INTERSCIENCE
INTERSCIENCE is a French designer and manufacturer of microbiology laboratory equipment and consumables — including lab blenders, dilutors, automatic platers, AI colony counters, and real-time incubators — sold to food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, environmental, veterinary, and research laboratories in 130+ countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1980
- HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What INTERSCIENCE does
INTERSCIENCE SAS is a privately-held French designer and manufacturer of laboratory equipment and consumables for industrial microbiology, headquartered in Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche with manufacturing in Puycapel, France. The company has operated for over 45 years (founded around 1979-1980) under family ownership led by the Jalenques brothers (Jules and Emmanuel Jalenques as co-CEOs), and serves food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, environmental, veterinary, and public-research laboratories across more than 130 countries via five wholly-owned international sales subsidiaries (USA, Germany, Singapore, China, Japan) and a global distributor network.
The product portfolio spans the full sample-to-result workflow: sample preparation (DiluFlow gravimetric dilutors, FlexiPump dispensing pumps, BagMixer/MiniMix/JumboMix lab blenders, dataLink Petri-dish labelers), bacterial analysis (easySpiral and easySpiral Dilute automatic platers, Scan and Scan AI colony counters, ScanStation 100/200/300 real-time incubators with built-in colony counting), an extensive proprietary consumables line (BagFilter, BagPage, BagLight, instaBAG, RollBag, Anabac deodorants, BagSeal thermal sealer), and integrated workflow solutions (BagSystem, Plate & Count system, JumboLine, Steriwater). Proprietary technology includes patented spiral-plating and overflow-disinfection methods, telecentric-lens imaging that improves counting accuracy from 95% to 97.5%, and a suite of in-house-trained neural networks (MobIA mold classification, TSC AI, Perfecto Duo AI, Compass Listeria AI) delivering up to 98% counting accuracy with locked-AI local data security.
The business model combines one-time hardware sales (quote-based, sold direct and through distributors) with recurring consumables revenue tied to ongoing microbiological testing and multi-year service contracts (IQOQ, preventive/corrective maintenance, 1-3 year warranties, 10-year spare-parts availability). Products carry ISO 9001, ISO 7218, ISO 6887, ISO 4833-2, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GMP/GXP, and EU food-contact certifications, supporting enterprise sales into regulated QC labs; named enterprise customers include Coty, Haleon Switzerland, Vetoquinol, Henri-Mondor University Hospital (APHP), CHU Grenoble, CNRS, and LMU Munich. A strategic April 2026 partnership with Solabia Group (Biokar Diagnostics) extends the company into bundled culture media and AI imaging offerings.
INTERSCIENCE firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- INTERSCIENCE
- Legal name
- INTERSCIENCE SAS
- Website
- https://interscience.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1980
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- INTERSCIENCE is a French designer and manufacturer of microbiology laboratory equipment and consumables — including lab blenders, dilutors, automatic platers, AI colony counters, and real-time incubators — sold to food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, environmental, veterinary, and research laboratories in 130+ countries.
- Ownership category
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INTERSCIENCE industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Microbiology Laboratory Equipment
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)
- akta.pro primary industry
- General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens) (HLAGAIAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH), Diagnostic & Laboratory Packaging (Specimen Containers, Transport Tubes) (IMALAIAF)
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Where INTERSCIENCE is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Tokyo
- HQ country
- Japan
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices7 records
Markets served
INTERSCIENCE business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Microbiology Equipment Sales: Interscience designs, manufactures and sells equipment for microbiology including gravimetric dilutors, lab blenders, dispensing pumps, automatic platers, colony counters, real-time incubators, and lab accessories. Equipment is sold directly and through distributors globally with one-time purchase pricing.
- Consumables Sales: Sale of consumables including blender bags with and without filters, sterile sampling bags, autoclave deodorants, and culture media bags (instaBAG). Recurring consumable revenue from ongoing microbiology testing operations.
- Services: Services including IQOQ (Installation, Operational, and Performance Qualification), preventive and corrective maintenance offered as specific contracts alongside product sales.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Equipment products - quoted per unit |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Service contracts - IQOQ and maintenance |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
INTERSCIENCE product offering
Product offeringCore offering
INTERSCIENCE designs, manufactures, and sells microbiology laboratory equipment and consumables for industrial microbiological analysis. Its portfolio spans sample preparation (gravimetric dilutors, lab blenders, dispensing pumps), bacterial analysis (automatic spiral platers, AI-powered colony counters, real-time incubators), proprietary consumables (filter bags, blender bags), and integrated workflow solutions. Products are manufactured in France and sold globally to food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, environmental, veterinary, and public research laboratories.
