Yocell Biotechnology (Qingdao) Co., LTD

What Yocell Biotechnology (Qingdao) Co., LTD does

Yocell Biotechnology (Qingdao) Co., LTD is a privately held Chinese manufacturer of bioprocessing equipment headquartered in Licang District, Qingdao, Shandong Province. The company designs, manufactures, and sells a comprehensive portfolio spanning bioreactors and fermentors (benchtop glass, stainless steel, multi-step, and solid-state), centrifuges (tubular and disc), high-pressure and microfluidization homogenizers, tangential flow filtration systems, hollow fiber columns, chromatography systems (FPLC, flash, preparative), a high-capacity nucleic acid synthesizer, sterile tube welding/sealing equipment, spray dryers, glass reactors, and complete filling/packaging production lines. The product range covers laboratory R&D through commercial production, with documented installations scaling up to 7000L fermenters.

The company serves biopharmaceutical manufacturers, vaccine producers, industrial biotechnology operators (enzymes, biofertilizers, probiotics), food/beverage processors, plant cell culture researchers, and academic/R&D institutions. Customers are reached through a sales-led model combining direct inquiry via the company's multilingual website (English, Chinese, Spanish, Russian), enterprise field sales, regional distributors (notably in Russia), and active participation in international exhibitions such as Analitika Expo and IPhEB. Equipment is custom-quoted based on User Requirement Specifications, and the company claims GMP and FDA hygiene-standard compliance for its biopharmaceutical equipment.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time hardware sales of capital equipment, supported by aftermarket warranty and service contracts. International footprint spans at least China, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, and Indonesia. The company has roughly 20 years of stated experience in bioprocess-related R&D, is privately held with no disclosed investors or funding rounds, and operates with a leadership team that includes a Head of Sales and a Product Manager.

Name

Yocell Biotechnology (Qingdao) Co., LTD

Legal name

Yocell Biotechnology (Qingdao) Co., LTD

Website

https://yocellbio.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bioprocessing Equipment

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Aseptic Processing, Fill-Finish & Sterile Manufacturing Tech (isolators, lyophilization interfaces) (HLAAAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

mRNA & Nucleic Acid Manufacturing Services (mRNA/saRNA/Plasmid DNA) (HLAGAGAC), Fill-Finish & Aseptic Drug Product Manufacturing (Biologics/ATMP) (HLAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Bioprocessing equipment
• Bioreactor manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical processing machinery
• High pressure homogenizers
• Fermentation equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Qingdao

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Biotech Equipment Sales: Manufacture and sale of biotechnology equipment including bioreactors, fermentors, homogenizers, centrifuges, filtration systems, chromatography systems, and filling/packaging equipment. Equipment ranges from laboratory benchtop units to large-scale production systems.
2. Custom Equipment Solutions: Provision of customized equipment solutions based on customer specifications including URS (User Requirement Specification) fulfillment, with equipment configured for specific applications like GMP fermentation, sterile processing, and production-scale bioprocessing.
3. Aftermarket Services: After-sales service including warranty policies, service policies, and technical support for installed equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Yocell Biotechnology (Qingdao) Co., LTD manufactures and sells bioprocessing equipment including bioreactors, fermentors, high pressure homogenizers, tubular and disc centrifuges, tangential flow filtration systems, chromatography systems, nucleic acid synthesizers, and pharmaceutical filling and packaging lines. The product range spans laboratory R&D benchtop units through pilot-scale systems to commercial production installations up to 7000L. Equipment is configured to customer specifications (URS-based) for biopharmaceutical, vaccine, cell therapy, food, cosmetic, and research applications.

