Teknokroma
Teknokroma Analítica S.A. is a Barcelona-based B2B distributor and manufacturer of chromatography columns, spectroscopy consumables, sample preparation, and thermal desorption products, serving pharmaceutical, food, environmental, and chemical laboratories across five continents since 1978.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1978
- HeadquartersSant Cugat Del Vallès, Spain
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Teknokroma does
Teknokroma Analítica S.A. is a Spanish private limited company headquartered in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, founded in 1978, that operates as a specialized B2B distributor and manufacturer of analytical instrumentation and chromatography consumables. The company's revenue mechanics are quote-based B2B catalog sales of instruments, columns, consumables, and reference standards, with both direct technical sales and online ordering channels. It is active in eight end markets (pharmaceutical, clinics and bioanalysis, food, chemical, petrochemical, environmental, and veterinary) and serves customers across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania via localized country websites, though its legal and operational base remains in Spain.
The company's product surface spans gas chromatography (GC), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) columns and consumables, alongside spectroscopy supplies, sample preparation products, thermal desorption systems, solvents, reagents, and certified reference standards. Its technology stack is classical analytical chemistry instrumentation rather than software-defined platforms: physical columns produced under its own brand names (Vela, Mediterranea, OlimPeak, Tracer Excel, Europa, SAPIENS-624MS) and an in-house thermal desorption unit (HandyTD TD265), augmented by authorized third-party brands such as IDEX Health & Science, VICI, VICI Jour, ROMIL, Tosohbiosciences, Starna, Nu-Chek-Prep, and Pharmaffiliates. Inputs qualify for regulated workflows (USP, PhEur, EPA methods), creating switching friction for the buyer base.
Commercially, Teknokroma combines distribution margins from third-party brands with higher-margin proprietary product sales, generating a diversified revenue mix across regulated and non-regulated end users. The 51-100 employee range and absence of disclosed revenue or funding place it firmly in the mid-sized privately-held specialty distributor category, with growth optionality tied to channel reach, proprietary product expansion, and continued brand partnership renewals rather than venture-scale scaling.
Teknokroma firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Teknokroma
- Legal name
- Teknokroma Analítica S.A.
- Website
- https://teknokroma.es
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1978
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Teknokroma Analítica S.A. is a Barcelona-based B2B distributor and manufacturer of chromatography columns, spectroscopy consumables, sample preparation, and thermal desorption products, serving pharmaceutical, food, environmental, and chemical laboratories across five continents since 1978.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Teknokroma industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Analytical Laboratory Instruments & Chromatography Supplies
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (424210)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047), Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems (HLAGAIAA)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH)
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Where Teknokroma is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Sant Cugat Del Vallès
- HQ country
- Spain
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Teknokroma business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Chromatography Instruments and Supplies: Sale of chromatography equipment including GC systems, HPLC/UHPLC columns, laboratory instrumentation, and related accessories
- Sample Preparation Products: Sale of sample preparation equipment including filter vials, extraction kits (QuEChERS), and thermal desorption units
- Standards and Reagents: Sale of solvents, reagents, impurities, control standards, pesticides, and deuterated standards for laboratory analysis
- Valves and Fittings: Chromatography valves and fittings for laboratory equipment maintenance and installation
- Technical Service: Technical service support for chromatography equipment
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | B2B commercial transactions with registered customers |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
Teknokroma product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Teknokroma Analítica S.A. manufactures, sources, and distributes chromatography columns, analytical laboratory instruments, sample preparation products, solvents, reagents, and standards for chemical, biological, and biotechnological laboratories. The company sells proprietary brands such as Vela HPLC Columns, Mediterranea Sea 18 UHPLC, OlimPeak Filter Vials, Tracer Excel PAH, EUROPA, SAPIENS-624MS, and HandyTD TD265, while also distributing third-party brands including VICI, IDEX Health & Science, ROMIL, Pharmaffiliates, Tosohbiosciences, Starna, and Nu-Chek-Prep.
