Matrix Innovation

What Matrix Innovation does

Matrix Innovation is a privately held Canadian specialty chemical company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Québec City, where it operates an R&D and manufacturing facility at 2700 Jean-Perrin, Suite 112. The company manufactures and distributes polymer science and biochemical products with a primary focus on specialty resins, protected amino acids (Fmoc-L, Fmoc-D, Boc, phospho, and unusual variants), coupling reagents, linkers, and scavenger resins used in solid-phase peptide synthesis. Its proprietary ChemMatrix® resin — a 100% poly(ethylene glycol) polymer developed in-house and patented by the company — is positioned as a flagship product line for peptide synthesis and drug discovery research applications.

The company serves academic research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and biotechnology firms engaged in peptide synthesis, drug discovery, and pharmaceutical development. Its go-to-market is a B2B enterprise field sales motion supplemented by a direct e-commerce storefront at matrix-innovation.com, with orders processed through the website, phone (1-418-861-8882), and email ([email protected]). Products are priced per gram/unit in USD with volume-based tiered discounts, shipped globally via FedEx and DHL under EXW terms, with Net 30 payment terms. The business also offers custom synthesis R&D projects on a quote basis. President and Founder Simon Côté has led the company continuously since 1999; no institutional investors, M&A activity, partnerships, or external capital raises are disclosed across the company's 25+ year operating history.

Name

Matrix Innovation

Legal name

Matrix Innovation

Website

https://matrix-innovation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Matrix Innovation is a privately held Canadian specialty chemical company that manufactures polymer science and biochemical products, including its patented ChemMatrix® resin, protected amino acids, and coupling reagents for peptide synthesis, serving pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic research customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals (Peptide Synthesis)

NAICS

Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211), Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (325991), Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (3252)

SIC

Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821), Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Polymers & Resins (Engineered Materials) (IMAEABAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Raw Materials & Critical Reagents Supply (Media/Resins/Cytokines) (HLAGAGAI)

Keywords

• Peptide synthesis chemicals
• Specialty resins
• Protected amino acids
• Coupling reagents
• Custom peptide synthesis

Headquarters

HQ city

Quebec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: One-time product sales of specialty chemicals including amino acids, coupling reagents, resins, linkers, and scavengers for peptide synthesis. Products are sold in various quantities with tiered pricing based on volume.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Matrix Innovation manufactures and distributes specialty biochemical products for organic and peptide synthesis, including the proprietary ChemMatrix® PEG-based resin, a full catalog of protected amino acids (Fmoc-L, Fmoc-D, Boc, and unusual/non-natural), coupling reagents and linkers (HATU, HBTU, PyBOP, DEPBT, EDC·HCl, etc.), specialty resins (Wang, Merrifield, Rink Amide, AM, MBHA, Ramage AM), and preloaded/scavenger resins. The company also offers custom synthesis R&D services for clients with specialized requirements. All products are produced and quality-controlled at the company's R&D facility in Quebec, Canada.

Product overview

Matrix Innovation is a specialty chemical company offering a comprehensive portfolio of products for peptide synthesis. The product line includes: (1) protected amino acids in multiple protecting group strategies - Fmoc-protected L-amino acids, Fmoc-protected D-amino acids, Boc-protected amino acids, and unusual/non-natural amino acids with various protections (Trt, Pbf, Boc, Mtt, Dde, OtBu, etc.), including phosphorylated variants (Ser, Thr, Tyr); (2) coupling reagents and linkers including DEPBT, HATU, HBTU, PyBOP, EDC HCl, DTT, Ramage Linker, Rink Amide Linker, and fluorescent labels like 5-FAM; (3) specialty resins including the proprietary ChemMatrix PEG-based resin, Wang resin, Merrifield resin, Rink Amide AM resin, AM resin, MBHA resin, Ramage AM resin, and various scavenger resins (MP-Carbonate, MP-Diethylenetriamine, MP-Mercaptomethyl, MP-Morpholinomethyl, MP-N-Methylisatoic anhydride, MP-Piperazinomethyl, MP-TMT, MP-Thiosulfate); and (4) preloaded resins (both Wang and 2-chlorotrityl formats) functionalized with specific amino acids for streamlined peptide synthesis workflows. The products are used for pharmaceutical research, biotech, and academic peptide synthesis applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ChemMatrix®: A 100% Poly(ethylene glycol) polymer resin developed and patented by Matrix Innovation for peptide synthesis.

