What Southern Scientific does

Southern Scientific, with its associated operating entity LabLogic Systems Limited, is a UK-based specialised manufacturer and supplier of radiation detection and laboratory instrumentation for the life-sciences, nuclear-medicine, and radiation-safety markets. The company is privately held, headquartered at Innovation House, 6 Europa View, Sheffield (S9 1XH), with earlier incorporation roots tracing to 1983, and is shown in firmographics with 11–50 employees. Its portfolio is organised into three divisions: Life Sciences (notably the Hidex 300 SL liquid scintillation counter), Nuclear Medicine / PET (including the newly launched Spec-RAM LC GMP-compliant radio-HPLC system for Pb-212 in targeted alpha therapy), and Radiation Safety.

The underlying technology centres on radiochemical detection and analysis: radio-HPLC systems, liquid scintillation counting, and associated data-acquisition/analysis software designed for GMP and ISO 9001 quality frameworks. The business sells instruments and software on a one-time licence / capital-purchase basis; pricing is opaque and quote-based. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales targeting pharmaceutical and contract-research customers with a global distributor network for international coverage, supplemented by regional websites for the US, France and Germany, content marketing through case studies, an active conference presence (European ISSX, HPS, Oxford SRF), and academic partnerships (King's College London, IFREMER).

Named enterprise customers span Big Pharma (Pfizer, Novartis, Johnson & Johnson, GSK, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Alcon, BASF), contract research organisations (Covance, Aptuit), nuclear-medicine specialists (SpectronRx), and academic / government research institutions (King's College London, IFREMER). The company has positioned itself for the emerging targeted alpha therapy market (At-211, Pb-212), participating in the αccelerate.EU regulatory-standardisation initiative, while continuing to serve legacy pharmaceutical and radiation-safety customers.

Name

Southern Scientific

Legal name

LabLogic Systems Ltd.

Website

https://southernscientific.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Southern Scientific (operating through LabLogic Systems Ltd) is a UK-based specialist manufacturer of radiation detection and laboratory instrumentation — including radio-HPLC systems and liquid scintillation counters — serving pharmaceutical, nuclear medicine, and research customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific Laboratory Instruments

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Radiation Detection Instruments & Systems (Portal monitors, spectrometers, contamination monitors) (EUAKAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Radioisotope Production (Reactor/Cyclotron/Gamma) (HLAIAGAD), Nuclear Materials Testing, Assay & Characterization Services (NDA/NDE, radiochemistry, materials analysis) (EUAKAIAL), Radiation Measurement, Dosimetry & Monitoring Services (Personal/environmental dosimetry, calibration labs) (EUAKAIAH)

Keywords

• Radiation detection equipment
• Liquid scintillation counters
• Radio-HPLC systems
• Nuclear medicine instruments
• Radiation safety monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Henfield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Instruments and Software: LabLogic generates revenue through the sale of specialized laboratory instruments including radio-HPLC systems, liquid scintillation counters, and associated software solutions for life sciences, nuclear medicine, and radiation safety applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Southern Scientific manufactures and supplies radiation detection equipment, including liquid scintillation counters and radio-HPLC analysis systems for life sciences, nuclear medicine, and radiation safety applications. The company provides specialized instruments such as the Hidex 300 SL for radiolabelled sample analysis and the Spec-RAM LC for GMP-compliant Pb-212 radio-HPLC workflows, alongside associated software for data acquisition and analysis. Its products serve pharmaceutical companies, academic and research institutions, nuclear medicine facilities, and radiation safety organizations.

Product overview

LabLogic offers a portfolio of specialized instruments and software organized into three main divisions: Life Sciences (including liquid scintillation counters like the Hidex 300 SL), Nuclear Medicine/PET (including radio-HPLC analysis solutions like the Spec-RAM LC), and Radiation Safety. The company provides both hardware instruments and associated software for radiopharmaceutical research, nuclear medicine, and radiation measurement applications. Their product portfolio serves the radiochemistry, pharmaceutical research, and nuclear medicine industries with GMP-compliant solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hidex: Hidex 300 SL, a liquid scintillation counter used in life science and radiation measurement applications, distributed and supported by LabLogic.
• Spec-RAM LC

Products and services

• Hidex 300 SL
• Spec-RAM LC
• Life Sciences Division instruments and software
• Nuclear Medicine / PET Division instruments and software
• Radiation Safety Division instruments and software

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• King's College London - Cyclotron and Radiochemistry LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLabLogic has been working with the Cyclotron and Radiochemistry Laboratory at King's College London to support the next generation of radiochemists. This partnership strengthens the connection between academia and industry in nuclear medicine research.
• αccelerate.EU InitiativeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLabLogic participates in the αccelerate.EU initiative focused on developing and standardizing regulatory frameworks for 211At-based radiopharmaceuticals in targeted alpha therapy. This editorial published in EJNMMI highlights LabLogic's role in driving European innovation.
• IFREMER (French Research Institute for Ocean Science)coreTechnology or IntegrationIFREMER chose the Hidex 300 SL liquid scintillation counter from LabLogic to monitor radioactivity in marine studies, demonstrating LabLogic's instrumentation capabilities in environmental radiation monitoring applications.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Berthold Technologies: Berthold Technologies manufactures radiation detection and process measurement instruments, including bioanalytical and radio-HPLC detectors used in life science and nuclear medicine laboratories — a directly comparable niche specialist.
• LabLogic Systems: LabLogic Systems Ltd (Sheffield) is the operating entity whose product, customer, and partnership data populate this dataset and whose website footer references a shared LabLogic Group with Southern Scientific — the closest functional peer.

Broad incumbents

• AMETEK (ORTEC / Gatan): AMETEK's ORTEC division supplies radiation detection instruments, spectrometers, and counting systems for nuclear, life science, and security markets — overlapping with Southern Scientific/LabLogic's radiation measurement portfolio from a much larger industrial group.
• Mirion Technologies: Mirion (including Canberra and Capintec) provides radiation detection, dosimetry, and nuclear measurement instrumentation across medical, research, and security markets — a broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities in radiation safety and counting.
• PerkinElmer / Revvity: Revvity (formerly PerkinElmer Life Sciences) offers a broad portfolio of analytical and radiochemical instruments, including liquid scintillation counters and HPLC systems that overlap with LabLogic's Hidex and radio-HPLC products.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher supplies laboratory analytical instruments, including chromatography, mass spectrometry, and radiometric detection, addressing the same life sciences and nuclear medicine laboratory workflows as Southern Scientific/LabLogic.
• Hitachi High-Tech: Hitachi High-Tech manufactures analytical and radiation measurement instruments used in nuclear medicine and life science research labs, including scintillation and radiation detection systems that compete in adjacent product categories.

Emerging players

• Triskem International: Triskem specialises in radiochemistry separation resins, reagents, and analytical consumables for nuclear medicine and radiochemistry labs — a niche peer that often co-purchases with LabLogic's radio-HPLC systems.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ssl_news
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/lablogic
• Facebookfacebook.com/southernscientific
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southern-scientific

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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