Biotech

What Biotech does

Biotech Fluidics AB is a Swedish private company founded in 2007 and headquartered on the Onsala peninsula near Gothenburg. It designs, manufactures, and distributes precision fluidic components and instruments for liquid chromatography, flow chemistry, and laboratory automation. Its proprietary portfolio centers on the DEGASi® family of inline vacuum degassers — spanning the Plus, Integration, FlatFilm, BioCompact, and Preparative series — alongside patented MarvelXACT™ UHPLC fittings (rated to 1300 bar), REFRACTiMASTER® refractive index detectors, BioVersal™ PEEK-lined UHPLC column hardware, Frit-in-a-Ferrule™ filtration components, and proprietary sensors (liquid flow meter, solvent line monitor, level sensor). The company also operates a significant third-party distribution business as the global Premium distributor of IDEX Health & Science fluidic components since 2016, and distributes HALO® and SunShell® chromatography columns.

The business model is hardware sales through direct sales offices in Sweden, Germany, the USA, and Japan (via BioNik Inc.), supplemented by a global distributor network. Revenue derives from proprietary product sales, OEM custom-configured degassers for instrument manufacturers, distributed third-party branded components, and collaborative product development services. Pricing is by Request Quote across all product tiers; no list pricing is published. Customers include scientific instrument developers, instrument manufacturers, and end users in pharmaceutical/biotech, semiconductor manufacturing, ink jet printing, in vitro diagnostics, and analytical laboratories. Production capacity is described as millions of flow components annually from a catalog of hundreds of common SKUs and thousands of specially sourced articles, with manufacturing in Sweden and the USA.

Biotech Fluidics has achieved self-sustained growth since founding with no external institutional investment, reporting ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications in 2025. Ownership remains with the founding Jutvik family and co-founder Anders Grahn, who serves as Chairman of the Board after handing CEO responsibilities to Fritiof Pontén in 2020. The company operates with a 1-10 employee headcount globally, relying on distribution partners and OEM design-in relationships to scale reach beyond its small direct organization.

Name

Biotech

Legal name

Biotech Fluidics AB

Website

https://biotechfluidics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Biotech Fluidics designs, manufactures, and distributes precision fluidic components and instruments — most notably the DEGASi® inline vacuum degasser family, MarvelXACT™ UHPLC fittings, and REFRACTiMASTER® detectors — for liquid chromatography and laboratory automation OEMs and end users, complemented by global Premium distribution of IDEX Health & Science products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Fluidics and Degassing Instruments

NAICS

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514), Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914), Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (332912)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050)

akta.pro primary industry

Liquid Handling & Laboratory Automation (Pipettes, Robots, Workstations) (HLAGAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sensors & Feedback Devices (Pressure, Flow, Position, Encoders, Transducers) (IMAHAGAK), Industrial Drying & Evaporation Equipment (Dryers, Evaporators, Crystallizers) (IMAHAEAD)

Keywords

• Inline vacuum degassers
• Fluidic system components
• HPLC fittings
• Chromatography columns
• Laboratory flow instruments

Headquarters

HQ city

Hålland

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Degassing Equipment Sales: Sale of DEGASi® family of inline degassers, spare parts, and OEM degassers for system integration. Products range from Nano flow (μL/min) to High Flow (1000 mL/min) applications.
2. Fluidic Components Distribution: Distribution of IDEX Health & Science products including fittings, connectors, valves, tubing, filters, frits, and column hardware. Also distributes HALO® columns from AMT and SunShell® columns from ChromaNik Technologies.
3. Inline Monitoring Instruments: Sale of detectors (RI detectors, Runge Mikron series), sensors (flow meters, pressure sensors, level sensors, bubble sensors), and monitoring systems.
4. Mixers & Reactors: Sale of micro gas spargers for bioreactors and reaction delay coils for fluidic systems.
5. Custom Solutions & Assembly: Custom-designed tubing kits, OEM degasser configurations, and collaborative product development services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Biotech Fluidics supplies fluidic system solutions for liquid analysis and processing, organized into five categories: liquid degassing (DEGASi family of stand-alone inline vacuum degassers), inline monitoring (refractive index detectors, miniature detectors, liquid flow meters, solvent line monitors, level sensors), separation tools (filters, frits, HPLC/UHPLC column hardware and distributed HALO and SunShell columns), fluid management (HPLC pumps, syringe pumps, solvent recyclers, volumetric dispensers, micro gas spargers, reaction delay coils, valves), and flow components (UHPLC fittings, connectors, tubing in PEEK, stainless steel, fluoropolymers, PEEKsil). The company manufactures its DEGASi product family in Sweden and the USA, and is the global premium distributor of IDEX Health & Science fluidic components.

