BioSystems
BioSystems S.A., founded 1981 in Barcelona, designs, manufactures, and markets proprietary analytical instruments and reagents for clinical, veterinary, food & beverage, environmental, and bioprocess laboratories across 8+ countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1981
- HeadquartersBarcelona, Spain
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What BioSystems does
BioSystems S.A. is a privately held biotechnology company founded in 1981 in Barcelona, Spain, that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets analytical solutions for in vitro diagnostics (IVD) laboratories and industrial customers. Its portfolio combines proprietary analytical instruments (the BA200/BA400 biochemistry analysers, A15/A15S benchtop clinical chemistry systems, veterinary Vet-A15/BA200-Vet/BA400-Vet, and the SPICA/Y15/Y200/Y400 food & beverage analysers) with corresponding reagent kits, ELISA assays, and reference materials. The company also offers a complete Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) system for autoimmune disease diagnostics and a dedicated gluten analysis method that is AOAC Performance Tested (license 072503).
The business is organized around five use-case segments: clinical/medical laboratories (the primary segment), veterinary diagnostics, food & beverage quality control, environmental testing, and bioprocess analysis. Revenue is generated through a combination of one-time instrument sales and recurring reagent/consumable purchases, with the reagent-instrument pairing creating an embedded razor-and-blade dynamic. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; customers engage via enquiry forms on the company's website. BioSystems distributes directly through a global website plus eight localized country sites (Italy, France, Spain, Mexico, Chile, Romania, Philippines, Türkiye) and supports customers with digital infrastructure including eINFO, a Community Portal, External Applications, and BioSystems Cloud.
The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 13485, EcoVadis, and EU IVDR certifications and operates as an independent, privately held entity with no disclosed parent company, investors, or M&A activity. No revenue, headcount, or funding figures are publicly disclosed. Customer concentration, segment revenue split, and AI/ML capability are not characterized in the available data.
BioSystems firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- BioSystems
- Legal name
- BioSystems S.A.
- Website
- https://biosystems-sa.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1981
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- BioSystems S.A., founded 1981 in Barcelona, designs, manufactures, and markets proprietary analytical instruments and reagents for clinical, veterinary, food & beverage, environmental, and bioprocess laboratories across 8+ countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
BioSystems industry classification
Industry- Product category
- In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Analytical Instruments & Reagents
- NAICS
- In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing (325413), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)
- SIC
- In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances (2835), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Clinical Chemistry & Immunoassay Systems (HLAHAAAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- IVD Reagents, Assay Kits & Consumables (Non-instrument) (HLAHAAAM), Reagents, Chemicals & Assay Kits (Buffers, Antibodies, ELISA, Enzymes) (HLAGAIAI), Biomarker Assay & Reagent Development (LDT/IVD assay design, antibodies/standards/controls) (HLAAAMAL)
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Where BioSystems is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Barcelona
- HQ country
- Spain
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
BioSystems business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Analytical Instrumentation Sales: Sale of proprietary analysers and instruments including BA200, BA400, A15, A15S, SPICA, Y15, Y200, Y400 models for clinical, veterinary, and food & beverage applications. Instruments are sold with accompanying software updates (e.g., v5.9.1 for BA systems).
- Reagent & Consumables Sales: Ongoing sales of reagents, reference materials, and ELISA kits for use with their analytical instruments across all market segments (clinical biochemistry, veterinary, food & beverage). Reagents include ready-to-use formats for various diagnostic tests.
- IVD Systems (Instruments + Reagents): Integrated diagnostic systems combining proprietary analysers with corresponding reagent portfolios for complete laboratory solutions in clinical chemistry and autoimmunity testing.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels7 records
BioSystems product offering
Product offeringCore offering
BioSystems designs, develops, manufactures, and markets analytical systems for in vitro diagnostics (IVD) laboratories and industrial applications. The portfolio spans automatic biochemistry analysers (BA200, BA400, A15, A15S for clinical use and Vet variants for veterinary use), immunofluorescence assay (IFA) systems for autoimmune disease diagnostics, ELISA kits (including vector-borne disease tests), and dedicated food & beverage analysers (SPICA, Y15, Y200, Y400) along with reagent kits, reference materials, and supporting software platforms (eINFO, Cloud).
