Teknolab

What Teknolab does

Teknolab AS is a privately held Norwegian laboratory equipment distributor founded in 1980 and headquartered in Ski, Norway. The company operates an e-commerce storefront (powered by nopCommerce) that aggregates an extensive catalog of chromatography (GC, HPLC, SPE columns, vials, instruments, gas generators), inorganic and organic chemistry equipment, spectroscopy (UV/VIS, XRF sample preparation), general lab equipment, tubing and fittings (stainless steel, PTFE, PFA, HPFA+, PEEK, electroformed nickel), valves, occupational hygiene monitoring equipment, life science products, and LABBOX-branded consumables.

Teknolab functions primarily as a value-added distributor and one-stop procurement channel for Norwegian laboratories. It holds distribution partnerships with a wide roster of international manufacturers, including VICI AG (valves and fittings), Thermo Scientific (analytical instruments, ASE/Dionex), TOSOH Bioscience (GPC/SEC and UHPLC columns), MACHEREY-NAGEL (chromatography columns), INFICON (leak detection), Hitachi High-Tech Analytical, Cole-Parmer, LABBOX Labware, Rathburn Chemicals (HPLC solvents), Trajan Scientific, Fluxana (XRF preparation), BIOTECH AB (HPFA+ tubing), and Dino-Lite (digital microscopes). Customer segments served include analytical laboratories (primary), industrial companies for quality control and process monitoring, occupational hygiene monitoring buyers, and life science research organizations, all within Norway.

The business model is sales-led B2B distribution with revenue generated through hardware and consumable sales via the e-commerce platform. Pricing combines catalog-listed NOK unit pricing for standard consumables with quote-based pricing for specialized instruments and equipment; customer registration is required for ordering. The company has no disclosed funding, no parent entity, no disclosed ownership structure, no management team bios, no patents or awards, and no disclosed revenue figures. Headcount is in the 11-50 range.

Name

Teknolab

Legal name

Teknolab AS

Website

https://teknolab.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Teknolab AS is a privately held Norwegian laboratory equipment distributor (founded 1980, Ski, Norway) that aggregates chromatography, spectroscopy, occupational hygiene, and general lab supplies from international manufacturers on a Norwegian-language e-commerce platform serving B2B laboratory customers across Norway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Laboratory equipment supply
• Chromatography products
• Spectroscopy instruments
• Occupational hygiene monitoring
• Lab consumables distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Ski

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sale of laboratory equipment, instruments, consumables, and supplies sourced from international manufacturers. Revenue generated through direct B2B sales via e-commerce platform. Products include chromatography columns, tubing, valves, fittings, safety equipment, and chemical reagents. Many products available with listed prices, others require quote-based pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Teknolab AS distributes and supplies laboratory equipment, instruments, and consumables to Norwegian laboratories and industrial customers, with a catalog centered on chromatography (GC, HPLC, SPE), spectroscopy (UV/VIS, XRF), inorganic and organic chemistry instruments and reagents, specialty tubing and valves, occupational hygiene air/noise/vibration monitoring equipment, life science products, and general laboratory consumables sourced from international manufacturers and sold via a registered B2B e-commerce storefront priced in NOK.

Product overview

Teknolab is a Norwegian laboratory equipment supplier operating an e-commerce platform (powered by nopCommerce) that offers a comprehensive portfolio of laboratory equipment and consumables. The product range spans multiple categories: chromatography (GC, HPLC, SPE columns, vials, instruments), inorganic and organic chemistry equipment, chemicals and solvents, spectroscopy (UV/VIS), general lab equipment, tubing and fittings (stainless steel, PTFE, PFA, HPFA+, PEEK), valves from VICI AG, occupational hygiene monitoring equipment (air sampling pumps, filters, gas detection), life sciences products, and LABBOX branded consumables. The company serves as a distributor for numerous international manufacturers including VICI AG, Biotech AB, Rathburn Chemicals, Tosoh Bioscience, Fluxana, Trajan Scientific, Dino-Lite, SKC, and Thermo Scientific. Products are primarily sold through their online catalog with customer registration required for ordering.

