Dutscher
Dutscher is a France-based, pan-European distributor of consumables and equipment for R&D laboratories, distributing 400+ major brands alongside its ClearLine® private label across life sciences, hospitals, environmental analysis, and QC/R&D laboratories.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1982
- HeadquartersBrumath, France
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Dutscher firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Dutscher
- Legal name
- Dominique Dutscher SAS
- Website
- https://dutscher.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1982
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Dutscher is a France-based, pan-European distributor of consumables and equipment for R&D laboratories, distributing 400+ major brands alongside its ClearLine® private label across life sciences, hospitals, environmental analysis, and QC/R&D laboratories.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Dutscher industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Laboratory Equipment and Consumables Distribution
- NAICS
- Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (4242)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Medical Supplies & Consumables Wholesale (Non-Device) (CRAOAHAE)
Keywords
Where Dutscher is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Brumath
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Dutscher business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Laboratory Equipment and Consumables Distribution: Dutscher generates revenue through the distribution of consumables and equipment for R&D laboratories, selling products from over 400 major brands plus their proprietary ClearLine® private label. Revenue exceeds €400 million in 2025.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Standard e-commerce pricing for consumables and equipment |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Dutscher product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Dutscher is a pan-European distributor of consumables and equipment for R&D laboratories, founded in 1982 and headquartered near Strasbourg, France. The company distributes products from more than 400 major scientific brands (including Eppendorf, Thermo Scientific, Merck, BD, Corning, Gilson, Sartorius, Hach, and Hanna) alongside its proprietary ClearLine® private label, covering consumables, pipetting, bioreactive products, measuring instruments, laboratory furniture, health and safety products, and chemistry supplies. Services include e-procurement, digitalization support, metrology, financial leasing, and tailored procurement and logistics for laboratory customers across life sciences, hospitals, teaching, environmental analysis, and quality control.
Product overview
Dutscher is a pan-European distributor of consumables and equipment for R&D laboratories, generating revenues exceeding €400 million in 2025 with over 1,100 employees. The company operates as a platform distributing laboratory products across multiple categories including Consumables and Small Equipment, Equipment, Measuring Instruments, Laboratory Furniture, Health and Safety, Pipetting, Bioreactive, and Chemistry. The core product offerings center around Dutscher's own ClearLine® private label brand combined with distributed products from major scientific brands. Key value propositions include Smart CHOICE (essential products at competitive pricing), GoGreen (eco-friendly alternatives), and specialized solutions for water analysis, chemistry processes, and cleanroom applications. The company also offers digital tools including Lumia™ Lab Guide virtual advisor and Nestor robot demo availability. As of early 2026, Dutscher is transitioning ownership from LBO France to Vivo Capital, representing a significant milestone in the firm's expansion.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ClearLine®: Private label brand for laboratory consumables and equipment including pipettes, graduated cylinders, Erlenmeyer flasks, volumetric flasks, and rapid tests for water analysis
- Smart CHOICE
- GoGreen
Products and services
- ClearLine® Dutscher's own proprietary private label brand for laboratory consumables and equipment, including straw pipettes, inoculating loops, quantitative filter papers, glassware, graduated cylinders, Erlenmeyer flasks, volumetric flasks, and rapid tests for water analysis.
- Smart CHOICE Value-oriented essentials line offering commonly used laboratory products at competitive pricing for cost-conscious laboratories.
- GoGreen Eco-friendly product line featuring environmentally responsible and sustainable laboratory supplies and consumables for green lab practices.
- Lumia™ Lab Guide AI-powered virtual advisor tool on dutscher.com that helps laboratory customers find and select the right products for their specific research or testing needs.
- Nestor Robot Laboratory robot for automated processes, available for customer demonstration and evaluation for laboratory automation use cases.
- Chemistry & Processes Portfolio Comprehensive chemistry offering including reagents, standards, electrolytes, volumetric solutions, Karl Fischer titration reagents, water analysis, enzymatic tests, glassware, laboratory equipment, safety solutions, pumps, lyophilisation, water purification, and furnaces for chemistry and process applications.
- Water Analysis Solutions Complete water testing and analysis solutions including HACH tubes, Visocolor tests, and related reagents tailored for environmental analysis and quality control applications.
- Health and Safety Solutions Personal and collective protection equipment, cleanroom products, and safety solutions designed for laboratory environments.
