Fluigent

What Fluigent does

Fluigent S.A.S., founded in 2005 by researchers from Institut Curie in Paris and headquartered in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, develops pressure-based microfluidic flow control systems for life sciences research, pharmaceutical drug discovery, and industrial OEM integration. Its core technology replaces conventional syringe pumps with proprietary pressure controllers (Flow EZ, MFCS, Push-Pull) paired with the DFC self-learning flow control algorithm and non-intrusive flow sensors. The product portfolio spans research instruments (Omi automated organ-on-chip platform, Aria perfusion system, valves, chips, reservoirs, application packs) and an industrial OEM line offering standard, customizable, and fully custom microfluidic modules.

The company operates a hybrid go-to-market: direct sales with regional managers in Europe & Rest of World and the Americas (via subsidiary Fluigent Inc.), supplemented by 12 distributors across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Revenue derives primarily from hardware sales of instruments and OEM components, with ancillary income from OxyGEN and SDK software licensing, application-specific packs, and technical support services. Pricing is quote-based with one-year standard warranties and optional extended warranties.

Fluigent exports approximately 70% of revenue and holds 20 patents protecting its pressure-flow systems, DFC algorithm, and flow sensing technology. The company serves named customers including Institut Curie, HCS Pharma, LIST, KU Leuven, and Stratec across academic and enterprise segments, while maintaining research collaborations through institutional partnerships with TU Delft, BEOnChip, and a broader academic ambassador network.

Name

Fluigent

Legal name

Fluigent S.A.S.

Website

https://fluigent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fluigent is a French microfluidics company that develops pressure-based flow controllers, sensors, and organ-on-chip platforms for academic researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and industrial OEMs, distributing globally through direct sales and 12 channel partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Kremlin-bicêtre

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Microfluidic Research Instruments: Sale of pressure-based flow controllers, microfluidic sensors, valves, pressure sources, chips, and accessories for research applications. Products include Flow EZ, LineUp series, sensors, and valves.
2. Microfluidic OEM Components: Standard and custom OEM flow control modules and components for industrial integration, including F-OEM pressure controllers and customizable OEM products
3. Software Licenses: Licensing of software including OxyGEN control software, Software Development Kit, and firmware updaters
4. Application-Specific Packs: Pre-configured microfluidic packs for specific applications including organ-on-chip perfusion, mechanical stimulation, immunostaining, and droplet generation
5. Technical Support Services: Customer support including microfluidic consultation, device repair, remote diagnostics, and on-site visits

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fluigent develops, manufactures, and supports pressure-based microfluidic flow control systems for research and industrial OEM customers. The portfolio includes pressure controllers (Flow EZ, MFCS, Push-Pull), flow sensors, microfluidic valves, sample reservoirs, droplet-generation chips, automated organ-on-chip platforms (Omi, Aria), application-specific packs, and control software (OxyGEN, SDK, LINK) sold to academic, pharmaceutical, and industrial customers worldwide.

