What Scilogex does

Scilogex, LLC is a privately held laboratory equipment distribution and own-brand manufacturer founded in 2008 and headquartered in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. The company sells benchtop laboratory instruments — primarily liquid handling products (iTrite electronic bottletop burettes, iFlow and SCI-Spense bottletop dispensers, Superpette and MicroPette pipettors), a full line of centrifuges ranging from $240 mini-centrifuges to $6,120 refrigerated microcentrifuges, and adjacent general lab equipment such as shakers, hotplate stirrers, homogenizers, spectrophotometers, and humidity chambers. Scilogex-branded products are manufactured in ISO 9001 facilities with UL, cTUVus, and cSAus certifications. The company also distributes complementary third-party brands including Taylor Wharton/IC Biomedical cryogenic storage, TrippNT laboratory cabinets, BRAND cuvettes, Jeio Tech desiccators, Yamato magnetic stirrers, and ZenTest pH meters.

The business model is a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront (scilogex.com) augmented by an actively recruited global distributor network. Pricing is the central positioning lever: Scilogex markets identical or near-identical specifications to premium brands (Eppendorf, Thermo Fisher, Beckman, BrandTech) at 40-60% lower cost on centrifuges and 20-30% of BrandTech's bottletop dispenser pricing, targeting the 'frugal manager' segment of laboratory buyers. The company supports its sales motion with application-specific content (clinical diagnostics, pharmaceutical QC, environmental testing, psychedelic research, CRISPR work), a pipette trade-in program, and a Chatbase-powered AI chatbot for quote generation. The company states it has served more than 18,000 scientists, with no disclosed revenue, funding, or management team in the source materials.

Customer concentration is structurally low: the company serves a long-tail base across multiple use-case segments (clinical diagnostics, research/academic labs, pharma/biotech QC, environmental testing, psychedelic research, CRISPR, ecotoxicity) with no named enterprise anchors, and revenue depends on volume throughput across many small orders rather than a few large contracts.

Name

Scilogex

Legal name

SCILOGEX, LLC

Website

https://scilogex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Scilogex is a privately held laboratory equipment distributor and own-brand manufacturer, headquartered in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, selling benchtop liquid handling, centrifuges, and general lab instruments at significantly lower price points than premium brands like Eppendorf, Thermo Fisher, and BrandTech, serving clinical, academic, and research laboratories globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Equipment

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310), Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423740)

SIC

Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH), Microscopy, Imaging & Flow Cytometry Instruments (HLAGAIAE)

Keywords

• Laboratory benchtop equipment
• Liquid handling products
• Laboratory centrifuges
• Bottletop dispensers
• Cryogenic storage equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Rocky Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Laboratory Equipment: Direct sales of benchtop laboratory equipment including centrifuges, pipettors, bottletop dispensers, shakers, mixers, and other general lab instruments through e-commerce platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Scilogex designs, manufactures, and distributes benchtop laboratory instruments and consumables, including centrifuges, electronic bottletop burettes and dispensers (iTrite, iFlow, SCI-Spense lines), pipettors (SuperPette, MicroPette), shakers, stirrers, mixers, spectrophotometers, colony counters, and cryogenic storage/dewar flasks. The company combines its own-brand Scilogex-manufactured products with distribution of complementary third-party brands such as Taylor Wharton/IC Biomedical, TrippNT, BRAND, Jeio Tech, Yamato, ZenTest, and Rely+On Virkon.

Product overview

Scilogex is a laboratory benchtop equipment company offering an extensive portfolio of own-brand products supplemented by distributed brands. The core offering centers on liquid handling products (bottletop burettes under the iTrite brand, bottletop dispensers under iFlow and SCI-Spense brands, pipettors under Superpette and MicroPette brands), laboratory centrifuges ranging from mini units at $240 to refrigerated microcentrifuges, and general lab equipment including shakers, homogenizers, hotplate stirrers, vacuum aspirators, and spectrophotometers. The company differentiates through cost-effective alternatives to premium brands (claiming 40-60% lower pricing) while delivering comparable specifications. Scilogex also distributes complementary products including Taylor Wharton by IC Biomedical cryogenic storage (LN2 dewars and freezers), TrippNT laboratory cabinets and shelves, BRAND cuvettes, Jeio Tech desiccators, and Yamato magnetic stirrers. Products are manufactured in ISO90001 facilities with UL, cTUVus, and cSAus certifications, and the company serves over 18,000 scientists across sample preparation and storage applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iTrite: Electronic digital bottletop burette product line
• iFlow
• SCI-Spense
• SuperPette
• Taylor Wharton
• DILVAC
• Galaxy
• SCI
• EZee
• SCI-Spense2

