bioWorld

What bioWorld does

bioWorld (legal entity bioWORLD) is a privately held US life sciences supplier founded in 1994 and headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, that manufactures and distributes molecular biology research reagents and consumables through an e-commerce-first model complemented by national and international distributors. The company sells antibodies (primary, secondary, and conjugated), biological media (animal, microbiological, plant, and yeast), buffers and reagents, recombinant proteins and enzymes, laboratory chemicals, biological kits, laboratory essentials, and protein purification products to academic research institutions, biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms, educational institutions, and analytical/testing laboratories.

The technical core of the catalog is bio-affinity reagent technology for protein purification and proteomics, anchored by ten registered trademarked product lines: Separopore® agarose beads (including ViewIP™ microbeads) for affinity chromatography, MagneZoom™ paramagnetic beads and BlackPearl® magnetic beads for magnetic cell separation and immunoprecipitation, GlycoMatrix™ lectin products for glycobiology, OnePass™ and MicroPass™ spin columns, StrepTalon™ streptavidin beads, PlantMedia™ plant tissue culture media, and BioDetergents™ detergent formulations. bioWorld additionally offers custom peptide synthesis and custom antibody production (including recombinant monoclonal generation and conjugation) as project-based services, with catalog breadth exceeding 1,000 recombinant proteins, over 700 microbiological media products, over 300 secondary antibodies, and over 200 conjugated antibodies.

Commercially, bioWorld operates a horizontal B2B model with unit pricing across products (antibodies ranging from ~$180 to ~$668, kits ~$215 to ~$460, specialty media up to ~$1,578), pay-as-you-go billing, and a hybrid supply model that combines in-house manufacturing with international acquisitions to maintain competitive pricing. Marketing is conducted through the company website, downloadable product catalog, SEO-optimized product pages, and a help desk, while sales flow through direct online ordering and a parallel distributor network spanning domestic and international markets.

Name

bioWorld

Legal name

bioWORLD

Website

https://bio-world.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

bioWorld is a privately held US life sciences supplier, founded in 1994 in Dublin, Ohio, that manufactures and distributes molecular biology reagents — including proprietary affinity beads, antibodies, media, buffers, kits, and chromatography products — to academic, biotech/pharma, educational, and analytical laboratories via e-commerce and a global distributor network, with custom peptide and antibody services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Life Science Research Reagents and Consumables

NAICS

Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing (325411)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAGAIAI

Reagents, Chemicals & Assay Kits (Buffers, Antibodies, ELISA, Enzymes)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Laboratory Equipment, Instruments & Consumables

SECONDARYHLAGAGAI

Raw Materials & Critical Reagents Supply (Media/Resins/Cytokines)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Biopharma Manufacturing Services (Biologics/Cell & Gene)

SECONDARYHLAAAJAI

Bioprocess Consumables & Reagents (resins, membranes, media components, buffers)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Biotechnology & Biologics/Bioprocessing & Biomanufacturing Technology (upstream/downstream, single-use, analytics)

Keywords

• Life science reagents
• Protein purification products
• Antibody research reagents
• Cell culture media
• Affinity chromatography beads

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Standard Product Sales: Sale of standard life science research products including antibodies, biological media, buffers, reagents, enzymes, kits, and laboratory consumables through e-commerce platform and distributor network. Revenue is generated through one-time product purchases with no recurring subscription component.
2. Custom Services: Custom laboratory services including custom peptide synthesis and custom antibody production services tailored to specific customer research requirements. Services are priced based on complexity and volume of custom orders.
3. Distributor Sales: Sales through national and international distributor network, where distributors purchase products for resale to end customers in various geographic markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

bioWorld manufactures and distributes life sciences and biotechnology research products including antibodies, biological media, buffers and reagents, recombinant proteins and enzymes, laboratory chemicals, biological kits, laboratory essentials, and protein purification/affinity chromatography products. The company specializes in bio-affinity reagents (proprietary Separopore® agarose beads, MagneZoom™ paramagnetic beads, BlackPearl® magnetic beads, GlycoMatrix™ lectins) for protein purification and proteomics applications. Custom peptide synthesis and custom antibody production/conjugation services are also offered for specialized research needs.

