What Weber Scientific does

Weber Scientific is a privately held, B2B laboratory supplies distributor founded in 1959 and headquartered in Hamilton, New Jersey. The company specializes in quality control equipment and consumables for the food, beverage, dairy, meat and poultry, and water and wastewater testing industries, distributing third-party products from manufacturers including Thermo Fisher Scientific, VWR, Kikkoman, Hygiena, Micrology Laboratories, Hanna Instruments, YSI, and LaMotte. Its catalog spans prepared microbiological media plates (Easy Plate, Charm Peel Plate, Easygel), ATP sanitation monitoring systems, brewing-specific refractometers and culture media, carcass and poultry sampling kits, pH meters, turbidity meters, and general lab supplies, supported by a free colony-counting software add-on for Easy Plate workflows.

Weber Scientific operates a hybrid go-to-market combining a registered-account e-commerce storefront, dedicated territory sales representatives accessible via a sales-rep-finder tool, and inside-sales phone and fax ordering. The company runs three warehouses in New Jersey, Nevada, and Missouri, enabling a 1-2-3 business day delivery program to the Continental US at no incremental freight cost and same-day shipping for orders placed by 3:30 PM EST. Pricing is unit-based with volume discounts on bulk chemicals (e.g., isopropyl alcohol) and a standing-order subscription program offering quantity discounts and priority shipping for repeat purchases; payment terms include Net 30 for approved credit accounts.

The company is privately held with no disclosed ownership structure beyond an apparent independent and founder-aligned base, and the available source data identifies no parent company, no private equity sponsor, no disclosed funding rounds, and no public financial reporting. Weber Scientific currently indicates it is not accepting new international business, signaling a domestic US focus, and it serves a long-tail of registered B2B accounts across multiple regulated verticals rather than a concentrated set of named enterprise customers.

Name

Weber Scientific

Legal name

Weber Scientific

Website

https://weberscientific.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Weber Scientific is a privately held B2B laboratory supplies distributor, founded in 1959 and headquartered in Hamilton, NJ, that distributes third-party testing equipment and consumables for food, beverage, dairy, meat and poultry, and water testing laboratories across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Supplies Distribution

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Test, Measurement & Lab Equipment Retail (CRACAKAH)

Keywords

• Laboratory supplies distribution
• Food safety testing
• Microbiological testing supplies
• Water quality testing
• Dairy testing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Hampton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Consumables Sales: Sale of testing supplies including prepared media plates, culture media, gloves, filter papers, labware, chemicals, and disposable safety supplies. One-time product purchases with repeat ordering patterns.
2. Laboratory Equipment Distribution: Distribution of laboratory equipment including pH meters, refractometers, turbidity meters, spectrophotometers, centrifuges, incubators, thermal cyclers, and electrophoresis equipment. Products from Thermo Fisher Scientific, Hanna Instruments, YSI, and other manufacturers.
3. Special Orders and Custom Products: Access to tens of thousands of brand-name laboratory products through special order program. Cross-referencing of Thermo Fisher Scientific, VWR Scientific and most manufacturer item numbers.
4. Standing Order Program: Pre-scheduled shipping service for regularly purchased products with quantity discounts. Priority shipping during tight supply situations. Reduces administrative burden for customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Weber Scientific is a B2B distributor of laboratory testing equipment and consumables serving the food, beverage, dairy, and water testing industries since 1959. The company distributes products from manufacturers including Thermo Fisher Scientific, Hanna Instruments, YSI, Hygiena, Kikkoman, and Micrology Laboratories, offering prepared media plates, ATP sanitation systems, brewing testing supplies, sampling kits, and general lab supplies. Operating from Hamilton, NJ with warehouses in Nevada and Missouri, Weber Scientific provides same-day shipping and a 1-2-3 Day Delivery Program to Continental US customers.

