What BLDpharm does

BLDpharm (legal entity BLD Pharmatech Ltd.) is a Shanghai-headquartered manufacturer and supplier of research chemicals serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, and advanced-materials customers globally. Founded in 2013, the company operates a four-region footprint with wholly-owned subsidiaries in Shanghai (headquarters), Hyderabad (India), Newington, CT (United States), and Reinbek (Germany), supported by warehouses across the US, India, and Europe to enable localized fulfillment.

The company's core offering is a broad research-chemicals catalog organized into six product categories: Chemistry (organic building blocks, heterocyclic building blocks, organometallic reagents, synthetic reagents, asymmetric synthesis, catalysis chemistry, and chemical biology), Pharmaceutical Intermediates across multiple therapeutic classes, Inhibitors/Agonists for biochemical research, Material Science (MOF ligands, OLED materials, electronic and magnetic materials, aggregation-induced emission compounds, and organic pigments), Life Science reagents (ADC-linkers, amino acids, APIs, DNA/RNA reagents, enzymes, peptides), and Catalysts and Ligands. The underlying technology is high-purity organic synthesis at research and pilot scale, supported by an R&D center, advanced QC instrumentation, and Ph.D.- and master's-level chemists. The firm is ISO 9001:2015 certified.

BLDpharm combines a catalog e-commerce channel — including keyword, list, and structure search — with custom synthesis and scale-up manufacturing services running from milligrams to pilot/commercial quantities. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and requires account creation, suggesting account-based B2B selling into enterprise and academic buyers. The go-to-market blends direct online sales, regional sales offices, and a worldwide distributor network. No public financials, funding rounds, or named institutional investors are disclosed.

Name

BLDpharm

Legal name

BLD Pharmatech Ltd.

Website

https://bldpharm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

BLDpharm is a Shanghai-based manufacturer and global supplier of high-purity research chemicals, pharmaceutical intermediates, biochemical inhibitors/agonists, material science compounds, and life science reagents, serving pharmaceutical, biotech, academic, and advanced-materials customers via catalog e-commerce and custom synthesis services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Research Chemicals Manufacturing

NAICS

Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing (325411), Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (424210)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Development & Manufacturing for Generics (CDMO/CMO) (HLAIABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

mRNA & Nucleic Acid Manufacturing Services (mRNA/saRNA/Plasmid DNA) (HLAGAGAC)

Keywords

• Research chemicals manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical intermediates supply
• Custom chemical synthesis
• Material science compounds
• Biochemical reagents

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BLDpharm manufactures and supplies high-purity research chemicals, pharmaceutical intermediates, biochemical inhibitors/agonists, material science compounds, and life science reagents through its e-commerce catalog. The company also provides custom synthesis and scale-up manufacturing services from laboratory to pilot scale, staffed by Ph.D. and master's degree chemists, serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic research customers globally.