Product overview
INTERSCIENCE offers a comprehensive portfolio of microbiology laboratory equipment and consumables designed for sample preparation through bacterial analysis. The product range spans five main categories: (1) Sample Preparation - including DiluFlow gravimetric dilutors (3kg, 5kg Pro, 5kg Elite with web connectivity), FlexiPump dispensing pumps (standard, Pro, Scale), and lab blenders (MiniMix 100, BagMixer 400, JumboMix 3500); (2) Bacterial Analysis - featuring easySpiral automatic platers (standard, Pro, Pro Milk, Dilute with patented serial dilution technology), Scan colony counters (50/100/300/500/1200), Scan Ai AI-powered counters (3000 Ai, 5000 Ai with locked AI and MobIA mold classification), and ScanStation real-time incubators (100/200/300 with telecentric lens); (3) Consumables - filter bags (BagFilter Roll/P/Pipet/S/Pull-Up/XF, BagPage +/F/R/XR), blender bags (BagLight PolySilk/Multilayer, instaBAG with culture media), sterile sampling (RollBag), and autoclave deodorants (Anabac variants); (4) Accessories - BagRack storage, BagPipet, BagClip, BagOpen, BagSeal thermal sealer, PetriPile; (5) Solutions - BagSystem, Plate & Count system, JumboLine, Steriwater, dataLink labeling. Products serve food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, environmental, veterinary, and public research sectors across 130+ countries.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Scan Ai: Automatic AI colony counters powered by artificial intelligence for unmatched performance and continuous evolution.
- ScanStation
- BagSystem
- Plate & Count system
- JumboLine
- Steriwater
- BagMixer
- easySpiral
- DiluFlow
- FlexiPump
- dataLink
- BagFilter
Products and services
- BagMixer Lab Blenders Laboratory blenders for homogenizing microbiology samples, available in 100 mL (MiniMix), 400 mL (BagMixer 400 P/W/S/SW), and 3500 mL (JumboMix) capacities with paddle bag systems for small to industrial-volume sample processing.
- DiluFlow Gravimetric Dilutors Gravimetric dilutors (DiluFlow 3 kg, DiluFlow Pro 5 kg, DiluFlow Elite 1 kg/5 kg) for precise automated sample dilution with programmable ratios and USB/web connectivity for laboratory automation.
- FlexiPump Dispensing Pumps Peristaltic pumps (FlexiPump, FlexiPump Pro, FlexiPump Scale) for sterile liquid dispensing with programmable volume and flow rate settings; FlexiPump Scale adds integrated weighing capability for precise volume verification.
- easySpiral Automatic Platers Automatic platers (easySpiral, easySpiral Pro, easySpiral Pro Milk) using the Spiral plating technique for standardized colony counting from 100 to 1x10^7 CFU/mL on a single Petri dish.
- easySpiral Dilute Automatic Dilutor and Plater Patent-protected combined dilutor and plater enabling automatic 1/10 serial dilutions up to 6 log dilution on a single Petri dish, processing samples from 30 to 1x10^12 CFU/mL with a 134-second plating cycle. ISO 4833-2 certified.
- Scan Automatic Colony Counters Automatic colony counters (Scan 50, Scan 100, Scan 300, Scan 500, Scan 1200) for enumeration of bacterial colonies on Petri dishes, including inhibition zone reading capability.
- Scan Ai AI-Powered Colony Counters AI-powered automatic colony counters (Scan 3000 Ai, Scan 5000 Ai) with neural network-based detection, MobIA mold classification, locked AI for local data storage, and support for 20+ culture media with up to 98% counting accuracy.
- ScanStation Real-Time Incubator and Colony Counter Real-time incubator and colony counter system (ScanStation 100, 200, 300) processing up to 100-300 Petri dishes simultaneously, with colonies detected and counted as they appear. Includes 21 CFR Part 11 compliance module and up to 98% counting accuracy.
- BagFilter Pipet Filter Bags Lateral filter blender bags with easy pipet access for multiple pipetting operations, available in 400 mL, 2000 mL, and 3500 mL capacities with multilayer construction, non-woven filter (<250 µm porosity), gamma-ray treated, and resealable sticker for successive pipetting.
- BagSystem Sample Preparation Solution Complete sample preparation solution combining DiluFlow gravimetric dilutors, BagMixer blenders, and BagFilter filter bags for streamlined microbiology workflows.
- Plate & Count System Integrated plating and counting solution combining easySpiral automatic platers with Scan automatic colony counters for fully automated bacterial analysis.
- dataLink Petri Dish Labeling Solution Petri dish labeling system (dataLink, dataLink pro) for traceability from sample preparation to counting, printing labels with analysis parameters on dish edge. Exports data to Excel and LIMS.
- IQOQ and Maintenance Services Service contracts including Installation, Operational and Performance Qualification (IQOQ), plus preventive and corrective maintenance services offered alongside product sales.
- BagFilter and BagPage Filter Bags Lateral filter blender bags (BagFilter Roll/P/S/Pull-Up/XF and BagPage +/F/R/XR) for standard microbiology sample preparation, available in multiple configurations.
