Laboratory supply companies manufacture and distribute various types of lab equipment, protective gear, consumables, instruments, and analytical systems. Some companies only operate within a niche domain, such as life science centers or academic institutions, while others are more general or holistic, catering to all lab operations.
In this article, we’ll give you the top five largest laboratory supply companies by estimated annual revenue, based in the United States of America.
1. Thermo Fisher Scientific
The headquarters of Thermo Fisher is in Waltham, Massachusetts, but it provides scientific instrumentation, reagents, consumables, and software services across the globe. With a global team that is certainly upwards of 80,000 employees and estimated annual revenues north of USD 35.5 billion, Thermo Fisher Scientific is one of the largest scientific solution providers in the world.
Coming to USP’s, Thermo Fisher Scientific is known for its knowledge, quality of products, and the ground they span in the space of life sciences. These services are not just limited to laboratories. They extend to clinics, production lines, and out in the field. Additionally, Thermo Fisher is well respected for being a driving force for research and innovation in the healthcare, industrial, and applied markets since 1956.
2. Beckton, Dickinson and Co.
Beckton, Dickinson, and Co. is an American multinational medical device company that manufactures and distributes technology, instrument systems, and reagents to the healthcare sector. Its headquarters is located in New Jersey, but with its large base of subsidiaries and sprawling network of distributors, Beckton, Dickson has a presence in over 50 countries.
Beckton, Dickinson, and Co. focus on improving medical technology to achieve goals in areas like medicinal research, diagnostics, and delivery of care. There are currently 3 formally divided segments of business at Beckton, Dickinson i.e Medical, Life Sciences, and BD Interventional.
3. Agilent Technologies Inc.
Agilent Technologies Inc. is an American analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing company based in California, US. It’s a relatively new company, founded as a spin-off in 1999 by Hewlett-Packard. The company is known for providing complete scientific solutions in the form of instrument services, consumables, applications, and expertise in achieving superior outcomes in the laboratory.
Since its founding, Agilent has evolved to become a global leader in many niche areas of Life Sciences, Diagnostics, and Applied Chemical Markets. According to a 2021 survey by Great Place To Work that measured employee satisfaction, Agilent scored an 86% satisfaction rate. The survey measured employee feedback on leadership, integrity, camaraderie, and 17 other areas of corporate excellence.
4. Illumina Inc.
Illumina Inc. is a renowned American biotechnology company. It develops and manufactures integrated systems used to analyze the genetic variation and biological function of microorganisms. It has over 7,300 employees spanned across a variety of research areas in the field of biomedical science. Illumina’s range of products and services are designed to assist research procedures like genome sequencing, genotyping, gene expression, and studying proteins.
Since 2007, Illumina has been heavily focused on finding a way to reduce the cost of sequencing a human genome from USD 1 million to USD 1,000. In 2014, they announced that the project had been successful, but a team of reviewers later found that it was still a few tweaks away from being complete.
5. Mettler Toledo
Mettler Toledo is a Swiss-based multinational manufacturer of analytical laboratory instruments, with a majority of its operations in America. It is the largest known US provider of weighing equipment built to lab or industry specifications. Mettler Toledo has approximately 16,500 employees as of 2021 and continues to expand its team at a rapid pace.
Mettler is famous for the level of precision with which their instruments are capable of determining weight. They’re responsible for developing a technology known as FACT (Fully Automatic Calibration Technology), which is an internal calibration system known for preventing errors in weight readings.
