What CerCell does

CerCell A/S, founded 2010 and headquartered in Herlev, Denmark, is a private designer, manufacturer and supplier of configurable single-use bioreactors (SUBs), single-use fermenters (SUFs), and single-use mixers (SUMs) for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic customers. The company is a subsidiary of the Swiss Stobbe Group and operates alongside four sister companies (PerfuseCell, Cronus-PCS, PumpCell, ProfileCell) at the same Herlev address. Its core product portfolio includes the CellVessel SUB (20 sizes, 250ml-30L, with 650 impeller variants), BactoVessel SUF (0.5-30L, 150 turbine variants up to 2,000 RPM), CellMiscelatore SUM (250ml-30L for media preparation, viral vectors, plasmid and mRNA), the LowRider Perfusion-Ready SUB (integrated with Levitronix PuraLev pumps for TFF/ATF perfusion), and the CellTumbler rocking-motion SUB for adherent and hESC culture, plus accessories covering drive systems, thermal control, and sensor wells.

The technology backbone is a rigid-plastics vessel platform with pre-integrated, world-class third-party sensors (Hamilton optical DO/pH/biomass/CO2, Aber capacitance PICO, Mettler Toledo-C-CIT glucose and lactate), a sister-company Cronus-PCS process-control layer, and proprietary hardware such as VisiWell/PolarWell optical/electrochemical sensor wells, magnetic-stirrer-tables, and head-plate drives. The differentiator is the world's first online SUB/SUF Configurator Tool exposing 5,000+ components for customer self-design, supported by ISO 9001:2008 quality certification, an in-house ISO-certified N10 clean-room (with planned capacity tripling by 2026), and E-beam irradiation for sterility. CerCell holds registered trademarks (CerCell, BactoVessel, CellVessel, CellMiscelatore, LowRider) and pursues EU-funded research collaborations with DTU, KTH, and ZHAW.

CerCell's business model is direct sales of customized, quote-based capital equipment (multi-year contracts per pricing data) to enterprise pharmaceutical and biotech customers such as BioNTech, Novo Nordisk, Merck, Sanofi, Cytiva, FUJIFILM Diosynth, Patheon, and Thermo Fisher, plus academic buyers like the University of Oxford and Max Planck Institute. The go-to-market is sales-led with an online configurator as a bottom-of-funnel specification tool, supplemented by active exhibition presence at ESACT, BPI, Interphex, and ACHEMA, and by an OEM channel co-marketed with partners such as Eppendorf (bioBLU, CelliGen PCS, DASbox customization), Hamilton, Levitronix, Aber, SecureCell, and Mettler Toledo-C-CIT. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; revenue is one-time hardware sale, with no disclosed recurring or consumable revenue stream.

Name

CerCell

Legal name

CerCell A/S

Website

https://cercell.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CerCell A/S, a Danish subsidiary of Swiss Stobbe Group, designs, manufactures, and supplies highly configurable single-use bioreactors, fermenters, and mixers for pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic customers across 40+ countries, differentiated by the world's first online SUB/SUF configurator with 5,000+ components.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Single-Use Bioreactors and Bioprocess Equipment

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Cell Culture & Bioprocess Lab Equipment (Bioreactors, Single-Use Systems, Controllers) (HLAGAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Single-Use Systems Assembly & Consumables Manufacturing (Bags/Tubing/Assemblies) (HLAGAGAH), Bioprocess Consumables & Reagents (resins, membranes, media components, buffers) (HLAAAJAI)

Keywords

• Single-use bioreactors
• Single-use fermenters
• Perfusion bioreactors
• Bioprocess equipment
• Cell culture systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Herlev

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Single-Use Bioreactors, Fermenters, and Mixers: CerCell designs, manufactures and supplies customized single-use upstream products. Products are either fully configurable/customized in low numbers or eventually as standardized products in higher numbers. Revenue is generated through product sales with quotes provided based on customer specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CerCell designs, manufactures and supplies configurable single-use bioreactors (CellVessel/SUB), single-use fermenters (BactoVessel/SUF) and single-use mixers (CellMiscelatore/SUM) built from rigid plastics such as polycarbonate. Products are assembled from over 5,000 configurable components — including impellers, turbines, sensors, drive systems and thermal control — for pharmaceutical, biotech, CDMO and academic customers performing mammalian cell culture, microbial fermentation, and mixing of viral vectors, plasmids and mRNA. The company also offers perfusion-ready bioreactors (LowRider PR-SUB) for semi-continuous cultivation and a CellTumbler rocking-motion vessel for adherent cell culture.