Product overview

BLDpharm is a research chemicals manufacturer and supplier offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services. The core offerings include Pre-Packaged Inventories spanning Chemistry (Organic Building Blocks, Heterocyclic Building Blocks, Organometallic Reagents), Pharmaceutical Intermediates across multiple therapeutic categories, Inhibitors/Agonists for biochemical research (ADCs, Apoptosis, Cell Cycle, etc.), Material Science products (OLED Materials, MOF Ligands, Electronic Materials), and Life Science reagents (ADC-linkers, Amino acids, APIs, Peptides). The company also provides Scale-up Manufacturing services (lab to pilot) and Custom Synthesis services staffed by Ph.D. and master's degree chemists. The business model combines catalog inventory products with custom manufacturing capabilities to serve global research and pharmaceutical customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chemistry Reagents A catalog of organic building blocks, heterocyclic building blocks, organometallic reagents, synthetic reagents, specialty synthesis, asymmetric synthesis, catalysis chemistry, chemical biology reagents, and stains and dyes for laboratory research.
• Pharmaceutical Intermediates Pharmaceutical intermediates spanning therapeutic categories including analgesics, anesthetics, anti-inflammatory agents, antibacterials, antivirals, cardiovascular agents, CNS agents, and other therapeutic category intermediates for drug discovery and development.
• Inhibitors and Agonists Biochemical reagents including ADCs, apoptosis, autophagy, cell cycle, DNA damage, GPCR/G protein, immunology/inflammation, JAK/STAT signaling, PI3K/Akt/mTOR, protease, and protein tyrosine kinase products for target-based research.
• Life Science Reagents Life science reagents including ADC-linkers, amino acids, analytical science reagents, APIs, DNA/RNA reagents, enzymes, peptides, pesticides, and steroids for life science research.
• Material Science Products Specialty materials including electronic materials, magnetic materials, MOF ligands, OLED materials, aggregation-induced emission compounds, organic pigments, optical materials, polymer science materials, and material building blocks for materials research.
• Catalysts and Ligands Catalysts and ligand compounds for chemical synthesis, asymmetric catalysis, and catalysis research applications.
• Custom Synthesis Custom synthesis service staffed by Ph.D. and master's degree chemists who develop and manufacture specialized chemical compounds tailored to specific customer requirements.
• Scale-up Manufacturing Scale-up manufacturing service enabling transition of chemical synthesis from milligrams at laboratory scale to pilot-scale and commercial production volumes, supported by an R&D center and advanced QC instruments.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sigma-Aldrich (Merck KGaA / MilliporeSigma): The dominant global supplier of research chemicals, buffers, and life science reagents with a catalog many orders of magnitude larger than BLDpharm. Directly comparable as a research chemicals manufacturer/supplier to pharma and academic customers, though as part of a much broader life science portfolio.
• Alfa Aesar (Thermo Fisher Scientific): Long-established research chemicals catalog brand now part of Thermo Fisher, supplying organics, inorganics, metals, and materials to research labs. Comparable offering and customer base to BLDpharm, with the backing of a much larger parent.

Direct peers

• TCI Chemicals: Japan-headquartered manufacturer and supplier of organic research chemicals, intermediates, and specialty reagents with global warehouses. Closely comparable to BLDpharm on catalog breadth, custom synthesis services, and pharma/biotech customer base.
• Combi-Blocks: US-based manufacturer and supplier of research chemicals and building blocks focused on pharmaceutical and agrochemical R&D. Direct competitor in catalog building blocks and heterocyclic compounds serving the same discovery customer base as BLDpharm.
• Chem-Impex International: US-based manufacturer and distributor of fine chemicals, APIs, intermediates, and reference standards serving pharmaceutical and biotech research customers. Comparable in scale, product mix, and target buyer to BLDpharm.
• Toronto Research Chemicals: Canadian manufacturer of specialized research chemicals with emphasis on impurities, metabolites, and reference standards. Comparable as a niche research chemicals manufacturer targeting pharmaceutical R&D customers with catalog and custom offerings.
• Santa Cruz Biotechnology: Supplier of research antibodies, biochemicals, and reagents including inhibitors/agonists and life science research chemicals. Comparable in product taxonomy (inhibitors/agonists, life science reagents) and target customer (academic and pharma researchers).
• Matrix Scientific: US-based research chemicals manufacturer focused on building blocks and intermediates for medicinal chemistry. Direct competitor in catalog small molecules serving pharma/biotech discovery customers similar to BLDpharm.
• AK Scientific: US-based supplier of research chemicals, building blocks, and reference standards with manufacturing partnerships in Asia. Comparable business model to BLDpharm with similar catalog focus on pharmaceutical intermediates and building blocks.

Emerging players

• Fluorochem: UK-based manufacturer and supplier of fluorinated and specialty research chemicals with growing catalog across organic building blocks and intermediates. Comparable as a specialty research chemicals manufacturer targeting pharma and materials R&D customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BldPharm
• Facebookfacebook.com/BLDpharm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bldpharm

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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