What Carebios does

Carebios (Qingdao Carebios Biological Technology Co., Ltd.) is a Qingdao, China-based manufacturer specializing in medical and laboratory cold chain storage equipment under its own Carebios brand. The product portfolio spans ultra-low temperature freezers (-150°C cryo freezers, -86°C and -60°C ULT freezers), deep freezers (-25°C to -40°C), combined refrigerator-freezers, blood bank refrigerators (+4°C), pharmacy refrigerators (2-8°C), laboratory refrigerators (2-15°C), liquid nitrogen storage systems, and a wireless temperature/humidity cloud monitoring platform. Core technical capabilities include cascade refrigeration using SECOP compressors, vacuum insulation panel (VIP) insulation with CFC-free polyurethane foaming, forced-air circulation for temperature uniformity, CO2/LN2 backup systems for sample protection, and microprocessor-based alarm and remote monitoring. The product surface has been extended into adjacent categories including laboratory equipment (flake ice makers, CO2 incubators, circulating baths, freeze dryers) and medical cold storage battery backup (portable power stations, energy storage groups).

The company serves hospitals, blood banks, epidemic prevention centers, universities, scientific research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and biological laboratories across more than 30 countries. Named case-study references include Johns Hopkins, Boeing, EPA, U.S. CDC, Pfizer, Merck, Stanford University, China CDC, and several Chinese universities, alongside agricultural customers such as New Hope Liuhe. Carebios holds ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification covering the design, manufacture, and sales of laboratory refrigerators and low-temperature freezers, CE marking for European compliance, and has been recognized as a High and New Tech Enterprise and as a Qingdao 'Specialization, Refinement, Characteristic and Innovation' (专精特新) enterprise.

Carebios operates a hybrid go-to-market model combining direct sales to enterprise and government customers with a global network of regional distributors and named regional sales contacts covering Southeast Asia/Australia, Korea/Japan, Africa/India, Europe/Middle East, and the Americas. Its Qingdao facility covers approximately 12,500 square meters with an annual production capacity of 15,000 units and reported annual sales of more than 12,000 units. Products are exported to Western Europe, North America, Australia, Africa, and Southeast Asia. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding, no parent entity, and no subsidiaries in the source data, appearing to be founder-owned and bootstrapped.

Name

Carebios

Legal name

Qingdao Carebios Biological Technology Co., Ltd.

Website

https://carebios.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Carebios is a Chinese manufacturer of medical and laboratory cold chain storage equipment, including ultra-low temperature freezers, blood bank and pharmacy refrigerators, and battery backup systems. It serves hospitals, research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and government health agencies across 30+ countries via distributors and direct sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Refrigeration Equipment

NAICS

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415)

SIC

Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro primary industry

Cold Chain, Cryopreservation & Biologics Storage/Handling Technologies (HLAAAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biologics, Vaccines & Ultra-Low Temperature (ULT) Storage (TLALABAG), Pharmaceutical & Biologics Frozen Storage (Ultra-Low/Deep-Freeze) (TLALACAD), Pharma & Biotech Cold Storage (2–8°C, CRT) (AFAOAFAG), General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens) (HLAGAIAC)

Keywords

• Ultra-low temperature freezers
• Medical cold chain storage
• Pharmaceutical refrigerators
• Laboratory refrigeration equipment
• Cryogenic storage freezers

Headquarters

HQ city

Qiandao

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Cold Chain Equipment Sales: Sale of medical and laboratory cryogenic storage equipment including ultra-low temperature freezers, pharmaceutical refrigerators, blood bank refrigerators, and laboratory refrigerators. Products are sold directly and through distributors globally.
2. Laboratory Equipment Sales: Sale of laboratory equipment including flake ice makers, CO2 incubators, low temperature circulating baths, and laboratory freeze dryers.
3. Medical Cold Storage Battery Backup Systems: Sale of energy storage groups and portable power stations for medical cold storage backup power applications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Carebios manufactures and sells its own branded medical and laboratory cold chain storage equipment, including ultra-low temperature freezers (-150°C to -25°C), blood bank refrigerators, pharmacy refrigerators, and laboratory refrigerators. The portfolio also covers complementary laboratory equipment such as CO2 incubators, flake ice makers, low temperature circulating baths, and laboratory freeze dryers, along with medical cold storage battery backup systems. Products are designed for blood banks, hospitals, epidemic prevention centers, pharmaceutical companies, and research laboratories.