Product overview
Teknokroma Analítica S.A. is a laboratory chromatography and analytical instrumentation company headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of chromatography products organized into main categories: GC Chromatography (gas chromatography columns, thermal desorption units like HandyTD TD265, and injectors), HPLC and UHPLC Chromatography (columns including Vela HPLC, Mediterranea Sea 18 UHPLC, Tracer Excel PAH, SAPIENS-624MS, and EUROPA), Sample Preparation (filter vials, QuEChERS extraction), Laboratory Instrumentation, Spectroscopy, and Sample Handling. Additional product lines include Solvents and Reagents, Valves and Fittings, and Bioscience products. The company also distributes third-party brands including IDEX Health & Science, VICl, ROMIL, Pharmaffiliates, Tosohbiosciences, and Starna. Teknokroma serves industries including pharmaceutical, clinics and bioanalysis, food, chemical, petrochemical, environmental, and veterinary sectors.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Vela HPLC Columns HPLC and UHPLC columns designed for high-performance liquid chromatography applications, featuring wave-optimized technology. Targeted at analytical laboratories performing liquid chromatography separations.
- Mediterranea Sea 18 UHPLC Column UHPLC column designed to reduce analysis costs without sacrificing chromatographic resolution. For laboratories running ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography.
- OlimPeak Filter Vials Filter vials that eliminate the need for a separate syringe, syringe filter, vial, and capsule, simplifying the sample preparation workflow. For analytical laboratories performing filtration prior to chromatography.
- Tracer Excel PAH HPLC Column HPLC column providing baseline resolution of the top 16 PAH contaminants per EPA 610 Method. Targeted at environmental testing laboratories analyzing PAH contaminants.
- EUROPA HPLC Columns HPLC columns designed for the analysis of biomolecules, recognized by the company as a leading column line in biochromatography. For clinical, bioanalytical, and bioscience laboratories.
- SAPIENS-624MS GC Capillary Column Ultra-inert GC capillary column for environmental analysis of volatile organic compounds and residual solvents in pharmaceutical products. Complies with USP 467 and PhEur 2.4.24 specifications, phase equivalent to USP phase G43. For environmental and pharmaceutical quality control laboratories.
- HandyTD TD265 Thermal Desorption Unit Manual thermal desorption unit for Gas Chromatography applications, used to introduce thermally desorbed samples into a GC system. For environmental and analytical laboratories running GC-based volatile compound analysis.
- QuEChERS Extraction Products Extraction kits and consumables implementing the QuEChERS method (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged & Safe) for determining pesticide residues in fruit, vegetables, and other foods. For food safety testing laboratories.
- Solvents, Reagents, and Reference Standards Catalog of solvents, reagents, impurities, control standards, pesticides, and deuterated standards used in laboratory analytical workflows. For analytical, pharmaceutical, environmental, and food testing laboratories.
- Chromatography Valves and Fittings Valves, fittings, and precision components (autosampler vials, fluidic connections, degassers, column hardware) used for installation, maintenance, and operation of chromatography systems. Includes distributed VICI and VICI Jour product lines.
- Laboratory Instrumentation General laboratory instrumentation equipment supporting analytical workflows.
- Spectroscopy Equipment Spectroscopy equipment and related products, including Starna high-purity quartz flow cells for spectroscopy and dissolution testing applications.
Quantifiable outcome
- Mediterranea Sea 18 UHPLC reduces analysis costs with no resolution loss
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Teknokroma
Customer profileSegments7 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Teknokroma technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature8 records
Teknokroma partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- ROMILcoreROMIL is a distributed brand partner providing high-purity solvents and specialty chemicals for analytical laboratories. Teknokroma distributes ROMIL products in their served markets.
- PharmaffiliatescorePharmaffiliates is a distributed brand partner supplying pharmaceutical reference standards and testing materials. Teknokroma distributes Pharmaffiliates products.
- TosohbiosciencescoreTosohbiosciences is a distributed brand partner providing chromatography columns and bioseparation solutions. Teknokroma distributes Tosohbiosciences products in their markets.
- IDEX Health & SciencecoreIDEX Health & Science provides fluidic connections, valves, degassers, column hardware, manifolds, pumps, sensors, and RI detectors for chromatography systems. Teknokroma distributes IDEX products including their fluidics and optics catalog.
- VICI JourcoreVICI Jour is a distributed brand providing chromatography autosampler vials and accessories. Teknokroma distributes VICI Jour products.
- VICIcoreVICI is a distributed brand providing chromatography valves and precision components. Teknokroma distributes VICI products.
