Tisch Scientific

What Tisch Scientific does

Tisch Scientific is a US-based specialty lab-supply company that manufactures and distributes filtration and chromatography products to research, bioscience, industrial, and environmental monitoring laboratories. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Cleves, Ohio, the company operates a catalog of more than 5,000 products spanning syringe filters, membrane filters, capsule filters, filter paper, mesh filters, hollow fiber filters, cartridge filters, centrifugal filter tubes, membrane roll stock, and chromatography consumables (vials, caps, septa, micro-inserts, racks, crimpers), together with lab equipment such as vacuum filtration units, mixers, centrifuges, dispensers, and aerosol samplers. In 2025 it extended into manufactured capital equipment with the ZA Series Zero Air Generator, an in-house product line delivering sub-0.5 ppb ultra-high-purity zero air for GC, FID, pharmaceutical QC, and biopharma applications.

The business is dual-sided: Tisch Scientific manufactures a proprietary Tisch brand of filtration consumables and simultaneously acts as an authorized multi-brand distributor for Cytiva Whatman, Cytiva Pall, Qiagen, Biologix, Foxx Life Sciences, and Labexact. Revenue is generated through one-time unit sales transacted primarily via the company's direct e-commerce storefront, supplemented by phone and live-chat ordering. Pricing follows a pay-as-you-go unit model with a Tisch Stocking Program that grants automatic 5%, 7%, and 10% discounts on Tisch-brand orders above $750, $1,500, and $3,000 respectively; the program is contract-free. Distribution is domestic US, with same-day shipping on stocked items, custom filtration sourcing for non-standard specifications, and downloadable technical resources (material compatibility charts, filter selection guides, datasheets, glossary, filter finder) supporting self-serve procurement.

Operationally, Tisch Scientific has been 100% employee-owned since 2023 with no outside shareholders, and runs on a small team (11–50 employees). It positions itself as a lower-cost, faster-shipping alternative to large generalist lab-supply distributors, targeting SMB and individual-lab buyers across bioscience, air and gas monitoring, industrial filtration, and regulatory/compliance end uses. No revenue, funding, M&A, or leadership-change data are publicly disclosed.

Name

Tisch Scientific

Legal name

Tisch Scientific

Website

https://scientificfilters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tisch Scientific is a US-based specialty lab supplier that manufactures and distributes 5,000+ filtration, chromatography, and lab-equipment products to research, bioscience, industrial, and environmental laboratories via direct e-commerce. Since 2023 it has been 100% employee-owned.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Filtration Products

NAICS

Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Lab filtration products
• Syringe filters
• Membrane filters
• Chromatography supplies
• Laboratory equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleves

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (Lab Filtration Equipment & Supplies): Direct-to-consumer sales of lab filtration products including syringe filters, membrane filters, chromatography supplies, and lab equipment. Revenue generated through one-time product purchases with volume-based discount tiers. The Tisch Stocking Program provides automatic 5-10% discounts on qualifying orders of Tisch brand products based on order value thresholds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tisch Scientific manufactures and distributes laboratory filtration products, selling more than 5,000 SKUs of syringe filters, membrane filters, capsule filters, chromatography consumables, and lab equipment through its e-commerce site. The company produces its own Tisch-brand filtration line and serves as an authorized distributor for premium third-party brands (Cytiva Whatman, Cytiva Pall, Qiagen, Biologix, Foxx Life Sciences, Labexact). It also recently launched the ZA Series Zero Air Generator, a proprietary ultra-high-purity gas generation system, and offers custom filtration sourcing for non-standard specifications.

