bacteriostatic water

What bacteriostatic water does

eBac Water is a privately held, micro-scale e-commerce company that manufactures and distributes a single product: 30mL sterile bacteriostatic water in multi-dose vials containing 0.9% benzyl alcohol as a preservative. The product is positioned for research-use-only applications, primarily reconstitution of research compounds and laboratory preparation, and is sold labeled "for research use only" rather than for human or veterinary use. The company is headquartered in Miami, Florida, operates with 1–10 employees, and has been in business since 2020.

The core technology is a commodity sterile solution with no proprietary formulation disclosed, but the company has built operational differentiators around it: lot-controlled inventory drawn from a current released lot (EB61901), independent third-party lab testing for endotoxins, sterility, pH, and benzyl alcohol concentration, and an online COA Library that allows customers to match vial lot numbers to batch-specific Certificates of Analysis. Vials are plastic rather than glass to reduce transit breakage and particulate risk, and packaging is designed for clear label readability. There is no AI, software platform, or integration layer; the technology footprint is a WordPress storefront plus a COA lookup page.

eBac Water's business model is direct-to-consumer one-time sales through its own e-commerce site (ebac-water.com), with U.S.-only shipping via UPS and USPS, discrete packaging, and tracking. A secondary wholesale channel handles orders of 200 or more vials on a quote basis with custom pricing and COA documentation. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is shown at checkout; larger pack sizes carry lower per-unit pricing, and the company markets itself as offering the lowest pricing on bacteriostatic and sterile water. The customer base is a long tail of research laboratories, with an emerging wholesale segment; no enterprise contracts, institutional logos, or distribution partnerships are disclosed, and there are no reported funding rounds, management team, or revenue figures.

Name

bacteriostatic water

Legal name

eBac Water

Website

https://ebac-water.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

eBac Water is a privately held, US-based e-commerce company selling a single product — 30mL sterile bacteriostatic water vials with 0.9% benzyl alcohol — primarily to research laboratories for reconstitution and dilution applications, via direct-to-consumer online sales and a wholesale channel for 200+ vial orders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Research Reagents / Sterile Diluents

NAICS

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047), Pharmaceutical Preparations (2834)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Diagnostic & Laboratory Packaging (Specimen Containers, Transport Tubes) (IMALAIAF), Sterile & Aseptic Medical Packaging (Pouches, Wraps, Sterile Barriers) (IMALAIAB)

Keywords

• Sterile bacteriostatic water
• Laboratory reconstitution solution
• Research-use diluent
• Multi-dose vials
• Certificates of analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Horsham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct E-commerce Sales: One-time product sales through the company's website storefront. Customers purchase individual vials or packs at listed prices with shipping calculated at checkout. Volume discounts available through larger pack sizes.
2. Wholesale/Bulk Orders: Volume pricing for orders of 200 or more vials. Custom pricing and estimated delivery dates provided upon inquiry. Bulk shipments fulfilled from current tested lots with COA documentation for internal records.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

eBac Water sells sterile bacteriostatic water packaged in 30mL multi-dose plastic vials containing 0.9% benzyl alcohol as a preservative, intended for laboratory reconstitution and dilution of research materials. The product is sold on a research-use-only basis through the company's direct e-commerce storefront, with each batch independently tested for endotoxins, sterility, pH, and benzyl alcohol concentration, and accompanied by an online Certificate of Analysis (COA) Library keyed to lot numbers. A secondary wholesale channel serves buyers ordering 200 or more vials.

Product overview

eBac Water offers a single, focused product: 30mL sterile bacteriostatic water (0.9% benzyl alcohol) for research use. This is a sterile reconstitution solution packaged in multi-dose rubber-stopper laboratory vials designed for repeated access. The company maintains lot-controlled inventory with COA verification for each batch, tested for endotoxins, sterility, pH, and benzyl alcohol concentration by independent laboratories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bacteriostatic Water - 30mL Vial

Quantifiable outcome

• Orders ship from a current tested lot, ensuring consistent formulation across purchases.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Gold Biotechnology: Specialty supplier of research-use chemicals and reagents to academic and industrial labs. Operates in the same direct-to-research-customer motion with similar product specialization.
• Spectrum Chemical: Specialty chemicals and sterile-solution manufacturer/distributor serving research, biopharma, and institutional buyers. Closely comparable to eBac in that sterile water and diluents are a core product line.

Broad incumbents

• B. Braun Medical: Major manufacturer of sterile water, saline, and irrigation solutions sold to hospitals and research institutions. Overlaps with eBac on sterility-grade water packaging and lot-level documentation expectations.
• Fresenius Kabi: Global manufacturer of sterile injectables including sterile water for injection and diluents. Competes broadly for sterile-water-of-pharmacopoeial-grade demand, including any research-lab purchases that source from clinical suppliers.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: The largest broad-line laboratory products supplier, offering sterile water, buffer solutions, and other lab consumables under multiple brands. Provides similar reconstitution and dilution products to research customers worldwide.
• Hospira (Pfizer Injectables): Pfizer's Hospira unit is the dominant legacy manufacturer of bacteriostatic water for injection in the United States. eBac sells a very similar product (same 0.9% benzyl alcohol, 30mL multi-dose format) but to the research market, while Hospira primarily serves clinical/institutional channels.
• ICU Medical: Manufacturer of sterile water for injection and other injectable fluids. Competes in the same sterile-water category as eBac's product, although primarily through clinical/hospital channels.
• Merck KGaA (MilliporeSigma / Sigma-Aldrich): Global research chemicals and lab consumables supplier. Sells laboratory-grade water and sterile solutions used for reconstitution and dilution, directly overlapping with eBac's core use cases for research customers.
• Avantor (VWR): One of the largest laboratory products distributors, supplying research consumables including sterile water and reconstitution solutions to thousands of research labs. Competes for the same downstream customers as eBac across a multi-brand catalog.

Direct peers

• Research Products International (RPI): Mid-sized US manufacturer of research-grade chemicals, reagents, and laboratory consumables sold directly to research facilities. Operates in the same small/mid-tier lab-supply space as eBac with overlapping customer types and use cases.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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