- StarnacoreStarna provides high-purity quartz flow cells for spectroscopy and dissolution testing applications. Teknokroma distributes Starna products including full quartz construction threaded flow cells.
- Nu-Chek-PrepminorNu-Chek-Prep is a distributed brand providing reference standards for analytical testing. Teknokroma distributes Nu-Chek-Prep products.
- VICI JourcoreVICI Jour provides chromatography autosampler vials and accessories.
- VICIcoreVICI provides chromatography valves and precision components.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Teknokroma competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Agilent Technologies: Global leader in analytical instruments and chromatography consumables (GC, HPLC, columns, supplies). Highly comparable to Teknokroma's core offering but at vastly larger scale across instruments, services, and CrossLab consumables.
- Waters Corporation: Major manufacturer of HPLC/UHPLC instruments and a leading chromatography column/consumables franchise (ACQUITY, XBridge, CORTECS). Directly comparable product portfolio to Teknokroma's HPLC/UHPLC focus.
- Shimadzu Corporation: Large Japanese analytical instrument manufacturer with a comprehensive GC, HPLC, UHPLC, and spectroscopy product line plus consumables. Competes with Teknokroma across the same chromatography workflows.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: Largest life sciences tools and analytical instruments provider with deep chromatography, sample preparation, and laboratory supplies coverage under Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific brands. Broad overlap with Teknokroma's portfolio.
- Merck (Life Science / Sigma-Aldrich): Major supplier of solvents, reagents, reference standards, chromatography consumables, and analytical instruments. Highly comparable to Teknokroma's standards/reagents distribution and chromatography offerings.
- Avantor (VWR): Global laboratory supplies and chemicals distributor serving pharma, food, and environmental testing customers. Comparable B2B distribution model to Teknokroma, with much broader catalog and scale.
Direct peers
- Phenomenex (Danaher): Leading chromatography column and sample preparation consumables brand (now part of Danaher). Directly comparable to Teknokroma's Vela, Mediterranea, EUROPA, and OlimPeak consumables portfolio.
- Restek Corporation: Independent US specialty manufacturer of GC and LC columns, sample preparation products, and reference standards. Closest comparable to Teknokroma's proprietary column brands (Vela, Mediterranea, SAPIENS) and standards distribution.
- Trajan Scientific: Specialty manufacturer and distributor of chromatography consumables including valves, fittings, and sample handling products. Comparable niche focus to Teknokroma, including serving similar end markets.
- Macherey-Nagel: German family-owned manufacturer and distributor of chromatography consumables, sample preparation (QuEChERS), and filtration products. Closest European specialty peer to Teknokroma with overlapping product categories.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Frequently asked questions about Teknokroma
What does Teknokroma do?
Teknokroma Analítica S.A. manufactures, sources, and distributes chromatography columns, analytical laboratory instruments, sample preparation products, solvents, reagents, and standards for chemical, biological, and biotechnological laboratories. The company sells proprietary brands such as Vela HPLC Columns, Mediterranea Sea 18 UHPLC, OlimPeak Filter Vials, Tracer Excel PAH, EUROPA, SAPIENS-624MS, and HandyTD TD265, while also distributing third-party brands including VICI, IDEX Health & Science, ROMIL, Pharmaffiliates, Tosohbiosciences, Starna, and Nu-Chek-Prep.
Is Teknokroma a public or private company?
Teknokroma is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Teknokroma founded?
Teknokroma was founded in 1978. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Teknokroma based?
Teknokroma is headquartered in Sant Cugat Del Vallès, Spain, in the Europe region.
How does Teknokroma make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Chromatography Instruments and Supplies are the primary driver. The others are sample Preparation Products, standards and Reagents, valves and Fittings and technical Service.
Who are Teknokroma's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Agilent Technologies, Waters Corporation, Shimadzu Corporation, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Merck (Life Science / Sigma-Aldrich) and Avantor (VWR). Direct peers are Phenomenex (Danaher), Restek Corporation, Trajan Scientific and Macherey-Nagel.
Does Teknokroma have an API?
No public API is recorded for Teknokroma.
What industry is Teknokroma in?
Teknokroma's product category is Analytical Laboratory Instruments & Chromatography Supplies. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAGAIAA, Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems, with a secondary code of HLAGAIAH, Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters). Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.