Chemetric Instrumentação Analítica

What Chemetric Instrumentação Analítica does

Chemetric Instrumentação Analítica is a privately held Brazilian company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, operating as the exclusive Brazilian distributor and technical service provider for several international manufacturers of pharmaceutical analytical and physical testing instrumentation. The company represents Distek (dissolution testers, automated samplers, fiber optic analyzers, disintegrators), Pickering Labs (post-column derivatization systems for HPLC), Pharmag (tablet hardness testers, friabilometers, cap torque testers, powder density testing), and PermeGear (Franz diffusion cells for transdermal analysis), alongside proprietary-distributed Cipher dissolution control software with 21 CFR Part 11 compliance and LIMS integration.

The company's technical offering spans the full lifecycle of analytical laboratory equipment: hardware distribution of HPLC, GC, AA, UV-Vis, and FTIR systems and tablet physical testing instruments; preventive and corrective maintenance; equipment qualification services; spare parts and consumables supply; and laboratory team training, both in Brazil and abroad. Its team is composed of chemists, pharmacists, technicians, and technologists in automation, electronics, and instrumentation, with founder and specialist pedigree from major analytical equipment manufacturers including Agilent, Shimadzu, and Vankel.

Chemetric's go-to-market is a direct enterprise sales model operating across the entirety of Brazilian national territory, accessed via phone, WhatsApp, and email, with personalized multi-year maintenance contracts priced per customer requirement. Revenue is generated through one-time equipment sales, recurring service contracts, parts and consumables replenishment, and software licensing. The company serves pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetic, and food industry laboratories requiring analytical testing support and regulatory compliance, with pharmaceutical quality control as the primary use case. No external funding, parent company, or institutional investors are disclosed in the available source material.

Name

Chemetric Instrumentação Analítica

Legal name

Chemetric Instrumentação Analítica

Website

https://chemetric.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chemetric Instrumentação Analítica is a privately held Brazilian distributor and technical service provider, founded in 2001 and headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. It exclusively represents Distek, Pickering Labs, Pharmag, and PermeGear, supplying pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetic, and food industry laboratories with analytical instrumentation, maintenance, qualification, and consumables across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Analytical Instrumentation Distribution

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems (HLAGAIAA)

Keywords

• Analytical instrumentation
• Dissolution testing
• Pharmaceutical laboratory equipment
• HPLC maintenance services
• Laboratory qualification

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio De Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Distribution: Distribution of analytical and physical testing instruments including HPLC, GC, AA, UV-Vis, FTIR systems, dissolutors, disintegrators, friabilometers, hardness testers, and Franz diffusion cells
2. Technical Services and Maintenance: Preventive and corrective maintenance, equipment qualification services for HPLC, GC, AA, UV-Vis, FTIR, tablet physical testing equipment, and post-column derivatization systems
3. Parts and Consumables: Supply of spare parts and consumables for analytical instrumentation
4. Cipher Software Distribution: Distribution of Cipher dissolution control software compliant with 21 CFR Part 11 requirements for pharmaceutical quality control

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Chemetric is a Brazilian distributor and technical support provider for analytical instrumentation used in pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetic, and food laboratories. The company distributes and supports equipment from brands such as Distek (US), Pickering Labs (US), PharmAg, and PermeGear, and delivers related maintenance, qualification, training, parts, and consumables services across Brazil.

