What Eichrom Technologies does

Eichrom Technologies, LLC is a privately-held specialty chemistry company founded in 1990 by Dr. E. Philip Horwitz to commercialize extraction chromatography resins originally developed at Argonne National Laboratory. The company manufactures proprietary extraction chromatographic resins (DGA, LN Series, Sr, Pb, TEVA, UTEVA, Actinide, TRU, RE, Cu, Ni, Cs, and others), solid phase extraction materials (QMA, CM, SCX, C18 silica and alumina cartridges), and accessories for the concentration and purification of radioactive isotopes. These consumables are deployed across nuclear medicine/radiopharmacy (separation of Ac-225, Lu-177, Tb-161, Y-90, Sc-44/47, Ga-68, F-18), environmental radiochemistry (actinide and fission product monitoring at nuclear facilities), and isotope geochemistry applications. The company also produces the RAD Shipping Systems line of Type A shielded transport containers, leveraging over 30 years of radiation shielding expertise from its sister company Nuclear Power Outfitters (NPO, founded 1976).

The business operates under an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system, holds an Illinois radioactive materials license, and complies with DOT Type A, IATA, and IAEA regulations governing radioactive material transport. Eichrom sells products in over 150 countries across all seven continents through direct sales from its Lisle, IL headquarters, an international distributor network, and its European subsidiary NPO Europe SAS (Rennes, France). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the revenue model is primarily one-time consumable sales (resins and cartridges) and low-volume hardware sales (shipping containers). The company supports customers through a substantial technical library of 50+ validated methods, 80+ application notes, and 300+ bibliographic references, and maintains the E. Philip Horwitz Fellowship to fund graduate research in separation science.

Name

Eichrom Technologies

Legal name

Eichrom Technologies, LLC

Website

https://eichrom.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eichrom Technologies manufactures proprietary extraction chromatography resins, solid phase extraction materials, and Type A shielded shipping containers for the nuclear medicine, environmental radiochemistry, and radiopharmaceutical transport markets, serving customers in 150+ countries from Lisle, IL.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Radiochemistry Products

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Radioisotope Production (Reactor/Cyclotron, Mo-99/Tc-99m, I-131, Lu-177, etc.) (EUAKAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nuclear Medicine Imaging Agents & Kits (Cold Kits/Precursors) (HLAIAGAG), Industrial Isotope Production & Supply (Co-60, Ir-192, Cs-137, Am-241, etc.) (EUAKAIAB)

Keywords

• Extraction chromatography resins
• Radiopharmaceutical shipping containers
• Solid phase extraction cartridges
• Actinide separation chemistry
• Nuclear chemistry products

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Extraction Chromatography Resins: Sale of proprietary extraction chromatography resins (DGA, LN, Sr, Pb, TEVA, UTEVA, Actinide, TRU, RE, and specialty resins) in various particle sizes and formats (bulk bottles, prepacked columns, cartridges) for radionuclide separation applications.
2. Rad Shipping Systems: Sale of Type A shielded transport containers (RSS) for safe transport of liquid radionuclides in syringes and vials. Includes models for unit dose shields and vial shields with varying capacity specifications.
3. Solid Phase Extraction Materials: Sale of silica and alumina-based SPE materials including cartridges and specialized products for radiopharmacy applications (FDG purification, ion exchange).
4. Accessories and Consumables: Vacuum boxes, columns, reservoirs, tips, filters, and other laboratory accessories for radiochemistry workflows.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Eichrom Technologies, LLC manufactures and sells radiochemical separation products including proprietary extraction chromatography resins (based on patented DIPEX extractant chemistry), solid phase extraction materials, FDG purification cartridges, Resolve Filters, Tritium Columns, ion exchange resins, and Type A shielded shipping containers for radioactive materials. Products support nuclear medicine, radiopharmacy, nuclear power, environmental radiochemistry, geochronology, and biomedical research applications across more than 150 countries.

