About Vivara Scientific
We created Vivara Scientific around a simple belief: small, technically excellent product businesses deserve owners who understand what makes them valuable and stay focused on their continued growth.
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
CEO with more than 30 years of experience in the life sciences and diagnostics industry, having served in roles including President of Lab Products at Fisher Scientific, CEO and President of Pelican Life Sciences, and CEO of Theramed.
Chairman
Chairman with decades of private equity experience as a Partner at SFW Capital, having invested in and supported the growth of successful businesses in the industrial technology and life sciences tools sectors.
Why we exist
Across the life sciences, modest-sized companies produce highly specialized tools, reagents, and consumables that make critical work possible. Their value is often rooted in application knowledge, trusted performance, and customer relationships developed over many years.
Vivara Scientific seeks to give these businesses a permanent, focused home: preserving what works, supporting capable teams, and investing behind the next stage of growth.
Our point of view
Businesses that go deep in a narrow, technical niche build advantages that are hard to replicate—and worth protecting.
A company's culture, reputation, and customer relationships are often as valuable as its products. We aim to preserve them, not dissolve them into something larger.
The best outcomes for owners, employees, and customers come from capital and support applied over years, not a rushed integration.
A thoughtful first step
We welcome conversations with owners, executives, advisors, and others who share our interest in exceptional science businesses.
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