About DWK Life Sciences

Excellence in your hands

From scientific research and technical applications to storage and packaging solutions, the world’s laboratories rely on DWK Life Sciences for the most comprehensive range of precision labware available.

Our catalog of glassware and specialty products reflects our commitment to premium quality and ongoing innovation, all to meet your highest expectations and help advance today’s scientific research.

The experience we’ve gained over our 130+ year history has created the unparalleled levels of expertise trusted by our customers and distributors worldwide.

Partnering with DWK Life Sciences you’ll discover how our collaborative mindset sets us apart from others and consistently demonstrates that we’re here for you. We have combined the strength of three global leading brands, DURAN®, WHEATON®, and KIMBLE®, with a single aim: to help you achieve excellence in your field.

We want to assure you that DWK Life Sciences understands the challenges you face — from demands for accuracy to pressures around to speed-to-market — and that we strive to ensure that you get the right product, where you need it and when you need it.

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13

Sites worldwide

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~1,800

Full time employees

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35,000

Products

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Our Vision

We will be present in every laboratory and production environment around the world. We will expand our leadership position in Life Sciences Research and become a recognized and trusted player in the Pharmaceutical and Diagnostic Packaging market. We are committed to a sustainable future and to improving the social, economic and environmental well-being of the community.

Our Mission

We earn the trust of our customers by providing solutions from discovery to delivery, enabling scientific progress and empowering our customers to improve and protect lives.

We encourage creativity and innovation and strive for excellence in everything we do.

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Our Values

Our four corporate values give us orientation and form the basis of our daily activities

Passion

Passion

We are ambitious and motivated to achieve the best results.

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Precision

We create high quality products that are precise and error-free.

Creativity

Creativity

We seek to find innovative solutions for our customers.

Trust

Trust

We always behave as trustworthy and reliable partners.

Our History

1887

Otto Schott invents borosilicate glass 3.3

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1888

Dr. Theodore Corson Wheaton founds T.C. Wheaton® Co. to produce glass products for medical and scientific applications

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1901

Evan Kimble founded KIMBLE® Glass in 1901 in a borrowed Chicago loft

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2005

DURAN® Group formed from SCHOTT laboratory and industrial glass division

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2011

Acquisition of UK based SciLabware

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2014

One Equity Partners acquires DURAN® Group

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2015

Acquisition of US based WHEATON® Industries

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2016

Acquisition of US based KIMBLE® Chase

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2017

The group is globally aligned under DWK Life Sciences and its brands DURAN®, WHEATON® and KIMBLE®

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2020

DWK Life Sciences (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. starts its operations in Shanghai, China

2020

Acquisition of the german based pharma vials manufacturer Müller + Müller

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2023

Acquisition of US based Assem-Pak | Aluseal

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DWK Life Sciences has a strong footprint, operates in all major regions and provides a global network of distribution partners.

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