AHN Biotechnologie

What AHN Biotechnologie does

AHN Biotechnologie GmbH is a German private limited company (GmbH) founded in 1999 and headquartered in Nordhausen, Thuringia. The company manufactures precision-engineered laboratory consumables and benchtop equipment under two brands — AHN (consumables and liquid handling) and CAPP (equipment and instruments). Its product portfolio spans pipette tips with hydrophobic polyethylene filtration (myTip line), premium-grade centrifuge tubes (myTube), cell culture flasks (myBottle), media bottles, Petri dishes, diagnostic vials, serological pipettes, ergonomic pipettes (CAPP Bravo), bottle-top dispensers (myDpette), and a range of benchtop centrifuges (CAPP Rondo series including refrigerated models). Manufacturing is conducted in state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities (Class 100K) using medical-grade virgin polypropylene and USFDA-approved materials, with temperature-stable, DNase/RNase-free, and gamma-irradiated sterilization across relevant product lines.

The company operates a hybrid business model combining OEM manufacturing and private labelling for life science brands and distributors (its core model since 1999) with direct B2B sales through its website, quote-based inquiry forms, regional distributor networks in Germany and Europe, and trade exhibition presence (Lab Supply series, Medica). Pricing follows B2B unit pricing with a EUR 500 minimum order and ex-works (EXW) delivery. End-user customer segments include molecular biology laboratories (primary), biopharmaceutical research, clinical diagnostics laboratories, and food/beverage testing laboratories — addressing pain points around contamination control, ergonomic strain, dispensing accuracy, and custom specification requirements. The company is managed by three managing directors (Chirag Shah, Tejas Shah, Torsten Buchwald) and operates without disclosed parent companies, subsidiaries, or institutional investors.

Name

AHN Biotechnologie

Legal name

AHN Biotechnologie GmbH

Website

https://ahn-bio.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

AHN Biotechnologie GmbH is a German manufacturer, founded in 1999, of precision laboratory consumables (pipette tips, tubes, flasks, plates) and benchtop equipment (pipettes, centrifuges, dispensers) sold under the AHN and CAPP brands via OEM/private labelling and direct B2B channels to life science laboratories globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Equipment & Consumables

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)

SIC

Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro primary industry

Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Liquid Handling & Laboratory Automation (Pipettes, Robots, Workstations) (HLAGAIAD)

Keywords

• Laboratory liquid handling
• Lab consumables manufacturing
• OEM lab equipment
• Pipette tips production
• Benchtop centrifuge equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Nordhausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Lab Equipment and Consumables Sales: Manufacture and sale of liquid handling consumables including pipette tips, centrifuge tubes, cryo vials, spin columns, Erlenmeyer flasks, media bottles, and Petri dishes under the AHN and CAPP brands.
2. Benchtop Equipment Sales: Sale of benchtop laboratory instruments including pipettes, dispensers, microcentrifuges, vortex mixers, magnetic stirrers, and centrifuges under the CAPP brand.
3. OEM and Custom Solutions: Bespoke manufacturing and private labelling services for custom laboratory equipment and consumables tailored to specific customer requirements. Core part of the business model since 1999.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AHN Biotechnologie manufactures precision laboratory liquid handling consumables and benchtop equipment under the AHN and CAPP brands, including pipette tips, centrifuge tubes, media bottles, Erlenmeyer flasks, Petri dishes, diagnostic vials, serological pipettes, ergonomic pipettes, bottle top dispensers, and clinical centrifuges. The company also provides OEM manufacturing and private labelling services for life science brands and distributors, delivering bespoke solutions tailored to laboratory requirements. Products are manufactured in Germany using cleanroom production, USFDA-approved materials, and proprietary filter technologies.

Product overview

AHN Biotechnologie GmbH manufactures precision-engineered laboratory consumables and equipment from Germany, offering two primary brands: AHN and CAPP. The AHN brand includes liquid handling consumables such as pipette tips (myTip), centrifuge tubes (myTube), and media bottles (myBottle), along with diagnostic vials and serological pipettes. The CAPP brand offers liquid handling equipment including the Bravo ergonomic pipette and benchtop equipment such as the Rondo Clinical Centrifuge series. The company also provides OEM manufacturing and private labeling services for custom laboratory solutions. The portfolio spans Liquid Handling, Lab Consumables, Benchtop Equipment, and Biopharma product categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AHN: Primary brand offering high-quality liquid handling consumables, lab consumables, and benchtop equipment including pipettes, tips, tubes, cryo vials, spin columns and more.
• CAPP

