What Horizon Technology Inc. does

Horizon Technology Inc. is a privately held Salem, US-based company founded in 1992, operating in the automated sample preparation segment of the life sciences tools market. The company designs, manufactures, and sells laboratory instrumentation and consumables used by pharmaceutical, biotechnology, environmental testing, food safety, clinical and bioanalysis, and forensic laboratories for drug discovery, purification, extraction, and analytical workflows. Core product categories include automated sample preparation workstations (Extrahera Classic, LV-200, HV-5000), disk extraction systems (Horizon 5000), evaporation systems (TurboVap, V-10 Touch, Speed-Vap, DryDisk), flash chromatography systems (Selekt, Isolera One, Flash 400/75/150), microwave synthesizers (Initiator+), and parallel peptide synthesizers (Syro I/II, Initiator Alstra), supported by an extensive proprietary consumable catalog spanning ISOLUTE and EVOLUTE solid-phase extraction cartridges, Sfär prepacked columns, PhyTip biomolecule columns, DryDisk separation membranes, and PFAS-specific chemistries.

Underlying technology is rooted in proprietary separation and purification chemistries, microwave-assisted synthesis, automated solid-phase and supported-liquid extraction, and membrane-based solvent drying, integrated into end-to-end workflows that span synthesis, purification, evaporation, and sample cleanup. Most products are integrated with software add-ons (e.g., Alstra Remote) for monitoring and control of synthesis workstations, but no AI/ML capabilities are advertised across the portfolio.

The business operates a capital-equipment razor-and-blade model: instruments are sold as one-time capital purchases (quote-based, pricing not publicly disclosed) through a global enterprise field sales force complemented by regional channel partners; recurring revenue is generated through proprietary consumables — SPE cartridges, flash columns, PhyTip columns, and specialized extraction plates — that are designed for use with installed instruments. In January 2026 the company expanded the platform via acquisition of DPX Technologies, adding pipette-tip extraction technology and applications relevant to bioanalysis and clinical testing. Customer segmentation is horizontal across primary use cases (drug discovery/synthesis, environmental and food safety testing, clinical/bioanalysis, and forensic toxicology), supporting a diversified end-market exposure for a company of its size.

Name

Horizon Technology Inc.

Website

https://horizontechinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Horizon Technology Inc., founded in 1992 and headquartered in Salem, US, designs and sells automated sample preparation, purification, and evaporation instrumentation, plus proprietary consumables, for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, environmental, clinical, and food-safety laboratories worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Sample Preparation Instrumentation

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Instruments (HLAGAIAB)

Keywords

• Automated sample preparation
• Flash chromatography systems
• Microwave-assisted synthesis
• Solid-phase extraction
• Peptide synthesis instruments

Headquarters

HQ city

Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Instrumentation Systems: Sale of benchtop laboratory instruments including chromatography systems, synthesizers, evaporators, and sample preparation workstations. Systems are sold as capital equipment with associated accessories.
2. Consumables and Cartridges: Recurring revenue from proprietary consumables including SPE cartridges, flash chromatography columns, PhyTip columns, and specialized extraction plates designed for use with Biotage instrumentation.
3. Oligonucleotide Synthesis Services: Custom oligonucleotide synthesis service for research applications

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Horizon Technology Inc. distributes the Biotage portfolio of automated sample preparation, synthesis, purification, and evaporation instrumentation together with proprietary consumables for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and analytical testing laboratories. Offerings span microwave-assisted peptide and organic synthesis platforms, flash chromatography purification systems, automated solid-phase extraction workstations, evaporation and solvent-drying systems, and plasmid/protein purification systems sold alongside recurring consumables such as SPE cartridges, flash columns, PhyTip columns, and supported reagents. A custom oligonucleotide synthesis service rounds out the offering.

