About Us
Meet R&D Systems™, Now with Novus Biologicals™ and Tocris Bioscience™ Products on the Website
R&D Systems is a globally recognized and trusted brand offering high-quality reagents for life science research. With a legacy of scientific excellence dating back to 1976, we’ve built a reputation as proven experts in the development of cytokines, proteins, antibodies, and immunoassays. Our products are known worldwide for their superior performance, reliability, and support of groundbreaking discoveries in biomedical research. Today, we are expanding that promise by offering access to solutions from our sister brands on our website: Novus Bioscience (Novus) extensive range of antibodies, ELISA kits, and proteins, as well as Tocris Bioscience (Tocris) portfolio of bioactive small molecules.
What We Do
We provide a comprehensive range of reagents and tools to support scientific breakthroughs across basic, translational, and clinical research, as well as therapeutic and commercial development and application. Our solutions include:
- Recombinant proteins and cytokines
- Industry-leading ELISA kits and multiplex assays
- Validated antibodies for flow cytometry, Western blot, and IHC
- Reagents for stem cell research and clinical development
- Bioactive small molecules from Tocris, including receptor agonists and antagonists and enzyme inhibitors
- Tocris fluorescent dyes and probes for cell imaging
- A wide variety of antibodies, ELISA kits, and proteins from Novus to support niche and emerging research applications
Our products are widely used in research areas such as cancer, autoimmune disease, inflammation, cell signaling and neurobiology, as well as strategic areas of focus including cell therapy, regenerative medicine, organoids, drug discovery, immuno-oncology, and neurodegenerative disease.
Ribbon structure of TGF-Beta 1, an R&D Systems product.
Our Legacy of Innovation
In 1985, R&D Systems became the first company to commercially release TGF-beta 1, setting a new standard in cytokine biology. Since then, we’ve led advancements in recombinant protein production, antibody development, and immunoassay design—empowering scientists with the tools to explore complex biological systems and disease mechanisms. Today, that spirit of innovation continues with the integration of Tocris bioactive small molecules and Novus products, expanding the solutions available to researchers worldwide.
A Culture of Quality Excellence
In the field of biomedical research, R&D Systems is known for its commitment to quality. For the past several decades, we have focused on developing and producing high quality products that meet the needs of the scientific community, our community. We are scientists who support scientists. Our commitment to quality, including stringent production standards and control testing, and customer satisfaction provide research scientists with the certainty they need to buy in confidence and make new discoveries. At R&D Systems headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and all our other locations around the world, this commitment underpins our company's mission to improve the quality of life by catalyzing advances in science and medicine.
R&D Systems is Part of Bio-Techne
Bio-Techne is a global life sciences company supporting research, diagnostics, and therapeutics development. Alongside fellow brands like Novus Biologicals, Tocris Bioscience, and ProteinSimple, we’re committed to helping scientists push the boundaries of discovery.
R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne, offers an extensive catalog of over 500,000 proteins, antibodies, small molecules, ELISA kits, cell culture reagents, and more.
Learn more about Bio-Techne solutions and how we’re advancing science—together.
Tocris is the leading supplier of novel, exclusive small molecules and peptides for life science research. Used in experiments to understand biological processes and diseases and as part of the initial drug-discovery process, Tocris life science reagents include receptor ligands, ion channel modulators, enzyme inhibitors, caged compounds, fluorescent probes, and screening libraries.
Novus Biologicals was founded in the summer of 1996 to license, produce and market antibodies to support niche and emerging areas of research. From Western blots on the kitchen table to a full lab with over 200,000 antibodies and antibody-related products, we have come a long way from our niche antibody strategy. Novus is built on honesty, collaboration and strong relationships and will continue to provide quality tools to accelerate the bioscience research community.
ProteinSimple develops cutting-edge benchtop instruments designed to simplify and expedite protein research. By specializing in capillary electrophoresis and microfluidics, ProteinSimple instruments revolutionizes protein analysis for the modern lab. Our innovative technologies deliver deeper insights, improved reproducibility, and faster decision-making, empowering scientists to advance their discoveries with greater precision and efficiency.