Timestrip
Timestrip is a UK-based manufacturer of irreversible single-use liquid-based and electronic time and temperature indicator labels, serving healthcare, pharmaceutical, blood bank, food, and consumer goods customers with FDA-cleared and ISO 13485-certified cold chain monitoring solutions.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2002
- HeadquartersCambridge, United Kingdom
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Timestrip does
Timestrip is a UK-based designer and manufacturer founded in 2002 that produces single-use, irreversible visual indicators for time and temperature monitoring. The company operates two core technology lines: patented liquid-based indicator labels using controlled-rate lateral diffusion of a food-grade liquid through a membrane (white-to-blue color change on breach), and a newer family of electronic indicators including the Timestrip neo and Micro Data Logger products with LED alerts and smartphone app integration via the eTimestrip mobile application. Its indicator portfolio spans pharmaceutical cold chain, blood transport, vaccine handling, food/HACCP compliance, chemical storage, and consumer filter/appliance replacement reminders, with FDA 510(k) clearance for Blood Temp 10, ISO 13485:2016 certification, and CE/UKCA marking supporting regulated healthcare use cases.
The company sells primarily through direct e-commerce and enterprise sales, supplemented by regional distribution partnerships (TIP TEMPerature Products in North America, Innolabel in Belgium) and a custom/bespoke OEM service for branded smart indicators. Pricing is quote-based, with reference points such as Timestrip Complete under US$4 per unit versus digital data loggers starting around US$10. Customer logos span large enterprises (Siemens, NHS, 3M, Brita, Miele, Hamilton Beach, Amtrak) as well as healthcare providers and Red Cross organizations, and the company maintains 11-50 employees with global reach into the UK, US, Belgium, the Netherlands, India, and China.
Timestrip's revenue model is overwhelmingly transaction-based, with one-time sale of disposable physical indicators and reusable electronic devices, supplemented by custom-branded OEM supply. The company is privately held, has not disclosed funding rounds or revenue figures, and operates as Timestrip UK LTD with founder Reuben Isbitsky serving as CEO.
Timestrip firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Timestrip
- Legal name
- Timestrip UK LTD
- Website
- https://timestrip.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2002
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Timestrip is a UK-based manufacturer of irreversible single-use liquid-based and electronic time and temperature indicator labels, serving healthcare, pharmaceutical, blood bank, food, and consumer goods customers with FDA-cleared and ISO 13485-certified cold chain monitoring solutions.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Timestrip industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Time Temperature Indicators
- NAICS
- Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Specialty & Functional Labels (Linerless, RFID/NFC, Braille, Smart) (IMALAKAK)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Pharmaceutical Labels & Patient Information Packaging (Labels, IFUs, Booklets) (IMALAIAK)
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Where Timestrip is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Cambridge
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Timestrip business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Time and Temperature Indicator Labels: Sale of liquid-based single-use time and temperature indicator labels for monitoring temperature breaches and elapsed time across healthcare, food, pharmaceutical, and consumer applications. These are low-cost disposable devices sold in volume.
- Electronic Temperature Indicators: Sale of electronic temperature breach indicators (eTimestrip, Timestrip neo) that provide detailed temperature logging with LED alerts and smartphone app connectivity. These are single-use devices that generate reports via mobile app.
- Custom and Bespoke Solutions: Custom-branded and bespoke time and temperature indicators tailored to specific customer operational and branding requirements. Timestrip is the only provider of custom-branded smart indicators, creating an enhanced revenue stream for partners and customers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Timestrip Complete - 2°C-8°C cold chain monitoring |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels8 records
Timestrip product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Timestrip manufactures single-use liquid-based and electronic irreversible visual indicators that monitor elapsed time and temperature breaches across cold chain, healthcare, pharmaceutical, food, and consumer goods applications. The product line includes patented lateral diffusion labels (Timestrip PLUS, Blood Temp, Timestrip Complete) and electronic indicators (Timestrip neo, Micro Data Logger, eTimestrip TIR) with smartphone app connectivity. They also offer custom-branded and bespoke indicator solutions for partner integration.
Product overview
Timestrip offers a comprehensive portfolio of smart time and temperature monitoring solutions, consisting of two primary technology lines: liquid-based indicator labels (Timestrip PLUS, Blood Temp series, Timestrip Complete, Timestrip Food, Timestrip Time) and electronic indicators (Timestrip neo, Timestrip neo Multi, Micro Data Logger, eTimestrip TIR devices). These are complemented by specialty products for healthcare applications (vaccine monitoring VST series, Vaccine Thaw Timer, VRM30, VOR12) and supported by the eTimestrip mobile app for data reporting. The company positions itself as the only provider of custom-branded and bespoke indicators, with products ranging from low-cost single-use labels to reusable electronic devices with app connectivity.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Timestrip neo: Electronic time and temperature indicator with LED alerts and smartphone app compatibility
- Timestrip PLUS
- Timestrip Complete
- Blood Temp
- eTimestrip
- Food Temp
- Micro Data Logger
Products and services
- Timestrip PLUS Liquid-based single-use temperature indicator for monitoring ascending temperature breaches across thresholds from -20°C to 38°C with multiple run-out windows, used across healthcare, pharmaceutical, and industrial cold chain monitoring.
