IIn October 1982, after 10 years in biomedical sales for different companies in Germany, Peter William Dunn (British) and his wife Hannelore (German) opted for independence and founded the company Dunn Labortechnik und Geräteentwicklung.

In February 1992, the company was acquired by the British company J. Bibby & Sons Plc / Barloworld and was subsequently known as Bibby Dunn Labortechnik, but reverted back to its original status of private ownership at the end of September 1994, and is since called Dunn Labortechnik GmbH.

In July 1992 we moved into our own newly built premises in Asbach, between Cologne/Bonn and Frankfurt, from where we deliver laboratory equipment, glassware and disposables, as well as immunoreagents, substrates, antibodies, plasma and sera to our customers all over Europe and the Middle East. In addition to our comprehensive and high-quality product portfolio, we are recognized for reliable and competent service, which is optimized by our large warehouse and our own technical service and support facility.

In 2022, after 40 years as Managing Director, the company founder Mrs. Hannelore Dunn resigned from her position but is still available as experienced consultant for the new management. The new Managing Directors are experienced long standing employees of Dunn Labortechnik: Mrs. Doris Len (23  years Accounting), Dr. Kevin Denkmann and Dr. Hamza Mohammad (both since more than 6 years Product Managers and Marketing). The management is supported by a team of highly qualified employees including 2 further scientists and 3 service technicians.

In addition, we are celebrating our 40^th anniversary this year and we look forward to continue our good relationship with our loyal customers and valued business partners.

Our Customers 
 

Our customers throughout the whole of Europe and - depending on the product - in the Middle East can be found in three main areas:

Universities, Hospitals and General Laboratories - such as Blood Banks, HLA Laboratories, Institutes for Biochemistry, Cardiology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Mechanobiology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Orthopaedics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Structural Biology, Veterinary Medicine, Virology, and many more.

Research Organizations - such as EMBL, Fraunhofer Institutes, German Cancer Research Center, Helmholtz Centres, Leibniz Institutes, Max-Planck-Institutes, Paul-Ehrlich-Institute,  Robert-Koch-Institute.

Industry - such as Biotechnology companies; Chemical, Pharma, Milk and Food Industry; Kit and Serum Manufacturers; Chip Producers and numerous other process and production facilities.

Our Products

We offer an extensive product portfolio for Cell Culture and Molecular Biology, Chemistry and Life Sciences:

Equipment
Liquid Handling Systems for HTS, Protein Crystallography, Genomic Solutions, Chemical Applications and Combinatorial Compound Arrays for Drug Research (Art Robbins Instruments); Cellular Biomechanical Systems (Flexcell: Tissue Engineering, Cell Tension and Compression, 3D Culture and Shear Stress Systems);

Bioreactors, Fermenters and Cell Culture Systems (Bellco Glass, Esco [formerly Cesco] Bioengineering, Chemglass Life Sciences);

Fume Hoods and Microbiological Safety Cabinets of all classes (FASTER and Bigneat),

Anaerobic and Hypoxia Chambers (BACTRON/BACTROX, ShelLab/Sheldon);

Sealers and Evaporators (Porvair Sciences); Incubators, Roller Apparatus and a wide range of general laboratory equipment (Bellco Glass, Chemglass Life Sciences, IBI Scientific/Stovall, 

N-Biotek, ShelLab/Sheldon).

Accessories and disposables

Accessories for the above equipment; a large selection of glass products and plastic disposables for cell and tissue culture, as well as chemistry and chromatography applications (Bellco Glass, Chemglass Life Sciences, J.G. Finneran, Excel Scientific, SciLabware, Sterilin);

a wide range of standard and special plates and reservoirs (Porvair Sciences).

Immunoreagents for Research and Production

Antibodies, antigens and proteins; substrates and reagents (ELISA, IHC, Blot, Microarray); Conjugation and ELISA Kits; Staining Solutions and Proteins; Plasma, Media, Sera and Complement (Human and Animal) from IBI Scientific, Immunology Consultants Laboratory (ICL), Innovative Research, Meridian Life Science and Moss; products to stabilize RNA, DNA and other biological samples at ambient temperature for transport, storage and day-to-day handling (GenTegra), media, proteins and staining solutions etc.

Our company philosophy
 

Competent support, reliable and flexible service, high-quality products and fast delivery are the cornerstones of our philosophy.

To meet these demands, we have split Europe into geographical areas, with each area being covered by a dedicated sales support specialist. Apart of administrative personnel, our team consists of four scientists as Product Managers (two of them Managing Directors), and three Service Engineers responsible for technical service and customer support.

Our product portfolio has been carefully chosen to fit the specific needs of the above mentioned customer groups. A large portion of our products is supplied by manufacturers for whom we have exclusive distribution rights for Germany as well as for parts or the whole of Europe and the Middle East. All products have to comply to proven quality standards, and the good longstanding relationship with our manufacturing suppliers guarantees a smooth and efficient service for our customers

Throughout the year, we participate at some of the most important trade shows such as Analytica and Biotechnica/Labvolution as well as various exhibitions in Germany and Europe. We issue press releases on new products and developments, place regular advertisements in major trade papers and organize specific mailings.

All our products and services are described on our webpages (www.dunnlab.de), which are constantly being brought up to date with product news, special promotions, and exhibition participation. Furthermore, we have joined the LinkedIn community.

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