Cole-Parmer
{{Distinguish|Cole Palmer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Cole-Parmer Instrument Company, LLC.
| type = LLC
| foundation = 1955
| location = Vernon Hills, Illinois
| key_people = Bernd Brust (Chairman & CEO)
Jonathan Salkin (President)
| industry = Laboratory instrumentation, equipment and supplies, Biopharma, Environmental, Fluid Handling, Academia & Research
| products = {{Plainlist|
- Circulation baths
- Pipettes and pipettors
- Burettes
- Calorimeters
- Centrifuges
- Chromatography products
- Electrophoresis products
- Electroporation products
- Flame photometers
- Freeze dryers
- Histology products
- Refractometers
- Thermal cyclers
- Titrators
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Water purification products}}
| homepage = {{URL|coleparmer.com}}
}}
Cole-Parmer Instrument Company, now known as Antylia Scientific, is a Company founded in 1955. The company serves professionals in biopharma, environmental and life sciences.{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.antylia.com/|access-date=2021-07-27|website=Antylia Scientific|language=en-US}}
History
The company was founded by Jerry Cole and John Parmer in 1955 and took up shop in a {{convert|1200|sqft|m2|adj=on}} loft on West Illinois Street in downtown Chicago.{{cite web|url=https://www.coleparmer.com/cole-parmer-history|title=Cole-Parmer History from Cole-Parmer|website=www.coleparmer.com}} In the 1960s, Cole-Parmer acquired Masterflex peristaltic pumps, followed shortly by the purchases of Gilmont Instruments and Manostat Pumps.
They were acquired by Fisher Scientific, now Thermo-Fisher Scientific, in 2001.
On July 17, 2014, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. agreed to sell one of its lab units, Cole-Parmer, to private-equity firm GTCR{{Cite web|date=2014-07-17|title=GTCR Announces Acquisition of Cole-Parmer Instrument Company|url=https://www.gtcr.com/gtcr-announces-acquisition-of-cole-parmer-instrument-company/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=GTCR|language=en-US}} for $480 million in cash. The company has previously said its $13.6 billion acquisition of Life Technologies Corp. would allow it to cut costs while gaining from next-generation genetic-sequencing machines. It has also sought to expand in Asia-Pacific markets.{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/thermo-fisher-to-sell-cole-parmer-unit-for-480-million-1405605487 |title=Thermo Fisher to Sell Cole-Parmer Unit for $480 Million |date=July 17, 2014 |website=WSJ |url-status=live |access-date=2019-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306052808/http://www.wsj.com:80/articles/thermo-fisher-to-sell-cole-parmer-unit-for-480-million-1405605487 |archive-date=2015-03-06 }}
In 2021, Cole-Parmer changed its name to Antylia Scientific.{{Cite web|title=Cole-Parmer is now Antylia Scientific|url=https://www.biospectrumasia.com/news/106/17664/cole-parmer-is-now-antylia-scientific.html|access-date=2021-08-09|website=www.biospectrumasia.com|language=en}}
In 2025, Antylia Scientiifc was sold to Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.'s private equity group and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec for a reported 1.4 Billion dollars (USD)
Product offering
Cole-Parmer offers a variety of lab products. Many of their products are related to research and process.{{cite web|url=https://www.coleparmer.com/mission-statement|title=Cole-Parmer Mission Statement from Cole-Parmer|website=www.coleparmer.com}} Cole-Parmer also offers calibration and instrument repairs through InnoCal.