What Geneva Scientific does

Geneva Scientific is a privately held authorized distributor of scientific laboratory equipment, headquartered in Fontana, Wisconsin and operating under Geneva Scientific, LLC since its founding in 1995. The company distributes plant growth chambers, environmental chambers, cold-storage systems, sterilizers and autoclaves, laboratory hoods, benchtop equipment, vivarium equipment, and laboratory washers through authorized relationships with manufacturers including Percival Scientific, Market Forge Industries, Haier Biomedical, Being Scientific, Esco, and Air Master Systems. Its primary product lines are environmental control chambers from Percival Scientific (reach-in and walk-in plant growth chambers, Arabidopsis, algae, tissue culture, seed germination and LED variants) and the cold-storage line from Haier Biomedical, which includes ultra-low temperature freezers, biomedical refrigerators, LN2 storage systems and pharmacy refrigerators equipped with IoT monitoring and RFID-based sample tracking.

The business operates on a consultative, sales-led distribution model. Pricing is largely quote-based, with certain catalog items disclosing unit prices (e.g., the Market Forge STM-EL autoclave at $20,351 and the STM-ED digital autoclave at $23,068). Geneva Scientific engages customers during equipment selection, coordinates installation through manufacturer-certified service partners, and provides ongoing maintenance and repair coordination. Customer-facing channels comprise a website product catalog, request-for-quote workflows with same-business-day response, and direct phone and email engagement. The company's customers span universities and academic institutions, research laboratories, healthcare and clinical facilities, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, government laboratories, and industrial and manufacturing laboratories, all served within the United States only.

Geneva Scientific generates revenue almost entirely through hardware distribution with margin from equipment resale and limited attached services (installation coordination and after-sales service routing). The company reports no institutional venture capital or private equity backing, no subsidiaries, no disclosed revenue, and no public listing. Ownership is founder/management controlled, with no named equity holders disclosed in source data. The 30+ year operating history, narrow geographic footprint (single country), and small headcount (11-50) characterize it as a focused, mature specialty distribution business.

Name

Geneva Scientific

Legal name

Geneva Scientific, LLC

Website

https://geneva-scientific.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Geneva Scientific is a US-based authorized distributor of plant growth chambers, environmental chambers, cold-storage systems, autoclaves, laboratory hoods, benchtop equipment, vivarium equipment, and washers, serving universities, research labs, healthcare facilities, biotech and pharmaceutical firms, government laboratories, and industrial buyers across the United States.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Fontana

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Equipment Distribution: Geneva Scientific generates revenue through the distribution of scientific and laboratory equipment including plant growth chambers, environmental chambers, cold storage solutions, autoclaves, fume hoods, and general laboratory equipment. Sales are processed through direct purchase orders and their online store, with orders fulfilled by manufacturing partners. The company also provides installation services and coordination of maintenance and repair through certified service partners.

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Core offering

Geneva Scientific is a consultative scientific equipment distributor that supplies plant growth chambers, environmental test chambers, cold storage solutions, laboratory hoods, sterilizers/autoclaves, benchtop equipment, vivarium equipment, and washers to research, academic, healthcare, biotech, government, and industrial customers across the United States. The company operates as an authorized distributor for premium manufacturers and adds value through expert application guidance, custom solution design, certified installation, and ongoing service and maintenance coordination.

Product overview

Geneva Scientific is a consultative scientific equipment distributor offering a comprehensive portfolio of laboratory equipment from multiple manufacturer partners. The core product lineup centers on environmental control chambers, primarily from Percival Scientific, including Plant Growth Chambers (with specialized variants for Algae, Arabidopsis, LED, Low Temperature, Plant Tissue Culture, Reach-In, Seed Germination, and Walk-In configurations), Environmental Chambers (Dew, Drosophila, Biological Incubators), and cold storage solutions including ULT freezers and refrigerators from Haier Biomedical. Additional product categories include laboratory hoods (Biological Safety Cabinets, Fume Hoods, Laminar Flow Hoods), benchtop equipment (Ovens, Shakers, Stirrers, Water Baths), sterilizers and autoclaves (Market Forge STM Series), vivarium equipment, and washers. Geneva Scientific differentiates itself through consultative sales support, technical guidance, installation coordination, and ongoing service and maintenance. The company operates as an authorized distributor rather than a primary manufacturer, working with manufacturers including Percival Scientific, Haier Biomedical, Market Forge Industries, Being Scientific, Esco, and Air Master Systems.