Product overview

Biotage offers a comprehensive portfolio of separation and purification technologies organized into four main product categories: Synthesis (including Biotage® Initiator+ microwave synthesizer, peptide synthesizers Syro I/II and Initiator Alstra, and solid-supported reagents), Purification (spanning flash chromatography systems like Biotage® Selekt, Isolera™ One, and Flash 400/75/150, along with prepacked columns including Sfär Silica, Sfär C18 Duo, and Sfär Bio C18 Duo), Evaporation (TurboVap®, V-10 Touch, Speed-Vap®, and DryDisk® systems), and Sample Extraction and Clean-up (including Extrahera™ workstations, Horizon 5000, PrepXpert-8, Lysera homogenizers, and extensive consumables including ISOLUTE® and EVOLUTE® SPE cartridges, SLE plates, and PhyTip® columns for biomolecule purification). The portfolio is completed by PhyPrep plasmid purification and ME protein purification systems. Biotage positions itself as a provider of intelligent workflow solutions for drug discovery, development, and analytical testing, serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, environmental, and food safety laboratories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biotage Initiator+ Microwave Synthesizer Microwave synthesizer enabling accelerated organic synthesis reactions with precise temperature and pressure control for pharmaceutical and chemistry R&D laboratories.
• Biotage Initiator Alstra Peptide Synthesizer Automated peptide synthesizer for parallel peptide synthesis workflows in drug discovery and peptide research laboratories.
• Syro I and II Parallel Peptide Synthesizer Multi-channel parallel peptide synthesis system for automated peptide manufacturing in research and production environments.
• Biotage Initiator Peptide Workstation Integrated peptide synthesis workstation combining microwave technology with automated processing for efficient peptide production.
• Biotage Selekt Flash Chromatography System Flash chromatography purification system for organic, peptide, and biomolecule separation with intelligent workflow optimization.
• Isolera One Flash Chromatography System Flash chromatography system designed for small to medium-scale purification in chemistry and purification laboratories.
• Biotage Flash 400 Large-Scale Flash Chromatography System Large-scale flash chromatography system for industrial-scale purification in pharmaceutical process development.
• Biotage Flash 75 and 150 Large-Scale Flash Chromatography Systems Large-scale flash chromatography systems for industrial purification applications in process chemistry.
• Biotage Extrahera Classic Sample Preparation Workstation Automated workstation for high-throughput solid-phase extraction, supported liquid extraction, and sample clean-up workflows.
• Biotage Extrahera LV-200 Sample Preparation Workstation Low-volume automated sample preparation workstation for clinical, bioanalytical, and pharmaceutical laboratories.
• Biotage Extrahera HV-5000 Sample Preparation Workstation High-volume automated workstation for disk-based sample extraction with high throughput.
• Biotage Horizon 5000 Disk Extraction System Disk extraction system for environmental and food safety sample preparation applications.
• Biotage PrepXpert-8 Sample Preparation System Automated sample preparation system providing precision, flexibility, and throughput for modern laboratories.
• Biotage PhyPrep Plasmid Purification System Automated plasmid DNA purification system producing high-purity, low-endotoxin DNA for molecular biology and biotechnology workflows.
• ME Protein Purification System Automated protein purification system for biomolecule isolation in research and process laboratories.
• TurboVap Evaporator Tube evaporation system for solvent removal and sample concentration in analytical and pharmaceutical laboratories.
• TurboVap 96 Dual Evaporator Dual-format tube and plate evaporator for high-throughput sample concentration workflows.
• Biotage SPE Dry Sample Concentrator Sample concentrator for drying solid-phase extraction eluents prior to analysis.
• Biotage V-10 Touch Vial Evaporation System Vial evaporation system for sample preparation and concentration in analytical workflows.
• Speed-Vap Disk Solvent Evaporation System Disk evaporation system for solvent drying applications in sample preparation.
• DryDisk Solvent Drying System Membrane-based solvent drying system for removing water from organic solvent samples.
• Biotage Lysera Bead Mill Homogenizer Bead mill homogenizer for sample homogenization and lysis prior to extraction and analysis.
• Oligonucleotide Synthesis Service Custom oligonucleotide synthesis service supplying synthesized oligonucleotides for research applications.
• Biotage Sfär Flash Chromatography Prepacked Columns Prepacked spherical silica, C18 Duo, Bio C18 Duo, and Bio C4 Duo flash chromatography columns for organic and biomolecule purification.
• ISOLUTE and EVOLUTE Solid-Phase Extraction Cartridges and Plates Proprietary SPE cartridges and plates (SCX-2, PE-AX, PE-AX/SCX-2 mixed-mode, SLE+, HYDRO DME+, PLD+, PPT+, EXPRESS ABN) for sample extraction, supported liquid extraction, and protein/phospholipid removal in bioanalytical workflows.
• EVOLUTE PFAS and ISOLUTE PLD+ for PFAS Consumables PFAS-specific solid-phase extraction cartridges and protein/phospholipid removal plates for environmental and contaminant testing workflows.
• PhyTip Columns and Kits Proprietary pipette-tip format columns for biomolecule purification including gel filtration, glutathione, IMAC, and AAV variants.
• Biotage PS-TBD and PS-Triphenylphosphine Solid-Supported Reagents Solid-supported reagents for organic synthesis reactions.
• Biotage PRESSURE+ and VacMaster Manifolds Positive pressure and vacuum manifolds that provide consistent flow through extraction cartridges and plates for sample preparation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Biotage PhyPrep reduces DNA prep time by up to 40%

