Lab Equipment & ReagentsFounded 1904
Avantor
Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States
Global manufacturer and distributor of ultra-high-purity chemicals, laboratory reagents, production materials and lab equipment for the biopharma, healthcare, education and advanced-technology industries, operating in large part through its VWR distribution arm.
- Segment
- Lab Equipment & Reagents
- Headquarters
- Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States
- Founded
- 1904
- Website
- www.avantorsciences.com
Notable facts
- Traces its origin to J.T. Baker, a chemical company founded in 1904 by John Townsend Baker known for its "Baker Analyzed" reagent-purity labeling; the corporate name changed to Avantor in 2010.
- Acquired laboratory distributor VWR (founded 1852) in 2017 and went public on the NYSE under the ticker AVTR in 2019.
Sources. This profile is compiled from public reference data, WebSearch-verified against source 1 · source 2. Data as of 2026-07-14. See methodology.
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