Company History

Small Substance + Good Idea = Big Impact - since the invention of the smallpox vaccine, almost all scientific success stories can be traced back to this pattern. Nowadays, however, the starting conditions are much better than they were at the time of the vaccination pioneers, so you can concentrate entirely on your good ideas. Because we take care of the substances for you. True to our motto "You have the vision, we have the substance", we bring researchers and products together to meet the needs of the life science community. Biomol is the life science distributor for research reagents from Hamburg.

Do you use research products such as antibodies, biological material, assay kits or biochemicals in your scientific work? Then you are absolutely right with us, because supplying science with such products is exactly our field of expertise. Whether research institute, university or global pharmaceutical company: Our products are used in diverse areas of research. And if you need a little more of a substance, we will be happy to put together your personal bulk package.

With our understanding of life science research and a selected collection of products from specialized suppliers, we have been supporting researchers in their discoveries for more than 55 years. Our portfolio includes over one million research products from 56 manufacturers and is continuously expanding. Quite a lot of substance to advance the life sciences! Biomol is one of the leading suppliers of biotech and life science products in Germany. Our intricate understanding of life sciences and research is fundamentally tied to the fact that our company was founded at the very same time, that the era of modern biomedicine was beginning: the late 1960s. Here you will find the most important milestones in our company history:

1968

The birth of Biomol. The one-man company begins in Heidelberg as a dealer of fine chemicals and electrophoreses instruments.

1988

20 years later under the name ‘Biomol Feinchemikalien’, Biomol is taken over by the Hanseatic enterprise Nordmann, Rassmann GmbH (NRC) and relocated to Hamburg.

1991

Biomol focuses on cell-biology research: The entry into international business is made possible by a partnership with an American biotech start-up. Working with these specialists in the area of signal transduction, Biomol is able to provide unique substances to pioneering researchers.

1993

Continuous development of Joint ventures with American companies is expanded. With the on-going product diversification in the field of biomedical research Biomol serves the current scientific community and remains today at the cutting edge of research.

2000

By remaining true to the motto „You have the vision, we have the substance“ Biomol cements its research orientation. ‘Biomol Feinchemikalien’ becomes ‘Biomol GmbH.’ As the results of kinase/phosphorylation research begin to deliver new methods of tumor therapy, Biomol stands as one of the leading suppliers of antibody, kinases and reagents for phosphorylation research in Germany. The staff at Biomol receives, several times, the prize for Best Technical Customer Service and Sales.

2005

From this point on customers can also shop at Biomol online at its website biomol.de. In the meantime the company offers 60,000 different products, everything from assays to zebrafish antibodies.

2006

Change of management and promotion from within its own ranks: The new managing directors are Dr. Eckhard Renken and Carsten Nordmann of NRC. Simultaneously, NRC, the previous subsidiary, becomes a direct affiliate.

2010

Gene regulation and epigenetics are the talk of the industry. Important tools for the analysis of genetic modifications have already been successfully marketed by Biomol for many years. The newest and continually simpler assays now enable every laboratory to perform inexpensive, quick gene expression studies.

2015

Biomol‘s website, biomol.com, strengthens the company’s international business. Biomols assortment includes over 250,000 research products from 34 manufacturers. 20 employees at our Hamburg office as well as our sales force make up the Biomol staff.

2016

Biomol GmbH is acquired by long time supplier Cayman Chemical Company. Biomol continues operating as a top tier distributor of life science reagents to the German research community.

2018

Celebrates 50th anniversary and moves to a bigger facility to support growth. Launches new website with enhanced features to allow customers to easily search over 520,000 products and streamline online ordering.

2021

Since 2021 Biomol is part of the Nordic BioSite Group (parent company of Sanbio BV, Nordic BioSite AB), a leading European supplier of research and diagnostics products. Today Biomol has sister companies in BeNelLx (Sanbio BV) and the Nordics (Nordic Biosite AB).

2022

The family continues to grow: with Cambridge Bioscience and Research Donors, the Nordic BioSite Group welcomes new members from England. The Group now consists of six companies throughout Europe:

• Biomol GmbH (Germany)
• Sanbio BV (BeNeLux)
• Szabo-Scandic (Austria)
• Nordic BioSite (Nordics)
• Cambridge Bioscience (United Kingdom)
• Research Donors (United Kingdom)

2023

Exciting news in late 2023: The Nordic BioSite Group announces the acquisition of LubioScience and name change to Europa Biosite. LubioScience is the fastest growing life science distributor in Switzerland, representing an excellent addition to our Group and an important step towards our ambition to provide exceptional distribution services across Europe. This ambition is also reflected in the new Group name Europa Biosite, underlining our aspirations to be the leading site for life science products within Europe. The new Group website was launched in October 2023: www.europabiosite.com

As part of this renaming, all member companies of Europa Biosite - including Biomol GmbH - will receive a new logo to emphasize the Group affiliation and identity. The logo illustrates a stylised DNA helix, which is representative of the life science market. The five colours capture themes found within our 5 original subsidiaries (Biomol, Sanbio, Szabo-Scandic, Nordic BioSite, Cambridge Bioscience), plus the new Europa Biosite purple:

You have the vision, we have the substance. With our partners' products, we contribute today and in the future to enable research in areas such as immunology, cancer, neuroscience, drug discovery and molecular biology. In addition, we are always available as a contact partner for all questions relating to our products. At Biomol, about half of our employees have a bioscience background. This means that we are familiar with the requirements of research and are better able to respond to questions and requests. In this way, we can guarantee that no one will fool you into thinking a rabbit is a mouse. And we can advise you so that you use the best possible products in your research.

In cooperation with our manufacturing partner companies, we thus offer a service that has been highly appreciated by our customers over many years. The fact that we take service quality so seriously also has to do with the fact that we do not see ourselves simply as a service provider. We keep a close eye on what's happening in the industry and sponsor numerous conferences for young scientists. Because our hearts beat for science!