MACHEREY-NAGEL
MACHEREY-NAGEL is a privately held German manufacturer (founded 1911, Düren) of laboratory consumables and instruments across filtration, rapid tests, water analysis, chromatography, and bioanalysis, serving academic, pharmaceutical, clinical, food, environmental, and industrial laboratories in 65+ countries through direct e-commerce and a global distributor network.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1911
- HeadquartersDüren, Germany
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What MACHEREY-NAGEL does
MACHEREY-NAGEL GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held German specialty manufacturer of laboratory consumables and instruments, founded in 1911 and headquartered in Düren, Germany, with 501–1,000 employees and wholly-owned sales subsidiaries in the United States (MN US) and Switzerland/Liechtenstein (MN Schweiz). The company operates five product divisions — Filtration (cellulose, glass fiber, quartz and membrane filters, syringe filters, extraction thimbles), Rapid Tests (pH-Fix, QUANTOFIX, urine strips, reflectometers), Water Analysis (VISOCOLOR visual kits, NANOCOLOR photometric tube tests and photometers, BioFix luminous-bacteria tests), Chromatography (SPE, HPLC/UHPLC, TLC, GC columns and consumables), and Bioanalysis — with the bioanalysis division anchored by proprietary branded platforms NucleoMag (magnetic-bead purification), NucleoSpin (silica-membrane purification), NucleoBond (anion-exchange plasmid purification, including endotoxin-free and RS vaccine-grade variants), NucleoType (PCR master mixes), and a broader portfolio of 17 sub-brands spanning PCR, sequencing prep, protein purification, and bead-beating consumables.
The underlying technology base is chemistry- and membrane-engineering-led rather than software-led: products are differentiated by physical formulations (silica-membrane spin columns, magnetic-bead kits optimized for automated liquid handlers, anion-exchange columns delivering ≤1 EU/µg endotoxin plasmid for vaccine and gene-therapy use, HMW DNA kits isolating 50–200 kbp fragments). MACHEREY-NAGEL maintains ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and ISO 14001 certifications and offers a CE-IVD product line, and it has built verified integrations on the major laboratory automation platforms from Eppendorf, Hamilton, Tecan, Opentrons, Chroma ATE, FOUR E's, KingFisher, and Integra, effectively positioning its kits as the default consumable on those workstations.
The business model is B2B sale of consumables and instruments, priced per unit with pack-size tiers (e.g., 96/384 preps) and delivered through a direct e-commerce webshop (mn-net.com) complemented by a global distributor network reaching 65+ countries across six regions. End customers span academic and government research laboratories, pharmaceutical and biotechnology R&D, clinical and medical diagnostics, food and beverage testing, environmental monitoring, veterinary diagnostics, and industrial manufacturing. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the company is privately held under the founding family/entity, with no parent company, no venture or private-equity ownership, and no public listing.
MACHEREY-NAGEL firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- MACHEREY-NAGEL
- Legal name
- MACHEREY-NAGEL GmbH & Co. KG
- Website
- https://mn-net.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1911
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- MACHEREY-NAGEL is a privately held German manufacturer (founded 1911, Düren) of laboratory consumables and instruments across filtration, rapid tests, water analysis, chromatography, and bioanalysis, serving academic, pharmaceutical, clinical, food, environmental, and industrial laboratories in 65+ countries through direct e-commerce and a global distributor network.
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MACHEREY-NAGEL industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Laboratory Consumables and Analytical Reagents
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Bioprocess Consumables & Reagents (resins, membranes, media components, buffers) (HLAAAJAI), Laboratory Testing & Analytical Services (in-house/contract labs; microbiology, metals, organics) (EUANAJAB), Microbiology & Sterility Assurance (Bioburden/Endotoxin/Sterility) (HLAGADAE)
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Where MACHEREY-NAGEL is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Düren
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
MACHEREY-NAGEL business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Laboratory Consumable Sales: MACHEREY-NAGEL generates revenue through the direct sale of laboratory consumables including nucleic acid purification kits, filter papers, membranes, chromatography columns, rapid test strips, and water analysis reagents. Products are sold in various pack sizes (e.g., 96 preps, 384 preps) through their e-commerce platform and distributor network.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Standard kit configurations (96 preps, 384 preps) |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
MACHEREY-NAGEL product offering
Product offeringCore offering
MACHEREY-NAGEL manufactures and supplies laboratory equipment and consumables used in analytical chemistry, life sciences, and environmental testing. The product portfolio spans filtration devices, rapid test strips, water analysis test kits, chromatography columns and media, and bioanalysis tools for nucleic acid purification, serving research, pharmaceutical, clinical diagnostics, food, and environmental laboratories worldwide.
