What BioEcho Life Sciences does

BioEcho Life Sciences is a Cologne, Germany-based developer and manufacturer of nucleic acid purification kits built around its proprietary EchoLUTION single-step purification technology. The company was founded in 2016 by Markus Muller and Frank Schaefer (both managing directors) and operates as a private, for-profit entity with 11-50 employees, co-branded as 'Bioecho_an_admera_company' indicating affiliation with Admera Health. Its product portfolio spans RNA Purification, DNA Purification, Nucleic Acid Cleanup, and Biochemical & Labware categories, with specialized kits for FFPE, plant, tissue, viral, and buccal swab samples. The EchoLUTION platform is positioned as a differentiated single-step alternative to legacy multi-step column-based kits, with manufacturer-stated performance advantages of approximately 5x faster processing, 57% lower per-sample cost, and throughput of 2,000 samples in under one hour; the technology has received third-party validation through an independent TAmiRNA study rating its FFPE RNA kit 11.5 out of 12.

The company sells kits via a one-time transactional revenue model with quote-based pricing and a free-trial entry point, distributed through a hybrid direct (company website) and third-party distributor channel — for example, Kem-En-Tec Nordic in the Nordic region. Its go-to-market is sales-led, and its customer base spans three principal end-markets: agricultural biology (e.g., Bejo Zaden, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences), biopharmaceutical R&D, and academic research (e.g., Hudson Alpha, ISAS, Carlsberg Lab). Geographically, BioEcho claims active commercial coverage in Europe, Asia, and North America. To date the company has raised four funding rounds, including a 2022 round led by Ampersand Capital Partners, reflecting institutional investor engagement consistent with a scaling-stage life sciences tools business.

Name

BioEcho Life Sciences

Website

https://bioecho.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BioEcho Life Sciences is a Cologne, Germany-based developer of single-step nucleic acid purification kits using its proprietary EchoLUTION technology, serving agricultural biology, biopharmaceutical R&D, and academic research customers across Europe, Asia, and North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Life Sciences Reagents & Kits

NAICS

Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing (325414)

SIC

Biological Products, (No Disgnostic Substances) (2836)

akta.pro primary industry

Reagents, Chemicals & Assay Kits (Buffers, Antibodies, ELISA, Enzymes) (HLAGAIAI)

Keywords

• Nucleic acid purification
• RNA extraction kits
• DNA extraction kits
• Molecular biology reagents
• Lab consumables

Headquarters

HQ city

Cologne

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Nucleic Acid Purification Kits: Sale of RNA and DNA extraction/purification kits for various sample types including cell culture, tissue, FFPE, plant, buccal swab, and viral samples. Revenue generated through direct product sales and distributor network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BioEcho Life Sciences develops and sells nucleic acid purification kits based on its proprietary EchoLUTION single-step technology. The product portfolio includes RNA extraction kits (cell culture, tissue, FFPE, viral), DNA extraction kits (FFPE, plant, tissue, buccal swab), nucleic acid cleanup reagents, and supporting biochemical labware. The kits are designed for research laboratories, replacing traditional 7-step bind-wash-elute silica protocols with a 3-step workflow that is faster, phenol- and chloroform-free, and scalable to 384-well high-throughput formats.

Product overview

BioEcho Life Sciences offers a unified product portfolio centered on EchoLUTION technology, a single-step nucleic acid purification platform that eliminates traditional bind-wash-elute steps. The product line includes RNA extraction kits (Cell Culture RNA, Tissue RNA, FFPE RNA, Viral RNA/DNA), DNA extraction kits (FFPE DNA, Plant DNA, Tissue DNA, Buccal Swab DNA), and nucleic acid cleanup products (EchoCLEAN RNA and DNA). The portfolio scales from individual sample processing to 96- and 384-well plate formats for high-throughput applications. Complementary biochemical reagents and laboratory accessories round out the offering for complete molecular biology workflow support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EchoLUTION: Single-step nucleic acid purification technology that is phenol-free and chloroform-free, designed for faster, simpler, and more scalable RNA and DNA extraction workflows.