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Products and services

• Chromatography Products (Kromatografi) Comprehensive chromatography solutions including GC columns, HPLC columns, SPE cartridges and plates, chromatography standards, vials and caps, clinical chemistry equipment, syringe filters, gas generators and regulators, safety caps (S.C.A.T.), and chromatography instruments (pumps, RI, ELSD, electrochemical and other detectors, autosamplers, column ovens, degassers, MicroGC, Dionex ASE). Sold to Norwegian analytical and QC laboratories via the Teknolab storefront.
• Spectroscopy Products (Spektroskopi) UV/VIS spectroscopy equipment and accessories for laboratory analysis, together with XRF sample preparation products from Fluxana including electric and gas-fired sample fluxers, intended for Norwegian analytical and industrial QC laboratories.
• Inorganic Chemistry Products (Uorganisk Kjemi) Inorganic standards, instruments, and sample preparation equipment for analytical chemistry applications, distributed to Norwegian laboratories.
• Organic Chemistry Products (Organisk Kjemi) Flash instruments, flash columns, TLC (thin layer chromatography), evaporators, and synthesis equipment including VChamber vacuum oven, DrySyn, and CondenSyn products for organic chemistry workflows.
• Laboratory Chemicals (Kjemikalier) Solvents and acids for laboratory use, including Tetrahydrofuran HPLC from Rathburn (ISO9001-2008 accredited, ultra-pure with impurity levels in parts per million) and Water Extra Pure Grade Ph.Eur. (25 L jerrycan, pH 5, 3.5 µS/cm conductivity, 100 CFU/ml microbial, 0.00001% TOC) from LABBOX.
• General Laboratory Equipment (Lab-utstyr A-Å) General laboratory equipment including heating plates/magnetic stirrers, consumables, gloves, pipettes, rotameters/flowmeters, microscopes, and volumetric glassware for routine lab operations.
• Tubing, Hoses & Fittings (Rør-Slanger-Koblinger) Comprehensive range of laboratory and process tubing including stainless steel (304/316(L)) in coils and pre-cut lengths, PTFE/Teflon, Hastelloy C276, Sulfinert/SilcoNert 2000, electroformed nickel, PEEK, FEP, Tefzel (ETFE), PFA and HPFA+ tubing, with associated tools and fittings for chromatography and fluid-handling applications.
• Valves & Fittings (Ventiler/Fittings) Valves and couplings/fittings for chromatography and fluid-handling applications, including VICI AG valves for GC, HPLC, and gas/liquid handling, supplied with nuts and ferrules per VICI article-number conventions.
• Occupational Hygiene Equipment (Yrkeshygiene) Air sampling pumps (AirChek Connect / Essential+ / Touch / XR5000 / 3000, Pocket Pump Touch, Sidekick, Universal, BioLite+, Flite 3, Leland Legacy), flowmeters and calibrators, mixed cellulose ester, polycarbonate, PTFE, silver, quartz and other filters, adsorbents (silica gel, Anasorb charcoal, Chromosorb, PUF, Tenax, XAD, thermal desorption tubes), gas bags (Tedlar, Flexfoil, Multi-Layer Foil, ALTEF), bioaerosol, impinger, IOM, cyclone and impact samplers, passive samplers (formaldehyde, SO2/NO2, NH3, mercury, ozone, VOC, ethylene oxide, styrene, methanol, Ultra III), noise dosimeters, HAV-Sentry vibration meter, colorimetric gas detection tubes, and direct-reading particulate monitors (HAZ-DUST, EPAM, Split2, HAZ-SCANNER, AIR-AIDE). Includes SKC occupational hygiene products.
• LABBOX Consumables (Forbruk - LABBOX) General laboratory consumables from LABBOX LABWARE S.L. covering chemicals and reagents, safety and hygiene (including FFP1/FFP2/FFP3 EN149-2001 disposable respirators), life science items (refrigeration, microscopes, cell culture, molecular biology, microbiology), and general laboratory supplies (labware, liquid handling, stirrers, filtration, glassware, balances, centrifugation, bottles, metalware, water analysis, measurement instruments, volumetric labware and thermoregulation).
• Life Sciences Products Plates and related products for life science applications, supplied to Norwegian life science laboratories.
• PFA Tubing (Dupont) Dupont PFA tubing offering excellent solvent resistance, smoother surface texture, higher continuous service temperature, and superior polymer purity. Targeted at medical and semi-conductor markets. Available in natural and high-purity variants.
• VICI Valves Valves from VICI AG for GC, HPLC, and gas/liquid handling applications, with article-number conventions encoding valve, actuator, and mounting details. Normally supplied with nuts and ferrules.
• Electroformed Nickel Tubing Microbore EFNi tubing made by electroplating nickel over a diamond-drawn mandrel, with mirror-like 1–2 microinch internal surface finish, minimal carryover, and precise internal volume. Used for transfer lines, sample loops, columns, restrictors, and fixed-flow arrays.
• Rathburn HPLC Solvents High-purity HPLC solvents from RATHBURN CHEMICALS LTD, including Tetrahydrofuran HPLC. Produced at the company's Walkerburn factory in the Scottish Borders, holding ISO9001-2008 accreditation with ultra-pure products at impurity levels of only a few parts per million.