Product overview
MACHEREY-NAGEL is a life science company offering a comprehensive portfolio of laboratory products organized into five core business units: Filtration (cellulose filters, glass fiber filters, membranes, syringe filters, extraction thimbles), Rapid Tests (pH test strips, QUANTOFIX semi-quantitative strips, urine test strips, reflectometers), Water Analysis (VISOCOLOR visual kits, NANOCOLOR photometric tube tests, photometers, BioFix microbiological tests), Chromatography (SPE columns, HPLC/UHPLC columns, TLC plates, GC columns, vials and caps), and Bioanalysis (nucleic acid purification kits). The Bioanalysis division features prominent sub-brands including NucleoSpin (silica membrane-based manual purification), NucleoMag (magnetic bead-based automated purification compatible with robotic platforms), NucleoBond (anion-exchange chromatography for high-purity plasmid isolation), and NucleoType (PCR enzymes and molecular cloning reagents). Products serve academic research, pharmaceutical/biotech R&D, clinical diagnostics, environmental testing, and industrial quality control markets worldwide.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- NucleoSpin: Spin-column based nucleic acid purification kits
- NucleoMag
- NucleoBond
- NucleoSEQ
- NucleoCard
- NucleoFast
- NucleoType
- NucleoSnap
- Protino
- VISOCOLOR
- NANOCOLOR
- QUANTOFIX
- pH-Fix
- CHROMAFIL
- BioFix
- MagnetaPure
- IsoPure
Products and services
- NucleoSpin Silica-membrane-based kits for DNA and RNA purification from a wide range of sample types, used by molecular biology research and clinical diagnostics laboratories for routine nucleic acid extraction.
- NucleoMag Magnetic bead-based kits for automated isolation of DNA, RNA, and viral nucleic acids, designed for high-throughput workflows in clinical and research laboratories.
- NucleoBond Anion-exchange-based kits for preparative purification of plasmid DNA, used in molecular biology and biotechnology laboratories for cloning and transfection workflows.
- NucleoType Products in the NucleoType line supporting nucleic acid workflows for analytical and preparative applications in life science laboratories.
- NANOCOLOR Photometric test kits for wastewater and drinking water analysis, used by environmental laboratories and municipal water utilities to quantify chemical parameters in water samples.
- QUANTOFIX Semi-quantitative rapid test strips for the on-site detection of chemical parameters, used by field technicians, food and beverage manufacturers, and laboratory personnel for fast screening of substances.
- VISOCOLOR Colorimetric test kits for water and environmental analysis, providing visual or simple photometric readout of analytes for routine laboratory and field use.
- pH-Fix pH indicator test strips covering multiple pH ranges, used by laboratories, industrial operators, and educational institutions for quick pH determination of solutions.
- CHROMAFIL Syringe filters and filtration membranes for sample preparation prior to chromatographic and analytical measurements, used in analytical chemistry laboratories.
- Chromatography Columns and Consumables Columns, vials, and accessories for HPLC and GC separations, supplied to analytical laboratories performing routine and research chromatographic analysis.
Quantifiable outcome
- DNA fragments up to 200 kbp can be isolated with NucleoMag HMW DNA Kit
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Companies that use MACHEREY-NAGEL
Customer profileSegments7 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
MACHEREY-NAGEL technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration8 records
Feature7 records
MACHEREY-NAGEL partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- EppendorfcoreMACHEREY-NAGEL partnered with Eppendorf to make their nucleic acid purification kits accessible on the new epMotion pipetting robot series. Collaboration includes application notes and video documentation for automated workflows using NucleoSpin 96 Plasmid Kit on epMotion 5075vt.
- TecancoreMACHEREY-NAGEL and Tecan developed automated DNA/RNA purification solutions for the DreamPrep NAP Workstation. Partnership covers multiple applications including genomic DNA extraction from tissue, pathogen detection for veterinary diagnostics, and microbiome research.
- HamiltoncoreMACHEREY-NAGEL and Hamilton collaborated to develop verified methods for automated DNA/RNA purification and clean-up on the NIMBUS Presto workstation. Multiple NucleoMag kits have been validated for use with Hamilton's automation platform including blood, cfDNA, forensic, FFPE, RNA, and water testing applications.
- Chroma ATEcoreMACHEREY-NAGEL and Chroma ATE collaborated to develop verified methods for automated DNA/RNA purification using NucleoMag kits on the MagXtract 3200 magnetic bead extraction system. The partnership provides customers with validated automation workflows combining MACHEREY-NAGEL's purification chemistry with Chroma ATE's instrumentation.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
MACHEREY-NAGEL competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Cytiva (formerly GE Healthcare Life Sciences): Cytiva (acquired by Danaher) supplies Whatman filtration products, nucleic acid purification kits, and lab chromatography consumables that directly overlap with MACHEREY-NAGEL's filtration and bioanalysis offerings. It is a broad life sciences incumbent serving bioprocessing and research customers.
