What Boekel Scientific does

Boekel Scientific (legal entity Boekel Industries, Inc.) is a privately held, ISO 13485:2016 certified manufacturer of laboratory and medical equipment founded in 1868 and headquartered at 855 Pennsylvania Blvd, Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania. The company designs and fabricates a broad product portfolio on-premise spanning laboratory incubators (including CO2 and refrigerated models), water baths, blood banking equipment (platelet storage, plasma thawing, blood collection), centrifuges (economy, STAT, general, blood bank), rockers/shakers/rotators, dry block heaters and dry bath incubators, FISH and hybridization equipment (including the RapidFISH Slide Hybridizer with self-clamping slide tray and dual heater convection), UV crosslinkers, desiccators, autoclaves, histology equipment (tissue flotation baths, wax dispensers, modular slide and cassette storage cabinets), and a consumables line covering cryovials, petri dishes, culture plates, microscope slide mailers, tubes, pipettes, and reagents. Notable technical differentiators include temperature stability of +/- 0.2°C at 37°C on the RapidFISH unit, 25-program storage with five-step cyclic procedures on programmable dry bath incubators, and AABB Standards-Compliant Products certification on blood banking equipment.

The company operates a multi-channel go-to-market combining a global distributor network, direct e-commerce through boekelsci.com with publicly listed pricing (e.g., 96-well culture plates at $76.21 for 25 units, RapidFISH at $4,674.84 for 115V), and OEM/custom manufacturing services for the diagnostics industry. Pricing models are predominantly unit-based with bulk pricing tiers and quote-based pricing on enterprise or specialized equipment. Primary customer segments are blood banks, histology laboratories, molecular biology labs performing FISH procedures, and microbiology and food safety testing facilities, with secondary exposure to general life science research. The company holds FDA facility registration and cGMP compliance, maintains a two-year equipment warranty, and reports 1,100+ citations in scientific literature as evidence of research adoption. No headcount trend, revenue figures, or dated strategic events are disclosed in the available data, limiting visibility into scale and growth trajectory.

Name

Boekel Scientific

Legal name

Boekel Industries, Inc.

Website

https://boekelsci.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1868

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory and Medical Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (33911)

SIC

Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro primary industry

General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens) (HLAGAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH), Liquid Handling & Laboratory Automation (Pipettes, Robots, Workstations) (HLAGAIAD)

Keywords

• Laboratory equipment manufacturing
• Blood banking equipment
• Medical device manufacturing
• Histology lab equipment
• Lab consumables supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Feasterville Trevose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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. Laboratory Equipment Sales: Sale of laboratory equipment including incubators, water baths, centrifuges, rockers/shakers, hybridization equipment, and specialized blood banking devices.
2. Consumables: Sale of laboratory consumables including cryovials, pipettes, tubes, storage boxes, petri dishes, culture plates, and other disposables.
3. OEM/Custom Manufacturing: Custom design and manufacturing of specialized equipment for diagnostic industry and other private label products.
4. Heating Block Modules: Sale of precision-machined aluminum heating block modules compatible with dry bath incubators for various tube sizes and microplates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Boekel Scientific designs, manufactures, and sells laboratory and medical equipment — including incubators, water baths, centrifuges, blood banking devices, dry block heaters, FISH hybridizers, hybridization and UV crosslinking equipment, rockers/shakers, desiccators, and histology equipment — along with related consumables and OEM/custom manufacturing services for diagnostic industry clients.