Products and services

• ChemMatrix® Resin ChemMatrix® is a 100% Poly(ethylene glycol) polymer resin developed and patented by Matrix Innovation for solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS). It is a flagship specialty resin used by pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic research labs for demanding peptide synthesis workflows.
• Protected Amino Acids A broad catalog of protected amino acids for solid-phase peptide synthesis, including Fmoc-L, Fmoc-D, Boc-protected, and unusual/non-natural amino acids with various side-chain protections (Trt, Pbf, Boc, Mtt, Dde, OtBu, tBu) as well as phosphorylated variants. Sold in gram- to kilogram-scale quantities with volume-based pricing for pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic peptide synthesis research.
• Coupling Reagents and Linkers A product line of coupling reagents (DEPBT, HATU, HBTU, PyBOP, EDC·HCl, DTT), linkers (Ramage Linker, Rink Amide Linker), and labeling/Mitsunobu reagents (5-FAM, MSNT) used in solid-phase peptide synthesis workflows. Sold in research-scale quantities to pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic labs.
• Specialty Resins (Unsubstituted and Substituted) A line of specialty resins for solid-phase peptide synthesis, including 2-Chlorotrityl Chloride resin (acid-labile, mild cleavage), MSNT-functionalized resin, Wang resin (C-terminal acids), Merrifield resin (chloromethyl polystyrene), AM resin, MBHA resin (peptide amides), Rink Amide AM resin (C-terminal carboxamides), and Ramage AM resin. Used by SPPS researchers in pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic settings.
• Preloaded Resins (Wang and 2-Chlorotrityl) A product line of preloaded resins in both Wang and 2-Chlorotrityl formats, functionalized with specific Fmoc-L, Fmoc-D, H-L, and H-D amino acids (e.g., Fmoc-L-Ala-Wang, Fmoc-L-Leu-Wang, Fmoc-D-Val-Wang, Fmoc-L-Lys(Boc)-Wang, H-L-Ala-2-Cl-Trityl, H-L-Leu-2-Cl-Trityl, H-D-Phe-2-Cl-Trityl). Designed to streamline SPPS workflows for research labs.
• Scavenger and Supported Reagent Resins A line of scavenger and supported reagent resins (MP-Carbonate, MP-Diethylenetriamine, MP-Mercaptomethyl, MP-Morpholinomethyl, MP-N-Methylisatoic anhydride, MP-Piperazinomethyl, MP-TMT, MP-Thiosulfate) used to capture byproducts and impurities during solid-phase organic and peptide synthesis. Sold to SPPS research labs in research-scale quantities.
• Custom Synthesis & R&D Services Custom synthesis and R&D services for clients requiring bespoke protected amino acids, specialty resins, linkers, or other peptide synthesis building blocks that are not available in the standard catalog. Projects are scoped through a quote request and executed at the company's Quebec R&D facility with in-house QC.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Merck (Sigma-Aldrich) Life Science: Sigma-Aldrich (now Merck KGaA Life Science) is the world's largest broad-line supplier of research reagents, including a deep catalog of peptide synthesis reagents, protected amino acids, and resins. Comparable to Matrix Innovation as a much larger peer that competes across the same consumables categories.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Thermo Scientific Chemicals): Thermo Fisher offers peptide synthesis reagents, protected amino acids, and resins under its chemicals and life science brands. It serves as a broad incumbent comparator to Matrix Innovation across the same reagent categories, but at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• CSBio: CSBio supplies peptide synthesis reagents, resins, and instrumentation alongside custom peptide manufacturing services. It overlaps directly with Matrix Innovation's catalog of protected amino acids, coupling reagents, and specialty resins.
• Bachem: Bachem is a leading manufacturer of peptide and oligonucleotide APIs and supplies peptide synthesis reagents, resins, and protected amino acids. It is directly comparable to Matrix Innovation as both serve the peptide synthesis market with specialty reagents and resins for research and pharmaceutical customers.
• Activotec: Activotec provides custom peptide synthesis tools, reagents, and laboratory services including specialty resins for SPPS. It is a comparable specialty supplier overlapping directly with Matrix Innovation's protected amino acid and resin offerings.
• Iris Biotech: Iris Biotech is a specialty supplier of peptide synthesis reagents, resins, linkers, and protecting groups for the life-science market. Its product portfolio directly mirrors Matrix Innovation's offerings in protected amino acids, resins, and coupling reagents.
• AnaSpec (Eurofins): AnaSpec, now part of Eurofins, supplies specialty peptides, amino acids, and peptide synthesis reagents to research and pharmaceutical markets. Comparable to Matrix Innovation as a direct supplier of research-grade peptide synthesis consumables.
• AAPPTec: AAPPTec is a peptide synthesis products and services company offering protected amino acids, coupling reagents, resins, and custom peptides. It is a direct competitor to Matrix Innovation in supplying specialty consumables for solid-phase peptide synthesis.
• Peptide Sciences: Peptide Sciences offers protected amino acids, resins, and reagents for peptide synthesis alongside custom synthesis services. It competes with Matrix Innovation in the same specialty reagent niche targeting research and biotech buyers.

Emerging players

• LKT Laboratories: LKT Laboratories manufactures and distributes specialty biochemicals and research reagents including peptide-related compounds. It is an emerging player comparable to Matrix Innovation in supplying niche specialty chemicals to the life sciences market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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