Haier Biomedical

Medical Cold Chain Equipmenthaierbiomedical.co.uk

Haier Biomedical manufactures IoT-enabled cold chain equipment spanning -196°C to +8°C, serving hospitals, biobanks, universities, and government health programs across 140+ countries via direct sales and tenders.

Company typePrivate
Founded2016
HeadquartersSunbury, United Kingdom
Headcount251–500
GTM typeB2B
OfferingHardware or Manufacturing

Haier Biomedical firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Haier Biomedical
Legal name: Haier Biomedical UK Limited
Website: https://haierbiomedical.co.uk
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2016
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 251–500 employees
Short description: Haier Biomedical manufactures IoT-enabled cold chain equipment spanning -196°C to +8°C, serving hospitals, biobanks, universities, and government health programs across 140+ countries via direct sales and tenders.
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Haier Biomedical industry classification

Industry

Product category: Medical Cold Chain Equipment
NAICS: Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)
SIC: Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)
akta.pro primary industry: Cold Chain, Cryopreservation & Biologics Storage/Handling Technologies (HLAAAJAN)
akta.pro secondary industries: Cold Chain & Temperature-Controlled Storage Equipment (IMAHAKAJ), Cold Chain Monitoring, Sensors & Control Towers (IoT, data loggers) (HLAGAMAG), Vaccine Cold Chain, Storage & Distribution (HLAIAEAK), Sample Preparation, Storage & Cryogenics (Freezers, Cryovials, Cryostats) (HLAGAIAJ)

Keywords

Cold chain equipment
Ultra-low temperature freezers
Blood bank refrigerators
Vaccine cold storage
IoT laboratory monitoring

Where Haier Biomedical is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Sunbury
HQ country: United Kingdom
HQ region: Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Haier Biomedical business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components: Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Cold Chain Equipment Sales: Primary revenue stream from manufacturing and selling temperature-controlled storage equipment including ULT freezers, cryo freezers, biomedical refrigerators, blood bank refrigerators, pharmacy refrigerators, laboratory refrigerators, and liquid nitrogen storage solutions. Products sold as one-time capital purchases with various temperature specifications (-196°C to +8°C range).
Laboratory Equipment Sales: Sales of complementary laboratory equipment including centrifuges, autoclaves, biological safety cabinets, clean benches, CO2 incubators, standard incubators, drying ovens, fume hoods, and freeze dryers.
Service and Maintenance: Service revenue from maintenance contracts, breakdown services, calibration and temperature mapping, IQ/OQ/PQ qualification services, and monitoring service contracts for installed equipment.
Consumables: Sales of consumable products including PCR series, centrifuge tubes, cell culture products, frozen racks, pipette tips, and cryogenic accessories.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Other	Pay-as-you-go	B2B enterprise pricing - product-specific quotes

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Haier Biomedical product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Haier Biomedical manufactures and supplies a complete cold chain solution for life sciences, covering temperatures from -196°C to +8°C, with ultra-low temperature freezers, cryo freezers, biomedical/laboratory/pharmacy/blood bank refrigerators, liquid nitrogen storage solutions, and vaccine refrigerators. The portfolio is complemented by laboratory equipment (CO2 incubators, biological safety cabinets, centrifuges, autoclaves, freeze dryers, fume hoods) and integrated with the proprietary IoT Cloud Platform and five U-Network solutions (U-Biobank, U-Vaccine, U-Reagent, U-Blood, U-Laboratory) for real-time monitoring and intelligent management.

Product overview

Haier Biomedical is a comprehensive cold chain solution provider and manufacturer offering laboratory and biomedical equipment across temperature ranges from -196°C to +8°C. The product portfolio consists of multiple core product lines including ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers, cryogenic storage systems, biomedical freezers, laboratory refrigerators, pharmacy refrigerators, blood bank refrigerators, and liquid nitrogen storage solutions. These are complemented by laboratory equipment such as CO₂ incubators, biological safety cabinets, centrifuges, autoclaves, freeze dryers, and fume hoods. The company also provides specialized vaccine storage solutions including solar-powered refrigerators for off-grid applications, ice-lined refrigerators, and transport coolers. Central to the offering is the IoT-based solution platform comprising five interconnected networks: U-Biobank, U-Vaccine, U-Reagent, U-Blood, and U-Laboratory, which enable cloud-based monitoring and management of connected equipment. Additional offerings include consumables (PCR series, centrifuge tubes, cell culture supplies), wireless monitoring systems, and the Forlife sub-brand for preservation solutions. The portfolio supports the full cold chain from sample collection through storage to transportation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Cryo Freezer
ULT Freezer (Ultra Low Temperature Freezer)
Biomedical Freezer
Laboratory Refrigerator
Pharmacy Refrigerator
Blood Bank Refrigerator
Liquid Nitrogen Storage Solutions
Vaccine Refrigerator/Freezer
Solar Direct Drive Refrigerators
Ice-Lined Refrigerator
RFID Pharmacy Refrigerator
Automated Blood Management Refrigerator
Spark Free Refrigerator/Freezer
Self-Pressurised Liquid Nitrogen Supply Vessels
Transport Cooler
CO2 Incubator
Biological Safety Cabinet
Centrifuge
Autoclave
Freeze Dryer
Clean Bench & Laminar Flow
Fume Hood
Climate Chamber
Standard Incubator
Drying Oven
Plasma Apheresis System
Remote Temperature Monitoring Device
Wireless Monitoring System
U-Biobank Network Solution
U-Vaccine Network Solution
U-Reagent Network Solution
U-Blood Network Solution
U-Laboratory Network Solution
Laboratory Consumables
Maintenance and Calibration Services