Product overview

Tisch Scientific is a lab filtration specialist offering over 5,000 precision-engineered products for scientific and industrial filtration applications. The core product portfolio includes syringe filters (PTFE, PES, Nylon materials), membrane filters, capsule filters, chromatography supplies (vials, caps, septa, micro-inserts, crimpers), and lab equipment (vacuum filtration, centrifuges, mixers). The company also recently launched the ZA Series Zero Air Generator for ultra-high-purity gas generation. Tisch Scientific operates as both a manufacturer of proprietary Tisch brand filtration products and a distributor of third-party brands including Cytiva Whatman, Cytiva Pall, Qiagen, Biologix, Foxx Life Sciences, and Labexact. Technical support services include material compatibility charts, filter selection guides, and downloadable datasheets. The company is 100% employee-owned since 2023 and emphasizes same-day shipping with direct manufacturer relationships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Syringe Filters
• Membrane Filters Disc membranes for sterile filtration applications, available in PTFE and other materials in various pore sizes and 47 mm diameters, sold in 100/pack configurations for laboratory use.
• Capsule Filters Inline filtration devices featuring polypropylene construction with various pore sizes and connection options, used in pharmaceutical and biotech process applications.
• Chromatography Supplies Complete chromatography consumables for GC/HPLC workflows, including chromatography vials, caps, septa, micro-inserts, vial racks, and cap crimpers/decrimpers.
• Lab Equipment Laboratory equipment including vacuum filtration systems, membrane filter dispensers, mixers and stirrers, centrifuges, zero air generators, and aerosol samplers for general lab use.
• ZA Series Zero Air Generator Ultra-high-purity zero air generator producing sub-0.5 ppb purity across hydrocarbons, NOx, SO2, and other gases. Available in four flow-rate configurations (1, 3.5, 7, 18 LPM) for GC, FID, pharmaceutical QC, and biopharma research applications; eliminates the need for gas cylinders.
• Membrane Roll Stock Custom membrane roll stock available in any specification for specialized filtration requirements in industrial or laboratory applications.
• Filter Paper Qualitative filter papers including Grade 1 standard cellulose filters in various sizes (e.g., 42.5 mm) for laboratory filtration applications, sold in 100/pack configurations.
• Mesh Filters Mesh filter products for various laboratory and industrial filtration applications.
• In-Line Disk Filters Inline disk filters for laboratory and industrial filtration applications.
• Hollow Fiber Filters Hollow fiber filtration products for specialized separation and purification applications.
• Cartridge Filters Cartridge filter products for industrial and laboratory filtration applications.
• Centrifugal Filter Tubes Centrifugal filter tubes for sample concentration and purification in laboratory settings.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cytiva WhatmancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTisch Scientific is an authorized distributor of Cytiva Whatman filtration products including filter papers, membrane filters, and other lab filtration supplies. Whatman is a leading brand in laboratory filtration trusted by research institutions globally.
• Cytiva PallcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTisch Scientific distributes Cytiva Pall filtration products, a major brand in laboratory and industrial filtration serving life sciences, biopharmaceutical, and food & beverage markets.
• QiagencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTisch Scientific carries Qiagen laboratory products including sample preparation and assay technologies, expanding their product portfolio for bioscience applications.
• BiologixminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTisch Scientific distributes Biologix brand laboratory products and supplies as part of their comprehensive product catalog.
• Foxx Life SciencesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTisch Scientific carries Foxx Life Sciences products including chromatography vials, caps, and accessories, serving pharmaceutical and research laboratory markets.
• LabexactminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTisch Scientific distributes Labexact brand laboratory products and supplies as part of their diversified product offering.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• USA Scientific: USA Scientific manufactures and distributes laboratory consumables including pipette tips, tubes, and filtration accessories, competing with Tisch Scientific in the consumables category for bioscience labs.
• Thomas Scientific: Thomas Scientific distributes laboratory consumables, filtration products, and equipment to research and clinical labs through an e-commerce model, mirroring Tisch Scientific's distribution-focused, mid-market positioning.
• Spectrum Chemical: Spectrum Chemical manufactures and distributes laboratory supplies and equipment, with overlapping filtration, chromatography, and lab equipment categories serving similar bioscience and industrial lab customers.
• Foxx Life Sciences: Foxx Life Sciences manufactures and distributes chromatography vials, caps, and lab plasticware, overlapping Tisch Scientific's chromatography consumables line. Foxx is also a Tisch distribution partner, making the comparison direct on both supply and demand sides.
• Biologix Group: Biologix manufactures and distributes laboratory plasticware, consumables, and basic equipment to research and clinical labs, overlapping Tisch Scientific's product catalog. Biologix is also a Tisch distribution partner, reinforcing direct comparability.
• Cole-Parmer (Antylia Scientific): Cole-Parmer is a direct peer offering a similarly broad e-commerce catalog of laboratory filtration, fluid handling, and life science consumables to research and industrial customers, with the same value-pricing and same-day-shipping proposition.
• Avantor (VWR): Avantor/VWR is a leading global distributor of laboratory supplies, including filtration products from Cytiva Whatman and Pall, directly overlapping Tisch Scientific's catalog and customer base across bioscience and industrial labs.

Broad incumbents

• Sartorius AG: Sartorius is a global manufacturer and supplier of bioprocess filtration, laboratory filtration, and lab equipment, with deep presence in biopharmaceutical manufacturing that competes with both Tisch Scientific's consumables and ZA-adjacent equipment lines.
• Grainger: Grainger is a broad industrial MRO distributor that carries filtration products and lab supplies to facility, maintenance, and industrial buyers, overlapping Tisch Scientific's industrial filtration segment at a much larger scale.
• Fisher Scientific (Thermo Fisher Scientific): Fisher Scientific, the lab supplies arm of Thermo Fisher, is the dominant broad-line distributor of filtration and chromatography products globally, offering the same core brands Tisch Scientific distributes but with a much larger catalog, enterprise contracts, and international footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SyringeFilters
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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