Product overview

Fluigent offers a comprehensive microfluidics portfolio organized into two main segments: Research equipment for academic and laboratory use, and Industrial/OEM products for system integration. The core technology is pressure-based flow control, with the Flow EZ pressure controller as the flagship product. The research portfolio includes automated platforms (Omi for Organ-on-Chip, Aria for perfusion), various sensors (FLOW UNIT flow sensors), valves (M-SWITCH, 2-SWITCH, L-SWITCH, SWITCH EZ), pressure sources, sample reservoirs (Fluiwell, P-CAP), and specialized chips (RayDrop for droplet generation, BE-FLOW/BE-GRADIENT/BE-TRANSFLOW for cell culture). Application-specific packs bundle these components for workflows like cell perfusion, mechanical stimulation, immunostaining, and droplet generation. The software suite includes OxyGEN for real-time control, SDK for custom development, and LINK for multi-instrument orchestration. Industrial OEM offerings provide standard components, customizable modules, and fully custom devices for integration into third-party systems. Key enabling technologies include the proprietary DFC adaptive flow control algorithm and non-intrusive flow sensing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Omi Automated Organ-On-A-Chip Platform Automated platform for organ-on-chip studies that mimics microphysiological conditions, providing automated cell perfusion and culture control for life sciences research customers.
• Aria Automated Perfusion System Automated perfusion system enabling sequential perfusion and immunostaining experiments with automatic delivery of up to 10 different solutions into a microfluidic chip for research labs.
• Flow EZ Pressure Controller Microfluidic pressure-based flow controller providing high-accuracy pressure control with quick response time and stable, pulseless flow for microfluidic research applications.
• MFCS Series Pressure Controller Microfluidic Flow Control System series for pressure-driven fluid handling in microfluidic experiments.
• Push-Pull Pressure and Vacuum Controller Pressure and vacuum controller capable of regulating both positive and negative pressure for mechanical stimulation applications including stretch and compression of cells.
• FLPG Plus Low Pressure Generator Microfluidic low pressure generator providing precise pressure control for microfluidic experiments.
• FLOW UNIT Flow Sensor Bidirectional microfluidic flow sensor providing real-time flow rate monitoring and measurement for microfluidic systems.
• M-SWITCH Microfluidic Valve Microfluidic bidirectional valve for sequential injection applications, enabling delivery of up to 10 different fluids to a single cell culture chamber.
• 2-SWITCH Microfluidic Valve 3-port/2-way microfluidic sampling valve for sorting samples at chip outlet to collection tube or waste.
• SWITCH EZ Valve Controller Microfluidic valve controller for flow redirection in microfluidic applications, part of the LineUp series.
• L-SWITCH Microfluidic Valve 6-port/2-position microfluidic recirculation and injection valve for complex fluid routing.
• Fluiwell Series Pressurized Fluid Reservoirs Pressurized fluid reservoirs for connecting standard laboratory vials to microfluidic flow controllers, available in 1-Channel (15mL, 50mL) and 4-Channel (0.5mL, 2mL) versions supporting up to 7 bar pressure.
• P-CAP Series Airtight Caps Airtight metal tube caps for microfluidics providing contamination-free, sterile fluid handling, available in 15mL capacity.
• Bubble Trap Device for removing air bubbles from microfluidic systems using a nano-porous PTFE membrane, with maximum pressure 2 bar and flow rate up to 5 mL/min.
• Fluid Degassing Device Device for removing dissolved gases from fluids in microfluidic systems to prevent bubble formation.
• BE-FLOW Cell Culture Chip Cell culture organ-on-a-chip microscopy chip made from cyclic olefin polymer (COP) featuring two independent channels with threaded inlets/outlets for gas exchange control, designed for use with Fluigent pressure controllers.
• BE-GRADIENT Flow Gradient Chip Flow gradient chip for 3D cell culture enabling concentration gradient formation across cell cultures.
• BE-TRANSFLOW Air-Liquid Interface Chip Air-liquid interface and co-culture chip for studying cells at the air-liquid interface.
• RayDrop Single Emulsion Device Microfluidic single emulsion device for droplet generation applications, producing uniform droplets for encapsulation and analysis.
• RayDrop Double Emulsion Device Microfluidic double emulsion device for generating double emulsions (droplets within droplets) for advanced encapsulation applications.
• Organ on Chip Perfusion Pack Complete set for organ-on-chip cell perfusion including Flow EZ, Flow Unit, P-CAP and necessary tubing for setting up perfusion experiments.
• High Throughput Cell Perfusion Pack High throughput version of the cell perfusion pack for parallel perfusion experiments across multiple chips.
• Microfluidic Recirculation Pack Pack for fluid recirculation in long-term organ-on-a-chip experiments, enabling continuous medium refreshment.
• Immunostaining Pack Ready-to-use package for sequential injection of multiple fluids for cell or tissue immunostaining, supporting up to 10 different reagents.
• Mechanical Stimulation Pack Versatile package for mechanical stimulation of cells including stretch and compression using Push-Pull controllers for PDMS membrane actuation.
• UV-crosslinked Microcapsule Production Platform Platform for producing UV-crosslinked microcapsules using microfluidic droplet generation technology.
• Encapsulation Platform for FACS Platform for cell encapsulation compatible with fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and droplet sorting applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stable and pulseless flow with quick response time for enhanced accuracy and reproducibility
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TU Delft (Nanotherapeutics Project)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 December 2025Participation in TU Delft Perspectief programme focusing on nanotherapeutics for cancer research. Fluigent involved as industry partner in 66 million euro research initiative with multiple technology partners.
• SCINCO Co. Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor for Korea, established partnership for sales and support of Fluigent products in the Korean market. SCINCO is a scientific instrument company founded in 1990, specializing in analysis instruments including microfluidics and organ-on-a-chip products through their L&B (Life & Biotechnology) division.
• Microfluidic ChipShopcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman distributor partner co-exhibiting at Analytica 2024 trade show in Munich. Microfluidic ChipShop provides microfluidic chips and partnered with Fluigent for joint demonstrations and market presence in Germany.
• HCS PharmaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Fluigent in an ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche) project with UTC to parallelize organ-on-a-chip systems for testing different drugs or different concentrations of drugs. Strategic research partnership focused on advancing organ-on-chip technology.
• Institut Curie ResearchersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership where researchers at Institut Curie (Paris) developed kidney-on-chip models using Fluigent pressure controllers for studying polycystic kidney disease. Technology was used to demonstrate independent control of shear stress and pressure in organ-on-chip applications.
• Academic Partner NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFluigent maintains academic partnerships with universities worldwide including scientific partners, brand ambassadors, and center partners. These collaborations help keep Fluigent technologies at the forefront of microfluidics industry.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hamilton Company: Major manufacturer of precision syringes, syringe pumps, and laboratory fluid-handling instruments. Its syringe-pump portfolio competes head-on with Fluigent's pressure-based controllers in research labs worldwide.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Major life-science research tools and clinical diagnostics company with broad product lines in droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) and lab automation. Competes indirectly through its ddPCR platform, where microfluidic precision is critical.
• Harvard Bioscience: Broader life-science instrument company offering syringe pumps (e.g., PHD Ultra), perfusion systems, and cell-analysis tools used in similar microfluidic research workflows. Represents the incumbent capital-equipment competitor Fluigent positions against.

