What GeneX India Bio Science does

GeneX India Bioscience is a Chennai-headquartered, privately held scientific channel partner and distributor that intermediates global life science research products into the Indian market. Founded in 2004 as a cell-culture product distributor and incorporated as GeneX India Bioscience Pvt. Ltd. in 2009, the company holds authorized distribution rights for 13+ global biotechnology principals, including New England Biolabs, 10x Genomics, ibidi, Eurogentec, abcam, Polyplus, Miltenyi Biotec, CARR Biosystems, Gator Bio, Standard BioTools, Diagenode, AnaSpec, and Pythia Biosciences, spanning genomics, proteomics, cell biology, microscopy, flow cytometry, transfection, and bioprocessing product categories.

The company operates across three offices — Chennai (headquarters), Hyderabad, and Bangalore — and maintains a PAN-India direct sales presence. Its product portfolio covers the full research workflow: from genomics and PCR/qPCR reagents (NEB, Eurogentec custom probes and siRNA), to antibody and protein research tools (abcam, AnaSpec, custom antibody development), to cell-based assays and microscopy (ibidi chambered slides, Miltenyi MACS technology for cell separation, Standard BioTools CyTOF and Hyperion imaging), to transfection and bioprocessing (Polyplus jetOPTIMUS/jetPRIME and PEIpro GMP-grade reagents, CARR centrifuges), and to sample preparation (Diagenode shearing instruments). In December 2025, the company extended into software via a local implementation partnership with Pythia Biosciences for the C-DIAM Multi-Omics Studio SaaS platform.

GeneX targets four end-markets: academic and institutional bio-science research institutes, specialized molecular biology labs, biopharmaceutical R&D organizations (including cell and gene therapy and CAR T cell research), and biotech contract research organizations. Revenue is generated through one-time purchases of distributed products and custom services (oligonucleotide probe design, siRNA design, custom antibody development, peptide synthesis, aptamer selection, LNA/ASO services), with quote-based B2B pricing and no public pricing disclosure. The company employs between 11 and 50 staff and is founder-owned and led by CEO Felix Paul Joe, with no institutional investors, funding rounds, or parent-company ownership recorded in source materials.

Name

GeneX India Bio Science

Legal name

GeneX India Bioscience Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://genexindia.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GeneX India Bioscience is a privately held, Chennai-headquartered channel partner distributing global life science research products from 13+ principals, including NEB, 10x Genomics, ibidi, Miltenyi, and abcam, to academic, pharmaceutical R&D, and biotech research organizations across India.

Ownership category

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Product category

Life Science Research Products Distribution

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Molecular Biology & Genomics Instruments (PCR/qPCR, Sequencing, Microarrays) (HLAGAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Genomics & Molecular Diagnostics (Trial Support) (HLAGAEAD), Gene Therapy CMC/Process Development Platforms (capsid engineering, producer cell lines, plasmids, upstream/downstream) (HLAAACAN), Transcriptomics & Gene Expression Profiling Services (HLAGANAE)

Keywords

• Life science distribution
• Molecular biology reagents
• Cell culture products
• Biotechnology channel partner
• Proteomics research products

Headquarters

HQ city

Chennai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Distribution and Sales: GeneX generates revenue as a scientific channel partner by distributing and selling products from global biotechnology principals including New England Biolabs, 10x Genomics, ibidi, Eurogentec, and others to Indian research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and biotech R&D centers. Revenue comes from product sales, technical support services, and solution provision.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GeneX India Bio Science is a scientific channel partner and distributor that sells life science research products from global biotechnology principals (including New England Biolabs, 10x Genomics, ibidi, Eurogentec, abcam, Polyplus, Miltenyi Biotec, and AnaSpec) to research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and biotech R&D centers across India. The company also offers custom molecular biology services such as custom double dye and MGB probe design, custom siRNA design, custom antibody development, miRNA mimics/inhibitors, custom peptide synthesis, aptamer selection, and LNA-based antisense oligonucleotide manufacturing, backed by scientific and technical support for cell biology, flow cytometry, and proteomics applications.

