What Biolan MB does

Biolan MB, legally registered as BIOLAN MICROBIOSENSORES S.L., is a Basque biotechnology company founded in 2006 and headquartered in the Bizkaia Technology Park in Zamudio, Spain. The company develops, manufactures, and commercializes enzymatic biosensors, potentiometric sensors, and lateral flow immunochromatographic tests for detecting molecules related to food quality and safety, as well as human health diagnostics. Its product portfolio centers on two device platforms—the compact BIO 3000 benchtop unit and the portable BIO 7000 field-deployable unit—each supporting parameter-specific single-use biotests and screen-printed electrodes. The BIOFISH family addresses fish freshness parameters (TVBN, TMA, histamine, yake, salt), BIOMILK covers dairy analysis (salt), BIOMEAT addresses meat applications (nitrite), and the BIOLAN HEALTH sub-brand extends the platform into in vitro diagnostics including COVID-19 serological and antigen tests and the OSAVIT-D/LacTEST system for hypolactasia diagnosis. All devices connect to the BIOLANglobal cloud platform for data management, traceability, and real-time monitoring. Underlying technology combines screen-printed electrode electrochemistry, microfluidics, enzymatic biosensing, and AI/ML in select applications.

Biolan operates a global direct sales model organized into four regional commercial HUBs (EMEA, APAC, LATAM, NAM) with nine dedicated sales offices spanning Spain, France, Morocco, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, and the United States. Revenue is generated through a hardware-plus-consumables structure: devices are sold as capital equipment while single-use biotests (10-125 analyses per kit) generate recurring consumable revenue. The company serves enterprise and industrial buyers across fisheries, dairy, meat processing, wine, and healthcare diagnostics verticals. The customer base is diversified across 30+ countries with no disclosed revenue concentration.

The business is privately held with no parent company or institutional investor disclosed; founder Asier Albizu serves as CEO. R&D is partially funded through Spanish and EU public programs (CDTI, SPRI, HAZITEK, H2020), and the company maintains technology partnerships with Fundación Tekniker, CIC BIOGUNE, EHU-UPV, and GAIKER. Strategic co-development relationships include the AITA MENNI neurorehabilitation partnership and the SEGURAM meat industry project with UVESA. Recognition includes the 2024 Spanish National Innovation Award in the Innovative SME category and selection as one of 53 Basque "Hidden Champions" in 2026.

Name

Biolan MB

Legal name

BIOLAN MICROBIOSENSORES S.L.

Website

https://biolanmb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Biolan MB is a Basque biotechnology company that develops and markets enzymatic biosensors and potentiometric sensors for food quality/safety testing (fisheries, dairy, meat, wine) and point-of-care health diagnostics, selling through a four-HUB global commercial network across 30+ countries via hardware-and-consumables direct sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Safety and Quality Biosensors

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Food, Feed & Nutraceutical Analytical Testing (HLAGADAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen) (AFALAAAA)

Keywords

• Enzymatic biosensors
• Food safety testing
• Point-of-care diagnostics
• Potentiometric sensors
• Health diagnostics devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Zamudio

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Biosensor hardware and consumables: BIOLAN sells portable and compact biosensor measurement devices (BIO 3000, BIO 7000, BIOFISH 7000 series) along with single-use biotests and screen-printed electrodes (SPE) as consumables. Each device uses parameter-specific biotests allowing 10-125 analyses per kit. The model combines one-time hardware sales with recurring consumable revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

BIOLAN develops, manufactures, and commercializes enzymatic biosensors, potentiometric sensors, and immunochromatographic tests that detect and quantify parameters related to food quality and safety (histamine, TVBN, TMA, sulphite, nitrite, salt, lactose, gluconic acid, malic acid) and human health. The portfolio is built on two main device platforms (BIO 3000 benchtop and BIO 7000 portable) used with parameter-specific single-use biotests and screen-printed electrodes, plus the BIOLANglobal cloud platform for data management and traceability. Customers are food industry operators, fisheries, dairy producers, meat processors, and healthcare diagnostics companies served globally through direct B2B sales.