Products and services

• EchoLUTION Cell Culture RNA Kit RNA extraction kit designed for rapid purification of RNA from cell culture samples using the proprietary EchoLUTION single-step technology, enabling faster processing than traditional silica-based methods.
• EchoLUTION Tissue RNA Kit RNA extraction kit for purification from tissue samples, utilizing the EchoLUTION technology platform to streamline nucleic acid workflows.
• EchoLUTION FFPE RNA Kit RNA extraction kit specifically designed for Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) samples, achieving top performance ratings in independent TAmiRNA studies for lowest RNA degradation and highest miRNA read percentages.
• Viral RNA & DNA Extraction Kit Extraction kit enabling purification of both RNA and DNA from viral samples.
• EchoLUTION FFPE DNA Kit DNA extraction kit optimized for Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) tissue samples.
• EchoLUTION Plant DNA Kit DNA extraction kit designed for plant samples, enabling high-quality genomic DNA isolation from large input samples of difficult plant tissues with a streamlined workflow.
• EchoLUTION Tissue DNA Kit DNA extraction kit for purification from tissue samples using the EchoLUTION technology.
• EchoLUTION Buccal Swab DNA Kit DNA extraction kit for buccal swab samples, enabling non-invasive genetic material collection.
• EchoCLEAN RNA RNA cleanup reagent for nucleic acid purification and impurity removal following extraction workflows.
• EchoCLEAN DNA DNA cleanup reagent for nucleic acid purification and impurity removal following extraction workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5x faster than traditional extraction methods
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kem-En-Tec NordiccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland). Provides local sales, support, and automation setup assistance for BioEcho products including the Plant 96 kit. Collaborated on Cybio-Felix robot integration for Carlsberg Research Laboratory.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zymo Research: Zymo Research offers a broad portfolio of nucleic acid purification kits (Quick-DNA/RNA, Direct-zol) and competes head-to-head with BioEcho in DNA/RNA extraction and cleanup workflows across academic and applied research segments.
• Norgen Biotek: Norgen Biotek specializes in nucleic acid and protein purification kits, including plant, fecal, and exosome extraction, serving academic and applied research labs. Comparable size and product focus make it a direct peer in niche extraction chemistry.
• Omega Bio-tek: Omega Bio-tek manufactures E.Z.N.A. and Mag-Bind kits for DNA and RNA extraction from tissues, plants, blood, and FFPE. It is a similarly-sized specialty reagent vendor directly comparable on product scope and target customer profile.
• Macherey-Nagel: Germany-based manufacturer of NucleoSpin and NucleoMag kits for DNA/RNA purification from cells, tissues, FFPE, and plants. Like BioEcho, it serves molecular biology labs with single-step and high-throughput chemistries, making it a direct European competitor.

Broad incumbents

• QIAGEN: QIAGEN is the dominant global provider of nucleic acid sample preparation kits (RNeasy, DNeasy, QIAamp) that BioEcho explicitly benchmarks against. It is the most directly comparable incumbent and the primary competitive threat to EchoLUTION in research and molecular diagnostics workflows.
• Promega: Promega provides Maxwell and Wizard kits for automated and manual nucleic acid purification used in research, forensics, and clinical labs. It is a broader tools incumbent with overlapping reagent offerings and automation platforms.
• Beckman Coulter Life Sciences: Beckman Coulter provides SPRI-based nucleic acid purification reagents (AMPure XP) widely used in NGS workflows. It represents a broad incumbent competing in adjacent high-throughput sample preparation use cases.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Life Sciences Solutions): Thermo Fisher offers MagMAX, KingFisher, and PureLink kits for nucleic acid purification, supported by a massive installed base of automated extraction instruments. It is a broad incumbent whose reagent portfolio overlaps materially with EchoLUTION.
• PerkinElmer (Revvity chemagen): PerkinElmer (now Revvity) provides chemagen and prepito automated nucleic acid extraction solutions used in clinical and research settings. Its bead-based chemistries overlap with EchoLUTION's automation-ready positioning.

Emerging players

• LGC Biosearch Technologies: LGC Biosearch Technologies supplies sbeadex and other nucleic acid purification chemistries alongside genomics oligos and qPCR. Its sample-prep line directly competes with EchoLUTION kits in agricultural and clinical research workflows.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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