bme labstore

What bme labstore does

BME Lab & Science is a privately held, employee- and founder-owned laboratory equipment service company founded in 1981 and headquartered in Little Canada, Minnesota (St. Paul metro). The company provides NIST-traceable calibration, maintenance, repair, and validation services across eight equipment categories: autoclaves and sterilizers, balances, centrifuges, hoods and enclosures, incubators and water baths, laboratory washers, microscopes, and spectrophotometers. Service delivery is split between on-site field work at customer facilities and work performed at BME's in-shop service center. Technical differentiation rests on NIST-traceable reference standards, advanced wireless data logging meters used for temperature, humidity, and pressure mapping, and documented calibration and validation SOPs. The company is also authorized to service equipment from major manufacturers including Steris, Getinge, Tuttnauer, Miele, Primus, Continental, Labconco, Fisher Scientific, Kewaunee, Meiji, and FlowScience.

The business model combines professional services revenue (per-service calibration, repair, and labor fees) with recurring revenue from annual and multi-year preventative maintenance contracts, plus a complementary hardware sales channel for microscopes. BME is a member of the Scientific Safety Alliance (SSA), a network of independent technical service providers that collectively extend geographic coverage to 24+ states through sister companies; BME itself primarily serves the Upper Midwest and Great Plains (Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois). Go-to-market is enterprise field sales: direct outreach, website contact forms, phone inquiries, and location-specific SEO drive top-of-funnel demand. Target customers span healthcare and medical facilities, academic and private research laboratories, biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms, food and beverage processors, educational institutions, environmental and water testing operations, and agricultural testing facilities.

The company is woman- and minority-owned and emphasizes compliance with governing standards (OSHA, ANSI/ASHRAE 110-2016) and regulatory requirements as core to its value proposition. Reported customer outcomes include a 95% repeat rate in its Nebraska operations and over 40 years of continuous service to laboratories. No revenue, headcount, funding, M&A, or leadership transition data is publicly disclosed.

Name

bme labstore

Legal name

BME Lab & Science

Website

https://bmelabandscience.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BME Lab & Science provides NIST-traceable calibration, maintenance, repair, and validation services for laboratory equipment across eight categories, serving healthcare, research, biotech, education, and industrial laboratories primarily in the Upper Midwest and Great Plains as a member of the Scientific Safety Alliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Equipment Calibration & Repair Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Maintenance, Service Contracts & Equipment Repair (Field Service, Parts) (HLAGAIAN)

Keywords

• Laboratory equipment calibration
• Lab equipment repair
• Preventative maintenance services
• NIST traceable calibration
• Equipment validation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Canada

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Calibration Services: On-site and in-shop NIST-traceable calibration services for balances, centrifuges, spectrophotometers, and other lab equipment. Revenue generated through per-service fees based on equipment type and calibration requirements.
2. Repair and Maintenance Services: Repair and maintenance services for autoclaves, sterilizers, fume hoods, microscopes, laboratory washers, and other lab equipment. Revenue from one-time repair fees and labor charges.
3. Preventative Maintenance Packages: Recurring service contracts offering scheduled calibration and maintenance to help customers avoid equipment downtime and extend equipment lifespan. Generates recurring revenue through annual or multi-year service agreements.
4. Microscope Sales: Full-service company that can clean and repair current microscopes or help customers purchase new ones. Revenue from equipment sales as a channel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BME Lab & Science is a laboratory equipment service company that performs NIST-traceable calibration, repair, preventative maintenance, and validation services for laboratory equipment such as autoclaves/sterilizers, balances, centrifuges, fume hoods, incubators, water baths, laboratory washers, microscopes, and spectrophotometers. Services are delivered on-site at customer facilities or at the company's service center in Little Canada, Minnesota. The company also offers cleanroom consulting (design review, operational audits, SOP coaching) and sells microscopes as a complementary line.

Product overview

BME Lab & Science is a lab equipment service company offering calibration, maintenance, and repair services for laboratory equipment. The company operates as a single unified service offering (not a platform architecture), providing eight core equipment service categories: Autoclaves & Sterilizers, Balances, Centrifuges, Hoods & Enclosures, Incubators & Water Baths, Laboratory Washers, Microscopes, and Spectrophotometers. Services are delivered by trained technicians using NIST-traceable reference standards, with both onsite and in-shop options available. Additionally, the company offers cleanroom consulting services including design review, operational performance audits, and internal SOP coaching. BME also sells microscopes as a complementary offering alongside their service business.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Autoclaves & Sterilizers Calibration & Repair

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% customer repeat rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Scientific Safety AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBME Lab & Science is a member company of the Scientific Safety Alliance (SSA), an alliance of the best technical service providers. SSA connects BME with sister companies including Laboratory Certification Services, JP Certifications, CSI Testing, Calyx Metrology, Keystone, AT Analytical, and Class 1 Air to provide comprehensive lab service solutions.
• Laboratory Certification ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Scientific Safety Alliance network. Website: bestlabs.com
• JP CertificationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Scientific Safety Alliance network.
• CSI TestingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Scientific Safety Alliance network providing cleanroom design review, operational performance audits, and SOP coaching. Website: csitesting.com
• Calyx MetrologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Scientific Safety Alliance network. Website: calyxmet.com
• KeystoneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Scientific Safety Alliance network. Website: keystonect.com
• AT AnalyticalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Scientific Safety Alliance network. Website: rxcleanroom.com
• Class 1 AirminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Scientific Safety Alliance network. Website: classoneair.com

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Laboratory Certification Services: SSA sister company providing laboratory testing, certification, and equipment services. Operates as a regional independent service provider in the same network as BME, with comparable multi-vendor calibration and validation capabilities.
• CSI Testing: SSA sister company offering cleanroom certification, operational performance audits, and SOP coaching. Comparable to BME as an independent technical services provider serving laboratories and clean manufacturing facilities.
• Calyx Metrology: SSA sister company providing calibration and metrology services. Directly comparable as an independent, NIST-traceable service provider in the same alliance network serving regulated laboratory environments.
• Keystone Certification: SSA sister company offering certification, calibration, and compliance services. Operates as a regional independent services provider analogous to BME in customer base and service portfolio.
• Class 1 Air: SSA sister company providing cleanroom and air quality certification services. Comparable to BME as a technical services partner serving regulated laboratory and life-science environments.
• JP Certifications: SSA sister company providing laboratory equipment certification and validation services. Comparable independent services provider in the same alliance, focused on regulated lab and cleanroom customers.

Broad incumbents

• Transcat: Public, scaled independent provider of NIST-traceable calibration, repair, and compliance services across process and life-science instrumentation. A much larger, geographically diversified incumbent in the same core services market as BME.
• Trescal: Global independent calibration services company serving aerospace, defense, life sciences, and manufacturing. Comparable to BME in NIST-traceable calibration services but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Steris Service & Maintenance: OEM of autoclaves, sterilizers, and washers with its own direct service organization. Competes with BME for service contracts on Steris-installed equipment, particularly in healthcare and pharma segments.
• Getinge Service: OEM of sterilization and infection-control equipment with a direct service network. Competes with BME's autoclave and sterilizer service lines, particularly where Getinge contracts directly with hospital systems.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bme-lab-and-science

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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