- Agilent Technologies: Agilent is a leading analytical instrument and consumables company whose chromatography columns, SPE products, and sample preparation consumables overlap with MACHEREY-NAGEL's chromatography portfolio. It is a broad life sciences and applied markets incumbent with a substantially larger commercial footprint.
- Merck KGaA (Life Science / MilliporeSigma): Merck KGaA's Life Science division (MilliporeSigma in North America) sells nucleic acid purification kits, filtration membranes, and chromatography consumables that overlap heavily with MACHEREY-NAGEL's portfolio. It is a broad life sciences incumbent operating across bioprocessing, lab consumables, and water analytics.
- Sartorius AG: Sartorius is a leading supplier of bioprocess and lab filtration products (including membrane filters and single-use solutions) that competes with MACHEREY-NAGEL's filtration and chromatography consumables, particularly for pharmaceutical and biotech customers.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher offers the Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems nucleic acid purification brands that directly compete with MACHEREY-NAGEL's NucleoSpin and NucleoMag kits, plus the KingFisher automation platform. It is a broad life sciences incumbent with substantially larger R&D, manufacturing, and commercial scale.
Direct peers
- Promega Corporation: Promega is a private life sciences company that develops nucleic acid purification systems, PCR reagents, and clinical diagnostics products directly comparable to MACHEREY-NAGEL's NucleoMag and NucleoSpin kits. Both companies also share a similar privately-held, founder-controlled structure.
- Qiagen: Qiagen is a global leader in nucleic acid purification and sample preparation technologies, directly competing with MACHEREY-NAGEL's NucleoSpin, NucleoMag, and NucleoBond kits. Both companies serve molecular biology, clinical diagnostics, and applied testing markets with overlapping kit portfolios and automation integrations.
- Bio-Rad Laboratories: Bio-Rad supplies nucleic acid purification kits, PCR reagents, and clinical diagnostics products that directly overlap with MACHEREY-NAGEL's bioanalysis franchise. Both companies also target food, environmental, and life science research customers with comparable chromatography and sample preparation products.
- Hach (Veralto): Hach is a global leader in water quality testing instrumentation and reagents, directly comparable to MACHEREY-NAGEL's NANOCOLOR photometric tube tests, VISOCOLOR visual kits, and BioFix microbiological tests. Both companies target municipal water utilities, environmental labs, and industrial QA/QC.
- Zymo Research: Zymo Research is a privately held US life sciences company specializing in nucleic acid purification, microbiome DNA extraction, and sample storage products that directly compete with MACHEREY-NAGEL's NucleoSpin and NucleoMag kits, particularly in microbiome and environmental research.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance3 records
MACHEREY-NAGEL financial estimates
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MACHEREY-NAGEL leadership team
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MACHEREY-NAGEL subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
MACHEREY-NAGEL funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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MACHEREY-NAGEL M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about MACHEREY-NAGEL
What does MACHEREY-NAGEL do?
MACHEREY-NAGEL manufactures and supplies laboratory equipment and consumables used in analytical chemistry, life sciences, and environmental testing. The product portfolio spans filtration devices, rapid test strips, water analysis test kits, chromatography columns and media, and bioanalysis tools for nucleic acid purification, serving research, pharmaceutical, clinical diagnostics, food, and environmental laboratories worldwide.
Is MACHEREY-NAGEL a public or private company?
MACHEREY-NAGEL is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was MACHEREY-NAGEL founded?
MACHEREY-NAGEL was founded in 1911. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is MACHEREY-NAGEL based?
MACHEREY-NAGEL is headquartered in Düren, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does MACHEREY-NAGEL make money?
One revenue line is on record: laboratory Consumable Sales.
Who are MACHEREY-NAGEL's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Cytiva (formerly GE Healthcare Life Sciences), Agilent Technologies, Merck KGaA (Life Science / MilliporeSigma), Sartorius AG and Thermo Fisher Scientific. Direct peers are Promega Corporation, Qiagen, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hach (Veralto) and Zymo Research.
Does MACHEREY-NAGEL have an API?
No public API is recorded for MACHEREY-NAGEL.
What industry is MACHEREY-NAGEL in?
MACHEREY-NAGEL's product category is Laboratory Consumables and Analytical Reagents. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAGAIAH, Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters), with a secondary code of HLAAAJAI, Bioprocess Consumables & Reagents (resins, membranes, media components, buffers). Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.