Product overview

BIOLAN develops, manufactures, and commercializes enzymatic biosensors, potentiometric sensors, and immunochromatographic tests for detecting parameters related to food quality and safety, as well as human health. The product portfolio centers on two main device platforms: BIO 3000 (compact benchtop) and BIO 7000 (portable field-deployable), both supporting multiple parameter-specific test cartridges. The BIOFISH family covers fish quality parameters (TVBN, TMA, histamine, yake, salt), BIOMEAT addresses meat industry parameters (nitrite, salt), BIOMILK handles dairy parameters (salt), and BIOLAN HEALTH provides diagnostic solutions including COVID tests, vitamin D testing, and pressure sensors for medical applications. All devices connect to the BIOLANglobal cloud platform for data management and traceability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BIOLAN HEALTH: Division focused on human health diagnostics, medical devices, and in vitro diagnostic systems using biosensor, microfluidic, microelectronic, and new material technologies.

Products and services

• BIOFISH 7000 TVBN Portable pocket biosensor using screen-printed electrodes that quantifies Total Volatile Basic Nitrogen (TVBN) in fish, providing objective freshness assessment in under one minute across white fish, blue fish, cephalopods, and fishmeal matrices.
• BIOFISH 7000 TMA Enzymatic biosensor enabling trimethylamine (TMA) quantification in less than one minute at any point of the seafood value chain, for fish freshness assessment without hazardous reagents.
• BIOFISH 3000 HIS Specific and connected enzymatic biosensor for histamine quantification in fish, measuring in under 2 minutes with data management capability. AOAC internationally certified.
• BIOFISH 3000 YAKE Enzymatic biosensor for objective determination of yake (burnt tuna flesh syndrome) degree in tuna, providing an alternative to visual classification.
• BIOFISH 7000 SEL Potentiometric biosensor for sodium/salt quantification in fish, meat, and dairy sectors using ultralight portable equipment with digital integration.
• BIOMILK 7000 SAL Fast, precise, and versatile device for salt quantification in dairy products, designed for sodium control in the dairy industry.
• BIOMEAT 7000 NO2 Enzymatic biosensor for nitrite analysis in meat products and sausages, using digitized and sustainable equipment without toxic reagents.
• BIO 3000 Compact benchtop measurement device based on specific enzymatic biosensors for quantifying different parameters of interest for the food industry, with an average analysis time of 2 minutes.
• BIO 7000 Portable measurement device functioning as enzymatic biosensor or potentiometric sensor for quantifying parameters of interest for the food industry, with average analysis time of 1-2 minutes.
• BIOLANglobal Digital services platform providing secure cloud storage, advanced data visualization, custom alerts, traceability, inventory management, and real-time global tracking for BIOLAN biosensor users.
• OSAVIT-D Point-of-care solution for quantitative D-xylose measurement in urine for diagnosis of hypolactasia after oral LacTEST administration.
• LacTEST D-xylose test for hypolactasia diagnosis, used in conjunction with OSAVIT-D for point-of-care testing.
• COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Lateral flow immunochromatographic assay for rapid serological detection of COVID-19 IgG/IgM antibodies.
• COVID-19 Antigen Test Lateral flow immunochromatographic antigen test for rapid COVID-19 detection.