Product overview
BioSystems is a biotechnological analytical solutions company established in 1981 that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets analytical solutions comprising both reagents and analytical instrumentation. The portfolio includes automatic biochemistry analysers (BA400, BA200, A15/A15S for clinical; Vet versions for veterinary; SPICA, Y15, Y200, Y400 for food & beverage), immunofluorescence assay systems for autoimmunity diagnostics, and a comprehensive range of reagent kits. Additional offerings include ELISA kits for veterinary vector-borne diseases, reference materials, and dedicated platforms (eINFO, Community Portal, External Applications, BioSystems Cloud). Solutions serve in vitro diagnostics (IVD) laboratories and industrial purposes across clinical analysis, veterinary analysis, food & beverage analysis, environmental analysis, and bioprocess analysis.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- BA400 Biochemistry Analyser High-performance automatic biochemistry analyser for clinical diagnostics laboratories, available in standard and ISE versions.
- BA200 Biochemistry Analyser Automatic biochemistry analyser for clinical diagnostics laboratories, available in standard and ISE versions.
- A15 Clinical Chemistry Analyser Automatic benchtop biochemistry analyser for clinical analysis (Code: 83105).
- A15S Clinical Chemistry Analyser Automatic biochemistry analyser variant for clinical analysis (Code: 83105S).
- Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) System Complete immunofluorescence assay system for autoimmune disease diagnostics that integrates all steps of the assay performance.
- Vet A15 Veterinary Biochemistry Analyser Automatic biochemistry analyser configured for veterinary diagnostics.
- BA200 Vet Veterinary Analyser Automatic biochemistry analyser configured for veterinary analysis.
- BA400 Vet Veterinary Analyser High-performance automatic biochemistry analyser configured for veterinary diagnostics.
- SPICA Food & Beverage Analyser Analyser for food and beverage industry applications (Code: 83100).
- Y15 Food & Beverage Analyser Analyser for food and beverage analysis (Code: 83106), with updated cover and software.
- Y200 Food & Beverage Analyser Analyser for food and beverage industry applications (Code: 83020).
- Y400 Food & Beverage Analyser High-capacity analyser for food and beverage industry applications (Code: 83040).
- Anti-Babesia Antibodies (IgG) ELISA Dog Kit ELISA kit for qualitative determination of anti-Babesia antibodies in dog serum samples for canine babesiosis diagnosis; works at room temperature with ready-to-use reagents and delivers results in 60 minutes.
- Gluten Analysis System Automated method for measuring gluten contamination across a wide range of food and beverage products, certified as AOAC Performance Tested Method (license number 072503).
- Tannins Kit for Wine Analysis Reagent kit using methylcellulose precipitation method for reliable and accurate determination of tannins in red wine, enabling monitoring throughout the winemaking process.
- Clinical Biochemistry Reagents Reagent kits designed for clinical biochemistry analysis on BioSystems automatic analysers.
- Autoimmunity Reagents Reagent kits for autoimmunity diagnostics used with the IFA System.
- Food & Beverage Reagents Reagent kits designed for food and beverage quality analysis on BioSystems F&B analysers.
- Vector-borne Disease Veterinary Reagents Reagent kits for veterinary vector-borne disease diagnostics, including the Anti-Babesia IgG ELISA.
- Biochemistry Reference Materials Reference materials for quality control and calibration of clinical biochemistry analysers.
- eINFO Information Platform Online information platform providing product, reagent, and technical documentation resources for BioSystems customers.
- BioSystems Cloud Cloud platform enabling BioSystems product access and data management.