Products and services

• AHN myTip Pipette Tips High-quality pipette tips manufactured from medical-grade virgin polypropylene, available in standard, filter, low retention, and reload systems with micropore filter technology and universal compatibility with major pipette brands, for laboratories performing precise liquid handling.
• AHN myTube Centrifuge Tubes Premium-grade centrifuge tubes in 15 mL and 50 mL sizes, conical or self-standing, made from USFDA-approved materials, DNase/RNase/Human DNA-free and BPA-free, designed for molecular biology and clinical laboratories.
• AHN myBottle Erlenmeyer Flasks High-performance Erlenmeyer flasks for bioprocessing applications including cell culture suspension, media preparation, mixing, and storage; available in PETG and PC with vented and non-vented cap options in 125 mL to 3 L sizes, manufactured in Class 100K cleanroom using USP Class VI materials.
• AHN myBottle Media Bottles Leak-proof, shatter-proof, and freezer-safe media bottles designed for storing media, biological buffers, and reagents in laboratory and bioprocessing applications.
• AHN myPlate Petri Dishes Microbial culture dishes designed for world-class clarity, consistent dimensions, and exceptional thermal properties, used for accurate patient diagnoses and life science research.
• AHN myVial Diagnostic Vial Diagnostic vials designed for reliable sample storage and handling in laboratory and clinical applications.
• AHN myDpette Bottle Top Dispenser Laboratory device for accurate liquid reagent dispensing directly from reagent bottles, reducing waste and operator exposure to hazardous chemicals in titration and reagent-handling workflows.
• AHN myDpette Pro Bottle Top Dispenser Professional-grade bottle top dispenser made from chemically resistant materials, suitable for dispensing acids, alkalis, and other corrosive laboratory reagents.
• AHN myTip Serological Pipette Sterile, volumetric transfer pipettes designed for accurate and efficient liquid handling in cell culture, microbiology, and laboratory applications.
• AHN pipet4u Oasis Pipette Controller Motorized pipette controller combining innovation, durability, and user-focused design for professionals handling repetitive pipetting tasks.
• AHN myTube Heavy Metal Free Centrifuge Tube High-purity centrifuge tubes designed for environmental studies, trace element testing, pharmaceutical research, and analytical chemistry requiring minimal heavy metal interference.
• CAPP Bravo Pipette Ultra-lightweight ergonomic pipette with feather-light plunger and ejector mechanism; available across nine variable volume ranges from 0.1 µL to 10 mL, with fully autoclavable metal shaft and double O-rings for ultra-micro volumes.
• CAPP Rondo Clinical Centrifuge 4000 Versatile clinical centrifuge with maximum speed of 4000 RPM, brushless DC motor, digital display, programmable protocols up to 99 user-defined settings, safety lid brake, imbalance detection, and multiple rotor options including swing-out and fixed-angle rotors for clinical laboratory applications.
• CAPP Rondo Gel Card Centrifuge Benchtop centrifuge designed specifically for gel card processing in clinical laboratory applications.
• CAPP Rondo Universal Centrifuge Universal centrifuge for various laboratory centrifugation applications.
• CAPP Rondo Refrigerated Universal Centrifuge Refrigerated universal centrifuge with temperature control capabilities for temperature-sensitive sample processing in laboratory applications.
• AHN myTube Screw Cap Tubes Centrifuge tubes with screw cap design for secure sealing during storage, transport, and centrifugation processes in laboratory workflows.
• OEM Manufacturing and Private Labelling Services Bespoke OEM manufacturing and private labelling services for life science brands and distributors, providing custom laboratory equipment and consumables tailored to specific customer requirements, with German cleanroom production and USFDA-approved materials.

Quantifiable outcome

• Filter pipette tips with MPF technology (10-40 μm pore size) help reduce contamination risks in sensitive workflows
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Top life science brands and distributors (Germany, Europe, worldwide)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSince 1999, AHN Biotechnologie has worked with top life science brands and distributors in Germany, Europe, and around the world as OEM manufacturing and private labelling partners for laboratory consumables and equipment. These partnerships form the core of the company's business model.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Life science research and clinical diagnostics company with consumables and benchtop equipment portfolios spanning molecular biology workflows. Overlaps with AHN in molecular biology sample preparation products but operates at much larger scale across a broader portfolio.
• VWR International (Avantor): Global laboratory products distributor and manufacturer serving research, life sciences, and industrial markets. Comparable through its consumables portfolio and distribution reach, though primarily a channel partner for brands including those AHN supplies.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life sciences incumbent offering an expansive portfolio spanning lab consumables, equipment, reagents, and analytical instruments. Overlaps with AHN across nearly every product category but as part of a vastly larger portfolio serving global biopharma and research customers.

Direct peers

• Greiner Bio-One: European manufacturer of plastic laboratory consumables including Petri dishes, centrifuge tubes, pipette tips, and cell culture products. Direct peer in plastic labware manufacturing with similar European manufacturing base and OEM capabilities.
• Sartorius AG: German-headquartered bioprocessing and lab consumables company offering cell culture vessels, pipettes, tips, and single-use bioprocess solutions. Highly comparable to AHN's bioprocessing-focused Erlenmeyer flasks and cleanroom-manufactured consumables.
• Corning Life Sciences: Major manufacturer of cell culture vessels, Erlenmeyer flasks, media bottles, and centrifuge tubes. Direct competitor in the bioprocessing and cell culture consumables segments where AHN myBottle competes.
• Gilson Incorporated: Manufacturer of precision liquid handling equipment including pipettes, pipette tips, and benchtop laboratory instruments. Direct peer to AHN/CAPP's pipette and benchtop equipment product lines.
• Brand GmbH: German manufacturer of liquid handling products (dispensettes, pipettes, tips) and life science consumables. Direct peer in German laboratory consumables market with similar size, German manufacturing heritage, and OEM/private-label business model.
• Hamilton Company: Manufacturer of precision laboratory equipment including pipettes, syringes, and laboratory automation solutions. Comparable in liquid handling precision technology and OEM/private-label focus areas.
• Eppendorf SE: German manufacturer of laboratory consumables and liquid handling equipment (pipettes, tips, tubes, centrifuges). Direct peer in product categories, geography, and OEM/private-label positioning across the molecular biology workflow that AHN serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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