- Timestrip Complete Dual-element temperature indicator combining Timestrip PLUS (ascending breach above 8°C) and Freeze Check Plus FCP (descending breach below 2°C) for complete 2-8°C cold chain monitoring, also available in 0-8°C and Controlled Room Temperature variants, priced under US$4 per unit.
- Timestrip Food Temperature breach indicator designed for food shipping and storage, supporting HACCP 2-4 hour food safety rules with visual indication of breach duration for food production and service operators.
- Timestrip Time Elapsed time indicator providing clear visual alerts when time-sensitive actions are required, monitoring time intervals from minutes to 12 months across various temperature conditions.
- Timestrip Keychain Time indicator incorporated into keychain format for easy access to service reminders, particularly for automotive and consumer maintenance applications.
- Blood Temp 6 Single-use temperature indicator calibrated for 6°C threshold monitoring, designed for adherence directly to blood bags during transit from storage facilities.
- Blood Temp 10 FDA 510(k) cleared single-use blood bag temperature indicator monitoring 10°C threshold during transport, featuring ±0.5°C accuracy, field activation, and dual indicator windows for activation confirmation and breach indication.
- Blood Temp 10+ Enhanced version of Blood Temp 10 with additional features for extended blood transport monitoring applications beyond the standard 10°C threshold blood bag indicator.
- 72 Hour Time Indicator 72-hour time indicator designed to remind healthcare workers of sanitation processes and other time-sensitive healthcare compliance activities.
- Vaccine Thaw Timer Event thaw indicator with 24-hour time calibration at fridge temperatures, designed for ultra-cold chain vaccines such as -70°C Pfizer, automatically starting monitoring as vaccine thaws and tracking 6, 12, 24-hour intervals.
- Vaccine Refrigeration Monitor (VRM30) Temperature-time indicator showing duration vaccines have been held in 2-8°C chilled conditions with markers for 1, 5 days up to 30 days, auto-compensating for temperature changes and responding faster in warmer conditions.
- Vaccine Out of Refrigerator (VOR12) Indicator monitoring time vaccine has been exposed to room temperature after removal from refrigerator, with up to 12-hour run-out and shorter alert times at higher temperatures.
- Rapid Diagnostics 15 Short-term time indicator designed for use with rapid turnaround lateral flow test kits, providing 15-minute usage timing for diagnostic test workflows.
- Virus Specimen Transport (VST) Series Specialty indicator series for virus specimen handling including VST TTI (72-hour integrating indicator), VST 53°C (high temperature breach), VST 0°C (freezing detection), and VST Fridge Combi (2-in-1) developed for COVID-19 specimen handling.
- Timestrip PLUS 10°C 7-Day Extended duration temperature indicator with 7-day recording window at 10°C threshold, designed for pharmaceutical transportation and storage compliance applications.
- Timestrip neo Electronic time and temperature indicator with LED alerts, available in single-use and multi-use variants, monitoring 2-8°C refrigeration, -0.5°C descending freeze detection, and custom temperature ranges, connecting to smartphone app for data reporting.
- Timestrip neo Multi World's first multiple-use electronic temperature indicator, allowing reuse across multiple shipments or monitoring cycles with LED-based breach indication and custom temperature specifications.
- Micro Data Logger Single-use micro data logger with smartphone app connectivity for generating PDF reports and CSV exports, with small form factor for integration with shipments requiring detailed temperature logging.
- eTimestrip TIR 2-8°C Electronic Temperature Indicate and Report (TIR) device with -30°C to 70°C measuring range, designed for pharmaceutical shipments, featuring traffic light LEDs and smartphone app connectivity for data retrieval.
- eTimestrip TIR No Freeze 0°C Electronic indicator for products sensitive to freezing temperatures, monitoring 0°C threshold with -30°C to 70°C measuring range and app-based reporting for pharmaceutical and biological applications.
- eTimestrip App Mobile application (iOS and Android) for scanning Timestrip indicators, generating PDF reports and CSV exports, with cloud-based data storage, photo capture of labels, serial number recognition, and activation state tracking.
- Custom/Branded Solutions Custom-branded and bespoke time and temperature indicators tailored to customer operational and branding requirements, enabling integration into partner products and packaging; Timestrip is the only provider offering fully customized indicator solutions.
Quantifiable outcome
- Loss rates without Timestrip are around 5%; halved with use. A 9.9% reduction in loss rate pays for total investment; a conservative 19.8% reduction doubles ROI.
