Biomatrica Wants to Make Labs Greener by Unplugging the Freezer
Summary
President Rolf Muller says sales have doubled in the last year, the company has grown from 13 to 25 employees, and the business became cash-flow positive.Keeping biological samples cold in the lab, and as they are shipped between researchers around the world, is a big business worth an estimated $38 billion worldwide, Biomatrica says.So Biomatrica hopes to build demand for both practical and altruistic reasons among biologists who are looking for ways to both safeguard their specimens and work in a more environmentally-friendly manner.It’s like inventing canning for the food industry.” OK, but before we get too breathless, it’s worth pointing out that neither Biomatrica nor any other company has made the lab freezer obsolete.Muller says Biomatrica has signed up hundreds of customers who are giving the technology a shot, including GlaxoSmithKline, the FBI, and the U.S. Navy.