Prima Scientific Co.

What Prima Scientific Co. does

Prima Scientific Co., Ltd. (บริษัท พริมา ไซเอ็นติฟิค จำกัด) is a Thai private limited company founded in 2005, headquartered in Bangkok Noi, operating as an authorized distributor and importer of scientific laboratory equipment, reagents, and consumables. The company represents more than 20 international brands — including Abcam, Thermo Scientific, Molecular Devices, NanoString Technologies, Azure Biosystems, Cytoniche, and Kapa Biosystems — distributing their products to research institutions, universities, hospitals, pharmaceutical/biotech companies, and veterinary/agricultural laboratories across Thailand.

The company's product portfolio spans laboratory consumables (PCR tubes, pipette tips, microtiter plates from Extragene), reagents and antibodies (Abcam's 100,000+ product catalog, ELISA kits, nucleic acid extraction kits), advanced research instruments (gel imaging systems, microplate readers, spatial biology platforms, multiwell plate analyzers), laboratory furniture (AdvanceLab benches, fume hoods, biosafety cabinets), and COVID-19 diagnostic kits. Beyond product distribution, Prima Scientific offers laboratory design and turnkey construction services, DNA sequencing and oligonucleotide synthesis (via Bio Basic), peptide synthesis, and after-sales service and technical support.

The business model is primarily product resale on a quote-based B2B model, supplemented by professional services revenue from laboratory design, equipment installation, and recurring consumable supply contracts. The company employs 11-50 staff and operates sales through direct account management, an e-commerce website with online ordering, and LINE social commerce integration. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the company operates exclusively in the Thai market with no stated international expansion.

Name

Prima Scientific Co.

Legal name

บริษัท พริมา ไซเอ็นติฟิค จำกัด

Website

https://prima-sci.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Prima Scientific Co., Ltd. is a Thai authorized distributor of scientific laboratory equipment, reagents, and consumables, representing 20+ international brands including Abcam, Thermo Scientific, and NanoString to serve research institutions, universities, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies across Thailand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Equipment and Reagents Distribution

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Instruments (HLAGAIAB)

Keywords

• Scientific equipment distribution
• Laboratory consumables supply
• Research reagent distribution
• Laboratory design services
• Diagnostic kit distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangkok Noi

HQ country

Thailand

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (Lab Equipment & Consumables): Revenue generated from sale of laboratory equipment, scientific reagents, antibodies, PCR kits, lab furniture, and diagnostic kits. The company acts as an authorized distributor for multiple international scientific equipment brands.
2. After-Sales Service: The company provides after-sales service for laboratory equipment, suggesting a service revenue stream.
3. Laboratory Design & Setup Services: Offers laboratory design and construction services, including turn-key projects and new laboratory setup.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Prima Scientific Co., Ltd. is a Thai distributor and importer that sells laboratory equipment, scientific reagents, antibodies, PCR kits, diagnostic kits, laboratory furniture, and consumables from 20+ international brands to research institutions, universities, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies. The company also provides laboratory design and construction services, after-sales equipment service, DNA sequencing, oligonucleotide synthesis, and peptide synthesis services.

Product overview

Prima Scientific Co., Ltd. (บริษัท พริมา ไซเอ็นติฟิค จำกัด) is a Thai scientific equipment and reagents distributor serving research laboratories, hospitals, and industrial customers. The company operates as a multi-brand distributor offering laboratory materials (plastics, antibodies, ELISA kits, PCR reagents, extraction kits), laboratory equipment (furniture, centrifuges, incubators, microscopes, gel documentation systems), advanced research instruments, and specialized services. Key distributed brands include Abcam (antibodies), Thermo Scientific, NanoString (spatial biology), Molecular Devices, BIOSYS Scientific Devices (BIOREADER), Azure Biosystems, Cytoniche (3D cell culture), Kapa Biosystems (PCR), and others. The portfolio also includes COVID-19 diagnostic products from PrimerDesign and LEPU Medical. The company provides related services including DNA sequencing, custom oligonucleotide synthesis, and peptide synthesis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Abcam Antibodies and Assay Kits