Product overview

bioWorld offers a comprehensive portfolio of molecular life sciences products for life sciences research, specializing in bio-affinity reagents for protein purification and proteomics research. The product range includes a unified catalog of: Antibodies (Primary, Secondary, Conjugated antibodies and Antibody Kits) for detection and signal amplification; Biological Media (Animal Culture, Microbiological, PlantMedia, Yeast Media, and Premade Plates/Tubes) for cell culture applications; bioPLUS Buffers and Reagents including antibody buffers, cell lysis buffers, and PCR reagents; Proteins and Enzymes including over 1,000 recombinant proteins (rPROTEINS) and GlycoMatrix lectins; Laboratory Chemicals; Biological Kits for DNA/RNA/PCR and purification (Separopore, MagneZoom kits); Laboratory Essentials including tissue culture vessels and lab equipment; and Protein Purification products (Separopore Agarose Beads, MagneZoom Paramagnetic Beads, BlackPearl Magnetic Beads, StrepTalon Streptavidin Beads, and OnePass/MicroPass Columns). Custom services include peptide synthesis and antibody production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• bioPLUS: High-quality buffers, reagents, and laboratory chemicals for research applications
• PlantMedia™
• Glycomatrix™
• Separopore®
• MagneZoom™
• BlackPearl®
• StrepTalon™
• OnePass™
• MicroPass™
• ViewIP™

Products and services

• Antibodies Affinity-purified primary and secondary antibodies for research applications, including HRP and AP enzyme conjugates, biotin conjugates, and Tag-Antibodies for immunoprecipitation, intended for academic, government, biotech, and pharma researchers in molecular life sciences.
• Biological Media Ready-to-use powder and liquid media for animal, plant, and microbiological cell culture, including yeast media for dropout studies, serving academic labs, biotech/pharma R&D, and analytical testing laboratories.
• bioPLUS Buffers and Reagents High-quality bioPLUS buffers and reagents including antibody buffers, cell lysis buffers, DNA/RNA/PCR reagents, electrophoresis and blotting buffers, ELISA buffer, Good's buffers, immunology buffers, and protein purification buffers, for use in molecular biology, immunology, cell biology, and biochemistry workflows.
• Proteins and Enzymes (rPROTEINS and GlycoMatrix) Purified proteins and enzymes for molecular and cell biology research, including albumins, enzymes, substrates, inhibitors, lectins (GlycoMatrix), molecular weight markers, and over 1,000 recombinant proteins, cytokinins, and bioactive peptides for life sciences research and drug discovery support.
• Laboratory Chemicals Tested and proven quality chemicals including acids, bases, agaroses, amino acids, antibiotics, BioDetergents™, carbohydrates, enzyme inhibitors, crosslinkers, nucleotides, plant hormones, salts, solvents, stains, dyes, and vitamins for academic, biotech/pharma, and analytical testing laboratories.
• Biological Kits Kits for DNA, RNA, PCR, enzyme assays, blotting, glycobiology, media preparation, plant research, protein studies, and purification — including Separopore, MagneZoom, and GlycoMatrix kits — for streamlined, ready-to-use workflows in molecular and cell biology research.
• Laboratory Essentials Small equipment and consumables for molecular science laboratories including Magenta™ tissue culture vessels, petri dishes, microplates, coated plates and slides, micropipette tips, forceps, hybridization bags, scalpels, and western blot boxes for routine lab workflows.
• Protein Purification and Affinity Chromatography Products Proprietary affinity matrices tailored for protein chromatography, including Separopore® agarose beads, MagneZoom™ paramagnetic beads, BlackPearl® magnetic beads, StrepTalon™ streptavidin magnetic beads, and OnePass™/MicroPass™ spin and fast flow columns, for protein purification, immunoprecipitation, magnetic cell separation, and biotin-based assays.
• Custom Services (Custom Peptide Synthesis and Custom Antibody Production) Custom peptide synthesis and custom antibody production services — including recombinant monoclonal antibody generation, antibody conjugation, and bulk antibody production — sold directly to researchers requiring tailored sequences, specificities, or larger quantities for specialized R&D needs.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National DistributorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of national distributors reselling bioWorld products within specific countries. These distributors handle local sales, distribution, and customer support for bioWorld products in their respective territories, enabling broader market reach and local presence.
• International DistributorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of international distributors enabling global distribution of bioWorld products. These partners extend bioWorld's reach beyond its direct sales capabilities to serve customers worldwide through established distribution channels.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bio-Rad Laboratories:
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life sciences tools giant offering the broadest catalog of research reagents, antibodies, media, and consumables through brands like Thermo Scientific, Invitrogen, and Gibco — directly competes with bioWorld across nearly every product category but as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Merck KGaA (Sigma-Aldrich): Operates the Sigma-Aldrich and MilliporeSigma brands, providing the canonical broad-line catalog of laboratory chemicals, buffers, media, antibodies, and biochemical reagents — the historical gold-standard competitor bioWorld positions itself as a more specialized alternative to.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bio_WORLD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bioworld

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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