Product overview

Yocell Biotechnology (Qingdao) Co., LTD is a biotechnology equipment manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of products spanning from laboratory research to commercial production. The company's product lineup includes Benchtop Cell Bioreactors, Benchtop Microbial Bioreactors, and Stainless Steel Fermentors for cell and microbial culture; Tubular and Disc Centrifuges including the YC-ATC Automatic Tubular Separation System; High Pressure Homogenizers (YC-NANO, YC-BASIC, YC-PILOT, YC-100/150 series), High Pressure Microfluidization Homogenizers (YC-MH series), and High Shear Homogenizers; Filtration Systems including EliteFlow and EasyFlow Tangential Flow Filtration Systems, Hollow Fiber Columns (YC-Mini, YC-Lab, YC-Pilot, YC-Process series), and YC-Smart Intelligent Pumps; Chromatographic Systems including NexTract and YC-SPS FPLC systems, YC-LPLC Production Chromatography, Flash Chromatography (YCIPC-MP), and Preparative Liquid Chromatography (YCIPC-HP); Syn-HL12 High-capacity Nucleic Acid Synthesizer; Filling & Packaging equipment including filling machines, capping machines, and complete production lines; General laboratory equipment including Stackable Incubator Shakers, CO2 Incubators, Roller Culture Apparatus, and Orbital Shakers; Sterile tube sealing/welding equipment for biopharmaceutical sterile processes; Spray Dryers; Glass Reactors; and Osmometers. The products serve biopharmaceutical, cell and strain culture, food and beverage, and vaccine production applications, with solutions for biological enzyme preparation, biopharmaceutical, plant cell culture, cell therapy, and vaccine manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bioreactors and Fermentors
• Centrifuges
• High Pressure Homogenizers
• High Pressure Microfluidization Homogenizers
• High Shear Homogenizer
• Tangential Flow Filtration Systems
• Chromatography Systems
• Nucleic Acid Synthesizer
• Filling and Packaging Equipment
• General Laboratory Equipment
• Sterile Tube Sealing and Welding Equipment
• Spray Dryers
• Glass Reactors
• Osmometer

Quantifiable outcome

• High-pressure homogenizer can achieve over 95% one-time cell disruption rate (e.g., for E. coli, yeast, algae)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered moderate and core.

• China Biological Fermentation Industry AssociationmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2020Yocell participated in an advanced seminar on frontier technology and biosafety prevention and control of biomanufacturing industry, organized by the China Bio-Fermentation Industry Association and East China University of Science and Technology in October 2020. The seminar covered theories, technologies, and new equipment in bio-manufacturing, including strains, fermentation, separation, purification, and AI applications.
• East China University of Science and TechnologymoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2020Co-organized the advanced seminar on biomanufacturing frontier technology with China Bio-Fermentation Industry Association. During the event, Yocell introduced their latest automatic tubular separation system, which received high praise from participants.
• Local distributors (Russia)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributors in Russia handle Yocell product sales and customer engagement. Distributors presented Yocell's protein purification system at IPhEB exhibition in St. Petersburg (April 2024) and conducted seminars on system configuration and applications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sartorius AG: German global leader in bioprocessing equipment and consumables. Directly comparable as a supplier of bioreactors, filtration, and fluid management equipment to biopharma manufacturers, but with vastly greater scale, full single-use platform, and stronger brand.
• Cytiva (Danaher): Global bioprocessing leader offering bioreactors, chromatography systems, filtration, and lab equipment. Comparable across nearly all of Yocell's product categories but with deeper validation in regulated biopharma, software integration, and global service network.
• Corning Life Sciences: Major supplier of cell culture equipment, bioreactors, and laboratory products. Comparable in bioreactor and cell culture equipment offerings, with stronger position in single-use cell culture consumables.
• Merck KGaA (MilliporeSigma): Life science division offering bioprocessing equipment, single-use systems, filtration, and chromatography. Overlaps with Yocell's TFF, chromatography, and filling equipment offerings but as part of a much larger chemicals/services portfolio.

Direct peers

• GMM Pfaudler: Manufacturer of glass-lined reactors and stainless steel process equipment for pharma and chemical industries. Comparable in stainless steel fermentor and glass reactor product lines serving pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Infors HT: Swiss manufacturer of bioreactors and incubation shakers for laboratory and production use. Closely comparable to Yocell's benchtop bioreactors and incubator shaker product lines, particularly in academic and industrial biotech.
• Shanghai Bailun Biotechnology: China-based bioprocessing equipment manufacturer offering bioreactors, fermentors, and downstream processing equipment. Direct competitor serving similar Chinese biopharma and industrial biotech customers with comparable scale and product positioning.
• Applikon Biotechnology (Getinge): Dutch bioreactor specialist now part of Getinge. Direct competitor in bioreactor systems for cell culture and microbial fermentation from lab to production scale, with strong presence in vaccine and biopharma manufacturing.
• Eppendorf SE: German manufacturer of bioreactors, fermentation equipment, and laboratory products. Closely comparable to Yocell's benchtop bioreactors and stainless steel fermentor lines, particularly in microbial and cell culture applications.

Emerging players

• Bionet: Spanish bioreactor and fermentor manufacturer for laboratory and pilot scale applications. Comparable in benchtop bioreactor offerings, particularly in microbial fermentation, with similar scale and emerging international presence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yocell-biotechnology-qingdao-co-ltd

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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