Lis Biotech

What Lis Biotech does

Lis Biotech LLC is a privately held, single-site environmental testing laboratory headquartered at 4242 Medical Drive, Suite 7325, San Antonio, Texas. It sells direct-to-consumer laboratory assays for the detection and quantification of environmental microorganisms in dust samples, primarily targeting homeowners, environmental investigators, and Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) patients and practitioners who need objective, DNA-based indoor air quality data for water-damage and remediation decisions.

The core technical platform combines three modalities: mold-specific quantitative polymerase chain reaction (MSQPCR) implementing the EPA-developed Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI) for 36-plus mold species, including the HERTSMI-2 panel for CIRS re-entry scoring and the FUNGITEN toxigenic mold panel; next-generation sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene for environmental (BACID) and skin (BACID-DERMO) bacterial community profiling; and a kinetic Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) assay for endotoxin detection, supplemented by (1→3)-β-D-glucan quantification and microscopy-based air quality analysis. Sample preparation is fully automated on a QIAGEN QIACube, qPCR runs on an Applied Biosystems StepOne Plus, and endotoxin quantification is performed on a BioTek ELx808 absorbance reader, with the laboratory directed by a biochemist/Mycology specialist holding McCrone Research Institute and Pan American Association certifications.

Commercially, Lis Biotech operates a self-serve e-commerce model through lisbiotech.com. Customers order tests online, receive cloth or vacuum sampling kits by mail, return dust samples to the San Antonio lab via included USPS return postage, and receive reports by email on a Same-Day to 5-day turnaround basis. Pricing is unit-based per test (ERMI $240-$677; HERTSMI-2 $140-$520; FUNGITEN $170-$576; Endotoxins $145-$285; BACID $260-$365) with higher-AOV PACK A-D bundles ($948-$2,196) and MSQPCR + Endotoxin + BacID bundles ($510-$630). The company is micro-scaled (1-10 employees), self-funded (no disclosed funding rounds), operates only in the United States, and does not provide consulting, remediation, or health-advice services.

Name

Lis Biotech

Legal name

Lis Biotech LLC

Website

https://lisbiotech.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lis Biotech is a San Antonio-based environmental testing laboratory that sells direct-to-consumer MSQPCR, NGS, and LAL assays for detecting and quantifying mold, bacteria, endotoxins, and glucans in dust samples from homes and water-damaged buildings. Its primary customers are homeowners, CIRS patients, and environmental professionals needing standardized, DNA-based indoor air quality results.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Laboratory Testing Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAGADAF

Molecular & Genetic Testing (PCR/NGS/qPCR)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Laboratory Testing & Analytical Services

SECONDARYHLACAMAH

Quality Management & Regulatory Compliance (CLIA/CAP/ISO) for Labs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Digital Health & Health IT/Laboratory Information Systems (LIS/LIMS) & Pathology Informatics

Keywords

• Environmental mold testing
• QPCR mold detection
• Bacterial 16S sequencing
• Endotoxin LAL assay
• Indoor air quality

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Testing Services: One-time laboratory testing fees for mold, bacteria, and endotoxin analysis. Customers purchase tests online, receive sampling kits, and pay for the selected service tier (Same Day, 1, 2, 3, or 5 days turnaround). Additional fees for kit upgrades (overnight shipping), vacuum devices, and supplementary tests. Bundle and package options available at discounted rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lis Biotech is a San Antonio-based environmental testing laboratory that provides DNA-based quantification of mold, bacteria, endotoxins, and beta-D-glucans in dust samples collected by customers. Tests are ordered online, sampling kits are mailed to customers, dust samples are returned to the lab for processing using qPCR (MSQPCR/ERMI), NGS 16S rRNA sequencing, kinetic LAL endotoxin assays, and microscopy, with reports delivered by email.