Product overview

Chemetric is a Brazilian analytical instrumentation company founded in 2001, serving as a distributor and technical support provider for multiple international manufacturers. The company distributes Distek dissolution and physical testing equipment (including the Dissolutor 2500 Select, Dissolutor 2500 Tradicional, Dissolutor 2500 RTD, Eclipse 5300 sampler, OptDiss 410 fiber optic analyzer, Cipher Software, EzFill+ medium preparator, and SensIR 3200 disintegrator), represented brands (Pickering post-column derivatization systems, PharmAg physical testing instruments, and PermeGear diffusion cells). Chemetric provides associated services including preventive/corrective maintenance, equipment qualification, team training, and parts/consumables supply for pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetic, and food industry laboratories throughout Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Distek Dissolution Testers (Dissolutor 2500 Select, Tradicional, Tradicional RTD)

Quantifiable outcome

• Temperature stabilization in under 15 minutes (20-37°C) with thermal jacket technology
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DistekcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAmerican company, leader in tablet physical testing instrument manufacturing for pharmaceutical industry for over 45 years. Distek is the only manufacturer with thermal jacket technology. Chemetric distributes dissolutors, automatic samplers, fiber optic reading systems, dissolution control software, dissolution media preparators, and disintegrators in Brazil.
• Pickering LabscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAmerican company pioneer in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and post-column derivatization technology. Develops instruments and chemistry for environmental and clinical testing analysis. Areas include amino acids, mycotoxins, carbamates and glyphosate. Chemetric distributes Onyx PCX systems and related products.
• PharmagcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the main manufacturers of pharmaceutical tablet physical testing instruments covering the full spectrum of physical testing systems. Products include tablet durometers, friabilometers, cap torque testing, and powder density testing.
• PermeGearminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecognized leader in diffusion cells sector, offering various types of Franz cells, lateral and bi-lateral cells, and inline cells for the global research community. Custom diffusion cells are a specialty. Chemetric distributes transdermal analysis systems including Franz cells.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Distek: US-based manufacturer of dissolution and physical tablet testing equipment — the core product franchise Chemetric exclusively distributes in Brazil. Distek is a supplier/principal relationship rather than a direct competitor, but operates in exactly the same product category Chemetric services.
• Pickering Laboratories: US-based manufacturer of HPLC post-column derivatization systems (Onyx PCX) — one of Chemetric's exclusive distribution principals. Functions as a supplier/principal in the relationship rather than a competitor, but operates in the same product category Chemetric services.

Direct peers

• Sotax: Swiss manufacturer of dissolution testing, physical tablet testing, and content uniformity equipment. Directly competes with the Distek portfolio Chemetric distributes and serves the same pharmaceutical QC laboratory customers globally.
• Copley Scientific: UK-based manufacturer of pharmaceutical testing equipment including dissolution, disintegration, hardness, and inhaler testing systems. Directly competes with the PharmAg and Distek physical testing portfolio Chemetric distributes in Brazil.
• Erweka: German manufacturer of pharmaceutical testing equipment including dissolution testers, disintegration testers, hardness testers, and friability testers. Competes head-to-head with Distek/Pharmag products that Chemetric distributes in Brazil.

Broad incumbents

• Anton Paar: Austrian manufacturer of high-precision analytical instruments including dissolution testers, density meters, and rheometers. Competes with Distek's dissolution portfolio Chemetric distributes, particularly in pharmaceutical QC applications.
• Shimadzu: Global manufacturer of analytical and measuring instruments including HPLC, GC, UV-Vis, FTIR, and mass spectrometry. Shimadzu is one of Chemetric's founder-origin companies and competes directly with Chemetric's HPLC/GC service business for the same Brazilian pharma lab customers.
• Agilent Technologies: Global leader in analytical instrumentation (HPLC, GC, AA, UV-Vis, FTIR, mass spectrometry). Chemetric's founders originated from Agilent, and Agilent maintains a direct presence in Brazil — competing with Chemetric for HPLC/GC service and consumables revenue at the same pharmaceutical QC customers.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life sciences and analytical instrument conglomerate (HPLC, GC, AA, FTIR, dissolution, sample preparation). Competes broadly with Chemetric's analytical and physical testing instrumentation portfolio and operates a direct Brazilian sales/service footprint.
• Waters Corporation: Global HPLC, LC-MS, and chromatography informatics specialist. Competes with the analytical instrument portion of Chemetric's service portfolio and is a major vendor Brazilian pharma QC labs evaluate alongside Chemetric's represented principals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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