Teknovas
Teknovas is a Spanish laboratory equipment and consumables distributor serving life sciences research, diagnostic, and industrial biotechnology customers across Spain and Portugal as part of the Dutscher Group, representing 40+ international brands and offering its own proprietary MagnetaPure 96 system and Clearline consumables brand.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1989
- HeadquartersDerio, Spain
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Teknovas does
Teknovas is a privately held Spanish laboratory equipment and consumables distributor headquartered in Derio, Bizkaia, that sells to life sciences research institutions, diagnostic laboratories, and industrial biotechnology customers across Spain and Portugal. The company operates as a subsidiary of the Dominique Dutscher Group, alongside DDBiolab, Cultek (Spain), and Dominique Dutscher SAS (France), and was founded in 1989. With roughly 20 employees and a web-storefront plus direct sales motion, Teknovas represents over 40 international brands including ZEISS, Bio-Rad, Corning, Lonza, Eppendorf, Sartorius, and Thermo Fisher, giving customers single-source access to instruments, reagents, and consumables across cellular biology, molecular biology, protein biology, diagnostics, and industrial applications.
The company's product portfolio is anchored by the MagnetaPure 96, a patent-pending automated nucleic acid extraction system that processes 96 samples simultaneously with modular temperature control and UV decontamination, and by Clearline, an in-house private-label brand of laboratory consumables (filters, pipettes, tubes, culture plates) manufactured under ISO 7 cleanroom conditions. Core distributed offerings include the Lonza 4D-Nucleofector transfection platform, ZEISS microscopy solutions, Bio-Rad digital PCR and chromatography lines, Corning cell culture plastics, Eppendorf liquid handling, Sartorius instruments, and Thermo Fisher protein analysis reagents. Distribution is delivered through an e-commerce site with account-based personal pricing, registered-customer portals, and a phone-based direct sales line.
Teknovas monetizes principally through one-time hardware and consumable resale (with displayed PVP retail pricing and registered-account quotes), supplemented by private-label product margin. The 2026 acquisition of Celta Ingenieros and the 2025 expansion of the ZEISS partnership into Portugal are the most recent commercial moves, and the 2026 formalization of the Grupo Dutscher Ibérica integrated sales structure signals continued group-level consolidation. The company holds ISO 14001:2015 environmental management certification and an Ecovadis Bronze sustainability distinction.
Teknovas firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Teknovas
- Legal name
- Teknovas
- Website
- https://teknovas.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1989
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Teknovas is a Spanish laboratory equipment and consumables distributor serving life sciences research, diagnostic, and industrial biotechnology customers across Spain and Portugal as part of the Dutscher Group, representing 40+ international brands and offering its own proprietary MagnetaPure 96 system and Clearline consumables brand.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Teknovas industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Laboratory Equipment and Consumables Distribution
- NAICS
- Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens) (HLAGAIAC), Test, Measurement & Lab Equipment Retail (CRACAKAH)
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Where Teknovas is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Derio
- HQ country
- Spain
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Teknovas business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Product Distribution: Distribution and resale of laboratory equipment, instruments, and consumables from represented international brands. Revenue generated through product sales with pricing shown as retail PVP (list prices) and personalized pricing for registered accounts.
- Private Label Products: Sale of proprietary brand products under Clearline and Dutscher Private Labels, including consumables like filters, tubes, and laboratory plastics.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Public retail pricing (PVP) for all customers |
| Subscription | Monthly | Account-based pricing for registered customers |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
Teknovas product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Teknovas distributes laboratory equipment, instruments, and consumables for life sciences research across Spain, representing more than 40 international brands including ZEISS, Bio-Rad, Corning, Lonza, Eppendorf, Sartorius, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. The company also sells its own proprietary products, notably the MagnetaPure 96 automated nucleic acid extraction system and the Clearline private-label consumables brand, serving research, diagnostic, and industrial biotechnology customers via an e-commerce platform and direct sales.