Product overview

Weber Scientific is a business-to-business laboratory supplies distributor serving the food, beverage, dairy, and water testing industries since 1959. The company operates from Hamilton, NJ with additional distribution centers in Nevada and Missouri. The product portfolio centers on specialized quality control equipment for food safety and microbiological testing. Key product lines include: (1) Ready-to-use prepared media plates (Easy Plate, Charm Peel Plate) for rapid microbiological detection of pathogens including E. coli, coliforms, Listeria, Salmonella, and Staphylococcus aureus; (2) ATP sanitation monitoring systems (Lumitester, EnSURE Touch) with associated ATP tests (UltraSnap, SuperSnap, AquaSnap) for sanitation validation; (3) Brewing and beverage testing products including culture media, refractometers, pH meters, turbidity meters, and PCR-based beer spoilage detection kits; (4) Sampling supplies including fabric meat samplers, poultry rinse bags, drag swabs, and carcass sampling kits; (5) General lab supplies including gloves, chemicals, buffers, and life science equipment. The company offers complementary Colony Counting System software for automated Easy Plate analysis, and provides same-day shipping plus a 1-2-3 Day Delivery Program. Weber Scientific functions primarily as a distributor of third-party manufacturer products rather than manufacturing its own branded goods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Easy Plate Prepared Media Plates Ready-to-use, stackable film plate format for microbiological testing of food, targeting organisms including Aerobic Bacteria (AC/AC-R), Coliforms (CC), E. coli/Coliforms (EC), Staphylococcus aureus (SA), Yeast and Mold (YM-R), Enterobacteriaceae (EB), and Listeria Species (LS). AOAC PTM and MicroVal certified.
• Micrology Laboratories Easygel Media Instant microbiological media using pectin as gelling agent (replacing agar), consisting of liquid medium bottles and pretreated petri dishes. Includes Total Count Media, Coliform Media, VRB Media, MRS Media, Orange Serum Media, Potato Dextrose Media, and Coliscan variants. AOAC Official Methods and APHA approved for food, dairy and beverage testing.
• Charm Peel Plate Microbial Test Single-use microbial tests with prepared media in shallow dishes and adhesive top covers for detecting aerobic bacteria (AC), coliforms (CC), E. coli/coliforms (EC), Enterobacteriaceae (EB), Staphylococcus aureus (SA), heterotrophic bacteria (HET), and yeast/mold (YM). AOAC and Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) validated.
• A3 Lumitester (ATP Sanitation System) Affordable sanitation system that detects ATP, ADP, and AMP in 1 swab for sanitation validation, distributed from Hygiena.
• EnSURE Touch Monitoring System Advanced monitoring system with 5-inch touch screen, wireless sync technology, and cloud-based software for collecting, analyzing and reporting sanitation data, distributed from Hygiena.
• UltraSnap ATP Surface Test High sensitivity, cost-effective all-in-one ATP test detecting 0.1 femtomoles of ATP. Compatible with EnSURE Touch and EnSURE Luminometer.
• SuperSnap Extra Sensitive ATP Surface Test Most sensitive ATP test, four times more sensitive than UltraSnap. Compatible with EnSURE Touch and EnSURE Luminometer.
• AquaSnap Total and Free ATP Water Test Detects free ATP in solution and microbial ATP to analyze water quality in 15 seconds. Compatible with EnSURE Touch and EnSURE luminometer.
• Easy Collect Fabric Meat Sampler Cloth-based Manual Sampling Device (MSD) for non-destructive MT60_C cloth sample collection method replacing N60 excision sampling for meat, poultry, and produce surface organism sampling. USDA FSIS approved.
• Weber DB Pre-filled Dilution Bottles and Tubes Butterfield's Buffer and Phosphate Buffer in sterilized PET bottles (90ml or 99ml) and tubes (9ml) for microbiological testing dilution procedures.
• Nitrile Gloves (Various) Disposable nitrile gloves including 3.5 mil powder-free exam gloves, black nitrile gloves, extra-soft nitrile gloves, and Weber Scientific branded heavily duty nitrile gloves. Multiple sizes and configurations available.
• Beer Spoilage PCR Micro Test Kit Simultaneously detects 6 spoilage organisms in one test with results within 2 hours: wild yeasts (Saccharomyces diastaticus, Brettanomyces) and bacteria (hops-resistant Lactic acid bacteria, Acetic acid bacteria, Megasphaera and Pectinatus).
• Densito Handheld Meter Ergonomic hand-held meter for alcohol measurement in beer brewing applications, distributed from Mettler Toledo.
• PAL-Plato Specific Gravity Refractometer Refractometer measuring specific gravity of sweet wort in 3 seconds for brewing applications, distributed from Atago.
• Beer Dehydrated Culture Media (Various) Specialized culture media for brewery microbiology including Universal Beer Agar, Barney Miller Agar, WL Nutrient Agar, WLD, LMDA, HLP, LWYM, LCSM, and Bacteriological Agar for cultivating and detecting beer spoilage organisms.
• 2100Q Portable Turbidimeter Portable handheld turbidimeter for water testing field analysis, distributed from Hach.
• Whirl-Pak Sterile Poultry Rinse Bags 15" x 20" sterile poultry rinse bags designed for holding chickens during sampling procedures.
• Solar-Cult Beef/Swine Carcass Sampling Kit Complete sampling kit for collecting and transporting beef and swine specimens for foodborne pathogen analysis, containing pre-moistened sponges, sterile diluent, gloves, sample bags, and templates.
• Drag Swabs Poultry Sampling Kits Sterile sampling devices for detecting Salmonella and other pathogens in poultry litter by dragging pre-moistened cotton gauze swabs along floors.
• Bio-Check Raw Meat FlowThrough Food Tests FlowThrough tests for raw meat speciation detecting undesirable meat species (cow, horse, pig, poultry, sheep) in under 15 minutes, and swab tests for food-contact surfaces detecting species-specific proteins in under 8 minutes.
