Our Mission
LABREPCO is committed to exceeding the expectations of the scientific community and being recognized as the true solutions provider for laboratory equipment.
Founded in 1978, LabRepCo, LLC is a trusted laboratory equipment distributor with more than four decades of experience supporting scientific research, regulated environments, and complex laboratory operations. We are known for combining deep technical knowledge with a consultative, solutions focused approach that helps customers make confident, informed decisions.
Headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, LabRepCo serves customers across the United States through a hybrid service model. Regionally based field sales professionals provide local, on-site support, while our experienced inside sales, technical support, and operations teams deliver responsive nationwide coverage. This structure allows us to stay close to our customers while maintaining the scale, consistency, and accountability required to support evolving organizations.
LabRepCo partners with organizations across the scientific marketplace, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, government and contract research organizations, academic institutions, forensic laboratories, and industrial research facilities. We represent a comprehensive portfolio of laboratory equipment and infrastructure solutions, ranging from core research instrumentation to cold storage systems, biosafety and containment equipment, and specialized laboratory appliances. Our value lies not only in the breadth of products we offer, but in our ability to align the right technologies with each customer’s workflow, compliance requirements, facility constraints, and future growth plans.
A defining strength of LabRepCo is our solutions driven approach. Our team works closely with customers to understand their applications, environments, and operational risks. This enables us to recommend equipment configurations that improve reliability, reduce downtime, support regulatory compliance, and deliver consistent performance throughout the equipment lifecycle. Many of our customer relationships span decades, reflecting the trust built through expertise, transparency, and partnership.
Our field organization includes 28 sales professionals, typically located within one to two hours of customer sites. This regional presence ensures timely support, informed recommendations, and meaningful engagement. Supporting them is a robust headquarters team of operations, technical, and e commerce specialists who manage orders, provide technical assistance, and support customers by phone and email, creating a seamless experience from initial inquiry through delivery and installation.
Beyond equipment distribution, LabRepCo offers a turnkey laboratory construction and renovation program. Through our dedicated Project Team, we collaborate with architects, laboratory planners, engineers, and contractors throughout all phases of laboratory design and build out. Many design and construction firms lack specialized laboratory expertise. LabRepCo fills this gap by helping specify, supply, and coordinate the integration of critical equipment within complex laboratory environments. Our completed project portfolio demonstrates the scope and impact of this work.
As of January 1, 2019, LabRepCo became a 100 percent employee-owned company through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Employee ownership strengthens accountability, continuity, and a shared commitment to quality. It aligns the success of the business directly with the people who serve our customers every day, resulting in deeper expertise, greater stability, and stronger customer relationships. Click here to learn more.
Whether working with a local sales professional or utilizing our online tools and support teams, customers can expect the same level of professionalism, technical competence, and responsiveness that has defined LabRepCo for more than forty years.
At LabRepCo, we support organizations that value expert guidance, reliable equipment, and solution-oriented thinking. We invite you to experience the difference that partnership and technical expertise can make.
LabRepCo Leadership
Richard Dougherty
President
Richard graduated from Delaware Valley College with a B.S. in Food Science in 1983. He came to work for LabRepCo in June of 1983 and worked as a sales representative in the southeastern PA region for 4 years. In 1987 he took on the additional role of Sales Manager for the entire company and oversaw the sales force at LabRepCo through July of 2004 at which time he finalized the purchase of LabRepCo from its founder and became President. At that time, Richard became a majority shareholder of LabRepCo.
Gary Bissig
Senior Vice President
Gary graduated in 1985 with a B.A. in Policy Management and Political Science from Dickinson College. In 1985 he went to work as a Commercial Lines Claim adjuster for PMA Insurance Company in Valley Forge, PA for one year and then became the Director and Vice President of Corporate Investigations for Sahlen & Associates where he stayed until 1991. From 1991 until 2001, Gary was a top sales representative for LabRepCo covering Montgomery County, PA but primarily, Merck & Co. in West Point. In 2001, Gary became Regional Manager of the Central Region. Gary became a Regional Vice President and shareholder of LabRepCo in 2004.
Dan Morris
Regional Vice President, Southern Region
Dan is a 1986 graduate of Elizabethtown College with a B.A. in Communications with concentrations in Public Relations and Marketing. He joined LabRepCo that same year and worked as a sales representative in the suburban Philadelphia area until 1991. At that time he became a Regional Manager and moved to North Carolina for a period to manage a newly acquired territory but eventually relocated to Cape May, NJ where he resides today. Dan became a Regional Vice President and shareholder of LabRepCo in September of 2004.
George Koutris
Regional Vice President, Northern Region
George is a 1988 graduate of Seton Hall University with a B.S. in Business. After graduating he came on board as a sales representative with LabRepCo in December, 1988. George worked in the NY metropolitan area as one of the top sales representatives until 1995 at which time he became a Regional Manager. George became a Regional Vice President and shareholder of LabRepCo in September of 2004.
Robert Wood
Regional Vice President, Central Region
Bob graduated from Shippensburg University in 1984 with a B.S. / B.A in Business Administration with a concentration in Management. He initially worked as a training and service technician for Hybrid Image, Inc. and then in 1985 became the Director of Operations for International Data Refile, Inc. where he stayed until 1987. In 1987, Bob came to LabRepCo and has been one of the top sales representatives throughout his tenure with the company. In 2004, he became a shareholder of LabRepCo.