Product overview
Teknovas is a laboratory equipment and consumables distributor operating in Spain and Portugal as part of the Dutscher Group. Their product portfolio centers on the MagnetaPure 96 automated nucleic acid extraction system and the Lonza 4D-Nucleofector transfection platform as core offerings, complemented by their Clearline private-label consumables brand. They offer six main product categories covering cell biology, molecular biology, protein biology, diagnostics, instrumental techniques, and industrial applications. The company represents over 40 international scientific brands including ZEISS, BIO-RAD, Lonza, Corning, and others, providing a comprehensive range of instruments, reagents, and consumables for life sciences research and biotechnology applications.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Clearline: Dutscher's own brand of laboratory consumables including filters, pipettes, tubes, plates, and general lab supplies.
Products and services
- MagnetaPure 96 Automated system for DNA, RNA, and protein purification from blood, cells, and tissues, with high-speed processing of 96 samples simultaneously and contamination-free results. Designed for life sciences research and diagnostic laboratories.
- Nucleofector 4D Electroporation-based transfection platform distributed from Lonza for introducing nucleic acids into cells, serving cell biology and molecular biology research customers.
- Clearline Brand Laboratory Consumables Dutscher's own brand of laboratory consumables including syringes, filters, pipettes, petri dishes, tubes, cryovials, and plasticware manufactured under ISO 7 conditions, available in sterile or aseptic formats for research and biotechnology applications.
- ZEISS Microscopy Solutions Microscopy solutions from Carl Zeiss for life sciences and materials research, industrial metrology, and medical technology, distributed to laboratories across Spain through Teknovas.
- BIO-RAD Products Instrumentation, reagents, and consumables from Bio-Rad for life sciences research and human diagnostics, including Droplet Digital PCR, qPCR, and chromatography solutions.
- Lonza Products Cells, media, sera, kits, reagents, and apparatus from Lonza for cell culture, endotoxin detection, transfection (including the Nucleofector platform), and electrophoresis.
- Corning Products Plasticware and small equipment from Corning for cell culture, genomics, immunoassay, storage, and liquid handling applications.
- Other Represented Brands Portfolio Distribution of additional international laboratory equipment, consumables, and reagent brands across categories including centrifugation, chromatography, electrophoresis, liquid handling, sample storage, and sterilization for Spanish research and industrial laboratories.
Quantifiable outcome
- 99.99% success rate in nucleic acid extraction with MagnetaPure 96
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Teknovas
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Teknovas technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
Teknovas partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.
- Celta IngenieroscoreAcquisition announced for business expansion in laboratory equipment distribution sector.
- Dutscher GroupcoreParent company relationship. Teknovas is part of the Dutscher Group (Grupo Dutscher Ibérica), which also includes DDBiolab, Cultek (Spain), and Dominique Dutscher SAS (France). The group operates as a distributor of laboratory equipment and consumables.
- Grupo DD Ibérica (DDBiolab, Cultek, Teknovas)coreSpain-based group within Dutscher Group, with three operating companies: DDBiolab, Cultek, and Teknovas, united through sales conferences and shared strategy.
- ZEISSmajorExclusive/authorized distributor for ZEISS laboratory microscopy and metrology equipment in Spain, including Axio Observer, Primostar 3, and industrial measurement solutions.
- Bio-RadmajorAuthorized distributor for Bio-Rad instrumentation, reagents, and consumables for life sciences research including Droplet Digital PCR, qPCR, and chromatography.
- LonzamajorDistributor for Lonza products including Nucleofector transfection systems, cells, media, sera, and endotoxin detection products.
- CorningmajorDistributor for Corning cell culture products, genomics plastics, liquid handling, and laboratory equipment.
- EppendorfmajorDistributor for Eppendorf liquid handling, cell manipulation, and sample processing equipment.
- SartoriusmajorDistributor for Sartorius laboratory instruments, consumables, and services for academic, biopharmaceutical, and food testing laboratories.