• LABBOX Disposable Respirators Disposable respirators and face masks from LABBOX in FFP1, FFP2, and FFP3 protection levels per EN149-2001 standards. Available in spherical and folded shapes, with and without valves, in packs of 20.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• VICI AGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVICI AG supplies valves, tubing, and fittings sold through Teknolab's Norwegian distribution network. Products include precision-cut stainless steel tubing, electroformed nickel tubing, and chromatography valves.
• LABBOX LABWARE S.L.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLABBOX LABWARE S.L. supplies general laboratory consumables including safety equipment, respiratory protection, and labware sold through Teknolab's e-commerce platform.
• Thermo ScientificcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThermo Scientific products distributed through Teknolab in Norway, including analytical instruments and laboratory equipment.
• BIOTECH ABcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBIOTECH AB supplies HPFA+ tubing and other laboratory tubing products distributed through Teknolab's Norwegian customer base.
• RATHBURN CHEMICALS LTDcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRATHBURN CHEMICALS LTD produces high-purity solvents including HPLC-grade tetrahydrofuran distributed through Teknolab in Norway.
• TOSOH Bioscience GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTOSOH Bioscience GmbH provides analytical products including GPC/SEC instruments, columns and detectors, and (U)HPLC columns distributed by Teknolab in Norway.
• Trajan Scientific and MedicalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrajan Scientific and Medical supplies crimping and decapping tools for vials through Teknolab's distribution network.
• FLUXANA GmbH & CocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFLUXANA GmbH & Co provides XRF sample preparation equipment including electric and gas-fired sample fluxers distributed by Teknolab in Norway.
• MACHEREY-NAGEL GMBH & CO. KGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMACHEREY-NAGEL GMBH & CO. KG supplies chromatography columns and related laboratory products distributed through Teknolab.
• INFICON GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorINFICON GmbH provides leak detection and measurement instruments distributed by Teknolab.
• Hitachi High-Tech Analytical GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHitachi High-Tech Analytical GmbH analytical instruments distributed through Teknolab's Norwegian market presence.
• Dino-Lite Europe / IDCP B.V.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDino-Lite Europe supplies microscopes and digital imaging equipment distributed through Teknolab.
• Cole-Parmer Instrument LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCole-Parmer Instrument Ltd laboratory instruments and equipment distributed through Teknolab's Norwegian network.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fisher Scientific: Global laboratory supplies and instruments distributor (part of Thermo Fisher Scientific). Comparable to Teknolab as a broad-line lab equipment and consumables distributor, though operating at vastly larger scale across many geographies.
• AH Diagnostics: Nordic distributor of diagnostic and laboratory products based in Denmark. Comparable to Teknolab as a regional Nordic lab products distributor serving analytical, clinical, and life science customers.
• Labteam6: Swedish distributor of laboratory equipment, instruments and consumables across the Nordics. Comparable to Teknolab as a regional full-line lab supplier with similar product breadth and customer types.
• VWR / Avantor: One of the world's largest distributors of laboratory products, chemicals, and consumables. Comparable to Teknolab as a multi-category lab supplies distributor, though with global reach and integrated services.
• Starlab International: European manufacturer and supplier of liquid handling and laboratory consumables. Comparable to Teknolab as a European-focused lab consumables specialist with both branded and distributed product lines.
• Buch & Holm: Danish distributor of laboratory equipment, instruments, and consumables to Nordic research and industrial customers. Comparable to Teknolab as a regional Nordic lab distributor with similar product breadth.
• Th. Geyer: German laboratory and chemical distributor serving research and industrial customers across Europe. Comparable to Teknolab as a multi-category lab supplies distributor with overlapping chromatography and consumables lines.
• BioNordika: Norwegian-headquartered distributor of life science and laboratory products across the Nordics. Directly comparable to Teknolab as a local distributor of laboratory consumables and instruments serving Norwegian research and industrial labs.
• Carl Roth: German manufacturer and distributor of laboratory chemicals, consumables, and life science products with strong European distribution. Comparable to Teknolab as a multi-category lab supplier combining proprietary and distributed lines.

Broad incumbents

• Sigma-Aldrich / MilliporeSigma: Global life science and laboratory chemicals business of Merck KGaA. Comparable to Teknolab as a major supplier of laboratory chemicals, standards, and consumables, though operating at global scale with a much broader portfolio than Teknolab's Norwegian distribution focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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