Product overview

Eichrom Technologies is a manufacturer of extraction chromatography products, solid phase extraction materials, and radiation shielding shipping containers. The product portfolio includes: (1) Radionuclide Separations - a comprehensive line of extraction chromatography resins (DGA Resins, LN Series Resins, Actinide Resin, TEVA Resin, TRU Resin, UTEVA Resin, Sr Resin, Pb Resin, RE Resin, Cu Resin, Nickel Resin, Cs Resins, MnO2 Resin, CL Resin, Pre-filter Resin, Tritium Columns) and solid phase extraction materials (QMA Silica, SCX Silica, CM Silica, C18 Silica, Alumina) used for concentration and purification of radioactive isotopes in nuclear medicine, environmental monitoring, and analytical radiochemistry; (2) Rad Shipping Systems - Type A shielded containers (RSS line) for safe transport of radiopharmaceuticals, nuclear medicine isotopes, and CFR Part 61 samples in syringes and vials; (3) Nuclear Medicine Products - FDG Purification Cartridges and Resolve Filters for radiopharmaceutical production; (4) Laboratory Accessories - vacuum boxes, columns, and cartridge systems. The company operates under ISO 9001:2015 quality standards and serves customers in over 150 countries across all 7 continents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nuclear Power Outfitters (NPO): Radiation shielding and protection equipment brand for commercial and military nuclear power generation, research reactors, and nuclear pharmacies worldwide.

Products and services

• DGA Resin (Normal and Branched) Extraction chromatography resin based on DIPEX (diphosphonic acid) extractant chemistry, available in Normal and Branched variants, used for the separation and preconcentration of actinides and other metal ions in nuclear, environmental, and biomedical analyses.
• LN Series Resin (LN2, LN3) Resin containing a lanthanide-specific extractant for the separation of lanthanide fission and activation products from biological, environmental, and waste samples.
• TEVA Resin Resin employing Aliquat 336 (trioctyl/decylmethylammonium chloride) to selectively retain technetium, tetravalent actinides, and other elements requiring TOMA chemistry.
• TRU Resin Resin containing octyl(phenyl)-N,N-diisobutylcarbamoyl-methylphosphine oxide (CMPO) with TBP, used for the sequential separation of transuranic elements such as Am, Cm, Bk, Cf, Pu, Np, Th, and U.
• UTEVA Resin Resin based on dipentyl pentylphosphonate chemistry, designed to selectively extract uranium and tetravalent plutonium from nitric acid and other matrices for fuel-cycle and environmental assays.
• Sr Resin Resin using 4,4'(5')-di-t-butylcyclohexano 18-crown-6 in 1-octanol for selective extraction of strontium, particularly Sr-89/90, from environmental and bioassay samples.
• Pb Resin Resin based on 4,4'(5')-di-t-butylcyclohexano 18-crown-6 chemistry, optimized to retain lead and other +2 oxidation-state ions for radiostrontium and lead analysis.
• RE Resin Resin for the separation of rare earth elements (lanthanides and yttrium) using DGA-type extractant chemistry tuned for rare earths.
• Actinide Resin Resin using diphosphonate/tributyl phosphate chemistry to selectively retain actinides across multiple oxidation states for radiobioassay and decommissioning analyses.
• CL Resin Extraction chromatography resin for the selective separation of chloride from other anions and matrix ions in environmental and analytical chemistry workflows.
• MnO2 Resin Manganese dioxide-loaded resin for the selective extraction and preconcentration of actinides and other elements from high-ionic-strength matrices.
• Pre-filter Resin Resin designed to remove particulates and interfering matrix components prior to downstream separation on other Eichrom resins.
• Cs Resin Resin for selective extraction of cesium from environmental, bioassay, and waste samples for radiocesium analysis.
• Cu Resin Resin for separating and preconcentrating copper and related transition metals in environmental and clinical sample analyses.
• Nickel Resin Resin for separating nickel and trace transition metals in nuclear, environmental, and industrial hygiene analyses.
• QMA (Solid Phase Extraction Material) Quaternary methylamine-based anion exchange material used for solid phase extraction of anionic species in radiochemical sample preparation.
• SCX (Solid Phase Extraction Material) Strong cation exchange material for solid phase extraction of cations and cationic metal complexes in radiochemical sample preparation.
• CM (Solid Phase Extraction Material) Carboxymethyl cation exchange material for solid phase extraction of cations in biomedical and environmental sample preparation.
• C18 (Solid Phase Extraction Material) Octadecyl bonded-phase reversed-phase sorbent for solid phase extraction of non-polar and moderately polar analytes in radiochemical workflows.
• Alumina (Solid Phase Extraction Material) Acid- and base-activated alumina sorbents for solid phase extraction of ions and small molecules in radiochemical and pharmaceutical sample preparation.
• FDG Purification Cartridge (MonOFix / Cartridge Form) Single-use cartridges used to purify FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose) produced on GE FASTLab, Tracerlab MX, and Tracerlab FX modules for radiopharmacy QC release, available in MonOFix (single-use syringe unit) and standard cartridge forms.
• Resolve Filter In-line filter cartridge for radiopharmacy dispensing lines, engineered to bind residual Tc-99m pertechnetate and other radionuclides.
• Tritium Column Column designed to separate and preconcentrate tritium from water and other sample matrices for low-level tritium measurement in environmental monitoring.
• RSS Type A Shipping Containers Complete line of Type A shielded RAD Shipping Systems (RSS) engineered for the compliant road, rail, and air transport of radioactive materials, designed using MCNP-based shielding modeling and sold in multiple sizes.
• 3M Empore Solid Phase Extraction Materials Solid phase extraction disks and accessories from 3M Empore, distributed by Eichrom for radiochemical and environmental sample preparation.
• Sample Preparation Cartridges and Accessories Vacuum boxes, reservoirs, cartridges, and laboratory accessories from Eichrom and its sister brand Nuclear Power Outfitters (NPO), used to support Eichrom resin-based separations.
• Ion Exchange Resins (Diphonix, Cation/Anion Exchange, etc.) Comprehensive line of cation and anion exchange resins and specialty ion exchange products, including Diphonix resin, used for general analytical and radiochemical separations.