Product overview

Carebios, the brand of Qingdao Carebios Biological Technology Co., Ltd., offers a comprehensive portfolio of medical and laboratory cold chain storage equipment and laboratory general equipment. The product line is organized into three main categories: (1) Conservation products including ultra-low temperature freezers (-150°C cryo freezers, -86°C ULT freezers, -60°C freezers), deep freezers (-40°C, -30°C, -25°C), combined refrigerator-freezers, blood bank refrigerators (+4°C), pharmacy refrigerators (2-8°C), laboratory refrigerators (2-15°C), liquid nitrogen storage systems, wireless monitoring cloud platform, and COVID-19 vaccine storage solutions; (2) Laboratory equipment including flake ice makers, CO2 incubators, low temperature circulating baths, and laboratory freeze dryers; (3) Medical cold storage battery backup products including portable power stations and energy storage groups. The products are designed for applications in blood banks, hospitals, epidemic prevention centers, research institutes, pharmaceutical companies, and biological laboratories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• -150°C Cryo Freezer Ultra-low temperature cryogenic freezer operating at -150°C for long-term storage of biological samples, viruses, and sensitive materials. Targeted at research institutions, biological engineering institutes, and laboratories requiring cryogenic preservation.
• -86°C Ultra-Low Temperature (ULT) Freezer Ultra-low temperature freezer operating at -86°C for storage of mRNA vaccines, viral vector vaccines, biological samples, and pharmaceutical products. Available in chest and upright configurations with capacities from 96L to 1009L, using cascade refrigeration with SECOP compressors.
• -60°C ULT Freezer Ultra-low temperature freezer operating at -60°C for long-term storage of biological products, vaccines, and deep sea foods.
• -40°C Deep Freezer Low temperature freezer for long-term storage of medical and biological products including blood plasma, vaccines, testing reagents, and laboratory materials.
• -30°C Auto Defrost Deep Freezer Laboratory deep freezer with auto defrost and forced-air circulation for medical and scientific research cold storage.
• -25°C Deep Freezer Low temperature upright freezer with large capacity and precise temperature control for frequent sample access and laboratory space efficiency.
• Combined Refrigerator and Freezer (KYCD-300) Dual-temperature storage unit with independent refrigeration systems: refrigerator compartment at 2-8°C and freezer compartment at -10 to -25°C, designed for combined clinical and laboratory storage needs.
• +4°C Blood Bank Refrigerator Medical refrigerator for blood storage at 2-6°C with auto defrost and forced-air circulation, suitable for hospitals and blood banks.
• 2-8°C Pharmacy Refrigerator Medical refrigerator for pharmaceutical storage at 2-8°C for hospitals, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, and research institutes. Available in desktop, under-counter, and vertical configurations from 55L to 503L.
• 2-15°C Laboratory Refrigerator Laboratory refrigerator for storage of biological reagents, pharmaceuticals, specimens, enzymes, and culture media at 2-15°C with optimized airflow design for temperature uniformity.
• Liquid Nitrogen Freezing Storage Liquid nitrogen storage systems for cryogenic preservation of biological samples, including stainless steel tanks, wide-neck rack series, and air transport containers.
• Wireless Monitoring of Temperature and Humidity Cloud Platform Cloud-based monitoring system for remote tracking of temperature and humidity conditions in cold storage equipment, providing visibility and alarm continuity across distributed equipment fleets.
• COVID-19 Vaccine Storage Solution Complete bundled cold chain storage solutions for COVID-19 vaccines requiring various temperature ranges from -86°C to 8°C.
• Flake Ice Maker (IMS Series) Automatic flake ice makers producing small, irregular snow-type ice for laboratory, hospital, and food processing applications. Models range from 20kg to 300kg of ice per 24 hours.
• CO2 Incubator (RYX Series) CO2 incubator for cell culture with precise temperature (RT+5-55°C) and CO2 concentration control, featuring infrared sensor and HEPA filtration. Covered by patent 201320059701.3.
• Low Temperature Circulating Bath (Heater Chiller) Temperature control systems for laboratory applications, available in DLSB/DLSK series with temperature ranges from -40°C to 20°C and cooling capacities from 370W to 7500W.
• Laboratory Freeze Dryer (DFD/CTFD Series) Laboratory freeze dryers for biological, pharmaceutical, food, and materials science applications. Features LCD touch screen, USB data export, and standard, stoppering, and multi-port manifold chamber configurations.
• Portable Power Station (Medical Cold Storage Backup) Battery backup system with lithium iron phosphate battery for providing uninterrupted power to medical cold storage equipment.
• Energy Storage Group Power inverter and lithium iron phosphate battery system for backup power and energy storage with safety features and wide temperature performance for medical cold storage applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Temperature uniformity maintained within ±2°C in refrigeration units
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Distributor NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCarebios maintains a global network of regional distributors covering Southeast Asia, Australia, Korea, Japan, Africa, India, Europe, Middle East, and America. Regional contacts are assigned for each territory to provide sales and support services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PHC Holdings (formerly Sanyo/Panasonic Healthcare): Japanese biomedical refrigeration manufacturer offering ULT freezers, pharmacy refrigerators and blood bank units that overlap directly with Carebios's conservation product line in regulated healthcare and research settings.
• Eppendorf: German life science equipment maker offering ULT freezers, CO2 incubators and lab instrumentation that competes with Carebios's full cold-chain and lab equipment portfolio.
• Helmer Scientific: US manufacturer of blood bank refrigerators, platelet storage and pharmaceutical-grade refrigerators that competes head-to-head with Carebios's +4°C blood bank and 2-8°C pharmacy refrigerator lines.
• Haier Biomedical: Hong Kong-listed Chinese manufacturer of ULT freezers, blood bank refrigerators and vaccine cold chain equipment that directly competes with Carebios across the same product categories, especially in emerging markets.
• Arctiko: Danish specialist in ULT and biomedical freezers with overlapping product depth in ultra-low temperature storage, directly comparable to Carebios's -86°C and -150°C product range.
• B Medical Systems: Luxembourg-based specialist in medical cold chain including vaccine cold boxes, blood bank refrigerators and ULT freezers that is a direct competitor in the medical refrigeration category Carebios targets.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life sciences leader whose Thermo Scientific brand sells ULT freezers, lab refrigerators and blood bank refrigerators that directly compete with Carebios's product portfolio in pharmaceutical and research accounts.
• Gram Bioline (Gram Commercial): Danish manufacturer of biomedical and laboratory refrigerators/freezers with overlapping ULT and blood bank storage product lines targeted at hospitals, blood banks and research institutes.
• Zhongke Meiling Cryogenic Technology: Chinese manufacturer of ULT freezers, blood bank refrigerators and laboratory cold storage equipment; a domestic competitor in the same niche and same geographic market as Carebios.

Broad incumbents

• Dometic: Global broad-line refrigeration incumbent with a medical/laboratory cold chain segment; competes with Carebios in pharmaceutical and life sciences applications but is not specialized in the same way.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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