Product overview

Boekel Scientific is a manufacturer of laboratory and medical equipment founded in 1868, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company operates as a single unified product portfolio organized into core equipment categories and consumables. Core equipment includes laboratory incubators (available in small, medium, large, CO2, refrigerated, and advanced configurations), water baths, blood banking equipment (platelet storage, plasma thawing, blood collection devices), rockers/shakers/rotators, centrifuges (economy, STAT, general, and blood bank models), dry block heaters/dry bath incubators, FISH equipment including the RapidFISH Slide Hybridizer, hybridization and UV crosslinking equipment, desiccators, autoclaves, and histology equipment (tissue flotation baths, wax dispensers, slide storage cabinets, cassette storage cabinets). The consumables line includes petri dishes, culture plates (6/24/96 well), cryovials, storage boxes, tubes, pipettes, inoculation loops, biohazard bags, microscope slide mailers, and chemicals/reagents. All products are designed and manufactured with on-premise manufacturing capabilities and backed by a two-year warranty. The company holds ISO 13485:2016 certification and manufactures private label and OEM equipment for the diagnostics industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laboratory Incubators Laboratory incubators for cell culture, microbiology, and general laboratory applications in small, medium, large, CO2, refrigerated, and advanced configurations.
• Water Baths Water baths for heating and maintaining samples at constant temperatures; includes standard, shaking, concentric ring bath, and bath cleaner models.
• Blood Banking Equipment Specialized equipment for blood banking operations including blood collection devices, platelet storage equipment, plasma thawing equipment, and centrifuges with AABB Standards-Compliant Products certification.
• Rockers and Shakers Laboratory rockers, rotators, vortexers, and shakers for mixing and agitating samples in standard, incubated, and specialized configurations.
• Centrifuges Laboratory centrifuges including Economy Centrifuges (642 Series), STAT Centrifuges (DASH Series), General Centrifuges (Horizon Series), and Blood Bank Centrifuges.
• Hybridization and UV Crosslinking Equipment Equipment for hybridization procedures and UV crosslinking applications including slide hybridization equipment and UV crosslinkers.
• FISH Equipment Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) equipment including slide hybridizers and storage equipment for specimen preparation.
• RapidFISH Slide Hybridizer (240200) Automated slide hybridizer designed to simplify Fluorescent In-Situ Hybridization (FISH) procedures. Features self-clamping slide tray, humidity control, programmable temperature profiles, dual heater convection system for temperature stability/uniformity, and capacity for 20 microscope slides.
• Programmable Dry Bath Incubators Touch-screen controlled dry block heaters with ability to store up to 25 different programs including cyclic procedures with up to five different temperature steps. Available in one-block, two-block, and four-block configurations.
• Heating Block Modules Precision-machined solid aluminum heating block modules for dry baths compatible with micro-centrifuge tubes, microplates, test tubes (6mm to 25mm), dolphin nose tubes, and conical microtubes. Features alphanumeric labeled rows and columns.
• Heat Cool Thermal Mixer Thermal mixing device with both heating and cooling capabilities for sample preparation and processing in laboratory settings.
• Desiccators and Autoclaves Desiccation chambers and autoclave equipment for moisture control and sterilization in standard, powered, and cement autoclave configurations.
• Laboratory Ovens Laboratory ovens for drying, sterilizing, and heating applications in research and industrial settings.
• Tissue Flotation Baths and Wax Dispensers Histology equipment for tissue processing including flotation baths and wax dispensers for embedding procedures.
• General Lab Equipment General laboratory hardware including Zahn Cups, pipette washers and dryers, and pH/DO/EC measurement devices.
• Modular Slide Storage Cabinet (141000) Steel cabinet with six drawers holding up to 5,000 standard microscope slides. Features baked epoxy finish, stackable design (10 high), optional wheeled base dolly with 600lb capacity.
• Tissue Cassette Storage Cabinet (143000) Storage cabinet for formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue samples. Holds approximately 1,200 tissue cassettes in three crystal clear drawers with foam organizers. Stackable up to three units high.
• Laboratory Consumables Wide range of laboratory consumables including inoculation loops, tubes, storage boxes and racks, biohazard bags, pipettes, tube racks, weigh boats, containers, petri dishes and plates, microscope slide storage, and cryovials.
• Cryovials and Storage Boxes Cryogenic storage vials with external and internal thread options featuring silicone gasket seals for leakproof containment. Compatible storage boxes available in 81 and 100 position configurations.
• Petri Dishes and Culture Plates Plastic petri dishes in small (65mm), standard (90mm), and large (150mm) sizes, plus culture plates with 6, 24, or 96 wells for cell culture and microbiology applications.
• Microscope Slide Mailers Plastic slide mailers for transporting and storing microscope slides. Available in 2-slide and 5-slide capacities with tight seals protecting against moisture and dust.
• Chemicals and Reagents Laboratory chemicals and reagents including tissue marking dyes, staining kits, cleaners, fixatives, and waxes.
• OEM and Custom Manufacturing Services Custom design, fabrication, and manufacturing services for specialized equipment meeting specific lab specifications, including private label/OEM products for the diagnostics industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• Temperature stability of +/- 0.2°C at 37°C in RapidFISH hybridizer
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partnership with AABB allows collaboration with leaders in blood and biotherapies fields. Boekel Scientific has earned the AABB Standards-Compliant Products seal for their blood banking equipment through this partnership.
• Laboratory Products AssociationminorOthersActive member of the Laboratory Products Association, an industry organization for laboratory equipment manufacturers and suppliers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Labnet International: Specialty lab equipment brand offering centrifuges, incubators, shakers, and pipettes distributed through lab supply channels. Comparable in scale, product focus, and go-to-market approach with Boekel.
• Heidolph: Manufacturer of laboratory shakers, rockers, rotators, vortexers, and peristaltic pumps. Direct overlap with Boekel's mixers/shakers/rockers product family and similar SMB-and-academic customer base.
• Hettich: Specialist manufacturer of laboratory centrifuges (including blood bank centrifuges) and incubator/shaker platforms. Direct overlap with Boekel's centrifuge line and blood banking equipment offerings.
• Benchmark Scientific: US-based specialty manufacturer of laboratory equipment (incubators, shakers, centrifuges, dry baths) sold through a similar catalog and distributor model. Closely comparable in product mix, customer profile (academic and clinical labs), and SMB-direct e-commerce GTM.
• Simport Scientific: Manufacturer of plastic consumables, histology cassettes, and cryogenic storage products. Direct overlap with Boekel's histology storage, cryovials, and slide mailer portfolio.
• Eppendorf: Global manufacturer of lab equipment including centrifuges, incubators, shakers, and consumables targeting life science research and clinical labs. Competes head-to-head with Boekel in shakers, dry baths, and benchtop equipment categories.

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life sciences tools and equipment major with broad portfolios in centrifuges, incubators, shakers, and histology. Overlaps with Boekel across virtually every product category but at far larger scale and with deeper global channels.
• Sartorius: Major bioprocessing and lab equipment supplier with incubators, shakers, and cell culture consumables. Competes with Boekel across benchtop lab equipment and supplies into biopharma and academic labs.
• Cole-Parmer (Antylia Scientific): Distributor and manufacturer of general lab equipment including water baths, dry baths, incubators, shakers, and consumables. Competes via both catalog distribution and proprietary brands overlapping Boekel's catalog.
• Avantor (VWR): Global lab supplies distributor offering a broad portfolio of benchtop equipment (centrifuges, water baths, incubators, shakers) and consumables. Significant channel overlap with Boekel in distributor-supplied lab equipment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/boekelsci
• Facebookfacebook.com/boekelsci
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boekel-scientific

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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