What Solve Scientific does

Solve Scientific is a privately held, Brisbane-headquartered distributor of scientific laboratory instruments serving customers in Australia and New Zealand. The company operates a sales-led model, sourcing products from ten international principals — Gilson, Gator Bio, Solentim, Halo Labs, Countstar, Nuclera, BioNex Solutions, Kbiosystems Porvair, Sepax Technologies, and Teledyne Hanson Research — and reselling them alongside installation, training, IQ/OQ validation, repair, maintenance, calibration, and software/hardware customization services. Its product portfolio spans liquid handling (PIPETMAX, PIPETMAN M96, GX Liquid Handlers), automated sample preparation (ASPEC, Extractman), preparative and process chromatography (VERITY HPLC, VERITY Skid LC, Sepax systems), biolayer interferometry (Gator BLI), single-cell cloning and cell line development (VIPS PRO, Cell Metric X, ICON, Insti/MatriClone reagents), cell counting and analysis (Mira, Altair, Rigel, Castor, Spica), subvisible particle analysis (Aura), high-throughput dispensing and centrifugation (Nanodrop, HiG), colony picking and plate handling (K63/K8, Scorpion), benchtop protein prototyping (eProtein Discovery), and pharmaceutical dissolution/diffusion/physical testing (Vision G2, Phoenix, Flodex, LAB.line).

The company targets four primary end-use segments: biologics and pharmaceutical research (protein therapeutics, antibody and vaccine development), cell line development (stable cell line generation, monoclonal antibody production, clone selection), gene therapy (viral vector and AAV manufacturing workflows), and quality control / formulation testing (dissolution, diffusion, particle analysis for injectables). Its go-to-market relies on a direct field-sales motion supplemented by a content-driven website, downloadable technical brochures, an email newsletter, and a LinkedIn corporate presence; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Solve Scientific holds no disclosed patents, certifications, awards, or venture funding, and no information on its management team, headcount, or ownership structure is publicly available.

Solve Scientific's strategic positioning rests on being the localized AU/NZ face of specialist international principals who lack their own regional sales, service, and regulatory-validation infrastructure. By curating a portfolio whose individual products combine into integrated biologics-discovery and cell-line-development workflows (single-cell seeding → cell counting → BLI → liquid handling → HPLC purification → particle analysis), the company offers a one-stop channel that competing distributors with narrower line cards cannot easily replicate, while retaining the manufacturer-driven pace of product innovation through its principals.

Name

Solve Scientific

Legal name

Solve Scientific

Website

https://solvescientific.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Solve Scientific is a Brisbane-based, privately held distributor of laboratory instruments and life-sciences equipment serving research, cell line development, gene therapy, and QC laboratories across Australia and New Zealand via ten international principals and a sales-led model with full installation, validation, and service support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Liquid Handling & Laboratory Automation (Pipettes, Robots, Workstations) (HLAGAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens) (HLAGAIAC), Metrology, Calibration & Testing Equipment (Balances, pH/DO, Standards) (HLAGAIAL), Laboratory Automation, Sample Prep & Liquid Handling (IVD Lab Diagnostics) (HLAHAAAN), Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH), Diagnostic & Laboratory Packaging (Specimen Containers, Transport Tubes) (IMALAIAF)

Keywords

• Scientific instrument distribution
• Laboratory equipment supply
• Automated liquid handling
• Cell line development
• Chromatography solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Distribution: Solve Scientific generates revenue by distributing high-quality scientific instruments and equipment from international suppliers to customers in Australia and New Zealand. The company provides local sales, support, installation, maintenance, repair, and calibration services for the equipment they supply.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Solve Scientific distributes laboratory instruments and equipment from international suppliers to research and commercial laboratories in Australia and New Zealand. The product portfolio spans automated liquid handling, chromatography, cell analysis, biolayer interferometry, and dissolution testing. The company supplements equipment resale with installation, training, IQ/OQ validation, maintenance, repair, calibration, and software/hardware customization services.