Product overview

CerCell is a Danish biotechnology company specializing in configurable batch Single-Use-Bioreactors (SUBs), Single-Use-Fermenters (SUFs), and Single-Use-Mixers (SUMs) for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. The product portfolio centers on three core product lines: CellVessel (SUBs for mammalian cell cultivation in 20 sizes from 250ml to 30L with 650 impeller variants), BactoVessel (SUFs for microbial fermentation in 0.5-30L sizes with 150 turbine variants), and CellMiscelatore (SUMs for media preparation and bioprocessing). The LowRider perfusion-ready SUB family enables semi-continuous cultivation via TFF technology. Supporting these core products is an extensive accessories ecosystem including magnetic and head-plate drive systems, thermal control solutions (re-usable and single-use jackets), VisiWell/PolarWell sensor wells, and conductivity/CO2/OD sensors. CerCell differentiates through extreme customization—offering the world's first online bioreactor configurator tool with 5,000+ components—enabling researchers to design precisely tailored single-use bioreactors for R&D and GMP manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CellVessel: Single-Use-Bioreactor (SUB) product line for batch and fed-batch cultivation, available in sizes from 250 ml to 30 liters
• BactoVessel
• CellMiscelatore
• LowRider
• CellTumbler

Products and services

• CellVessel Single-Use-Bioreactor (SUB) Rigid-plastic (polycarbonate) Single-Use-Bioreactor (SUB) for batch and fed-batch cultivation of mammalian cells. Available in 20 sizes from 250ml to 30L Vessel Volume, configurable across 4 impeller designs in 650 variants, and equipped with non-invasive sensor wells, thermal control options and choice of drive systems for R&D through GMP applications.
• BactoVessel Single-Use-Fermenter (SUF) Rigid-plastic Single-Use-Fermenter (SUF) for microbial fermentation (bacteria, yeast, fungi) at working volumes from 0.5L to 30L. Configurable across 4 turbine designs in 250 variants, supporting agitation up to 2,000 RPM and compatible with CerCell drive systems, sterile filtration and exhaust options.
• CellMiscelatore Single-Use-Mixer (SUM) Customized Single-Use-Mixer (SUM) for homogenization, powder suspension, pH adjustment and media preparation, including production of viral vectors, plasmid DNA and mRNA at various viscosities and thermal complexities. Available in sizes from 250ml to 30L with multiple impeller options.
• LowRider Perfusion-Ready Single-Use-Bioreactor (PR-SUB) Perfusion-Ready Single-Use-Bioreactor (PR-SUB) for semi-continuous perfusion cultivation using Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF) technology. Available in 3.2L and 13L vessel sizes with integrated bottom outlet for TFF/ATF systems and integrated Levitronix PuraLev single-use pump options.
• CellTumbler Single-Use Tumbler Bioreactor Single-use tumbler bioreactor using rocking motion for adherent cell cultivation, designed for cell-based bioprocesses including hESC culture and 3D neurosphere expansion.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 different vessel sizes from 250ml to 30 liters
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Hamilton CompanycoreTechnology or IntegrationSwitzerland (Bonaduz) based world known sensor manufacturer. Mutual development of DO and pH Single-Use-Sensors for CerCell SUB and SUF. Latest high quality biomass InCyte SUS and CO2ntrol which work with CerCell's CO2Well. Products include VisiFerm and OneFerm sensors.
• Eppendorf AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationWorld leading pharmaceutical process equipment manufacturer. Well known for bioBLU Single-Use-Bioreactors, CelliGen PCS and DASbox parallel systems. Eppendorf and CerCell collaborate around customization of SUBs.
• Levitronix GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationSwitzerland (Zurich) based world known manufacturer of Single-Use-Pumps (SUP) for the pharma industry. CerCell integrates the PuraLev SUP in the portfolio of LowRider PR-SUBs for perfusion applications.
• Stobbe GroupflagshipOthersCerCell A/S is a daughter company of Swiss Stobbe Group. The group includes five sister companies: CerCell, PerfuseCell, Cronus-PCS, PumpCell, and ProfileCell - all located at Nørrelundvej 10, Herlev, Denmark.
• DTU - Danish Technical UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU project partner. Over the years, CerCell and Stobbe have trained 25 students from DTU. Department of Systems Biology educates candidates in molecular biotechnology, genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, and bioinformatics.
• KTH - Royal Institute of Technology SwedenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCell Technology Group, School of Biotechnology. EU partner with CerCell in FP7 and Vinovia projects. Activities related to biopharmaceutical processes including very high cell density perfusion and hESC culture.
• ZHAW - Zurich University of Applied SciencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool of Life Sciences and Facility Management (IBT) in Switzerland. EU partner with CerCell and C-CIT in one EuroStar project. Experts in cultivation of microorganisms and plant, animal as well as human cell and tissue cultures.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Applikon Biotechnology (Getinge):
• Eppendorf AG: German process equipment manufacturer offering the bioBLU Single-Use-Bioreactor line, CelliGen PCS, and DASbox parallel bioreactor systems. Eppendorf is both a customization partner (collaborating with CerCell on SUB customization) and a direct competitor in single-use bioreactor consumables.

Broad incumbents

• Cytiva (Danaher): A Danaher-owned life sciences leader offering Xuri cell expansion systems, WAVE bioreactors, and single-use mixing solutions. Cytiva is both a direct competitor in single-use bioreactors and a CerCell customer, making it the most strategically important peer.
• Sartorius AG: Global market leader in bioprocessing equipment and single-use technologies for the biopharma industry. Sartorius competes directly with CerCell in the single-use bioreactor space through its Biostat STR and ambr product families, but at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cercell-aps

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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