Quantifiable outcome

• Analysis time reduced to 1-2 minutes per test vs. traditional laboratory methods
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AITA MENNI (Casa Hermanas Hospitalarias Aita Menni)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 April 2025BIOLAN and AITA MENNI are collaborating to develop AI models correlating physiological, clinical, and genetic data with neurorehabilitation outcomes to create a personalized post-stroke treatment system. The project, funded through the IA4ICTUS (HAZITEK 2025) program, involves Fundación Tekniker and ISEA S.COOP, aiming to reduce patient dependence and improve quality of life through adaptive, precision neurorehabilitation.
• EroskiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEroski, a major Spanish retail cooperative, participates in the EIT Food Bilbao Campus Experience alongside BIOLAN, where agrifood startups are mentored and trained by industry players including BIOLAN and Eroski. This partnership connects BIOLAN with the broader agrifood innovation ecosystem in the Basque Country.
• Conservas ArroyabeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConservas Arroyabe, a fish canning company, participates in the EIT Food Bilbao Campus Experience alongside BIOLAN, where agrifood startups engage with industry players. This connects BIOLAN to the seafood processing ecosystem and potential customer/prospect relationships.
• TeknibasquecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTeknibasque serves as BIOLAN's commercial hub for South America, managing sales and distribution across Chile and broader LATAM markets. Esteban Soto serves as LATAM Commercial Director. This is a dedicated channel partner relationship for market access in South America.
• Fundación TeknikercoreTechnology or IntegrationFundación Tekniker is a technology center and a key R&D partner in multiple BIOLAN projects including IA4ICTUS (neurorehabilitation AI) and EV-OSAVIT (vitamin D PoC diagnostic). Tekniker provides research and development capabilities in biosensor and diagnostic technology development.
• SPRI (Agencia Vasca de Desarrollo Empresarial)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPRI, the Basque Development Agency, is the driving force behind initiatives including INDEUS (Basque industry language platform) and multiple BIOLAN R&D funding programs. SPRI coordinates the Basque Government's industrial strategy and supports BIOLAN through programs such as HAZITEK, BERRIKER, and OSASUNK0.
• CIC BIOGUNEcoreTechnology or IntegrationCIC BIOGUNE is listed as a technological partner on BIOLAN's technology page, indicating collaborative R&D relationships in the biosensor and biomedical field.
• EHU-UPV (University of the Basque Country)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe University of the Basque Country is listed as a technological partner, indicating collaborative research and development relationships in biosensor science and technology.
• GAIKERcoreTechnology or IntegrationGAIKER technology center is listed as a technological partner of BIOLAN, indicating collaborative R&D in biosensor and food safety technology.
• UVESAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUVESA, a major Spanish meat processing company, collaborated with BIOLAN in the SEGURAM project (CIEN program) focused on innovative strategies to increase productivity, quality, and food safety while reducing antibiotic use in the meat sector. This represents a co-development partnership for BIOLAN's food safety technology in meat applications.
• AQUAVITAE ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIOLAN participated in the AQUAVITAE H2020 project (2019-2023) involving 27 international partners across 14 countries focused on aquaculture sustainability and new species/processes/products in low and high trophic aquaculture value chains.
• INNPAPER ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIOLAN participated in the INNPAPER H2020 project (2018-2021) focused on innovative paper-based electronics for smart labeling and point-of-care bioplatforms, with 17 European partners including CIDETEC, VTT, and CEA.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mettler-Toledo: Leading global manufacturer of precision instruments and services for laboratory and industrial applications, including analytical instruments for food quality control. Comparable as a broad laboratory analytical instrument incumbent whose products overlap with BIOLAN's biosensor portfolio in food industry quality control settings.
• 3M Food Safety: Major division of 3M providing a broad portfolio of food safety testing products, including pathogen detection, hygiene monitoring, and quality testing instruments. Comparable as a large incumbent offering overlapping food safety diagnostic products, particularly in pathogen and hygiene testing where BIOLAN's biosensors compete.
• Neogen Corporation: Established food safety and animal safety testing company offering diagnostic test kits, instrumentation, and genomics services. Comparable as a broader food safety diagnostics provider with overlapping technology platforms (lateral flow, immunoassays) and similar food-industry customer segments, though at significantly larger scale.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Global manufacturer of life science and clinical diagnostic products, including food safety testing kits and analytical instruments. Comparable as a broad analytical instrument and diagnostics incumbent that competes in adjacent food safety and clinical diagnostics categories where BIOLAN operates.
• SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance): Global testing, inspection, and certification company with major food and agri-food testing laboratory operations. Comparable as a broad incumbent in food quality and safety testing whose laboratory service model competes with BIOLAN's point-of-need biosensor approach for the same food-industry customer base.
• Eurofins Scientific: World-leading food testing laboratory network offering analytical services across food safety, authenticity, and quality parameters. Comparable as the dominant global food testing services provider whose laboratory testing capabilities compete with BIOLAN's biosensor testing value proposition for the same food-industry buyers.
• Mérieux NutriSciences (bioMérieux): Global food safety and analytical testing services provider offering laboratory testing, consulting, and sensory analysis for the food industry. Comparable as a large incumbent in food quality/safety testing that overlaps with BIOLAN's biosensor-based food safety value proposition, though operating via service laboratories rather than portable devices.

Emerging players

• Ambershore Group: Specialized in food safety rapid testing solutions including biosensor and lateral flow technologies for food quality parameters. Comparable as an emerging niche player in rapid food safety diagnostics using similar technology approaches (biosensors, immunochromatography) targeting food-industry end users.

Direct peers

• R-Biopharm: German-based developer and manufacturer of test kits and analytical systems for food and feed safety diagnostics, including enzymatic, immunoassay, and PCR-based methods. Directly comparable as a specialized developer of food analytical testing products targeting similar parameters (mycotoxins, allergens, histamine) and similar customer base (food manufacturers, laboratories).
• Romer Labs: Specialist in diagnostic solutions for food and feed safety, focused on mycotoxins, allergens, and related analytes using ELISA, lateral flow, and chromatographic methods. Directly comparable as a niche food testing diagnostics provider using immunoassay and enzymatic detection methods for similar food-industry customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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