- JumboLine Large-Volume Sample Preparation System Large-scale sample processing solution combining JumboMix 3500 blender with compatible accessories for industrial microbiology applications.
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 3x faster results with ScanStation real-time colony counting compared to traditional incubation methods
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use INTERSCIENCE
Customer profileNamed customers26 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
INTERSCIENCE technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
AI capability4 records
Feature7 records
INTERSCIENCE partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Solabia Group (Biokar Diagnostics)coreInterscience and Solabia announced a strategic partnership in April 2026 combining their respective expertise in microbiology equipment and culture media. Biokar Diagnostics (Solabia) offers unique expertise in research, formulation and production of culture media, including peptones - the main ingredient in culture media. The partnership aims to enhance traditional culture methods through AI technologies (Scan AI and ScanStation), improving efficiency and performance of industrial microbiology laboratories. The synergy combines culture-based microbiology with intelligent neural network technology for a smoother, more cost-effective and reproducible user experience.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights6 records
INTERSCIENCE competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- bioMérieux: Global leader in industrial and clinical microbiology diagnostics, with a large installed base of colony counters, BACTEC blood culture, and food-pharma QC instruments. Direct overlap with Interscience in microbial QC for food and pharma, but at much broader scale and portfolio.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: World's largest lab tools supplier, with microbiology media, plate readers, automated colony counters and lab automation products serving the same food and pharma QC buyer as Interscience. Overlaps with Interscience through instruments, consumables and analytical workflows.
- Bio-Rad Laboratories: Major life science tools provider with food microbiology media, plate readers, and QC instruments. Direct competitor to Interscience in lab supplies and analytical instruments, especially for food/pharma QC labs.
- Merck KGaA (Life Science / Sigma-Aldrich): Global supplier of microbiology culture media, lab consumables, and lab instruments to food, pharma and academic markets. Closely comparable to Interscience in serving QC labs with consumables and instruments.
Direct peers
- IUL Instruments: Spanish manufacturer of spiral platers, colony counters and chromogenic instruments for industrial microbiology. Closest direct peer to Interscience's easySpiral and Scan product lines, serving food and dairy labs.
- Synbiosis (Synoptics Group): UK-based manufacturer of automated colony counters and inhibition zone readers (ProtoCOL, aCOLyte). Direct competitor to Interscience's Scan range in microbial enumeration and antibiotic susceptibility workflows.
- Microbiology International: US-based distributor and equipment provider for food and environmental microbiology labs, offering spiral platers, colony counters, and lab blenders comparable to Interscience's portfolio.
- Hardy Diagnostics: US manufacturer of culture media, prepared plates, and microbiology lab supplies serving clinical, food and environmental labs. Overlaps with Interscience's culture media bag and consumables business.
Emerging players
- Solabia Group (Biokar Diagnostics): French culture media and peptone producer now partnered with Interscience. Comparable as a microbiology ecosystem player and increasingly a co-seller of combined equipment-plus-media solutions.
Regional players
- Bertin Technologies: French life science instrumentation company providing sample preparation and microbiology tools. Comparable French/European peer to Interscience in lab instrumentation for the food, pharma and defense markets.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
INTERSCIENCE social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance8 records
INTERSCIENCE financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
INTERSCIENCE leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
INTERSCIENCE subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries5 records
INTERSCIENCE funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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INTERSCIENCE M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about INTERSCIENCE
What does INTERSCIENCE do?
INTERSCIENCE designs, manufactures, and sells microbiology laboratory equipment and consumables for industrial microbiological analysis. Its portfolio spans sample preparation (gravimetric dilutors, lab blenders, dispensing pumps), bacterial analysis (automatic spiral platers, AI-powered colony counters, real-time incubators), proprietary consumables (filter bags, blender bags), and integrated workflow solutions. Products are manufactured in France and sold globally to food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, environmental, veterinary, and public research laboratories.
Is INTERSCIENCE a public or private company?
INTERSCIENCE is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was INTERSCIENCE founded?
INTERSCIENCE was founded in 1980. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is INTERSCIENCE based?
INTERSCIENCE is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, in the Asia region.
How does INTERSCIENCE make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Microbiology Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are consumables Sales and services.
Who are INTERSCIENCE's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are bioMérieux, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bio-Rad Laboratories and Merck KGaA (Life Science / Sigma-Aldrich). Direct peers are IUL Instruments, Synbiosis (Synoptics Group), Microbiology International and Hardy Diagnostics. Solabia Group (Biokar Diagnostics) is listed as an emerging player. Bertin Technologies is listed as a regional player.
Does INTERSCIENCE have an API?
No public API is recorded for INTERSCIENCE.
What industry is INTERSCIENCE in?
INTERSCIENCE's product category is Microbiology Laboratory Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAGAIAC, General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens), with a secondary code of HLAGAIAH, Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters). Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.