Product overview

Solve Scientific is a distributor serving the Australian and New Zealand scientific market, offering a portfolio of laboratory instruments and technologies from multiple international suppliers. The portfolio includes BioNex Solutions (Nanodrop dispensing systems, HiG automated centrifuges, BeeSure level sensing), Countstar (Mira and Altair/Rigel cell counters, Castor and Spica cell analysers), Gator Bio (Gator BLI biolayer interferometry systems), Gilson (VERITY HPLC/purification systems, GX liquid handlers, ASPEC SPE systems, PIPETMAX automated pipettors), Halo Labs (Aura subvisible particle analysis), Kbiosystems Porvair (colony pickers, plate sealers/handlers, PCR systems), Nuclera (eProtein Discovery benchtop protein synthesis), Sepax Technologies (chromatography solutions), Solentim (VIPS PRO single cell seeder, Cell Metric X imagers, ICON productivity analyser, Insti/MatriClone cell culture reagents), and Teledyne Hanson Research (diffusion/dissolution/physical testing systems). Solve Scientific provides not just products but also installation, training, IQ/OQ validation, scheduled maintenance, and extended warranty services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nanodrop Systems (Nanodrop II and Nanodrop Express) High-throughput, low-volume dispensing systems from BioNex Solutions for nanolitre reagent addition to 1536-well plates, distributed to Australian and New Zealand laboratories.
• HiG Automated Centrifuges Automated centrifugation systems from BioNex Solutions for sample processing in laboratory workflows, distributed in Australia and New Zealand.
• BeeSure Level Sensing System Liquid level sensing system from BioNex Solutions for automated monitoring of liquid volumes in laboratory containers.
• Mira Cell Counters Intelligent automated brightfield and fluorescence cell analysis systems from Countstar for cell counting and viability assessment.
• Altair and Rigel Counters Automated cell counters from Countstar for cGMP-compliant cell counting and analysis in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Castor Cell Analysers Cell analysers from Countstar for monitoring and characterization of cell cultures and organoids.
• Spica Live Cell Analysers Live cell analysis systems from Countstar for real-time monitoring of cell health, proliferation, and morphology.
• Gator BLI Systems (Pilot, Prime, Plus, Pivot, Pro) Next-generation label-free biolayer interferometry platform from Gator Bio for biomolecular interaction analysis, with 4-32 channel capacities.
• PIPETMAX Automated pipetting system from Gilson designed to increase reproducibility in sample preparation workflows.
• PIPETMAN M96 96-channel motorized pipettor from Gilson for high-throughput liquid handling applications.
• GX Liquid Handlers Automated liquid handling systems from Gilson for laboratory automation applications including affinity purification.
• VERITY HPLC Systems and PLC Purification Systems Scalable preparative LC systems from Gilson for purification from analytical to process scale, supporting 10-100mm HPLC columns with integrated GX-241 Liquid Handler and VERITY 4020 Syringe Pump.
• VERITY Skid LC Process-scale LC systems from Gilson for large-scale biomolecule purification and manufacturing.
• VERITY GPC Cleanup System Automated gel permeation chromatography system from Gilson for post-extraction cleanup of environmental, food, and tissue samples.
• ASPEC Automated SPE Sample Prep and Extractman Solid phase extraction and magnetic bead extraction systems from Gilson for automated sample preparation, purification, and nucleic acid/protein workflows.
• FC Fraction Collectors Automated fraction collectors from Gilson for chromatography sample collection.
• Aura Systems Subvisible particle analysis platforms from Halo Labs combining Backgrounded Membrane Imaging with fluorescent detection for protein, cell, and gene therapy characterization.
• DT-2Step PCR Systems High-throughput PCR systems from Kbiosystems Porvair for rapid nucleic acid amplification in drug discovery workflows.
• K63 and K8 Colony Pickers Automated colony picking systems from Kbiosystems Porvair for high-efficiency selection of productive cell colonies.
• Plate Sealers Automated plate sealing systems from Kbiosystems Porvair for high-throughput sample containment.
• Scorpion Plate Handlers Automated plate handling systems from Kbiosystems Porvair for integration with laboratory automation workflows.
• eGecko2 and Validata Label Applicators Automated labeling systems from Kbiosystems Porvair for tube and plate identification in laboratory workflows.
• eProtein Discovery Benchtop system from Nuclera combining digital microfluidics with in situ protein detection assays and cell-free protein synthesis for rapid protein prototyping, distributed in Australia and New Zealand.
• Sepax Chromatography Solutions Chromatography systems and consumables from Sepax Technologies for biomolecule separation and purification in bioprocessing applications.
• VIPS PRO Single Cell Seeder High-efficiency single cell seeding system from Solentim with whole-well imaging for clonality assurance in cell line development.
• Cell Metric X Whole-Well Imagers Benchtop high-resolution whole-well imaging system from Solentim for clone documentation and monoclonality confirmation.
• ICON Combined Productivity Analyser Combined human IgG1 titre, viable cell density, and productivity analyser from Solentim for streamlined clone ranking and selection in cell line development.
• Solentim Cell Culture Reagents (InstiGRO, InstiSHAKE, InstiTHAW, MatriClone iPSC Matrix) Proprietary animal component-free cell culture supplements and matrix from Solentim for CHO, HEK, and iPSC single cell cloning, transition to deep-well plates, and cryopreservation.
• Vision G2 and CD14 Dissolution Testers (with Autoplus and Autofill Autosamplers, Media-Mate Plus) Automated dissolution testing systems and integrated autosamplers from Teledyne Hanson Research for pharmaceutical quality control testing.
• Phoenix Dry Heat Systems Diffusion testing systems from Teledyne Hanson Research utilizing dry heat technology for pharmaceutical dissolution analysis.
• Flodex Tester Powder flowability testing system from Teledyne Hanson Research for characterizing physical properties of pharmaceutical powders.
• LAB.line Tablet Testers Physical testing systems from Teledyne Hanson Research for pharmaceutical tablet quality assessment including hardness, thickness, and friability testing.
• PLC Purification Systems (with GX-241 and VERITY 4020) Automated purification systems from Gilson with integrated GX-241 Liquid Handler and VERITY 4020 Single Syringe Pump for increased throughput with sample queuing and unattended runs.
• VERITY Diluter Dispenser Precision diluter and dispenser from Gilson for accurate liquid handling in laboratory applications.
• MINIPULS 3 Peristaltic Pumps Peristaltic pumping systems from Gilson for reliable liquid transfer in laboratory workflows.
• HPLC Pumps and Detectors High-performance liquid chromatography pumps and detectors (UV/VIS and diode array) from Gilson for analytical and preparative scale separations.
• 223 Sample Changer Automated sample changer from Gilson for increased throughput in chromatography and liquid handling applications.
• Installation, Training, IQ/OQ, Maintenance, and Calibration Services Premium local technical and application support services delivered alongside distributed instruments, including installation, training, IQ/OQ validation documentation, scheduled maintenance, repair, calibration, and hardware/software customization for Australian and New Zealand customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Solutions enable streamlined workflows from research to industry with verified scientific results