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AbcamcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAbcam is a UK-based company providing over 100,000 antibodies and assay kits for research. Prima Scientific is an authorized distributor in Thailand covering research areas including Cancer, Cell Biology, Immunology, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Signal Transduction, and Stem Cell research.
• Thermo ScientificcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThermo Scientific laboratory equipment for cell and gene therapy is designed to meet GMP, capacity and cleanability requirements supported by certifications and services. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand.
• Molecular DevicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMolecular Devices provides bioanalytical measurement systems including microplate readers, imagers, and automated systems. Prima Scientific distributes their full product range including instruments for BioResearch, Drug Discovery, Clone Screening, and 3D Biology applications.
• NanoString TechnologiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNanoString Technologies provides spatial biology solutions including nCounter Pro Systems, GeoMx Digital Spatial Processor, and CosMx SMI for Single-Cell Imaging. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand.
• AdvanceLabcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdvanceLab manufactures laboratory furniture and equipment including fume hoods, laminar flow cabinets, safety storage cabinets, and clean booths. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand.
• Azure BiosystemsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAzure Biosystems develops gel imaging systems and ELISA readers. Prima Scientific distributes their products including Azure 200-600 Gel Imaging Systems and related software.
• Bio BasicminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBio Basic provides custom DNA, qPCR probes, and DNA sequencing services. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand including Sanger DNA Sequencing, plasmid purification, and PCR cleanup services.
• Kapa BiosystemsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKapa Biosystems (now part of Roche) provides PCR reagents including Fast PCR, multiplex PCR, SYBR Green qPCR, and HRM Fast PCR Kits. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand.
• PrimerDesigncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimerDesign provides custom qPCR assay development services and COVID-19 testing kits including CE-IVD certified Real-time PCR kits. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand.
• Meso Scale DiagnosticsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMeso Scale Diagnostics provides MSD Assay kits and instruments for immunoassay applications. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand.
• EuroBioConceptminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEuroBioConcept provides biosafety equipment including Class III Biosafety Cabinets, Sterility Testing Isolators, and Pharmacy Isolators. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand.
• ExtrageneminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExtragene provides plastic consumables for laboratories including PCR tubes, centrifuge tubes, pipette tips, and microtiter plates. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand.
• FavorgenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFavorgen provides nucleic acid extraction kits. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand.
• InnopsysminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInnopsys provides microarray scanners including InnoScan series instruments. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand.
• Serva ElectrophoresisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorServa Electrophoresis provides electrophoresis products including staining reagents, IEF, SDS PAGE, and blotting equipment. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand.
• SPT LabtechminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSPT Labtech provides automated systems including BioBank, Compound Management, and Protein Crystallization handling equipment. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand.
• CytonicheminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCytoniche provides 3D cell culture products including TableTrix Microcarriers, Exosome products, and bioreactor systems. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand.
• Nippon GeneticsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNippon Genetics provides DNA staining products (Midori Green series), PCR instruments, electrophoresis equipment, and cryopreservation media. Prima Scientific distributes their products in Thailand.
• LEPU MedicalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLEPU Medical provides medical devices including 2019-nCoV Rapid Antigen Test Kits using colloidal gold immunochromatography. Prima Scientific distributes their COVID-19 rapid test products in Thailand.
• Welso TechminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWelso Tech is a Chinese manufacturer of laboratory and medical instruments. Prima Scientific distributes their products including sample collection kits through sub-brands Beaver Scientific and Labmore in Thailand.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DKSH (Scientific Instruments): DKSH is a leading market expansion services company in Asia with a dedicated scientific instruments distribution arm serving Thailand and ASEAN. Highly comparable given the multi-brand scientific distribution model and similar Southeast Asia footprint.
• Sigma-Aldrich / MilliporeSigma: MilliporeSigma, the life science business of Merck KGaA, distributes a broad catalog of lab chemicals, reagents, and consumables. A direct peer given the strong overlap in reagents, antibodies, and consumables that Prima distributes from brands like Kapa, Abcam, and others.
• Macherey-Nagel: Macherey-Nagel is a German manufacturer and distributor of laboratory consumables, filtration, and chromatography products. Comparable to Prima as a specialty consumables and reagents provider serving research laboratories through distribution networks.
• ITW Reagents: ITW Reagents (Illinois Tool Works) supplies branded laboratory chemicals, reagents, and consumables including Riedel-de Haën and PanReac AppliChem. Comparable to Prima as a multi-brand wholesale distributor of laboratory chemicals and reagents.
• Carl Roth: Carl Roth is a Germany-based distributor and manufacturer of chemicals, reagents, and consumables for research labs. Comparable to Prima as a mid-sized multi-brand distributor serving academic and industrial research customers with a broad catalog.
• Fisher Scientific (Thermo Fisher Scientific): Fisher Scientific is Thermo Fisher's global laboratory supplies and equipment distribution arm. Directly comparable to Prima Scientific as a multi-brand distributor of lab consumables, instruments, and reagents to research customers worldwide.
• Sarstedt: Sarstedt manufactures and distributes plastic laboratory consumables (tubes, pipettes, plates) and medical devices. Directly comparable to Prima's Extragene plasticware business as a specialty lab plasticware and consumables supplier.
• Eppendorf: Eppendorf manufactures and distributes premium laboratory equipment such as pipettes, centrifuges, and bioreactors and operates its own direct sales operations in Thailand. Comparable to Prima as a supplier of mid-to-high-end benchtop instruments to Thai research labs.
• Avantor (VWR): Avantor distributes laboratory products, equipment, and services globally (including the VWR brand). Operates an analogous multi-brand distribution model that supplies research, clinical, and biopharma customers, closely matching Prima's Thai distribution business.

Broad incumbents

• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Bio-Rad manufactures and distributes life science research and clinical diagnostics products. Comparable as a broader incumbent that both produces and distributes lab instruments, reagents, and consumables to research and clinical customers globally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prima-scientific-co-ltd-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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