# Avantor, Inc.

Summary updated: 2026-10-02T13:09:07.428062Z
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## Overview

Avantor, Inc. is a global life-sciences and laboratory-products company supplying mission-critical products and services to the life sciences and advanced technology industries. Its offerings include laboratory and bioprocess products, equipment, chemicals, consumables, distribution, and related services; its 2026 reporting identifies Bioscience & Medtech Products and VWR Distribution & Services as its two business segments. [1](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P144151384)[2](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P144151418)[3](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P144341101) The company states its mission as “We set science in motion to create a better world.” [4](https://corporate.avantorsciences.com/us/en/about/mission-vision-values)

Avantor reports that its portfolio serves more than 300,000 customer locations in 180 countries, and its website describes a workforce of more than 13,500 associates worldwide. [2](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P144151418)[5](https://corporate.avantorsciences.com/us/en/about/people-culture) For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, net sales were approximately $6.55 billion. [6](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T10161909) The company traces its origins to 1904, when John Townsend (J.T.) Baker founded the business. [7](https://corporate.avantorsciences.com/us/en/about/who-we-are)
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## Products & services

Avantor supplies laboratory materials and consumables, including high-purity chemicals and reagents, specialized formulated silicones, customized excipients, single-use assemblies, chromatography resins and columns, analytical sample-preparation kits, and education, microbiology, and clinical-trial kits. Its equipment and instrumentation offerings include filtration and virus-inactivation systems, incubators, analytical instruments, evaporators, ultra-low-temperature freezers, peristaltic pumps, and biological safety cabinets. [8](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P56653429) [9](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P73505746) [10](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P121757867) Product brands include J.T.Baker for high-purity chemicals, Masterflex for fluid handling, and NuSil for high-purity silicones, including materials for human implants. [11](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P115732939) [12](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P55860074) [13](https://corporate.avantorsciences.com/us/en/about/brands) [14](https://corporate.avantorsciences.com/us/en/brands/j-t-baker)

Services include onsite laboratory and production support, equipment services, procurement and sourcing, and biopharmaceutical material scale-up and development. Onsite support can cover inventory and chemical management, solution preparation, replenishment, sample handling, and waste management. [15](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P118974754) [16](https://www.avantorsciences.com/ie/en/services/general-lab) [17](https://www.avantorsciences.com/jp/en/services/equipment/additional-laboratory-equipment-and-instruments) For the six months ended June 30, 2026, VWR Distribution & Services accounted for $2,390.5 million, approximately 73.0% of net sales, while Bioscience & Medtech Products accounted for $883.2 million, approximately 27.0%; percentages are calculated from reported segment sales. [18](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T16517127)
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## Geographic presence

In FY2025, Avantor reported net sales of $6,552.2 million, of which $3,279.7 million (50.1%) came from the United States and $3,272.5 million (49.9%) from all other countries. Its filing reports non-U.S. sales in aggregate rather than by individual country or named region. [19](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T9493420)

Avantor describes a manufacturing footprint of more than 40 facilities across North America, Europe, and AMEA (Asia, the Middle East and Africa), alongside 15 innovation centers and a global distribution-center network. [20](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P73591745) It serves more than 300,000 customer locations in approximately 180 countries. [21](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P100723417) The company’s careers site describes more than 200 locations in 30 countries; its corporate history page reports more than 14,500 associates, without a geographic employee breakdown. [22](https://careers.avantorsciences.com/global/en/home) [23](https://corporate.avantorsciences.com/us/en/about/history)
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## Business segments

Effective January 1, 2026, Avantor reports two segments: **Bioscience & Medtech Products** and **VWR Distribution & Services**. Bioscience & Medtech Products includes products such as process chemicals, fluid handling products, and NuSil materials; VWR Distribution & Services centers on distribution of laboratory consumables, equipment, and instrumentation, along with value-added services. [24](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P65860237)[25](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P44276882)[26](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P36580095)[27](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P5218533)[12](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P55860074)

On the recast FY2025 basis, Bioscience & Medtech Products generated $4,730.2 million, approximately **72%** of consolidated net sales, while VWR Distribution & Services generated $1,822.0 million, approximately **28%**. [28](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P10880020)[29](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P105561744) Avantor’s FY2025 Form 10-K used the prior segment names: Laboratory Solutions ($4,399.7 million, approximately **67%**) and Bioscience Production ($2,152.5 million, approximately **33%**) of FY2025 net sales. [30](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P86527394)[31](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P50858155)[29](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P105561744)
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## Company history

Avantor’s historical roots include the John Taylor Company, founded in 1852, and J.T. Baker Chemical Company, founded by John Townsend in 1904 to produce high-purity chemicals. [23](https://corporate.avantorsciences.com/us/en/about/history) In 2010, New Mountain Capital acquired the business then known as Mallinckrodt Baker, Inc. [32](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P66974868)

A major turning point came on November 21, 2017, when Avantor completed its acquisition of VWR, expanding its laboratory products and distribution business. [33](https://www.newmountaincapital.com/avantor-completes-acquisition-of-vwr/) Avantor closed its initial public offering on May 21, 2019, and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AVTR. [34](https://news.avantorsciences.com/2019-05-21-Avantor-R-Announces-Closing-of-Initial-Public-Offering-and-Concurrent-Offering-of-Mandatory-Convertible-Preferred-Stock-and-Full-Exercise-of-Underwriters-Option-to-Purchase-Additional-Shares)

In 2021, the company completed acquisitions of Ritter GmbH and affiliates, followed by Masterflex, broadening its offerings in laboratory and bioprocessing products. [35](https://news.avantorsciences.com/2021-06-10-Avantor-R-Completes-Acquisition-of-Ritter-GmbH-and-its-Affiliates) [36](https://news.avantorsciences.com/2021-11-01-Avantor-R-Completes-Acquisition-of-Masterflex-R) Avantor sold its Clinical Services business in October 2024. [37](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P38711420) Emmanuel Ligner became President and CEO in August 2025, succeeding Michael Stubblefield. [38](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P68808949)
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