet
• Nexus Clean Benches
• pure² Aseptic Isolator
• XPert Balance Enclosures and Workstations
• XPert Filtered Glove Boxes
• Inert Glove Boxes
• Combination Glove Boxes
• Ducted Fume Hoods
• Ductless Fume Hoods
• Echo and Airo Filtered Fume Hoods
• XStream Fume Hoods
• CApture BT Fuming Chamber
• Protector Evidence Drying Cabinets
• Protector Downdraft Powder Stations
• RXPert Pharmacy Compounding Hoods
• Kjeldahl Nitrogen Determination Apparatus
• Goldfisch Fat Extractors
• Crude Fiber Apparatus
• Blood Drawing Chairs
• PCR Enclosures
• Laboratory Carts and Benches

Quantifiable outcome

• 45-85% reduction in laboratory tempered air consumption with energy-efficient fume hoods
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Arbor Day FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLabconco partners with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant a grove of trees for every Protector Echo or Airo Filtered Fume Hood sold. This sustainability initiative supports environmental reforestation efforts.
• Seeding LabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLabconco donates gently used demonstration equipment and other refurbished laboratory equipment to Seeding Labs to support laboratories in the developing world, helping expand access to scientific research capabilities globally.
• PremiercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPremier is a group purchasing organization partnership that allows institutional customers to purchase Labconco products through established procurement contracts, providing cost savings and streamlined purchasing processes.
• SKANcoreTechnology or IntegrationSKAN provides the skanfog hydrogen peroxide decontamination technology used in the pure² Aseptic Isolator. This technology enables fully integrated, fast, and safe H2O2 decontamination cycles within each isolator chamber.
• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLabconco is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. Laboratory construction or renovation projects using Labconco products can earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) credits for sustainability.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Agilent Technologies: Major analytical instruments and laboratory equipment provider with overlapping customer bases in pharma, biotech, and academic research. Competes indirectly through broader lab procurement contracts that may include sample prep equipment.
• Sartorius: Large bioprocessing and lab products company offering laboratory balances, water purification, and bioprocess equipment. Overlaps with Labconco in lab balances (Mettler Toledo adjacent), water purification (WaterPro), and bioprocess containment.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Laboratory Equipment Division): Broad life-science tools giant offering biosafety cabinets (Thermo Herasafe), CO2 incubators, centrifuges, and lab equipment via its laboratory products division. Competes across multiple Labconco categories from a much larger portfolio, especially in pharma and academic accounts.
• Mettler Toledo: Global leader in laboratory balances and precision instruments, with overlapping product positioning for the XPert balance enclosures Labconco sells. Indirect competitor through weighing solutions used in the same powder containment workflows.
• Eppendorf: Manufacturer of laboratory equipment including centrifuges, concentrators, freeze dryers, and bioprocess tools. Directly comparable to Labconco's sample preparation portfolio (vacuum concentrators, freeze dryers) with broader portfolio and global reach.

Direct peers

• SP Scientific (ATS Industrial Process): Specialist manufacturer of laboratory freeze dryers (VirTis, Advantage, Genesis), centrifugal evaporators, and lyophilization equipment. Direct competitor in Labconco's FreeZone freeze dryer and CentriVap concentrator product categories.
• BÜCHI Labortechnik: Swiss manufacturer of laboratory evaporation, freeze drying (Lyovapor), and sample preparation equipment. Direct competitor to Labconco's FreeZone and CentriVap/RapidVap product families in pharmaceutical and academic labs.
• Zirbus Technology: German manufacturer of laboratory and production freeze dryers, ice condensers, and lyophilization systems. Direct peer in freeze drying, primarily serving European academic and pharmaceutical customers.
• The Baker Company: A long-standing specialist manufacturer of biosafety cabinets, laminar flow clean benches, fume hoods, and glove boxes serving similar laboratory customers. Direct head-to-head competitor in Labconco's core containment and ventilation categories.
• Esco Lifesciences: Global manufacturer of biological safety cabinets, fume hoods, laminar flow cabinets, and lab equipment with overlapping biotech/pharma and academic customer bases. Competes directly with Labconco in biosafety cabinets and clean air containment.

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

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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