Product overview

Lis Biotech offers a laboratory testing services portfolio centered on molecular biology techniques (qPCR, NGS sequencing, kinetic LAL assays, and microscopy) for environmental and skin microbiome analysis. The core products are organized into qPCR-based mold detection tests (ERMI, ERMI+3, ERMI+4_MC, HERTSMI-2, FUNGITEN, FUNGITEN+1), NGS-based bacterial sequencing tests (BACID for environmental samples, BACID-DERMO for skin samples), and detection tests (ENDOTOXINS, GLUCANS). These are offered both as individual tests and as bundled packages (PACKAGES, Bundle MSQPCR+ Endotoxin + BacID). Supporting products include sample collection kits (Cloth, Vacuum), vacuum devices, and expedited shipping options. The company operates a CLIA-style laboratory in San Antonio, Texas, processing dust samples collected by customers and delivering reports via email with various turnaround time options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ERMI Environmental Relative Moldiness Index test using mold-specific quantitative polymerase chain reaction (MSQPCR) to identify and quantify 36 molds in dust samples and calculate an index number for comparison with a database of reference homes.
• ERMI+3 Extended ERMI panel that identifies and quantifies 39 molds (the standard 36 ERMI species plus Fusarium solani, Ulocladium chartarum, and Ulocladium botrytis) using MSQPCR technology.
• ERMI+4_MC ERMI test with 4 additional mold species beyond the standard 36-mold ERMI panel, using DNA-based MSQPCR methodology for comprehensive mold profiling.
• HERTSMI-2 Health Effects Roster of Type-Specific Formers of Mycotoxins and Inflammagens test detecting 5 mold species (Aspergillus penicilloides, Aspergillus versicolor, Chaetomium globosum, Stachybotrys chartarum, Wallemia sebi) associated with Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS).
• FUNGITEN Quantitative PCR test detecting and evaluating the relative abundance of 10 widespread and toxigenic molds in water-damaged buildings, including 5 HERTSMI-2 molds and 5 additional mycotoxin-producing molds.
• FUNGITEN + 1 Extended Fungiten panel that evaluates the 10 molds in the standard Fungiten test plus Aureobasidium pullulans, an outdoor-environment-related mold.
• BACID Comprehensive bacterial profiling test using next-generation sequencing (16S rRNA) to characterize bacterial communities in environmental dust samples, with focus on Actinobacteria and environmental bacteria.
• BACID-DERMO Skin microbiome analysis using next-generation sequencing (16S rRNA) to characterize bacterial communities present on skin surfaces, identifying bacterial DNA and reporting relative abundance of detected organisms.
• ENDOTOXINS Kinetic LAL (Limulus Amebocyte Lysate) assay for detecting and quantifying endotoxins (lipopolysaccharides from gram-negative bacteria) in environmental dust samples, reported in EU per mg of dust.
• GLUCANS Laboratory analysis quantifying (1→3)-β-D-glucans in dust samples, providing quantitative measurement of beta-D-glucans commonly found in fungal cell walls.
• Sampling Kit Dust collection kit available in cloth or vacuum formats for collecting environmental samples to be tested for mold and bacterial contamination.
• Vacuum Device 2026 Vacuum collection device for dust sampling, used as an alternative to cloth sampling for environmental sample collection.
• 1-Day Shipping (Kit Upgrade) Optional overnight shipping upgrade for expedited delivery of sampling kits to customers.
• PACKAGES Pre-configured testing bundles including combinations of ERMI, Fungiten+1, Endotoxin, and BacID tests tailored for different property types (basement vs no basement, number of floors).
• Bundle MSQPCR + Endotoxin + BacID Combined testing bundle pairing MSQPCR mold analysis (ERMI, ERMI+3, FUNGITEN, or HERTSMI-2) with Endotoxin detection and BacID bacterial profiling.
• Air Quality Analysis Microscopy-based indoor air quality evaluation service analyzing air samples under microscope to verify mold presence.

Quantifiable outcome

• ERMI score levels 1-4 provide standardized mold risk classification (Level 1: -10 to -4 = Low; Level 4: >5 = Very High Relative Moldiness)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• QIAGEN (QIACube)coreTechnology or IntegrationQIAGEN QIACube system used for fully automated DNA purification from dust samples. No manual processing steps for DNA purification, providing standardized and reliable results. QIACube is a core piece of the laboratory's automated sample preparation workflow.
• Applied Biosystems (StepOne Plus)coreTechnology or IntegrationAll real-time qPCR analyses are performed on Applied Biosystems StepOne Plus thermocycler. This instrument is central to the MSQPCR mold detection and quantification process using fluorescent-labeled probes.
• BioTek (ELx808 Absorbance Microplate Reader)coreTechnology or IntegrationBioTek ELx808 absorbance microplate reader is used to perform the endotoxin kinetic LAL (Limulus Amebocyte Lysate) assay for detecting and quantifying endotoxins in environmental dust samples.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EMLab P&K (a Eurofins company): Largest U.S. network of IAQ, mold, and asbestos testing laboratories; offers ERMI, HERTSMI-2, MSQPCR and related qPCR-based mold panels that compete head-to-head with Lis Biotech's core catalog.
• Aerobiology Laboratory Associates: Specialty environmental microbiology lab running spore trap, MSQPCR, ERMI, HERTSMI-2, and bacterial analyses for the same residential and commercial IAQ/property-management customers.
• Real Time Laboratories: Independent lab focused on mold, mycotoxin, and bacterial testing for water-damaged buildings and CIRS-relevant customers; uses PCR/qPCR methodologies analogous to Lis Biotech.
• P&K Microbiology Services: Microbiology testing service for air, dust, and surface samples using culture and molecular methods; competes for the same indoor environmental quality and remediation-verification work.
• Quantigen: Genomics/microbiome services lab built around qPCR and NGS workflows for environmental, food, and clinical-adjacent customers; overlaps with Lis Biotech's BACID 16S rRNA and mold PCR pipeline.

Emerging players

• EnviroLogix: Developer of rapid molecular and lateral-flow test kits (mycotoxins, GMOs, pathogens); adjacent rather than direct, but targets overlapping environmental/agricultural monitoring buyers with quicker decentralised alternatives to lab-based testing.

Broad incumbents

• Eurofins Environment Testing: Global environmental testing services network (parent of EMLab P&K) offering mold, IAQ, water, soil, and industrial hygiene assays across hundreds of locations; represents the largest competitive incumbent.
• SGS: Multinational testing, inspection, and certification network with a large environmental health and safety practice; competes broadly for industrial and commercial IAQ/mold work.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC services firm with environmental and building-health testing practices serving commercial real estate, remediation contractors, and industrial hygiene buyers.

Others

• QIAGEN: Supplier of the QIACube automated DNA purification platform that Lis Biotech uses in its core qPCR/NGS workflow; not a competitor, but a meaningful ecosystem participant whose product roadmap affects Lis Biotech's throughput and cost structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lis-biotech-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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