What Green Elephant Biotech does

Green Elephant Biotech GmbH is a privately-held German life science tools company headquartered in Gießen with a secondary office in Berlin, developing and manufacturing bioprocessing and laboratory consumables from plant-based PLA (polylactic acid) bioplastic. The company operates two primary product lines: the CellScrew family of dynamic adherent cell culture flasks — built on a proprietary Archimedes screw-inspired internal geometry, manufactured via 3D printing, and available in 850 cm², 6,000 cm², and 10,000 cm² formats with optional Closed Configurable Transfer (CCT) caps for GMP workflows — and the 96-well microPLAte line of injection-molded PLA plates in clear, black, and white configurations compatible with standard laboratory readers. In March 2026 the company extended its hardware franchise with Archimedes One, a closed single-use dynamic adherent bioreactor based on the CellScrew 10K, offering automated media exchange, real-time pH and dissolved oxygen monitoring, and automated harvest, currently distributed through an Early Access Program.

The company's commercial model is a hybrid of direct e-commerce and a multi-country distributor network spanning eleven European countries (Germany, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, France, Italy, UK, Denmark) and the United States, with Fisher Scientific as the dominant European channel and LabScoop and Stellar Scientific serving US customers. Pricing is quote-based and the company explicitly aims to price-match incumbent quality consumables, differentiating instead on sustainability (90% lower carbon footprint for CellScrew versus polystyrene stacks, 50% lower for microPLAtes) and quantified operational gains (92% incubator footprint reduction vs roller bottles, 33% handling time reduction vs multilayer stacks, up to 50% media consumption reduction). The go-to-market is sales-led, with co-founder Dr. Joel Eichmann conducting personal sales calls and evaluation packs offered to drive trial adoption. Customers are concentrated in cell and gene therapy development, HEK seed trains, vaccine production, cell banking, iPSC and macrophage manufacturing — use cases where scaling adherent cell culture has historically required format changes that risk process redesign. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (TÜV SÜD), ANSI/SLAS standards compliance for microplates, and is pursuing My Green Lab ACT Ecolabel 2.0 product certification, while participating in the EU-funded Horizon Europe S.O.L.A.R.I.S. consortium for CAR T cell manufacturing and a peer-reviewed research collaboration with TRON Mainz.

Name

Green Elephant Biotech

Legal name

Green Elephant Biotech GmbH

Website

https://greenelephantbiotech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Green Elephant Biotech GmbH is a German manufacturer of plant-based PLA bioplastic bioprocessing and life science consumables, including CellScrew dynamic adherent cell culture flasks, the Archimedes One automated bioreactor, and 96-well microPLAte plates, serving cell therapy developers, vaccine manufacturers, and research laboratories across Europe and the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Single-use bioprocess consumables for adherent cell culture

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Cell Culture & Bioprocess Lab Equipment (Bioreactors, Single-Use Systems, Controllers) (HLAGAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH)

Keywords

• Adherent cell culture
• Single-use bioreactors
• Bioprocess consumables
• 3D cell scaffold
• PLA bioplastic labware

Headquarters

HQ city

Gießen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CellScrew® Product Sales: Sale of CellScrew® dynamic adherent cell culture flasks in multiple sizes (mini 850cm², 6K 6000cm², 10K 10000cm²) and CCT closed transfer variants. Single-use consumable products with recurring purchase patterns from customers in bioprocessing workflows.
2. 96-well microPLAte Sales: Sale of PLA-based 96-well microplates in clear, black, and white configurations for life science assays. Direct drop-in replacement for polystyrene plates with sustainability benefits.
3. Archimedes® One Bioreactor Sales: Dynamic adherent bioreactor system for automated adherent cell culture. Currently in early access program with indicative pricing available on request.
4. Evaluation Packs: Starter evaluation packages offering discounted trial of CellScrew® products to facilitate customer adoption and proof-of-concept

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Green Elephant Biotech designs, manufactures and sells single-use 3D-adherent cell culture consumables (the CellScrew family of polystyrene/polypropylene scaffolds), a bench-top dynamic cell expansion bioreactor (Archimedes) for process development, and PLA-based 96-well microplate labware. Its products serve academic researchers and biopharmaceutical companies working on adherent cell expansion, cell and gene therapy manufacturing, and related upstream bioprocess workflows.

Product overview

Green Elephant Biotech develops and manufactures two complementary hardware product lines for bioprocessing and life science research: the CellScrew dynamic adherent cell culture system and the 96-well microPLAte microplate line. The CellScrew family includes flask consumables in three sizes (mini 850 cm2, 6K 6000 cm2, and 10K 10000 cm2) plus Closed Configurable Transfer (CCT) variants for GMP workflows, all driven by an Archimedes screw design on roller devices. The Archimedes One Dynamic Adherent Bioreactor provides automation, real-time monitoring, and automated harvest for the CellScrew 10K. The 96-well microPLAte line consists of injection-molded plates in three optical configurations (clear, black, white) made from plant-based PLA bioplastic, serving as a direct drop-in replacement for polystyrene plates in life science assays. Both product lines share a common sustainability theme: PLA bioplastic materials sourced from renewable plants deliver significant carbon footprint reductions compared to oil-derived alternatives, with the microPLAte achieving 50% lower CO2 emissions and the CellScrew achieving 90% lower carbon footprint than conventional systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CellScrew®: Dynamic adherent cell culture flask system for scalable expansion of adherent cells, available in sizes from 850 cm² to 10,000 cm². Manufactured from PLA bioplastic via 3D printing.
• Archimedes® One
• Green Elephant® 96-well microPLAte
• CellScrew® CCT