Quantifiable outcome
- ELISA test results in 60 minutes (Anti-Babesia IgG)
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use BioSystems
Customer profileSegments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
BioSystems technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature8 records
BioSystems partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
BioSystems competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Randox Laboratories: Privately held IVD manufacturer producing clinical chemistry analysers, reagents, and quality-control materials. Comparable as a family/private IVD firm with broad reagent menus and an instrument-reagent integration strategy.
- Horiba Medical: Manufacturer of haematology and clinical chemistry analysers with reagent menus. Comparable in selling benchtop and mid-throughput IVD instruments plus reagents to hospital and clinical laboratories worldwide.
- Biolabo: French IVD reagent manufacturer with clinical chemistry and haematology products. Comparable European mid-tier IVD reagent specialist serving similar laboratory customer profiles.
- Agappe Diagnostics: Mid-sized IVD reagent and instrument manufacturer offering clinical chemistry and haematology systems with proprietary consumables. Similar in combining instrument hardware with reagent kits for small-to-mid volume laboratories.
- Erba Mannheim: Mid-sized IVD manufacturer selling clinical chemistry and haematology analysers with proprietary reagents globally. Comparable mid-tier positioning with multi-region distribution and integrated instrument-reagent offering.
- Awareness Technology: Manufacturer of benchtop clinical chemistry and immunoassay analysers. Direct competitor in the small-to-mid-volume benchtop analyser segment where BioSystems' A15/A15S also compete.
- Linear Chemicals: Spanish clinical chemistry reagent manufacturer based near Barcelona. Highly comparable local peer competing in the same reagent/clinical chemistry segment, especially relevant given BioSystems' Iberian base.
- ELITech Group: European-headquartered IVD company offering clinical chemistry analysers, reagents, and specialty diagnostics across similar end markets. Closely comparable in scale, vertical breadth, and reagent-instrument integrated model.
Broad incumbents
- Mindray: Large Chinese IVD and medical device manufacturer with broad clinical chemistry, haematology, and immunoassay product lines. Overlaps with BioSystems' clinical analyser business but operates at much greater scale across multiple modalities.
Regional players
- Tokyo Boeki Medisys: Distributor and supplier of clinical chemistry/IVD systems in the Japanese and broader Asia-Pacific market. Comparable regional channel partner for IVD instrumentation in geographies adjacent to BioSystems' APAC footprint (Philippines).
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
BioSystems social profiles
Digital presenceBioSystems compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
BioSystems financial estimates
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BioSystems leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
BioSystems funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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BioSystems M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about BioSystems
What does BioSystems do?
BioSystems designs, develops, manufactures, and markets analytical systems for in vitro diagnostics (IVD) laboratories and industrial applications. The portfolio spans automatic biochemistry analysers (BA200, BA400, A15, A15S for clinical use and Vet variants for veterinary use), immunofluorescence assay (IFA) systems for autoimmune disease diagnostics, ELISA kits (including vector-borne disease tests), and dedicated food & beverage analysers (SPICA, Y15, Y200, Y400) along with reagent kits, reference materials, and supporting software platforms (eINFO, Cloud).
Is BioSystems a public or private company?
BioSystems is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was BioSystems founded?
BioSystems was founded in 1981.
Where is BioSystems based?
BioSystems is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, in the Europe region.
How does BioSystems make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Analytical Instrumentation Sales are the primary driver. The others are reagent & Consumables Sales and IVD Systems (Instruments + Reagents).
Who are BioSystems's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Randox Laboratories, Horiba Medical, Biolabo, Agappe Diagnostics, Erba Mannheim, Awareness Technology, Linear Chemicals and ELITech Group. Mindray is listed as a broad incumbent. Tokyo Boeki Medisys is listed as a regional player.
Does BioSystems have an API?
No public API is recorded for BioSystems.
What industry is BioSystems in?
BioSystems's product category is In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Analytical Instruments & Reagents. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAHAAAA, Clinical Chemistry & Immunoassay Systems, with a secondary code of HLAHAAAM, IVD Reagents, Assay Kits & Consumables (Non-instrument). Its NAICS code is 325413 and its SIC code is 2835.