Product overview

GeneX India Bioscience is a scientific channel partner and distributor of life science products for the Indian market, representing global biotechnology brands including New England Biolabs, 10x Genomics, ibidi, Miltenyi Biotec, CARR Biosystems, Gator Bio, Eurogentec, abcam, AnaSpec, Polyplus, Standard BioTools, and Diagenode. The company provides cell culture products, molecular biology reagents, tools for epigenetics, gene synthesis, antibodies, custom peptide synthesis, proteomic products, ELISA kits, transfection reagents, and cell biology/flow cytometry/proteomics services. Their service portfolio centers on custom molecular biology solutions including custom double dye/MGB probe design, siRNA design, custom antibody development, miRNA mimics/inhibitors, peptide synthesis, aptamer services, and LNA-based antisense oligonucleotides. Recent additions include the C-DIAM Multi-Omics Studio partnership with Pythia Biosciences for multi-omics data analysis, supporting Indian researchers in immunology, oncology, and neuroscience. Their offerings support bio-science research institutes, molecular biology labs, biopharmaceutical R&D, and biotech contract research centers.

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Products and services

• PEIpro Transfection Reagent Optimized PEI-based transfection reagent from Polyplus for scalable viral vector production in adherent and suspension cell systems, available in research-grade, high-quality, and GMP-grade variants compliant with ICH Q7 guidelines for cell and gene therapy researchers and biopharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Custom Double Dye & MGB Probe Design Oligonucleotide probe design and synthesis service from Eurogentec offering Double-Dye probes with TAMRA or Black Hole Quencher families, multiple fluorescent dyes, and high-throughput qPCR probe production with HPLC purification and MALDI-TOF quality control for molecular biology labs and qPCR researchers.
• Custom siRNA Design Custom siRNA sequence design service co-developed with Eurogentec using documented silencing strategies, providing 3 siRNA candidates per target with guaranteed silencing performance for gene silencing research in molecular biology and pharma R&D laboratories.
• Custom Antibody Development Custom antibody development service including polyclonal and monoclonal antibody generation against peptides, proteins, cell extracts, or DNA antigens, with options for recombinant antibody fragment production (Fab, scFv, nanobody) in GMP facilities for research laboratories, university centres, and pharmaceutical companies.
• miRNA Mimics & Inhibitors Chemically synthesized RNA oligonucleotides optimized to mimic or inhibit miRNA molecules, available with labels, cholesterol conjugation for cellular uptake, and other modifications for gene expression research in molecular biology labs.
• Custom Peptide Synthesis Custom peptide synthesis service from AnaSpec supporting more than 50,000 peptide designs including difficult sequences with unusual modifications (acetylation, biotinylation, glycosylation, phosphorylation, Pegylation), cyclic peptides, FRET peptides, and GMP peptides for research and pharmaceutical applications.
• Aptamer Services Selection and production of custom RNA and DNA aptamers for analytical, diagnostic, and therapeutic applications through Eurogentec and Novaptech partnership for researchers in diagnostics and therapeutics development.
• LNA (Locked Nucleic Acid) Services Custom antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) manufacturing for early-stage therapeutic development screening phases with over 40 years of oligonucleotide production experience for therapeutic development researchers.
• C-DIAM Multi-Omics Studio Multi-omics analysis SaaS platform from Pythia Biosciences offering single-cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics analysis with access to approximately 126 million cells in the Pythiomics database, distributed in India by GeneX as local implementation partner for researchers in immunology, oncology, and neuroscience.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Miltenyi BioteccoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Team Miltenyi visited GeneX India Bioscience to strengthen collaborative efforts and explore future innovations in bioscience research and solutions.
• CARR BiosystemscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025CARR Biosystems team visited GeneX India Bioscience marking a key milestone in their collaboration for pioneering advancements in bioscience and scientific discoveries.
• New England BiolabscoreTechnology or IntegrationAuthorized channel partner for New England Biolabs products including restriction enzymes, polymerases, DNA modification enzymes, NGS library preparation, and other molecular biology reagents. Hosts NEB team visits and participates in joint marketing activities.
• 10x GenomicscoreTechnology or IntegrationChannel partner for 10x Genomics single cell and spatial genomics platforms including Chromium, Visium Spatial, and Xenium In Situ solutions. Participated in joint events and showcased 10x Genomics solutions at conferences.