• Isopropyl Alcohol (2-Propanol) ACS Reagent Grade Laboratory chemical for analyses and disinfection with greater than 99% purity, available in ACS Grade 4-liter bottles and 55-gallon bulk containers.
• pH Buffer Solution Color-Coded Color-coded pH buffer solutions accurate within ±0.01 pH units at 25°C, available in 500 mL, 4 liter, and 20 liter sizes.
• Gram Stain Kit Four-reagent bacteriological testing kit containing Crystal Violet, Gram's Iodine, Safranin, and Acetone/Alcohol for Gram staining procedures in food safety QC, clinical labs, and life sciences research.
• 1-2-3 Day Delivery Program Expedited shipping service ensuring delivery within 1-3 business days to any location in the Continental United States at no extra cost, with free upgrades to 3 Day Select service where applicable.
• Standing Order Program Pre-scheduled shipping subscription service for regularly purchased products with quantity discounts. Priority shipping during tight supply situations. Reduces administrative burden for customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Most items ship same day if ordered by 3:30 PM EST
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Thermo Fisher ScientificcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWeber Scientific distributes products from Thermo Fisher Scientific including electrophoresis equipment, pH meters, spectrophotometers, and other laboratory equipment. The company cross-references Thermo Fisher item numbers.
• VWR ScientificcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWeber Scientific can cross-reference VWR Scientific item numbers and supplies similar laboratory products.
• KikkomancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Kikkoman Easy Plate Prepared Media Plates - ready-to-use microbial testing plates certified by AOAC and MicroVal.
• Micrology LaboratoriescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Micrology Laboratories Easygel and Coliscan Easygel culture media products for microbiological testing.
• HygienacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Hygiena ATP sanitation testing products including EnSURE Touch monitoring system, UltraSnap, SuperSnap, and AquaSnap test swabs for sanitation validation.
• Kimberly-Clark ProfessionalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Kimtech Pure G3 Sterile Nitrile Gloves for cleanroom and laboratory use.
• Hanna InstrumentscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Hanna Instruments pH meters, turbidity meters, and other analytical instruments.
• YSIcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of YSI dissolved oxygen meters and water quality testing equipment.
• AlconoxcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Alconox cleaning products including Precision Cleaner, Tergazyme Detergent, and Alcojet Dishwasher Powder for cleaning validation.
• LaMotte ChemicalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of LaMotte Chemical water testing kits including BrewLab water analysis kits.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: World's largest life sciences tools and lab supplies conglomerate; supplies the same product categories Weber distributes (pH meters, spectrophotometers, electrophoresis) and operates its own direct sales force, e-commerce, and standing-order capabilities that compete with Weber at enterprise accounts.
• Avantor (VWR): Major global lab supplies distributor that acquired VWR; serves the same food/dairy/industrial customer base with a much larger catalog, global footprint, and integrated supply-chain services — a direct benchmark for Weber's catalog and cross-referencing value proposition.
• Grainger: Industrial MRO distributor with a deep lab supplies catalog (via former Thomas Scientific) and frictionless e-commerce; competes with Weber on commodity consumables (gloves, chemicals, labware) across the same enterprise customers.
• Hach: Water quality testing instruments and reagents manufacturer (a Weber supplier via partnership) that also sells direct; competitive overlap in the water/wastewater testing segment where Weber supplies drinking-water and wastewater compliance products.
• Hanna Instruments: Manufacturer of pH meters, turbidity meters, and analytical instruments (also distributed by Weber); sells direct to labs and competes with Weber's value-add distribution on price for instrument-only buyers.

Direct peers

• Thomas Scientific: Long-standing U.S. lab supplies distributor with comparable catalog breadth (consumables, equipment, life science) and similar target customers in food safety, clinical, and academic labs — a closest analog to Weber's distribution model.
• Spectrum Chemical: Specialty lab chemicals and supplies distributor serving pharmaceutical, food, and environmental testing labs; comparable B2B distribution model and overlapping product categories (chemicals, reagents, lab supplies).
• Cole-Parmer (Antylia Scientific): Specialty lab supplies distributor focused on fluid handling, life sciences, and environmental testing — comparable target customers (food, water, industrial QA/QC) and similar niche distribution positioning.
• LabSource: Independent U.S. lab supplies distributor offering consumables, equipment, and chemicals with a B2B e-commerce model closely analogous to Weber's — competes head-to-head on catalog breadth and same-day fulfillment.
• USA Scientific: Specialty lab plastics and consumables distributor serving life science and food testing customers; similar size and B2B niche distribution profile with overlapping customer base in food safety and QC labs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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