Cerilliant Corporation

What Cerilliant Corporation does

Cerilliant Corporation, founded in 1980 and headquartered at 811 Paloma Drive, Suite A, Round Rock, Texas, is a specialty chemical manufacturer of certified reference materials (CRMs) and certified solution standards used by analytical laboratories to validate forensic, clinical, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and environmental testing. The company operates a catalog of 2,300+ reference materials covering illicit drugs, pharmaceutical compounds and metabolites, biomarkers (hormones, hydroxyvitamin D, catecholamines), vitamins, and natural products, and produces these under proprietary formats including Snap-N-Shoot® pre-made solution standards and Certified Spiking Solutions® packaged under argon in flame-sealed ampoules for multi-year shelf stability. Cerilliant holds DEA licensing to manufacture Schedules I-V controlled substances and List I chemicals, ATF licensing for explosives, and ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 17025:2017, and ISO 17034:2016 accreditations, with comprehensive Certificates of Analysis validated by two orthogonal analytical methods.

The company operates a sales-led B2B go-to-market in which customers must establish verified purchasing accounts; controlled-substance orders additionally require DEA registration and formal purchase orders. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with billing on a pay-as-you-go basis and net-30 terms, distributed via Federal Express with next-day shipping requirements for certain products. Beyond catalog CRMs, Cerilliant generates revenue from custom synthesis of customer-specified neat materials, OEM/private-label product design for instrument manufacturers and IVD kit producers, and managed inventory services with just-in-time or pre-scheduled distribution. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and employs 150+ scientists and support staff, 33% of whom have ten or more years of Cerilliant service.

Cerilliant serves enterprise customers across six primary use cases — forensic toxicology, clinical diagnostics and toxicology, pharmaceutical drug development and quality control, environmental testing (including EPA methods 1694 and 1698), diagnostic/medical device manufacturing, and nutraceutical/dietary supplement testing — distributing through direct website sales and trade show presence at ASMS, MSACL, SOFT, AOAC, AACC, and The Emerald Conference. Marketing is conducted through technical publications, peer-reviewed poster presentations, and email notifications for COA revisions and product updates. International orders are accepted only with signed assurance that controlled-substance products will not be re-exported, indicating a primarily U.S.-centric distribution model with parent-company global reach for non-controlled catalog items.

Name

Cerilliant Corporation

Legal name

Cerilliant Corporation

Website

https://cerilliant.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cerilliant Corporation is a Texas-based specialty chemical manufacturer of 2,300+ certified reference materials and solution standards, serving forensic, clinical, pharmaceutical, environmental, and nutraceutical analytical laboratories. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MilliporeSigma, the U.S./Canada Life Science arm of Merck KGaA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Certified Reference Materials (Analytical Standards)

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing (325413), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Impurity / Reference Standard Synthesis & Characterization (HLAGAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Toxicology & Safety Assessment CROs (GLP) (HLAGAAAC), Central Laboratory & Clinical Trial Testing CROs (HLAGAAAE), Chemical Standards & Calibration Solutions (Food Chemistry) (AFALAKAH)

Keywords

• Certified reference materials
• Analytical reference standards
• Forensic toxicology standards
• Pharmaceutical reference standards
• Custom chemical synthesis

Headquarters

HQ city

Round Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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. Certified Reference Materials: Sale of analytical reference standards including illicit drug, pharmaceutical, biomarker, vitamin, and natural product standards. Solution-based and neat reference materials available.
2. Custom Synthesis Services: Custom synthesis of neat materials, production of certified solution reference standards using customer-provided or specified materials, analytical certifications and retesting.
3. OEM & Private Label Products: Custom packaging, labeling, and OEM product design services for instrument manufacturers, medical device companies, and test kit manufacturers.
4. Inventory Management Services: Client reference standard inventory storage, management, and reporting with just-in-time or pre-scheduled distribution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cerilliant Corporation manufactures and distributes certified reference materials (CRMs) and certified solution standards used in analytical testing for forensic toxicology, clinical diagnostics, pharmaceutical quality control, environmental testing, and nutraceutical analysis. The company produces both neat (dry) reference materials and pre-made stable solution standards (Snap-N-Shoot® and Certified Spiking Solutions®), supported by ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 17034 accredited testing, comprehensive data-inclusive Certificates of Analysis, and DEA licensing for controlled substances.

Product overview

Cerilliant Corporation offers a unified portfolio of certified reference materials (CRMs) and certified solution standards for analytical testing applications. The core products include Certified Reference Materials (CRMs), Snap-N-Shoot® solution standards, and Certified Spiking Solutions®, which serve as the foundational offerings. These are complemented by specialized product lines covering illicit drug, pharmaceutical and alcohol standards, biomarker and metabolite standards, and vitamins and natural product standards. The portfolio serves forensic toxicology, clinical chemistry, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, environmental testing and research markets. Products are characterized by ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 17034 accredited testing, comprehensive certificates of analysis with full data transparency, and lot-to-lot consistency supported by real-time stability data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Snap-N-Shoot®: Ready-to-ship certified solution-based reference standards designed for convenience and accuracy in analytical applications.
• Certified Spiking Solutions®

Products and services

• Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) Analytically verified certified reference standards with comprehensive Certificates of Analysis including full traceability and uncertainty determinations; the flagship product offering serving forensic, clinical, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and environmental testing laboratories.
• Snap-N-Shoot® Standards

Quantifiable outcome

• Products with 36-60 month shelf life stability for most established products
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 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.

• MilliporeSigma (Merck KGaA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCerilliant Corporation is the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, operating as MilliporeSigma. This subsidiary relationship provides Cerilliant with the backing and resources of a major global science and technology company while maintaining its specialized focus on certified reference materials. The company leverages Merck KGaA's global infrastructure, quality systems, and market reach.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cerilliant-corporation

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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