Quantifiable outcome

764 vaccine refrigerators delivered to Uzbekistan through UNICEF tender
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Companies that use Haier Biomedical

Customer profile

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Haier Biomedical technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Haier Biomedical partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

UNICEF/CCEOPcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2019Haier Biomedical won the UNICEF CCEOP (Coordination Centre for Essential Equipment and Other Supplies) immunization tender in Uzbekistan in 2019, supplying 764 vaccine refrigerators. This represents a core government partnership for vaccine cold chain infrastructure.
World Health Organization (WHO)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWHO collaboration in Cameroon where Haier Biomedical supplied 196 units of blood refrigerators and plasma freezers to help build the national blood transfusion centre and 4 regional blood transfusion centres, funded by WHO and ISDB Bank.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Haier Biomedical competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Froilabo: French manufacturer of ultra-low temperature freezers, laboratory freezers, and cryogenic storage equipment. Comparable product offering to Haier's ULT and cryo freezer lines, with strong European research-customer footprint similar to Haier Biomedical UK.
Helmer Scientific: US-based manufacturer of medical-grade cold storage including blood bank refrigerators, plasma freezers, and pharmacy/vaccine storage. Direct overlap with Haier's blood bank and pharmacy refrigerator portfolio serving hospitals and transfusion centres.
Arctiko: Danish manufacturer specializing in ULT freezers, laboratory refrigerators, and cryogenic storage. Comparable in product range to Haier's biomedical freezers and ULT lines, often competing on technical specifications and energy efficiency.
B Medical Systems: Luxembourg-based specialist in vaccine cold chain and blood bank refrigeration, particularly strong in WHO/UNICEF tenders and solar direct drive units for emerging markets. Direct competitor for the same government tender customers that drive Haier's largest wins.
Eppendorf: German life science tools company with a strong cryo and ULT freezer portfolio (CryoCube, Innova, Eppendorf CryoStorage) plus laboratory equipment. Overlaps with Haier's ULT freezers, cryogenic storage, and consumables offerings for research and biobank customers.
PHC Holdings (formerly Panasonic Healthcare): Manufacturer of biomedical and pharmaceutical cold chain equipment including the well-known PHCbi brand ULT freezers, pharmacy refrigerators, and blood bank refrigerators. Direct head-to-head competitor across the -80°C to +8°C temperature range.

Emerging players

Labconco: US manufacturer of laboratory equipment including biological safety cabinets, fume hoods, freeze dryers, and incubators — categories overlapping with Haier's laboratory infrastructure portfolio (U-Laboratory solutions).

Broad incumbents

Steris Life Sciences: After acquiring the legacy Cantel/MiniTegra cold chain business and broader sterilization equipment portfolio, Steris serves healthcare and life sciences customers with adjacent cold storage, washers, and sterilization equipment comparable to Haier's lab infrastructure offering.
Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life sciences tools leader offering ultra-low temperature freezers, cold storage, and connected monitoring solutions through its Laboratory Products and Services segment. Directly competes in the ULT and biomedical freezer categories, with broader portfolio scale and deeper research-customer relationships.

Regional players

ZSCWD (Zhongshanshi'an Bio-medical): Chinese biomedical cold chain manufacturer with strong regional presence in domestic healthcare and government tenders. Competes with Haier Biomedical primarily within China and select Asian markets, with overlap in blood bank, vaccine, and pharmacy refrigerators.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Haier Biomedical financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Haier Biomedical leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Haier Biomedical funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Haier Biomedical M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Haier Biomedical

What does Haier Biomedical do?

Is Haier Biomedical a public or private company?

Haier Biomedical is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Haier Biomedical founded?

Haier Biomedical was founded in 2016. It employs 251 to 500 people.

Where is Haier Biomedical based?

Haier Biomedical is headquartered in Sunbury, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.

How does Haier Biomedical make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Cold Chain Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are laboratory Equipment Sales, service and Maintenance and consumables.

Who are Haier Biomedical's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Froilabo, Helmer Scientific, Arctiko, B Medical Systems, Eppendorf and PHC Holdings (formerly Panasonic Healthcare). Labconco is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Steris Life Sciences and Thermo Fisher Scientific. ZSCWD (Zhongshanshi'an Bio-medical) is listed as a regional player.

Does Haier Biomedical have an API?

No public API is recorded for Haier Biomedical.

What industry is Haier Biomedical in?

Haier Biomedical's product category is Medical Cold Chain Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAAAJAN, Cold Chain, Cryopreservation & Biologics Storage/Handling Technologies, with a secondary code of IMAHAKAJ, Cold Chain & Temperature-Controlled Storage Equipment. Its NAICS code is 333415 and its SIC code is 3585.