ADC BioScientific Ltd

It was the summer of 1969 when four engineers: Messrs Moult, Sullivan, Doncaster and Coombes (from left to right in the photograph below) founded The Analytical Development Company Ltd. to manufacture infrared gas analysers in Leytonstone, London, UK. Within a year, they had expanded into a factory unit in Hoddesdon (close to where conspirators apparently once plotted to assassinate King Charles II in 1683).

Many of their highly accurate Carbon Dioxide analysers were purchased by plant physiologists. It was therefore a logical step for them to develop (in 1971) the laboratory ADC225; the first ever specialised device for plant science research. Over the next decade, the ADC225 established an outstanding reputation for reliability and performance amongst the world’s researchers. Some liked it so much, they took it everywhere with them…

Primary Activity

Manufacturer of instrumentation for plant science and environmental research.