- Thermo Fisher ScientificmajorDistributor for Thermo Fisher protein analysis products including expression, purification, quantification, dialysis, electrophoresis, Western Blot, and labeling solutions.
- Dominique Dutscher SAScoreFrench sister company within Dutscher Group, participating in joint sales conferences and shared group initiatives.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Teknovas competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Dominique Dutscher SAS: French Dutscher Group entity operating the same multi-brand life-science distribution model across France. Directly comparable business model, private-label consumables (Clearline), and large OEM partnerships, just in a different geography.
- Labbox Labware: Spain-based laboratory consumables and equipment distributor with own-brand plasticware. Closely comparable as a regional Iberian competitor with private-label consumables, competing for the same academic and biotech accounts.
- Cultek: Sister company within Dutscher Group distributing laboratory equipment and consumables in Spain. Directly comparable as a multi-brand life-science distributor with overlapping principals (Eppendorf, Sartorius, etc.) and the same Iberian customer base.
- DDBiolab: Another Dutscher Group sister company operating as a life-science distributor in Spain. Comparable product portfolio, customer segments, and brand principals, making it the closest functional peer despite potential internal cannibalization.
- Celta Ingenieros: Spanish laboratory equipment distributor acquired by Teknovas in 2026. Directly comparable as a multi-brand life-science distributor in the Iberian market; now consolidated under Teknovas but illustrates the type of regional roll-up target.
- bioNova científica: Spanish distributor of laboratory equipment, reagents, and consumables. Comparable as a regional Iberian multi-brand distributor serving research institutions and biotech customers, often for overlapping principals.
- Scharlab: Spanish manufacturer and distributor of laboratory reagents, consumables, and equipment. Comparable as an Iberian life-science supplier with own-brand products overlapping Teknovas's Clearline line.
Broad incumbents
- Avantor (VWR): Global broad-line life-science and laboratory products distributor. While not Iberia-specialized, Avantor competes directly with Teknovas for institutional and biotech customers seeking multi-brand supply agreements.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (Laboratory Products & Services): Major manufacturer and global distributor whose products (e.g., protein biology, Western Blot) Teknovas resells in Spain. Competes with Teknovas on direct enterprise sales and is also a key supplier — a principal-conflict dynamic common in lab distribution.
- Fisher Scientific (channel within Thermo Fisher): Global lab products distribution channel of Thermo Fisher, competing with Teknovas in Spain for institutional and biotech accounts. Broader catalog and digital scale make it the dominant channel-incumbent benchmark.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Teknovas social profiles
Digital presenceTeknovas compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Teknovas financial estimates
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Teknovas leadership team
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Teknovas subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Teknovas funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Teknovas M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Teknovas
What does Teknovas do?
Teknovas distributes laboratory equipment, instruments, and consumables for life sciences research across Spain, representing more than 40 international brands including ZEISS, Bio-Rad, Corning, Lonza, Eppendorf, Sartorius, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. The company also sells its own proprietary products, notably the MagnetaPure 96 automated nucleic acid extraction system and the Clearline private-label consumables brand, serving research, diagnostic, and industrial biotechnology customers via an e-commerce platform and direct sales.
Is Teknovas a public or private company?
Teknovas is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Teknovas founded?
Teknovas was founded in 1989. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Teknovas based?
Teknovas is headquartered in Derio, Spain, in the Europe region.
How does Teknovas make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Product Distribution is the primary driver. The others are private Label Products.
Who are Teknovas's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Dominique Dutscher SAS, Labbox Labware, Cultek, DDBiolab, Celta Ingenieros, bioNova científica and Scharlab. Broad incumbents are Avantor (VWR), Thermo Fisher Scientific (Laboratory Products & Services) and Fisher Scientific (channel within Thermo Fisher).
Does Teknovas have an API?
No public API is recorded for Teknovas.
What industry is Teknovas in?
Teknovas's product category is Laboratory Equipment and Consumables Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAGAIAH, Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters), with a secondary code of HLAGAIAC, General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens). Its NAICS code is 3345 and its SIC code is 3826.