Direct peers

• Elveflow: French-based direct competitor also specializing in pressure-based microfluidic flow control instruments, sensors, and OEM modules for life-science and academic customers. Closely comparable product architecture and customer base to Fluigent.
• Micronit: Dutch microfluidics specialist producing glass and polymer microfluidic chips, fluid-handling modules, and OEM microfluidic solutions for life sciences and analytical applications. Competes in both chip and OEM component categories.
• Microfluidic ChipShop: Manufactures microfluidic chips and lab-on-a-chip devices and distributes complementary flow-control instruments. Sits at the intersection of chip-supplier and instrument partner/competitor to Fluigent.
• Dolomite Microfluidics (Blacktrace Holdings): Designs and manufactures microfluidic components, chips, and flow-control systems, including pressure-driven pumping solutions for droplet generation and life-science research. Competes with Fluigent across instruments, chips, and OEM modules.
• Cellix: Supplies microfluidic flow-control systems, pumps, and biochips for cell biology and drug-discovery applications. Directly competes with Fluigent in cell-based microfluidic assays and organ-on-chip workflows.
• Sphere Fluidics: Developer of microfluidic single-cell analysis and picodroplet technology for drug discovery and cell biology research. Overlaps with Fluigent on droplet generation, cell encapsulation, and life-science research instrumentation.

Emerging players

• Nanion Technologies: Provides automated patch-clamp and microfluidic cell-analysis instruments. Adjacent in target market (cell biology, ion channel research) and uses microfluidic flow control as part of its platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fluigent

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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