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DPX TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 January 2026Acquisition of DPX Technologies in January 2026, enabling Biotage to provide industry-leading pipette tip technology and applications. This strategic acquisition expands Biotage's sample preparation capabilities with DPX's proprietary pipette tip extraction technology, strengthening the company's position in automated sample preparation workflows for bioanalysis and clinical testing applications.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Biotage AB: Swedish life sciences company and apparent parent/affiliate of Horizon Technology Inc., offering the same flash chromatography (Isolera/Selekt), microwave synthesis (Initiator+), and sample prep (Extrahera, ISOLUTE) product lines. It is the most directly comparable company given the shared product portfolio and brand identity observed in the source data.
• Restek Corporation: US-based specialty manufacturer of chromatography columns, SPE consumables, and sample preparation accessories. Directly comparable as a focused consumables-and-accessories competitor to Horizon/Biotage's ISOLUTE, EVOLUTE, and Sfär product lines serving analytical testing laboratories.
• Phenomenex: Specialty chromatography and sample preparation company (now part of Danaher) offering SPE cartridges, flash chromatography columns, and related consumables that directly compete with Horizon/Biotage in pharma and environmental testing markets.

Broad incumbents

• Agilent Technologies: Large analytical instrument manufacturer with overlapping sample preparation, SPE consumables (Bond Elut), flash chromatography, and laboratory automation offerings. Competes with Horizon/Biotage in pharma, environmental, and food safety workflows but addresses a much broader portfolio including mass spectrometry and chromatography systems.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life sciences tools leader whose Sample Preparation, Chromatography, and Mass Spectrometry divisions compete directly with Horizon/Biotage in solid-phase extraction consumables, automated sample prep workstations, and SPE plates across pharma, clinical, and environmental testing markets.
• Waters Corporation: Specialist in liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and sample preparation with overlapping product lines in SPE cartridges, columns, and automated workflow solutions for pharmaceutical and bioanalytical laboratories.
• Shimadzu Scientific Instruments: Japanese analytical instrument manufacturer offering chromatography, mass spectrometry, and sample preparation systems that overlap with Horizon/Biotage's pharma and environmental testing workflows.
• PerkinElmer: Provides analytical instruments, sample preparation consumables, and lab automation solutions used in pharma, environmental, and food safety applications — adjacent competition to Horizon/Biotage's chromatography and extraction portfolio.
• SCIEX: Provider of mass spectrometry and LC-MS/MS solutions with a meaningful sample preparation footprint for bioanalytical and clinical research workflows, overlapping with Horizon/Biotage's bioanalysis and clinical testing use cases.

Emerging players

• Tecan: Laboratory automation company offering automated liquid handling and sample preparation workstations that compete with Horizon/Biotage's Extrahera, PrepXpert-8, and Horizon 5000 systems in high-throughput analytical labs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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