Boston BioProducts

Name

Boston BioProducts

Legal name

Boston BioProducts, Inc.

Website

https://bostonbioproducts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Life Science Reagents & Buffers

NAICS

Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (3254)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Bioprocess Consumables & Reagents (resins, membranes, media components, buffers) (HLAAAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Raw Materials & Critical Reagents Supply Services (media, resins, single-use) (HLAAAKAI), Process Development & Tech Transfer Services (upstream/downstream) (HLAAAKAF)

Keywords

• Biological buffers manufacturing
• Custom reagent formulation
• Life science reagents
• CGMP buffer production
• Bioprocessing chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Ashland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Catalog Products Sales: Sale of standard biological buffers, solutions, reagents, culture media, and related products from catalog inventory. Products typically ship within 1-3 business days if in stock.
2. Custom Buffer Manufacturing Services: Custom formulation and manufacturing of buffers tailored to specific customer protocols and requirements. Turnaround times range from days to weeks, with full testing and documentation support.
3. Quality Control Testing Services: In-house QC testing services for reagents including endotoxin, sterility, DNase/RNase, pH, conductivity, osmolality, and other analytical and biological tests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Boston BioProducts is a manufacturer of biological buffers, process liquids, solutions, reagents, culture media, water, and powdered formulations supplied to 4,000+ life sciences laboratories worldwide. The company produces catalog buffers (Good's Buffers, Saline Buffered Solutions, Electrophoresis Buffers, Lysis Buffers, Standard Buffers, Hybridization, HPLC/FPLC, qPCR, Transformation Buffers) and provides custom buffer formulation and manufacturing services with lot sizes from mL to 1,000+ liters, complemented by in-house reagent QC testing.