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Products and services

• Plant Growth Chambers Insulated cabinets or rooms engineered to create tightly controlled environmental conditions for plant research, including specialized variants for algae, Arabidopsis, tissue culture, seed germination, and walk-in growth rooms. For university, government, biotech, and industrial research programs.
• Environmental Chambers Controlled environment chambers for various research applications, including dew formation studies, Drosophila (fruit fly) incubation, and general biological incubation. For academic, government, and biotech laboratories.
• Cold Storage Solutions Laboratory cold storage solutions including ultra-low (-80°C) freezers, biomedical refrigerators, liquid nitrogen storage systems, and pharmacy refrigerators with IoT monitoring and RFID-based tracking. For biobanking, pharmaceutical storage, and clinical sample preservation.
• Laboratory Hoods Safety enclosures for laboratory protection, including biological safety cabinets, conventional fume hoods, ductless fume hoods, laminar flow hoods, and safety enclosures. For research, clinical, and industrial laboratories requiring contamination control.
• Benchtop Laboratory Equipment General benchtop laboratory equipment including magnetic stirrers, ovens, shakers, and water baths. For routine sample preparation and laboratory workflows in research, academic, and clinical settings.
• Sterilizers and Autoclaves Steam sterilizers and autoclaves for laboratory, medical, research, and institutional sterilization applications. Distributed from Market Forge Industries under the STM Series.
• Vivarium Equipment Animal research facility equipment including bedding disposal workstations, dual access animal containment workstations, vivarium washers, and workstations and tables. For animal research facilities and vivariums.
• Laboratory Washers Laboratory cleaning equipment including cage and bottle washers, cage and rack washers, and tunnel washers. For vivarium and laboratory cleaning operations.
• Market Forge STM-ED Digital Autoclave High-capacity digital autoclave with touchscreen control, cycle data logging, 3 cu. ft. (85.5 L) chamber capacity, programmable sterilization cycles, and USB/RS232 connectivity for data export. For laboratory, medical, and research sterilization applications.
• Market Forge STM-EL Compact Autoclave Industrial-grade steam sterilizer with analog controls, 3 cu. ft. (85.5 L) internal volume, self-sealing safety door, and adjustable cycle timing up to 60 minutes. For laboratory, medical, and research sterilization.
• Market Forge STM-E Manual Autoclave Manual control autoclave with fixed 250°F sterilization temperature and 3 cu. ft. (85.5 L) capacity, analog operation. For basic laboratory sterilization needs.
• GR-66L Seed Germination Chamber Percival Scientific seed germination chamber with 30 tiers of wire shelving, programmable linear LED lighting up to 120 µmoles/m²/s, 62.4 cu ft interior space, and Android-based IntellusUltra touchscreen controller. For seed germination and early plant development research.
• E-41VL Reach-In Plant Growth Chamber Percival Scientific reach-in plant growth chamber with SciWhite LEDs up to 515 µmol/m²/s, 37.2 cu ft interior, 5-tier shelving, dual safety limits with alarms, and optional humidity/CO2 control. For plant research requiring precise environmental control.
• E-22L Reach-In Plant Growth Chamber Percival Scientific chamber with high-intensity SciWhite LEDs enhanced with Red spectrum up to 680 µmoles/m²/s, 29.1 cu ft total interior, designed for short-term plant growth and forage crop research.
• PGC-40L2 Reach-In Plant Growth Chamber Percival Scientific chamber with two tiers of high-intensity SciWhite LEDs enhanced with Red spectrum up to 1,200 µmoles/m²/s, 147.9 cu ft interior, designed for vascular plant research and seedling germination.
• AR-100L3 Arabidopsis Growth Chamber Percival Scientific SciWhite LED chamber with three tiers up to 600 µmol/m²/s, 147.9 cu ft interior, designed for Arabidopsis thaliana and low-light plants with IntellusUltra touchscreen controller.
• CU-41L4 Tissue Culture Growth Chamber Percival Scientific tissue culture chamber with four tiers of PetriClear LEDs up to 200 µmol/m²/s, condensation-free shelf-level vertical airflow, and IntellusUltra controller for plant cell culture experiments.
• CU-22L Dual-Environment Tissue Culture Chamber Percival Scientific dual-compartment tissue culture chamber with two tiers per compartment, PetriClear LEDs up to 170 µmol/m²/s, enabling simultaneous experiments under different environmental conditions.
• AR-22L Dual-Compartment Arabidopsis Growth Chamber Percival Scientific dual-compartment chamber with two independently controlled environments, SciWhite LEDs enhanced with red spectrum up to 350 µmol/m²/s, designed for Arabidopsis thaliana research.
• AR-36L3 Arabidopsis Growth Chamber Percival Scientific SciBrite LED chamber with three tiers up to 350 µmol/m²/s, specialized vertical airflow delivery system for both whole-plant growth and tissue culture applications.
• AL-36L4 Algae Growth Chamber Percival Scientific algae growth chamber with four tiers of high-intensity SciWhite LEDs up to 350 µmoles/m²/sec, designed for algae and high-light biological research applications.
• AL-41L4 Algae Growth Chamber Percival Scientific SciWhite LED chamber with four tiers up to 405 µmol/m²/s, 37.2 cu ft interior, designed for flask-based algae cultivation and photoperiod studies.
• CU-30L2 Tissue Culture Growth Chamber Percival Scientific compact dual-tier tissue culture chamber with PetriClear LEDs up to 190 µmol/m²/s, condensation-free controlled vertical airflow, stackable design for space-saving labs.
• Haier Biomedical Ultra-Low Temperature Freezers Haier Biomedical ultra-low temperature freezers for long-term sample preservation at -80°C, featuring IoT monitoring, RFID tracking, and networked management tools for biobank and laboratory applications.

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Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Percival ScientificcoreTechnology or IntegrationGeneva Scientific serves as an authorized distributor for Percival Scientific, a leading manufacturer of plant growth chambers, biological incubators, and controlled environment chambers. Percival handcrafts chambers in Perry, Iowa within a 60,000 square foot manufacturing facility. Products include reach-in and walk-in growth chambers, biological incubators, and custom environmental control solutions.
• Market Forge IndustriescoreTechnology or IntegrationMarket Forge Industries manufactures professional autoclaves and steam sterilizers trusted in laboratory, medical, research, and institutional environments. Geneva Scientific supplies Market Forge's STM Series autoclaves including manual, automatic, and fully programmable models.
• Haier BiomedicalcoreTechnology or IntegrationHaier Biomedical designs and manufactures advanced low-temperature storage equipment including ultra-low (-80°C) freezers, biomedical refrigerators, LN2 storage systems, and pharmacy refrigerators. Their equipment integrates IoT monitoring and RFID-based tracking. Geneva Scientific distributes their complete cold storage product line.
• EscominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEsco is listed as a supplier partner, with Geneva Scientific distributing their laboratory hood products including biological safety cabinets, conventional fume hoods, ductless fume hoods, laminar flow hoods, and safety enclosures.

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