Quantifiable outcome
- 7%+ average annual organic growth
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Dutscher
Customer profileSegments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Dutscher technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Dutscher partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators6 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Dutscher competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Th. Geyer: German lab-supply specialist distributing consumables, chemicals, equipment and life-science products to research institutions and industry. Operates as a direct mid-sized European competitor with overlapping customer segments and similar product breadth.
- Carl Roth: Germany-based specialist distributor of laboratory chemicals, consumables and equipment serving academic, industrial and pharma research customers. Closely comparable mid-sized European lab-supply distributor with a similar mix of consumables, reagents and small equipment.
Broad incumbents
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: Operates the Fisher Scientific channel, the dominant US lab-supply distributor, and is also one of Dutscher's largest principals. Comparable as both a competitor in distribution and a supplier of distributed brands across life sciences, pharma and environmental labs.
- PerkinElmer: Provider of analytical instruments, reagents, consumables and lab services to life sciences, environmental and applied markets. Comparable as an integrated manufacturer-distributor selling into overlapping end markets such as environmental testing and pharma QC.
- Agilent Technologies: Major manufacturer of analytical instruments and lab consumables (cell analysis, chromatography, spectroscopy) overlapping with Dutscher's measuring-instruments and bioreactive categories. Sells to many of the same life-science, environmental and QC labs while also using distributors in select channels.
- Merck KGaA (MilliporeSigma life science business): Operates the MilliporeSigma life-science distribution and manufacturing business, with overlapping bioprocessing, lab-water and consumables categories. Functions as both a competitor (direct supplier of lab consumables) and a key principal for Dutscher.
- Bio-Rad Laboratories: Manufacturer and supplier of life-science research and clinical diagnostic products, including reagents, instruments and consumables. Overlaps with Dutscher in molecular biology and clinical/research lab channels and is also a distributed brand across Dutscher's platform.
- Avantor: Global life-science products and services distributor operating the well-known VWR brand. Avantor is the largest global peer to Dutscher in R&D lab consumables and equipment distribution, with materially broader geographic reach and a much larger product portfolio.
- Eppendorf: Premium German manufacturer of liquid-handling, cell-handling and sample-preparation systems for life-science labs. Sells both directly and through distributors like Dutscher; functions as a principal on Dutscher's platform and a competitor in pipetting and bioreactive categories.
Emerging players
- Reagex: Smaller European player in laboratory chemicals and reagents distribution serving industrial and research laboratories. Useful as a regional/scale comparison point for the European lab-supply distribution segment in which Dutscher competes.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Dutscher social profiles
Digital presenceDutscher compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Dutscher financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Dutscher leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Dutscher funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
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Dutscher M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Dutscher
What does Dutscher do?
Dutscher is a pan-European distributor of consumables and equipment for R&D laboratories, founded in 1982 and headquartered near Strasbourg, France. The company distributes products from more than 400 major scientific brands (including Eppendorf, Thermo Scientific, Merck, BD, Corning, Gilson, Sartorius, Hach, and Hanna) alongside its proprietary ClearLine® private label, covering consumables, pipetting, bioreactive products, measuring instruments, laboratory furniture, health and safety products, and chemistry supplies. Services include e-procurement, digitalization support, metrology, financial leasing, and tailored procurement and logistics for laboratory customers across life sciences, hospitals, teaching, environmental analysis, and quality control.
Is Dutscher a public or private company?
Dutscher is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was Dutscher founded?
Dutscher was founded in 1982. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Dutscher based?
Dutscher is headquartered in Brumath, France, in the Europe region.
How does Dutscher make money?
One revenue line is on record: laboratory Equipment and Consumables Distribution.
Who are Dutscher's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Th. Geyer and Carl Roth. Broad incumbents are Thermo Fisher Scientific, PerkinElmer, Agilent Technologies, Merck KGaA (MilliporeSigma life science business), Bio-Rad Laboratories, Avantor and Eppendorf. Reagex is listed as an emerging player.
Does Dutscher have an API?
No public API is recorded for Dutscher.
What industry is Dutscher in?
Dutscher's product category is Laboratory Equipment and Consumables Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAGAIAH, Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters), with a secondary code of CRAOAHAE, Medical Supplies & Consumables Wholesale (Non-Device). Its NAICS code is 4242 and its SIC code is 5040.