Product overview

Boston BioProducts is a manufacturer and supplier of biological buffers, solutions, reagents, culture media, and custom reagent manufacturing services for the life sciences industry. The product portfolio centers around Good's Buffers (MES, MOPS, HEPES, etc.), Saline Buffered Solutions (PBS, Dulbecco's PBS, TBS), Electrophoresis Buffers, Lysis Buffers (RIPA, NP-40), and Standard Buffers (Tris, Acetate, Citrate), complemented by Solutions (Acids, Balanced Salt, EDTA, Detergents), Culture Media, Reagents, Water, and Powders. These catalog products are organized around key application areas including Research & Discovery (Western Blotting, SDS PAGE, HPLC, FPLC, ELISA), Drug Development & Manufacturing (Upstream and Downstream Bioprocessing, Pharmaceutical Buffers), and Assay Development & Diagnostics. The company also offers Custom Buffer Manufacturing services for bespoke formulations with flexible parameters, and comprehensive Quality Control Testing services (Endotoxin, DNase, RNase, Sterility, pH, Conductivity, Osmolality, etc.). A complimentary Buffer Calculator tool enables researchers to compute buffer concentrations. The company operates a 115,000+ ft2 cGMP facility in Milford, MA, supplying over 4,000 labs worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Good's Buffers Specialized line of zwitterionic buffering agents including MES, MOPS, Bicine, TAPS, Bis-Tris, HEPES, Bis-Tris Propane, CAPS, PIPES, and Tricine, used to maintain stable pH in biological and biochemical reactions.
• Saline Buffered Solutions Buffered salt solutions including Dulbecco's PBS, HEPES Buffered Saline, PBS, PBST, TBS, and TBST, used for cell culture, washing, and immunoassay applications.
• Electrophoresis Buffers Buffers for gel electrophoresis workflows including Gel Casting, Sample, Gel Running, Transfer, Blocking, and Stripping solutions used in nucleic acid and protein separation techniques.
• Lysis Buffers Cell and tissue lysis reagents including RIPA, NP-40 Lysis, CHAPS Lysis, Triton X-100 Lysis, RBC Lysis, and RNA Lysis buffers for protein and nucleic acid extraction.
• Standard Buffers Common laboratory buffers including Acetate, Arginine-HCl, Borate, Citrate, Glycine, Histidine, Imidazole, Tris, Potassium Phosphate, Carbonate-Bicarbonate, Sodium Cacodylate, Sodium Phosphate, Succinate, and Citrate-Phosphate (McIlvaine) for general research applications.
• Hybridization Buffers Buffers designed for nucleic acid hybridization applications in molecular biology workflows.
• HPLC/FPLC Buffers High-performance and fast protein liquid chromatography buffers for chromatographic separation and purification applications.
• qPCR Buffers Buffers optimized for quantitative PCR and real-time PCR applications in molecular diagnostics and research.
• Transformation Buffers Buffers for bacterial transformation procedures used in molecular cloning and recombinant DNA technology.
• Solutions Portfolio Chemical solutions including Acid & Base, Balanced Salt, Metal, EDTA & EGTA, Antibiotics, Detergent, Acrylamide, Sugar, Fixative, and Inhibitor Solutions for laboratory and manufacturing applications.
• Culture Media Cell and microbial culture media reagents for growing and maintaining cells, bacteria, and yeast in research and bioprocessing applications.
• Laboratory Reagents General laboratory reagents for research and manufacturing applications in life sciences.
• Water High-purity water products for laboratory use in reagent preparation and research applications.
• Powders Powdered buffer and reagent formulations for reconstitution in laboratory settings.
• Custom Buffer Manufacturing Custom reagent formulation and manufacturing services allowing customers to specify recipe, concentration, pH, volume, packaging, and quality testing requirements. Turnaround times range from days to weeks with full traceability and batch-to-batch consistency, with lot sizes from mL to 1,000+ liters.
• Upstream Bioprocessing Solutions Buffers and reagents for cell growth, transfection optimization, and culturing conditions in upstream bioprocessing workflows for recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and DNA/RNA constructs.
• Downstream Bioprocessing Solutions Buffers and reagents for chromatography, protein stabilization, and purification processes in downstream bioprocessing workflows.
• Pharmaceutical Buffers GMP-grade buffers for pharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing with full traceability and regulatory compliance documentation.
• Quality Control Testing Services Comprehensive QC testing including Absorbance, Bioburden, Conductivity, Density, DNase, Endotoxin, Filter Integrity, Microbial Growth, Osmolality, pH, Protease, Refractive Index, RNase, Stability, Sterility, and Viscosity testing for custom and catalog reagents.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivers custom buffers in days to weeks, not months
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nirrin TechnologiescoreTechnology or Integration · 22 October 2024Boston-based partnership where Nirrin Technologies provides its Atlas™ system to Boston BioProducts for enhanced Quality Control (QC) testing in GMP buffer manufacturing. Atlas delivers HPLC-accuracy results in one minute with only 15 microliters of sample, without requiring method development or sample preparation. The partnership establishes a new standard of QC excellence in buffer manufacturing and will also be used as an investigational tool for customer project troubleshooting and resolution.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bio-Techne: Bio-Techne manufactures proteins, antibodies, and specialty reagents for life science research and bioprocessing. It is a direct peer to Boston BioProducts in the biological reagents space, with comparable customer overlap in academic and biotech labs and a more developed cell/gene therapy reagent portfolio.
• FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific: FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific specializes in cell culture media, buffers, and reagents for cell therapy, regenerative medicine, and bioprocessing. It is a direct peer in GMP-grade buffer and cell culture reagent manufacturing serving similar pharmaceutical and advanced therapy customers.
• STEMCELL Technologies: STEMCELL Technologies develops specialty reagents, media, and tools for cell biology, immunology, and regenerative medicine research. It is a direct peer in focused life science reagent manufacturing with comparable customer profiles in academic and translational research.
• MP Biomedicals: MP Biomedicals manufactures biochemicals, reagents, and buffers for life science research, diagnostics, and bioprocessing. It is a direct peer in the catalog biological reagent and buffer category, serving similar academic, biotech, and diagnostic customers.

Broad incumbents

• Avantor: Avantor is a global supplier of products, services, and solutions for the biopharma, healthcare, and advanced technology markets. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping buffer and reagent offerings through its J.T.Baker and NuSil brands, supplying similar customers at much greater scale.
• Cytiva: Cytiva is a global life sciences company providing technologies and services for bioprocessing, including buffers, single-use systems, and process development. It is a broad incumbent supplying upstream and downstream bioprocessing solutions to the same drug development customers BBP serves.
• Lonza Group: Lonza is a leading global CDMO and supplier of cell culture media, buffers, and bioprocessing solutions. It is a broad incumbent in GMP-grade bioprocess reagents and custom manufacturing, overlapping with BBP's pharmaceutical buffer and custom reagent services at much larger scale.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world's largest life science tools company, offering buffers, reagents, and custom manufacturing through its Life Sciences Solutions segment. It is a broad incumbent whose catalog and custom offerings directly compete with BBP across research, diagnostic, and bioprocessing markets.
• Corning Life Sciences: Corning Life Sciences manufactures cell culture media, sera, and bioprocess containers used in pharmaceutical and research applications. It is a broad incumbent in cell culture and bioprocess supplies serving overlapping customers in academic, biotech, and pharmaceutical settings.
• Promega Corporation: Promega manufactures reagents, enzymes, and assays for life science research, molecular diagnostics, and forensic applications. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping reagent and buffer product lines serving similar academic and biotech research customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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