Product overview

Biotech Fluidics provides a comprehensive portfolio of fluidic solutions organized into five main product categories: Liquid Degassing (DEGASi® family of stand-alone inline degassers including Plus, Integration, Preparative, FlatFilm, and BioCompact series), Inline Monitoring (detectors including REFRACTiMASTER® RI, RefractoMax, and Runge Mikron; sensors including liquid flow meters, solvent line monitors, and level sensors), Separation Tools (filters and frits, HPLC column hardware including BioVersal™, IsoBar™, BioSafe™, and Modular systems, plus distributed HPLC columns HALO® and SunShell®), Fluid Management (liquid handling including ASI pumps and syringe pumps, solvent recyclers, volumetric dispensers, mixers including micro gas spargers and reaction delay coils, and valves), and Flow Components (fittings including MarvelXACT™, IDEX coned port and flat-bottom fittings, connectors, plugs and caps, and comprehensive tubing options including PEEK, stainless steel, fluoropolymers, and PEEKsil™). The company serves applications in liquid chromatography, flow chemistry, fluid dispensing, dissolution testing, automated immunoassays, hematology analysis, in vitro diagnostics, and semi-conductor manufacturing. As a premium distributor of IDEX Health & Science products, Biotech Fluidics operates globally from headquarters in Sweden with sales offices in Germany, Japan, and USA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DEGASi: Family of inline degassers for efficient removal of dissolved gases in flowing liquids, including Plus, Integration, Preparative, FlatFilm, and BioCompact series
• REFRACTiMASTER
• SPEedy
• MarvelXACT
• BioVersal
• IsoBar
• BioSafe

Products and services

• DEGASi Plus Series

Quantifiable outcome

• Solvent recycling can save up to 90% of solvent in isocratic HPLC separations
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• IDEX Health & SciencecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2016Biotech Fluidics is the global premium distributor of IDEX Health & Science products including fittings, connectors, valves, tubing, filters, frits, and column hardware. Products previously sold under the Upchurch Scientific brand (acquired by IDEX in 2004) are now IDEX branded.
• Advanced Materials Technology (AMT)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBiotech Fluidics distributes HALO® Fused-Core® HPLC columns from AMT. These columns provide increased separation efficiency without consequences of high backpressure and are available in different particle diameters and pore sizes with several bonded phases.
• ChromaNik TechnologiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBiotech Fluidics distributes SunShell® core-shell HPLC columns and Sunniest™ columns from ChromaNik Technologies in Japan. These columns feature advanced stationary phase bonding and endcapping technology combining high separation efficiency with extraordinary stationary phase stability.
• Polymer CharstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiotech Fluidics partnered with Polymer Char to integrate its DEGASi® degasser into their Intrinsic Viscosity instruments, ensuring precise and reliable measurements. This represents a custom integration partnership for specific instrument requirements.
• Global Distributor NetworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProducts sold through trusted distributors worldwide, supporting applications in liquid chromatography, flow chemistry, fluid dispensing, dissolution testing, automated immunoassays, hematology analysis, in vitro diagnostics, semi-conductor manufacturing, and ink jet printing.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IDEX Health & Science: The supplier whose products Biotech Fluidics distributes globally as a Premium distributor. IDEX H&S manufactures the upstream fittings, valves, pumps, and fluidic components that Biotech Fluidics resells, while also competing directly with many of Biotech Fluidics' proprietary offerings — making it both a critical partner and the most direct competitive benchmark.
• Agilent Technologies: Global leader in HPLC/UHPLC instruments, columns, and consumables serving the same chromatography customer base. Agilent competes at the instrument level with products that incorporate fluidic components analogous to those supplied by Biotech Fluidics, and is one of the most strategically important accounts in Biotech Fluidics' OEM network.
• Shimadzu: Major Japanese manufacturer of HPLC/UHPLC systems and chromatography consumables. Biotech Fluidics' Japan sales office (BioNik Inc.) directly competes for Shimadzu-adjacent instrument developer business, and board member Katarina Alenäs previously held commercial roles at Shimadzu.
• Waters Corporation: Premium HPLC/UHPLC and LC-MS systems manufacturer with a broad consumables and columns portfolio. Waters competes in the same UHPLC column hardware and detector space where Biotech Fluidics sells BioVersal™, IsoBar™, and REFRACTiMASTER®.
• Antylia Scientific (formerly Cole-Parmer): Distributor and manufacturer of fluid handling, laboratory, and life-science products including pumps, tubing, fittings, and flow meters. Comparable to Biotech Fluidics' fluid-management and flow-component categories with similar customer base.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Diversified life-science and analytical instrument leader covering HPLC, UHPLC, LC-MS, and chromatography consumables. While much larger, Thermo Fisher competes across multiple Biotech Fluidics product categories including columns, fittings, and detection instrumentation.

Direct peers

• Hamilton Company: Privately-held US manufacturer of precision fluidic components including syringes, valves, tubing, and HPLC-related hardware. Hamilton is the closest direct comparable to Biotech Fluidics in product mix, customer base (analytical instrument OEMs and labs), and privately-held scale.
• Phenomenex: Specialty manufacturer of HPLC columns, sample preparation products, and chromatography consumables. Phenomenex is a direct peer in the consumables portion of Biotech Fluidics' portfolio (e.g., column distribution and inline filtration), serving identical chromatography end-users.
• Restek Corporation: Privately-held chromatography consumables manufacturer specializing in HPLC columns, sample preparation, and reference standards. Restek is comparable to Biotech Fluidics as a privately-held specialty consumables brand serving chromatography laboratories.
• VICI Metronics / VICI Valco: Manufacturer of precision fluidic components including valves, fittings, tubing, and chromatographic consumables. VICI is a direct competitor in fittings, valves, and degassing-adjacent components for HPLC and GC instrumentation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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