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Acefesa

acefesa.com ↗ ·Gavà ·Other

Acefesa (legally Acefe, S.A.U.) is a Barcelona-area distributor and importer of laboratory equipment and consumables for R&D, clinical, pharmaceutical, veterinary, industrial, and academic labs, founded in 1986. It is not a VC-backed startup: it is a mature, small distribution business (roughly 4-10 employees) that was acquired by Calibre Scientific, a global lab-supply consolidator, in August 2024.

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1986

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SectorsLife Sciences Distribution, Laboratory Equipment Start-up MapHealthtech & Bio › R&D tools & software for life sciences

Profile updated 20 Jul 2026

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Fisher Scientific (Ibérica)

Spain/United States · www.fishersci.es ↗

Operates in Spain distributing lab consumables and equipment, the closest direct market comparable to Acefesa's Spanish distribution business.

N/A (subsidiary of Thermo Fisher)Comparable

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2024-08-07	Calibre Scientific Acquires Acefesa, a Provider of Laboratory Consumables and Equipment in Spain ↗ GlobeNewswire