• EurogenteccoreTechnology or IntegrationChannel partner for Eurogentec's custom oligonucleotide synthesis, peptide synthesis, antibody development, labeling reagents, and GMP manufacturing services including custom ASO production.
• ibidicoreTechnology or IntegrationChannel partner for ibidi's functional cell-based assay products and advanced microscopy solutions including chambered coverslips, dishes, channel slides, multiwell plates, and instruments like stage top incubators and pump systems.
• abcamcoreTechnology or IntegrationChannel partner for abcam's antibodies including primary and secondary antibodies, assay kits, cell lines, lysates, multiplex kits, and sample preparation products.
• PolypluscoreTechnology or IntegrationChannel partner for Polyplus transfection reagents including jetOPTIMUS for DNA transfection and jetPRIME for DNA/siRNA transfection, supporting cell and gene therapy research.
• AnaSpeccoreTechnology or IntegrationChannel partner for AnaSpec's custom peptide synthesis, GMP peptides, assay kits, labeling reagents, recombinant proteins, and amino acids for research applications.
• CARR BiosystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationChannel partner for CARR Biosystems' single-use and stainless steel centrifuges including UF mini, UniFuge, U2k, PowerFuge, and ViaFuge for bioprocessing applications.
• Gator BiocoreTechnology or IntegrationChannel partner for Gator Bio's biolayer interferometry instruments including Gator Plus, Pilot, Prime, Pivot, and Pro, and consumables for biomolecular interaction analysis.
• Standard BioToolscoreTechnology or IntegrationChannel partner for Standard BioTools products including Biomark X9, CyTOF XT, Hyperion XTi imaging system, and SomaScan antibody profiling solutions.
• DiagenodecoreTechnology or IntegrationChannel partner for Diagenode's shearing technologies including Megaruptor, Bioruptor, and One instruments for sample preparation.
• Miltenyi BioteccoreTechnology or IntegrationChannel partner for Miltenyi Biotec's MACS technology products including sample preparation, cell separation, antibodies, flow cytometry, imaging, and cell manufacturing platforms for cell and gene therapy.
• Pythia BiosciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration announced December 2025 to bring Pythia's C-DIAM Multi-Omics Studio platform to the Indian scientific community. GeneX serves as local implementation partner providing onboarding, product introduction, and support services for academic and pharmaceutical researchers in immunology, oncology, and neuroscience.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Premas Life Sciences: Indian life science distributor and channel partner that supplies research reagents, instruments, and consumables to academic, biopharma, and clinical research customers across India, overlapping closely with GeneX's channel-partner model and target customer base.
• Imperial Life Sciences: India-based channel partner distributing global life science brands (notably Promega and others) to research institutions and pharma/biotech R&D — directly comparable to GeneX's distribution of NEB, 10x Genomics, Miltenyi and similar principals.
• Genetix Biotech Asia: Indian distributor of molecular biology, cell biology, and genomics research products serving pharma, biotech CROs, and academic researchers — same horizontal life science channel-partner profile as GeneX.
• Labindia Instruments: Indian distributor of laboratory and analytical instruments and consumables to research and clinical labs, overlapping directly with GeneX's distribution of instruments from ibidi, Gator Bio, Standard BioTools, and CARR Biosystems.

Broad incumbents

• HiMedia Laboratories: Large Indian life science manufacturer and supplier of microbiology, cell culture, and molecular biology products, addressing overlapping customer segments (academic researchers, biopharma R&D) but with proprietary manufactured products rather than a pure distribution model.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories India: Indian arm of Bio-Rad, a global life science research and clinical diagnostics manufacturer with direct sales, competing in the same molecular biology and genomics product categories that GeneX distributes via NEB, 10x Genomics, and Standard BioTools.
• Merck Life Science India: Indian arm of Merck Life Science (including legacy Sigma-Aldrich), offering a broad portfolio of lab products, reagents, and analytical instruments directly to researchers and biopharma — overlapping customer needs that GeneX addresses through distribution.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific India: Indian subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific, a global incumbent providing reagents, instruments, and services across the same research, pharma, and biotech customer base that GeneX serves.
• Agilent Technologies India: Indian arm of Agilent, supplying analytical instruments and genomics/reagent solutions directly to research and pharma — competing in overlapping categories such as genomics workflows distributed by GeneX.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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