Th. Geyer

What Th. Geyer does

Th. Geyer GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned laboratory and specialty ingredients distributor founded in 1893 and headquartered in Renningen, Germany. The company operates across two divisions: a Laboratory division supplying laboratory equipment, consumables, chemicals, life science reagents, and laboratory furniture, and an Ingredients division supplying food ingredients, flavors, fragrance materials, and specialty chemicals including the GASODOR® S-Free sulfur-free gas odorant. Its portfolio aggregates approximately 2 million articles from over 1,100 manufacturers, supported by seven proprietary brands (BIOSOLUTE®, CHEMSOLUTE®, LABSOLUTE®, GASODOR® S-FREE, FOODSOLUTE®, FEMTORP®, Floral) and an exclusive distribution arrangement for CARLO ERBA Reagents in Germany and Austria.

The company serves exclusively business customers, government entities, and public institutions across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and the United Kingdom, operating through wholly-owned subsidiaries in each market. Its go-to-market combines a multi-language webshop (DE/EN/PL/CH), e-procurement and e-catalog integration for institutional buyers, and a personal sales consultant model where sales advisors contact registered customers after onboarding. Own logistics centers support inventory availability, including for laboratory chemicals, and a free hotline (0800 GEYERTH) replaces centralized call centers.

Revenue is generated through one-time product sales, professional services (laboratory planning, assembly, maintenance, consulting, REACH support), and customized solutions (custom chemical formulations, repackaging, special configurations). Pricing is B2B quote-based with no public tiering. Ownership remains with the founding family, managed by three Geschäftsführer (Lutz-Alexander Geyer, Ralf Streicher, Oliver-Alexander Geyer), with no external private equity or venture capital involvement disclosed. Recent strategic activity includes the June 2026 integration of Haslab GmbH into Th. Geyer Swiss AG, the 2023 launch of the BIOSOLUTE® Life Science brand, and the 2019 acquisition of GASODOR® S-Free trademark rights from Symrise.

Name

Th. Geyer

Legal name

Th. Geyer GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://thgeyer-lab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1893

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Th. Geyer is a 130+ year family-owned German laboratory and specialty ingredients distributor that aggregates approximately 2 million articles from 1,100+ manufacturers, serving business customers, universities, and government institutions across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Renningen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory supplies sales: Sale of laboratory equipment, labware, consumables, laboratory chemicals, and Life Science products through webshop and direct sales. Full-service laboratory supply from a single partner.
2. Laboratory furniture and planning services: Customized laboratory planning, assembly, and furniture solutions including reference projects for laboratory setup.
3. Supporting services: Services including consulting, REACH support, logistics, maintenance and repair services for laboratory equipment.
4. Customized solutions: Customized solutions including custom chemical formulations, repackaging, and special product configurations per customer requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Th. Geyer is a long-established German B2B distributor of laboratory products and specialty ingredients, supplying lab equipment, chemicals, life science consumables, laboratory furniture and food/fragrance/odorant ingredients to business customers and public institutions. It markets its own private-label brands (BIOSOLUTE®, CHEMSOLUTE®, LABSOLUTE®, FOODSOLUTE®, FEMTORP®, Floral, GASODOR® S-Free) and distributes products from more than 1,100 manufacturers through both an own webshop and direct sales channels across multiple European countries.

Product overview

Th. Geyer operates as a comprehensive laboratory and ingredients supplier offering a platform-plus-brands model. The company provides two main divisions: Laboratory supplies (Laborbedarf) and Ingredients. Within the Laboratory division, the core offering includes lab supplies, chemicals, life science products, and lab furniture, supported by three proprietary brands: BIOSOLUTE® for Life Science products (microbiology, molecular biology, cell culture, histology), CHEMSOLUTE® for laboratory chemicals (acids, bases, solvents, indicators), and LABSOLUTE® for consumables. The Ingredients division offers specialty ingredients through brands including FOODSOLUTE®, FEMTORP®, and GASODOR® S-FREE (gas odorant). Services include e-Procurement solutions, logistics, consulting, maintenance & repair, and custom solutions. The portfolio spans approximately 2 million articles from over 1,100 manufacturers and brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BIOSOLUTE®: Life Science products brand covering microbiology, molecular biology, cell culture and histology products
• CHEMSOLUTE®
• LABSOLUTE®
• FEMTORP®
• FOODSOLUTE®
• Floral
• GASODOR® S-FREE

