Our laboratories and technical centers

In our laboratories and technical centers, we offer a range of application-specific services for customers and suppliers across various sectors, including personal care, HI&I, nutrition, CASE/construction, healthcare, rubber, adhesives, polymers, composites, and additive manufacturing. These services include the development of innovative and market-oriented formulations, product testing, the screening of new materials, as well as additional customer-specific project work. Furthermore, through regular customer seminars and technical training courses, our highly trained experts ensure that our customers are always up to date with the latest market trends, product innovations, and processing know-how.

At our Biesterfeld Lab & Innovation Center in Hamburg, Germany, we offer first-class laboratory and application technology services in an 800 m² facility. The premises also include a conference room and a modern presentation and meeting area. In addition, Biesterfeld operates laboratories and technical centers in Turkey, South Africa, and Norway. The network is continuously being expanded to include new locations and services.

News

Trend Workshop in Industrial AM

In summer 2025 at our Lab & Innovation Center, we had the opportunity to exchange insights on the latest trends in industrial additive manufacturing (AM) with our valued partners and experts from Fraunhofer IAPT, CompriseTec GmbH and Lehmann&Voss&Co. KGClick here for more insights in the latest learnings!

Expansion of our Application Technology Services in the Adhesives Sector

From now on, our Lab & Innovation Center in Hamburg is equipped with the next-generation of laboratory mixing technology – another important step in our long-term lab expansion project aimed at offering our customers even more support and service. Check out more here!

New laboratory services for plastic compounds and finished parts

We expanded our range of comprehensive processing and testing options for plastic compounds and finished parts in the DACH region. Whether for formulation development, suitability testing, or quality control – customers now benefit from a wide range of specialized processes. Click here to read the full press release!

Our Services

For a detailed overview of the respective services offered by each business department, please have a look at the respective portfolios. Simply click on the link for the relevant topic:

For our Personal Care clients we offer a broad service range from developments of individual solutions, to the creation of innovative marketable formulations to the product screening of new materials from our suppliers. Take a look for more info:

https://www.biesterfeld.com/fileadmin/documents/bsc/BSC_Labor_PC.pdf

For our Pharma clients we offer a broad service range from developments of tailored solutions, to trend analysis for new formulations to the screening of new raw materials. Take a look for more info:

https://www.biesterfeld.com/fileadmin/documents/bsc/Portfolios_Healthcare/Labor_Pharma.pdf

For our Cleaning clients we offer a broad service range from developments of innovative and market-oriented formulations, to the execution of product tests to the training of personnel in supplier- and customer-workshops. Take a look for more info:

https://www.biesterfeld.com/fileadmin/documents/bsc/BSC_Labor_Cleaning.pdf

For our Cleaning clients we offer comprehensive processing and testing options for plastic compounds, masterbatches, and finished parts worldwide. Whether for quality control, suitability testing, or recipe development. Take a look for more info:

https://www.biesterfeld.com/fileadmin/documents/bsc/BSC_Labor_PA.pdf

For our Performance Product clients in the field of Adhesives we offer diverse testing and characterization services for adhesive materials. This includes basic and advanced performance tests for product qualification, quality control and product selection. Take a look for more:

https://www.biesterfeld.com/fileadmin/documents/bsc/BSC_Labor_PP_Adhesives.pdf