Products and services

• iTrite Electronic Digital Bottletop Burette Motorized electronic burette with digital volume control designed for accurate, reproducible titration in analytical, QC, and research laboratories.
• iFlow Electronic Motorized Bottletop Dispenser Electronic motorized bottletop dispenser with digital volume setting for precise, repeatable reagent dispensing in routine lab workflows.
• SCI-Spense Bottletop Dispenser Manual bottletep dispenser for safe, accurate dispensing of reagents, acids, bases, and solvents in laboratory settings.
• SCI-Spense2 Bottletop Dispenser Next-generation SCI-Spense manual bottletop dispenser offering improved chemical resistance and volume control for routine reagent dispensing.
• EZee and EZee Pro Mini Centrifuges Compact personal mini centrifuges designed for quick spin-downs of microtubes and PCR strips at the bench, suitable for molecular biology and clinical labs.
• SCI-12 and SCI-24 High-Speed Microcentrifuges High-speed brushless microcentrifuges with digital speed and time control for molecular biology, clinical, and research applications.
• SCI-1524R Refrigerated Microcentrifuge Refrigerated high-speed microcentrifuge with temperature control for temperature-sensitive samples such as DNA, RNA, proteins, and clinical specimens.
• SCI506, SCI412, and SCI406 Low-Speed Centrifuges Brushless low-speed benchtop centrifuges used for clinical separations, cell culture, and routine sample preparation.
• SCI636 Multipurpose Centrifuge Versatile multipurpose benchtop centrifuge with interchangeable rotors for clinical, research, and industrial lab use.
• Galaxy 330 Colony Counter Digital colony counter used in microbiology, food, and water-testing laboratories for accurate enumeration of bacterial colonies.
• SuperPette Autoclavable Pipettors Autoclavable single- and multichannel mechanical pipettes available in fixed and adjustable volume formats for routine and clinical pipetting.
• MicroPette Pipettors Entry-level fixed and adjustable volume mechanical pipettes for routine liquid-handling tasks in research and clinical labs.
• SCI-Vac Vacuum Aspirator Benchtop vacuum aspirator with collection bottle for safe aspiration of biological liquids in cell culture and microbiology workflows.
• SCI-UV1100 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer Single-beam UV-Vis spectrophotometer used for quantitative absorbance measurements in QC, analytical chemistry, and life-science labs.
• Yamato MFD Magnetic Stirrers Compact magnetic stirrers distributed by Scilogex for routine stirring of solutions in research, clinical, and educational laboratories.
• SCI500HS Pro LCD Digital Magnetic Hotplate Stirrer Digital hotplate stirrer with LCD display and precise temperature/speed control for heated stirring applications in research and QC labs.
• SCI-O180 Orbital Shaker Benchtop orbital shaker with adjustable speed for mixing and culturing applications in microbiology and molecular biology labs.
• SCI-D160 Homogenizer Handheld or stand-mounted laboratory homogenizer for disruption of biological samples, tissue homogenization, and emulsions in research and clinical labs.
• ZenTest Smart Pocket Spear pH Tester Kit Portable spear-tip pH tester kit for direct measurement of pH in semi-solid samples such as food, cosmetics, and environmental specimens.
• DILVAC Stainless Steel Dewar Flasks Stainless steel vacuum-insulated dewar flasks for cryogenic storage and transport of liquid nitrogen-cooled biological samples.
• Scilogex Humidity Chambers Temperature/humidity-controlled benchtop chambers used for stability testing, sample conditioning, and environmental simulations in QC and research labs.
• TrippNT Laboratory Cabinets and Shelves Distributed laboratory storage furniture including cabinets and shelving for organizing chemicals, samples, and lab supplies.
• BRAND Cuvettes Disposable and reusable cuvettes distributed by Scilogex for use with spectrophotometers in absorbance and photometric measurements.
• Jeio Tech Desiccators Distributed vacuum and standard desiccators used to store moisture-sensitive samples and reagents in controlled-dry environments.
• Taylor Wharton / IC Biomedical Cryogenic Products Distributed Taylor Wharton and IC Biomedical cryogenic storage systems, including LN2 dewars and freezer equipment, for biological sample preservation.
• Rely+On Virkon Disinfectant Distributed broad-spectrum veterinary and laboratory disinfectant used for surface and equipment decontamination in lab and animal facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40-60% cost reduction vs premium centrifuge brands
• +4 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Multi-billion-dollar life sciences incumbent with broad lab equipment portfolio including centrifuges, pipettes, and analytical instruments. Scilogex benchmarks its centrifuge pricing directly against Thermo Fisher's premium offerings.
• IKA Works: Established German manufacturer of laboratory, analytical, and processing equipment including magnetic stirrers, hotplates, and shakers. Scilogex distributes complementary Yamato stirrers and overlaps with IKA on mixing and shaking equipment.

Direct peers

• Boekel Scientific: US-based manufacturer of benchtop laboratory equipment including shakers, incubators, and blood bank equipment. Comparable in size, distribution model, and customer base to Scilogex.
• BRAND (BrandTech Scientific): Manufacturer of liquid handling products including bottletop dispensers and burettes under the Dispensette and Titrette brands. Scilogex explicitly prices its iFlow and iTrite products at 20-30% of BRAND's pricing.
• Benchmark Scientific: US-based manufacturer of benchtop lab equipment including centrifuges, mixers, and shakers at value-oriented price points. Comparable in size, go-to-market approach, and target customer as Scilogex.
• Beckman Coulter: Established centrifuge and lab instrument manufacturer (now part of Danaher). Scilogex explicitly positions its centrifuge line as a 40-60% lower-cost alternative to Beckman Coulter.
• Heathrow Scientific: Manufacturer and distributor of benchtop lab equipment, plasticware, and consumables targeting similar mid-market academic and clinical customers with a value-oriented pricing strategy.
• Labnet International: Manufacturer of laboratory centrifuges, pipettes, and molecular biology equipment serving academic and clinical labs. Direct overlap with Scilogex's centrifuge and liquid handling product lines.
• Eppendorf: Premium German manufacturer of centrifuges, pipettes, and liquid handling instruments. Scilogex explicitly benchmarks its centrifuges and pipettors against Eppendorf on price, competing head-to-head on equivalent specifications.

Emerging players

• Globe Scientific: Value-oriented supplier of plasticware, liquid handling, and benchtop lab consumables, including its own-brand pipette tips and tubes. Scilogex distributes BRAND cuvettes and other consumables in a similar value-tier positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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