Products and services

• BIOSOLUTE®

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Haslab GmbHminorOthers · 15 June 2026Haslab GmbH was fully integrated into Th. Geyer Swiss AG as of June 15, 2026. The integration brought continuity for existing customers while expanding Th. Geyer's Swiss market presence. The previous Haslab website was redirected to www.thgeyer.ch.
• CARLO ERBA ReagentscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Th. Geyer is the exclusive distribution partner for CARLO ERBA Reagents in Germany and Austria. Customers can only purchase these chemicals through Th. Geyer in these two countries.
• SymrisecoreOthers · 1 January 2019Th. Geyer acquired the trademark rights to GASODOR® S-Free from long-time partner Symrise in 2019. Since then, Th. Geyer has been supplying gas suppliers worldwide with this sulfur-free gas odorant.
• BiowestminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTh. Geyer offers certified and sustainable Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) from Biowest at 25% discount, sourced from Europe.
• Scientific Industries / OHAUSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGenie® products from Scientific Industries have transitioned to OHAUS. Th. Geyer offers faster delivery directly from Europe, broader device portfolio, and the security of a strong globally established brand.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Carl Roth: German-based specialty distributor of laboratory chemicals, consumables and life science products. Closely comparable to Th. Geyer's Labor division in product range (chemicals, reagents, consumables) and DACH customer base, including own-brand chemicals and equipment.
• Bernd Kraft: German specialty manufacturer and distributor of laboratory chemicals, reagents and solutions with own-brand portfolio. Comparable as a DACH-focused chemical supplier serving similar industrial, clinical and academic customers.

Broad incumbents

• Avantor (VWR): Global laboratory supplies and distribution business that acquired VWR. Operates at vastly larger scale than Th. Geyer across similar product categories (chemicals, consumables, equipment, life science) and overlaps directly with Th. Geyer's value proposition of single-source lab procurement.
• Merck KGaA (MilliporeSigma): German-headquartered science and technology company whose Life Science division (MilliporeSigma) competes across chemicals, reagents, bioprocessing and lab supplies. Comparable as a global supplier with overlapping proprietary and third-party brand portfolios.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global laboratory products and services company spanning lab equipment, consumables, chemicals and life science reagents. Competes broadly with Th. Geyer's distribution and proprietary offerings, particularly in analytical and life science categories.

Regional players

• Sarstedt: German manufacturer and supplier of laboratory consumables, medical devices and life science products. Comparable product overlap with Th. Geyer's LABSOLUTE® consumables line and BIOSOLUTE® life science range, though Sarstedt is producer-led rather than distribution-led.
• Greiner Bio-One: Austria-headquartered life science and laboratory products company with strong DACH presence in cell culture, microbiology and diagnostics. Comparable customer overlap in life science and clinical laboratory markets served by Th. Geyer.
• Eppendorf: German life science company supplying premium laboratory equipment, consumables and bioreactor solutions. Overlaps with Th. Geyer's Life Science and lab equipment portfolio for academic, pharmaceutical and biotech customers.
• Sartorius: German bioprocess and laboratory products supplier serving pharmaceutical and life science customers. Comparable in serving industrial and academic lab buyers in the life science segment where Th. Geyer's BIOSOLUTE® brand competes.

Emerging players

• Hach (Veralto): Water and environmental analytics supplier with strong DACH presence via Hach-Lange. Comparable as a specialist serving the water analytics and environmental testing segments explicitly targeted by Th. Geyer's Branche branch solutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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