Quantifiable outcome

• One gram of Actinide Resin can extract 99% of Am activity from up to 4 liters of water
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nuclear Power Outfitters (NPO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPO is a subsidiary of Eichrom Technologies founded in 1976, providing radiation shielding and protection equipment. NPO contributes over 30 years of shielding expertise that enables Eichrom's RAD Shipping Systems product line. Both companies share facilities in Lisle, IL and operate under combined ISO 9001:2015 certification. NPO Europe SAS in Rennes, France extends the combined company's European market presence.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• 3M: Diversified industrial conglomerate with radiation shielding and personal protective products historically overlapping with NPO; broader portfolio but no extraction chromatography resin offering relevant to Eichrom's chemistry franchise.
• Cytiva: Global bioprocessing and chromatography resin maker with broad ion exchange and SPE portfolios; competes for therapeutic radiopharmaceutical and radiometal purification workflow spend, though specialized radionuclide resins remain Eichrom's domain.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Diversified lab consumables and analytical instrument provider with SPE cartridges and chromatography resins competing at the same nuclear medicine and environmental customers; broader portfolio but less specialized in radionuclide separations.
• Revvity: Life science and diagnostics company with nuclear medicine, radiolabeling, and radiochemistry workflow offerings (formerly PerkinElmer); overlaps with Eichrom's nuclear medicine customer base and downstream radiopharmaceutical production value chain.
• Mirion Technologies: Large radiation detection and shielding conglomerate that competes with NPO in shielded containers and serves overlapping nuclear power and radiopharmacy buyers, but does not offer extraction chromatography resins.
• Merck KGaA (Sigma-Aldrich): Global life-science chemical supplier with a broad chromatography and analytical chemistry catalog that competes for SPE and resin purchases in radiopharmacy and environmental labs, though without Eichrom's specialized radionuclide pedigree.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Major chromatography and analytical lab supplier offering ion exchange and SPE products to clinical and research labs; competes for general radiochemistry workflow budgets, particularly in academic and pharmaceutical QA/QC accounts.

Direct peers

• Curium: World's largest nuclear medicine manufacturer producing SPECT, PET, and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals; a direct Eichrom customer profile (large-scale radiopharmacy consumer of separation resins and shipping containers) and indirect competitor in downstream nuclear medicine services.
• Lantheus Holdings: Radiopharmaceutical company focused on diagnostic and therapeutic isotopes (e.g., Pylarify, Lu-177 pipeline); represents a key end-user profile for Eichrom's DGA, LN, and SPE resins, while also being a downstream therapeutic nuclear medicine competitor.
• TrisKem International: French specialist in extraction chromatography resins for radionuclide separation, with overlapping product lines (DGA, TRU, Sr, TEVA analogues) directly competing for the same nuclear medicine and environmental radiochemistry customers. Closest functional head-to-head competitor to Eichrom's core resin franchise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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