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Companies that use Timestrip
Customer profileNamed customers17 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Timestrip technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Timestrip partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Belgian Red Cross-FlanderscoreBelgian Red Cross-Flanders entered a joint development agreement with Timestrip to develop optimal temperature monitoring labels for blood collection, distribution and transfusion organisations operating within the Flanders catchment area. The agreement was signed by Philippe Vandekerckhove (Director General of Belgian Red Cross-Flanders), Reuben Isbitsky (of Timestrip UK Ltd), and Chris Van Sebroeck (of Innolabel, Timestrip's distribution partner in Belgium).
- TIP TEMPerature ProductscoreTIP TEMPerature Products established a distribution partnership with Timestrip for North America, expanding Timestrip's market reach in the North American region.
- InnolabelminorInnolabel serves as Timestrip's distribution partner in Belgium, with Chris Van Sebroeck representing the partnership. Facilitated the Belgian Red Cross-Flanders development agreement.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Timestrip competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Controlant: Iceland-based provider of real-time cold chain visibility solutions, including single-use and reusable temperature indicators and data loggers, with a strong focus on pharmaceutical and biologic cold chain. Direct competitor to Timestrip's blood and pharma temperature monitoring products.
- SpotSee: Provider of impact, temperature, and tilt indicators including chemical-based time/temperature indicators. Direct overlap in single-use visual time/temperature indicator products, particularly in cold chain and supply chain monitoring.
- ELPRO-BUCHS AG: Swiss manufacturer of temperature and humidity monitoring solutions, data loggers, and indicators serving pharmaceutical, life science, and logistics customers. Directly comparable in pharma cold chain monitoring offerings.
- DeltaTrak: US-based provider of cold chain temperature monitoring products including single-use temperature indicators, data loggers, and humidity monitors. Directly competes with Timestrip in food and pharma cold chain.
- LogTag Recorders: Manufacturer of temperature and humidity data loggers and indicators used across food, pharma, and life science cold chains. Comparable in temperature indicator and data logger product categories.
- Berlinger & Co. AG: Swiss company specializing in temperature monitoring solutions for pharmaceutical and clinical trials, including single-use indicators and electronic shipment monitors. Direct overlap with Timestrip's pharma and blood product lines.
Broad incumbents
- Vaisala: Finnish provider of industrial and life science measurement solutions, including temperature, humidity, and CO2 monitors. Comparable in life science/cold chain monitoring and is a broader instrumentation incumbent.
- Temptime (Zebra Technologies): Now part of Zebra Technologies, Temptime developed chemical-based time/temperature indicators widely used in vaccines and pharmaceuticals. Closest comparable in terms of irreversible chemical indicator technology.
- Sensitech (Zebra Technologies): Owned by Zebra Technologies, Sensitech offers a broad portfolio of temperature and location monitoring solutions across cold chain, food, and pharma. As a much larger incumbent, it competes with Timestrip across both single-use and electronic temperature monitoring.
Emerging players
- Onset (HOBO Data Loggers): US-based manufacturer of HOBO data loggers and temperature/humidity monitoring solutions, overlapping with Timestrip's Micro Data Logger and electronic indicator products in cold chain and life science.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Timestrip social profiles
Digital presenceTimestrip compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance8 records
Timestrip financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Timestrip leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Timestrip funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Timestrip M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Timestrip
What does Timestrip do?
Timestrip manufactures single-use liquid-based and electronic irreversible visual indicators that monitor elapsed time and temperature breaches across cold chain, healthcare, pharmaceutical, food, and consumer goods applications. The product line includes patented lateral diffusion labels (Timestrip PLUS, Blood Temp, Timestrip Complete) and electronic indicators (Timestrip neo, Micro Data Logger, eTimestrip TIR) with smartphone app connectivity. They also offer custom-branded and bespoke indicator solutions for partner integration.
Is Timestrip a public or private company?
Timestrip is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Timestrip founded?
Timestrip was founded in 2002. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Timestrip based?
Timestrip is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Timestrip make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Time and Temperature Indicator Labels are the primary driver. The others are electronic Temperature Indicators and custom and Bespoke Solutions.
Who are Timestrip's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Controlant, SpotSee, ELPRO-BUCHS AG, DeltaTrak, LogTag Recorders and Berlinger & Co. AG. Broad incumbents are Vaisala, Temptime (Zebra Technologies) and Sensitech (Zebra Technologies). Onset (HOBO Data Loggers) is listed as an emerging player.
Does Timestrip have an API?
No public API is recorded for Timestrip.
What industry is Timestrip in?
Timestrip's product category is Time Temperature Indicators. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMALAKAK, Specialty & Functional Labels (Linerless, RFID/NFC, Braille, Smart), with a secondary code of IMALAIAK, Pharmaceutical Labels & Patient Information Packaging (Labels, IFUs, Booklets). Its NAICS code is 334519 and its SIC code is 3823.