BIOKÉ

What BIOKÉ does

BIOKÉ is a privately held life science supply company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands. The company distributes reagents, consumables, and laboratory equipment to life science researchers, with operational scope that extends beyond the Netherlands into the broader BeNeLux market and parts of continental Europe, as indicated by a Sales Manager Europe role in its leadership structure. Its customer base consists primarily of academic research institutes, pharmaceutical companies, and biotechnology firms that require validated, traceable research reagents and tools.

BIOKÉ operates as a regional value-added distributor rather than a manufacturer. Its catalog spans antibodies, cell signaling reagents, lab consumables, and instruments — a product mix consistent with the BeNeLux distribution partnership it holds with Cell Signaling Technology (CST). The business model is built on inventory positioning, technical sales support, and logistics for time-sensitive research materials, generating revenue through per-unit and per-kit pricing with margins typical of specialized life science distribution. The company's leadership — Koos Kranenborg as General Manager and Robert H. as Sales Manager Europe — indicates a dual focus on operational management in the Netherlands and commercial expansion across continental Europe.

With 51–100 employees, BIOKÉ occupies the small-to-mid-tier band of European life science distribution. Its strategic positioning appears to combine long-tenured supplier relationships (e.g., CST) with localized technical and logistical service — a model that competes primarily on supply reliability, technical credibility, and proximity to research customers rather than on price. Available evidence is thin regarding revenue scale, funding history, and product-level innovation, limiting visibility into growth dynamics and competitive positioning beyond qualitative inference.

Name

BIOKÉ

Website

https://bioke.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

BIOKÉ is a Netherlands-based life science distributor founded in 2004, supplying reagents, consumables, and laboratory equipment to academic, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology research customers across the BeNeLux region and continental Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Life Science Research Reagents & Consumables Distribution

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing (325413)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Reagents, Chemicals & Assay Kits (Buffers, Antibodies, ELISA, Enzymes) (HLAGAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Raw Materials & Critical Reagents Supply Services (media, resins, single-use) (HLAAAKAI)

Keywords

• Life science reagents
• Lab consumables
• Research equipment
• Antibody distribution
• Scientific supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Leiden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Core offering

BIOKÉ supplies life science research laboratories with reagents, consumables, and equipment, acting as a regional (Netherlands/Europe) distributor of branded research product lines such as those from Cell Signaling Technology, including primary and secondary antibodies, ELISA kits, cellular assay kits, proteomics reagents, and recombinant proteins. The company supports academic, biotech, and pharmaceutical research customers with trial-size and bulk SKUs, and provides local sales and customer support in Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Bio-Techne: Bio-Techne develops and manufactures reagents (proteins, antibodies, ELISA kits, consumables) for life science research, sold through distributors and direct. Comparable as an upstream manufacturer that partners with — and competes against channel partners of — European distributors like BIOKÉ.
• Cell Signaling Technology: CST is the manufacturer of antibodies, reagents, ELISA kits, and proteomics products that BIOKÉ distributes. It is comparable as an upstream supplier/partner determining BIOKÉ's catalog and revenue mix, and an incumbent in the same end-product categories BIOKÉ resells.
• Avantor (VWR): Avantor (parent of VWR) is a global lab supplies and life science distribution giant with extensive proprietary and third-party product portfolios. Comparable as a much larger incumbent competing for the same European research-customer budgets that BIOKÉ serves.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Life Sciences / Fisher Scientific): Thermo Fisher sells life science reagents, instruments, and consumables globally through direct sales and through Fisher Scientific distribution. Comparable as the dominant broad-line incumbent whose direct coverage and catalog breadth pressure independent distributors like BIOKÉ.

Direct peers

• tebu-bio Group: tebu-bio is a European life science distributor of reagents, antibodies, proteins, and kits serving academic and industrial researchers. It is directly comparable to BIOKÉ in scope, customer segment, and supply partnerships across Benelux and broader Western Europe.
• BIOzym Scientific: BIOzym is a German life science distributor offering reagents, consumables, and instruments from leading brands. Closely comparable to BIOKÉ in business model as a regional value-added distributor serving DACH-region research labs.
• Dunn Labortechnik: Dunn Labortechnik is a German specialty distributor of life science reagents, chemicals, and laboratory consumables. Comparable to BIOKÉ as a focused European regional distributor serving academic and pharma research customers.
• Carl Roth GmbH: Carl Roth manufactures and distributes chemicals, reagents, and life science consumables primarily across DACH and broader Europe. Comparable to BIOKÉ in product breadth (reagents, consumables) and mid-market research-customer focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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