What Myriad Industries does

Myriad Industries is a privately held laboratory and cleanroom supplies distributor founded in 1978 and headquartered in San Diego, California, with a second branch in Tempe, Arizona. The company distributes a catalog of 868 products spanning gloves, tubes, pipets, storage bottles, cleanroom consumables, laboratory chemicals (including Perchloric Acid), safety supplies, and equipment such as portable freezers. It distributes both third-party brands (e.g., Critical Cover MaxGrip, Autofil, SemperMed, Nest, Sanitex) and its own private label lines including Myriad-branded centrifuge tubes and chemical formulations. Target customers span six vertical segments: biotechnology, academic research, high-tech manufacturing, clinical laboratories, industrial laboratories, and environmental testing.

The core technology layer is a self-serve e-commerce storefront with account-based, login-gated pricing, order tracking, and invoice management, supported by Klaviyo-powered email marketing and a content marketing library covering cleanroom standards and lab practices. The company's differentiated operational offering is its Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) program, which uses a min/max system with backup stock held at the distribution center and includes a Guaranteed Stock Program guaranteeing 24-48 hour local delivery for orders placed before 2:30 p.m., plus a Blanket Order Program for scheduled future delivery.

Revenue is generated through one-time product sales across multiple categories (gloves, tubes, liquid handling, safety, chemicals, equipment), supplemented by managed-services revenue from VMI and blanket order contracts, and margin from private label products. The company sells exclusively through its own e-commerce website and direct distribution from its two California/Arizona branches, with pricing visible only after account registration. The company is privately held with no institutional investor, parent, or subsidiary relationships disclosed, and operates with an estimated 11-50 employees under founder and president Ken Kimball.

Name

Myriad Industries

Legal name

Myriad Industries

Website

https://myriadindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Myriad Industries is a privately held laboratory and cleanroom supplies distributor founded in 1978, serving biotech, academic, clinical, industrial, and high-tech manufacturing customers across California and Arizona through an e-commerce platform and Vendor Managed Inventory programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Supplies Distribution

NAICS

Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423490)

SIC

Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Laboratory supplies distribution
• Cleanroom products
• Vendor managed inventory
• Lab consumables
• Controlled environment supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sale of laboratory supplies, cleanroom equipment, chemicals, gloves, and related products through e-commerce platform. Revenue generated from one-time product transactions across multiple categories.
2. Vendor Managed Inventory Programs: Managed inventory services where company maintains stock and provides regular deliveries. Includes Guaranteed Stock Program (24-48 hour local delivery) and Blanket Order Program for future delivery scheduling.
3. Private Label Products: Sale of Myriad-branded products including private label centrifuge tubes and own-brand chemical formulations like Perchloric Acid MY-LC18100.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Myriad Industries distributes laboratory supplies, cleanroom products, gloves, tubes, tips, controlled-environment consumables, laboratory equipment, and high-grade chemicals through an account-gated e-commerce storefront, supplemented by private-label offerings and recurring Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Guaranteed Stock, and Blanket Order programs. The company sells to biotech, academic, clinical, industrial, and high-tech manufacturing laboratories across California and Arizona, with orders placed before 2:30 p.m. guaranteed for 24–48 hour local delivery.

Product overview

Myriad Industries is a laboratory supplies distributor offering a broad portfolio of products across multiple categories including Cell Culture, Chemicals, Controlled Environment, Drug Discovery/Genomics, Electrodes, Gloves, Laboratory Equipment, Liquid Handling/Filtration, Safety Supplies, and general Laboratory Supplies. The company distributes products from various manufacturers as well as its own private label offerings (Myriad Private Label centrifuge tubes). The product portfolio includes consumables such as gloves, wipes, tubes, bottles, and pipets, as well as equipment like portable freezers, and safety supplies including shoe covers, labcoats, aprons, and beardcovers. Myriad serves laboratory, pharmaceutical, and controlled environment customers through its distribution model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laboratory Supplies Product Catalog
• Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Program
• Guaranteed Stock Program
• Blanket Order Program
• Myriad Private Label Products
• Industrial Solutions
• Custom Services & Support

Quantifiable outcome

• Orders placed before 2:30 p.m. guaranteed local delivery within 24-48 hours
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• MSC Industrial: MSC Industrial Direct is a large US distributor of metalworking and industrial maintenance supplies, with growing coverage of lab safety and consumables. Compares to Myriad's industrial lab and cleanroom safety supply lines as an alternative channel for overlapping customers.
• Corning Life Sciences: Corning Life Sciences is a major manufacturer and distributor of laboratory consumables (tubes, plates, filters, pipets) — categories that overlap Myriad's strongest private-label and resale lines. Comparable as a brand supplier whose products Myriad distributes, and as a competitor for direct lab accounts.
• Grainger: Grainger (W.W. Grainger) is a broad-line industrial and laboratory supplies distributor with national fulfillment and MRO contracts. Relevant as a competing channel for safety supplies, gloves, and certain lab consumables sold by Myriad, especially into industrial lab accounts.
• Avantor (VWR): Avantor, owner of the VWR brand, is the largest US distributor of laboratory supplies, chemicals, and consumables to biopharma, academic, and industrial customers. Directly comparable as the broad incumbent that Myriad competes against for biotech and academic accounts, but with global scale and brand manufacturer agreements.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher operates Fisher Scientific, the leading US laboratory products distributor with deep catalogs spanning consumables, equipment, and chemicals. Like Myriad, it serves biotech, clinical, academic, and industrial labs; its scale and exclusive manufacturer relationships set the competitive ceiling Myriad must navigate.

Direct peers

• Neta Scientific: Neta Scientific is an independent laboratory supplies distributor serving biotech, pharma, and clinical customers with a broad consumables and equipment catalog. Closely mirrors Myriad's customer verticals, catalog breadth, and self-serve e-commerce GTM motion.
• Spectrum Chemical: Spectrum Chemical manufactures and distributes chemicals, reagents, and laboratory supplies to biotech, academic, and industrial markets. Comparable as a distributor with private-label chemical offerings (e.g., Myriad's Perchloric Acid formulation overlaps Spectrum's chemical SKU base).
• LabSource: LabSource is a US-based independent distributor of laboratory supplies, equipment, and consumables serving biotech, pharma, clinical, and academic customers. Closely comparable business model (independent distributor with broad catalog and online ordering), making it the most direct head-to-head peer for Myriad.
• Capitol Scientific: Capitol Scientific is a regional laboratory supplies distributor offering chemicals, consumables, and equipment to academic, biotech, and industrial customers. Highly comparable as a similarly sized independent distributor with multi-vertical lab coverage and analog catalog breadth.

Emerging players

• Foxx Life Sciences: Foxx Life Sciences is a manufacturer and supplier of laboratory liquid handling, storage, and filtration products (storage bottles, carboys, filtration units) — directly overlapping several product categories in Myriad's catalog (e.g., Autofil bottle-top filters, storage/solution bottles).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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