Our Belfast laboratory, Bio Search, was acquired by Eurofins in July 2022. On 1st July 2025 Eurofins Water Hygiene Testing UK Limited officially acquired Bio Search (N.I.) Limited. This merger is the final chapter of the acquisition and brings with it exciting opportunities ahead for our clients in Northern Ireland enabling expanded capabilities, deeper scientific expertise, and even more robust support for your needs.
Clients will receive the same service, trusted quality, and innovative solutions you’ve come to expect from Bio Search NI Ltd.
What this means for Bio Search NI’s Water Hygiene and Healthcare clients
- Our Northern Ireland team has been working in the background to ensure a smooth transition with no disruption to current order submissions, services, or points of contact.
- Access to a broader portfolio of testing including Eurofins Competence Centers.
- A continued commitment to scientific excellence and customer care.
- Access to Europortal, Eurofins’ industry-leading online sample management system. If not already completed, our dedicated Europortal team will provide onboarding assistance and explain the system’s features in detail.
- Existing clients need to update your records with our new trading name “Eurofins Water Hygiene Testing UK Limited”
- Clients may see changes to the formatting of the reports but methods, results and accreditation status will remain the same.
- From a quality perspective, we have new UKAS No. 1369 and schedule for Water and Chemistry testing
- From a finance perspective, our central accounting team are contacting existing clients regarding changes to banking details.
If you have any questions, our team is here to support you. Please do not hesitate to contact us.