Products and services

• CellScrew mini Compact, single-use 3D scaffold for adherent cell culture, intended as a smaller-format option within the CellScrew family for small-scale evaluation and culture.
• CellScrew 6K Mid-scale single-use 3D scaffold for adherent cell culture, suited to larger-volume expansion and bioprocess development.
• CellScrew 10K Production-scale single-use 3D scaffold for adherent cell culture, intended for larger-volume bioprocess and biopharma applications.
• CellScrew 6K CCT Variant of the CellScrew 6K scaffold within the 3D-adherent cell culture product line.
• CellScrew 10K CCT Variant of the CellScrew 10K scaffold within the 3D-adherent cell culture product line.
• CellScrew Evaluation Pack Trial pack of CellScrew scaffolds designed to allow customers to evaluate the 3D-adherent cell culture format at small scale before committing to larger orders.
• Archimedes One Bioreactor Bench-top dynamic cell expansion bioreactor designed to drive the CellScrew scaffold for upstream process development and adherent cell culture.
• 96-well microPLAte clear 96-well plate made from PLA bioplastic, designed as a fossil-free sustainable alternative for fluorescence/luminescence assays.
• 96-well microPLAte black Black 96-well plate made from PLA bioplastic, intended as a sustainable alternative for fluorescence and luminescence assays.
• 96-well microPLAte white White 96-well plate made from PLA bioplastic, offered as a sustainable alternative to polystyrene microplates for fluorescence/luminescence assays.
• Career / job applicant programme Career applicant programme inviting potential candidates to apply via the company's career portal and databases.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% reduction in incubator footprint vs roller bottles
• +6 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration19 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• S.O.L.A.R.I.S.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026EU-funded Horizon Europe project developing novel approaches to CAR T cell manufacturing to improve patient access to therapies across Europe. Green Elephant Biotech contributes its CellScrew® technology and bioprocessing expertise to advance scalable and sustainable manufacturing approaches.
• TRON (Translational Oncology at University Medical Center Mainz)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Research collaboration resulting in peer-reviewed publication 'Characterization and evaluation of a novel polylactic acid made bioreactor for large-scale adherent cell expansion' published May 2026 in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology journal.
• LabScoopcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 February 2026US distribution partnership enabling American laboratories to transition from fossil-based consumables to Green Elephant Biotech's plant-based 96-well microPLAtes. Builds on successful European adoption of the products.
• BiozymcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for 96-well microPLAtes in Germany and Austria, providing local access and expert support to life science laboratories.
• Fisher ScientificcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor life science distributor covering Austria, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, France, and Italy for 96-well microPLAtes distribution.
• Stellar ScientificminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS-based distributor for 96-well microPLAtes serving American life science research laboratories.
• Thistle ScientificminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK and Ireland distributor for 96-well microPLAtes, expanding European market presence.
• You Do BiominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDenmark-based distributor for 96-well microPLAtes serving Scandinavian life science markets.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Miltenyi Biotec: Miltenyi's MACS GMP manufacturing solutions, including the Prodigy platform for cell therapy, target the same iPSC and immune cell workflows as CellScrew and Archimedes One — overlapping customer base of cell therapy developers and CDMOs.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Life Sciences): Thermo Fisher's Gibco and Nunc brands dominate cell culture media, vessels, and microplates globally; it is also the parent of major plate reader lines Green Elephant's microPLAte integrates with, giving it both incumbent and channel-leverage dynamics against Green Elephant.
• Cytiva: Cytiva supplies Xuri cell expansion systems, microcarriers, and full bioprocessing workflows for cell therapy — competes with Archimedes One in automated adherent bioreactors and benefits from end-to-end bioprocess portfolios that single-product players like Green Elephant cannot match.
• Sartorius: Sartorius is a leading bioprocess equipment and consumables supplier whose single-use bioreactors and cell therapy manufacturing platforms compete with the Archimedes One automated system, particularly in upstream cell expansion for advanced therapies.
• Eppendorf: Eppendorf provides bioprocess bioreactors, consumables, and lab automation that overlap with Green Elephant's bioreactor and consumables portfolio — particularly relevant for the cell expansion and bioprocess scale-up workflows Green Elephant targets.

Direct peers

• Corning Life Sciences: Corning's CellSTACK and HYPERStack are the incumbent adherent cell culture vessels and Corning microplates (Costar) are the standard 96-well polystyrene plate — the most direct competitor across both of Green Elephant's product lines, with deep GMP qualification and global lab distribution.
• Wilson Wolf Manufacturing (G-Rex): G-Rex gas-permeable vessels are a leading adherent culture platform for cell therapy and CAR-T manufacturing — directly comparable to CellScrew in target use cases (iPSC, MSC, immune cell expansion) and competing for the same clinical manufacturing specifications.
• PBS Biotech: PBS Biotech's vertical-wheel single-use bioreactors address the same scalable adherent cell manufacturing pain points for cell and gene therapies that CellScrew and Archimedes One target — overlapping customer base in CDMOs and cell therapy developers.
• Greiner Bio-One: Greiner Bio-One is one of the leading global manufacturers of microplates and cell culture plasticware — a direct comparator to Green Elephant's 96-well microPLAte line with established specifications across research and diagnostic labs.
• Esco Lifesciences (CelCradle / VacciXcell): Esco's CelCradle and TideXcell adherent bioreactor systems serve cell therapy and vaccine manufacturing customers with similar scale-up and closed-system positioning to CellScrew and Archimedes One — overlapping iPSC and MSC expansion use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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