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

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BioNex SolutionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBioNex Solutions provides Nanodrop Systems (high-throughput low-volume dispensing), HiG Automated Centrifuges, and BeeSure Level Sensing Systems distributed by Solve Scientific in Australia and New Zealand.
• CountstarcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCountstar provides Mira cell counters, Altair and Rigel counters, Castor cell analysers, and Spica live cell analysers distributed by Solve Scientific.
• Gator BiocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGator Bio provides next-generation biolayer interferometry (BLI) systems for label-free analysis including Gator Pilot, Prime, Plus, Pivot, and Pro models distributed by Solve Scientific.
• GilsoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGilson provides automated liquid handling equipment including PIPETMAX, PIPETMAN M96, GX Liquid Handlers, VERITY HPLC Systems, ASPEC systems, and fraction collectors distributed by Solve Scientific.
• Halo LabscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHalo Labs provides Aura Systems for subvisible particle analysis used in protein, cell, and gene therapy development, distributed by Solve Scientific.
• Kbiosystems PorvaircoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKbiosystems Porvair provides DT-2Step PCR Systems, eGecko2 and Validata Label Applicators, K63 and K8 Colony Pickers, Plate Sealers, and Scorpion Plate Handlers distributed by Solve Scientific.
• NucleracoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNuclera provides eProtein Discovery, a benchtop system combining digital microfluidics with cell-free protein synthesis for rapid protein prototyping, distributed by Solve Scientific.
• Sepax TechnologiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSepax Technologies provides chromatography solutions for bioprocessing, distributed by Solve Scientific.
• SolentimcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSolentim provides VIPS PRO Single Cell Seeder, Cell Metric X Whole-Well Imagers, ICON Combined Productivity Analyser, and Cell Growth Reagents for cell line development workflows, distributed by Solve Scientific.
• Teledyne Hanson ResearchcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTeledyne Hanson Research provides dissolution testing, diffusion testing, and physical testing equipment including Vision G2 and CD14 Dissolution Testers, Phoenix Dry Heat Systems, Flodex Tester, and LAB.line Tablet Testers, distributed by Solve Scientific.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DKSH: Asia-Pacific market expansion services group with a dedicated scientific instruments business that distributes lab equipment from multiple principals across the region — a larger, broader incumbent that could compete for or replace Solve Scientific's principals.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories (ANZ): Global life-science research and clinical diagnostics manufacturer with direct ANZ operations serving cell biology, protein research, and chromatography workflows — comparable categories to Solve Scientific's portfolio.
• PerkinElmer / Revvity (ANZ): Global life-sciences and diagnostics company with direct ANZ presence spanning chromatography, protein analysis, and lab automation — competes for the same biopharma and academic instrument budgets.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (ANZ): Operates direct sales, service, and distribution of laboratory instruments in Australia and New Zealand, including many of the same workflow categories Solve Scientific serves. A large incumbent with the ability to disintermediate regional distributors.
• Eppendorf Australia & New Zealand: Direct manufacturer of liquid handling, cell handling, and consumables with established ANZ sales/service presence — overlaps Solve Scientific's liquid handling and lab automation portfolio from a manufacturer-distributor angle.
• Agilent Technologies (ANZ): Direct manufacturer and ANZ distributor of chromatography, spectrometry, and cell analysis instrumentation — overlaps Solve Scientific's chromatography and protein/biologic workflow products from a major-incumbent perspective.

Direct peers

• SciTech Pty Ltd: Scientific equipment distributor for the Australian and New Zealand market, supplying laboratory instruments and supporting service — closely comparable scale and channel role to Solve Scientific.
• Bio-Strategy Pty Ltd: Australian life-science equipment distributor serving research, clinical, and industrial customers across ANZ with multiple international principals — directly comparable multi-vendor distributor model focused on the same regional market.
• Sarstedt Australia: Australian subsidiary of a European manufacturer/distributor of laboratory consumables, liquid handling, and sample preparation products — operates a similar regional, sales-led distribution model in ANZ.
• In Vitro Technologies: Australian distributor of cell biology, drug discovery, and bioprocessing instrumentation. Comparable as a regional, multi-principal scientific equipment distributor focused on biologics workflows in ANZ.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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