About Us

BioPoint - About Us.

Our founders have held senior positions in leading life science companies and have a lot of experience designing, building and marketing scientific and research products.

At BioPoint we still design new products but we also represent some of the worlds leading biomolecular separations and analsis companies.Our company uses automation in the supply chain to reduce the cost of shipping and warehousing and shorten the time lines between specialist manufacturers and the point of use. This means that our prices tend to be lower than our competitors, if they are not then as a matter of policy, we will review them immediately. Our approach is quite simple, we aim to provide an efficient, friendly and knowledgeable service across a range of biomolecular applications. In 2010 we added analytical imaging to our product range to offer a comprehensive range of additional products and technology The company is based in Cambridge but supplies and supports products throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

Dick Barker is a research scientist and technology entrepreneur with more than 40 years experience in DNA and genomic research. In a career that started at the MRC research labs in London, he worked in Heidelberg and Wisconsin developing core chemistry and analytical techniques for DNA separation and synthesis. In 1990 he moved into commercial research developing one of the worlds' most advanced automated DNA sequencing instruments, a technology that was acquired by Millipore as their flagship product for their drive into functional genomics. In 1993 he established New England Biolabs as one of the foremost research suppliers in the UK, before taking over the reins of Scie-Plas Ltd, a company based in Warwickshire that designed and built electrophoresis products. Scie-Plas Ltd became one of the leading international suppliers of innovative technology. It was acquired by Harvard Biosciences in 2001. BioPoint was formed in 2009 to bring specialist products to life and biomedical science researchers.  

Gerry Skews is a technology specialist with a well published track record in developing advanced scientific and medical technology and software. He began his career with Philips Analytical designing and building optical, chromatographic and imaging technology before moving into product marketing and business development with some of the worlds' leading listed companies including; Millipore, Perkin Elmer and Vickers plc. In 1994 his team developed a number of imaging and proteomic labelling technologies. In 1999 he founded Digital Healthcare, a software company that went on to deliver sight saving technology to millions of people around the world. He co-founded BioPoint with Dick Barker in 2009 and joined the company full time in May 2011.