MACHEREY-NAGEL

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.

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.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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)

Keywords

• Laboratory consumables
• Filtration products
• Chromatography supplies
• Water analysis testing
• Rapid diagnostic tests

Headquarters

HQ city

Düren

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 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

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core 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
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EppendorfcoreTechnology or Integration · 26 January 2024MACHEREY-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.
• TecancoreTechnology or Integration · 29 September 2023MACHEREY-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.
• HamiltoncoreTechnology or Integration · 11 December 2022MACHEREY-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 ATEcoreTechnology or Integration · 7 February 2022MACHEREY-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

Broad 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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Compliance3 records

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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