Nelson Laboratories Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1985

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 816

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A
  • (Cancelled)

  • Financing Rounds
  • 3

  • Investments
  • 1

Nelson Laboratories General Information

Description

Provider of life-cycle microbiology testing services intended to serve medical and pharmaceutical industries. The company specializes in sterilization validation, biocompatibility testing, microbiology testing, disinfectant tests, package testing and microbial identification.

Contact Information

Website
www.nelsonlabs.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 6280 South Redwood Road
  • Salt Lake City, UT 84123
  • United States
+1 (801)
Primary Industry
Laboratory Services (Healthcare)
Parent Company
Sotera Health
Vertical(s)
Life Sciences
Corporate Office
  • 6280 South Redwood Road
  • Salt Lake City, UT 84123
  • United States
+1 (801)

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Nelson Laboratories Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Nelson Laboratories Comparisons

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Provider of life-cycle microbiology testing services intended to serve medical and pharmaceutical industries. The compan
Laboratory Services (Healthcare)
Salt Lake City, UT
816 As of 2025

Fairfield, NJ
 

Geneva, Switzerland
 
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Nelson Laboratories Competitors (14)

One of Nelson Laboratories’s 14 competitors is Consumer Product Testing Company, a Corporation company based in Fairfield, NJ.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Consumer Product Testing Company Corporation Fairfield, NJ
Unilabs Private Equity-Backed Geneva, Switzerland
Pace Analytical Services Private Equity-Backed Roseville, MN
Dyad Labs Private Equity-Backed Salt Lake City, UT
Pharmaceutical Product Development Formerly PE-Backed Waltham, MA
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Nelson Laboratories Patents

  • 5

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Nelson Laboratories Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
WO-2002084812-A1 Slide locked retractable grounding pin power cord plug Inactive 17-Apr-2001
CA-632513-A Conveyor system Inactive 12-Dec-1961
US-3137362-A Anechoic sonar calibration pool Inactive 27-Mar-1961
US-2984366-A Conveyor system Inactive 13-May-1960
US-3033126-A Switch Inactive 28-Oct-1957 B65G47/841
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Nelson Laboratories Former Investors

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Nelson Laboratories Acquisitions (1)

Nelson Laboratories’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Gibraltar Laboratories. The deal was made on 08-Aug-2018.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Gibraltar Laboratories 08-Aug-2018 Merger/Acquisition Laboratory Services (Healthcare)
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Nelson Laboratories FAQs

  • When was Nelson Laboratories founded?

    Nelson Laboratories was founded in 1985.

  • Where is Nelson Laboratories headquartered?

    Nelson Laboratories is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

  • What is the size of Nelson Laboratories?

    Nelson Laboratories has 816 total employees.

  • What industry is Nelson Laboratories in?

    Nelson Laboratories’s primary industry is Laboratory Services (Healthcare).

  • Is Nelson Laboratories a private or public company?

    Nelson Laboratories is a Private company.

  • What is Nelson Laboratories’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Nelson Laboratories is .

  • Who are Nelson Laboratories’s investors?

    Abano Healthcare Group has invested in Nelson Laboratories.

  • Who are Nelson Laboratories’s competitors?

    Consumer Product Testing Company, Unilabs, Pace Analytical Services, Dyad Labs, and Pharmaceutical Product Development are some of the 14 competitors of Nelson Laboratories.

  • When was Nelson Laboratories acquired?

    Nelson Laboratories was acquired on 03-Dec-2024.

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