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About Us

Midland Scientific, Inc. is a woman-owned, full-line distributor of laboratory products such as chemicals, instrumentation, general lab supplies, glassware, lab consumables, media, measurement equipment, plasticware, reagents, solutions, and much more. MSI primarily serves the agricultural, educational, food, industrial, and research markets with a sales force that covers the entire United States. To ensure the timely deliveries of your products, MSI has seven distribution centers located in San Antonio, Texas; Davenport, Iowa; Rapid City, South Dakota; Denver, Colorado; and Omaha, Nebraska. The Omaha location is also home to Midland Scientific’s corporate office.


Midland Scientific has continually expanded over the years in a highly competitive environment. Midland Scientific has achieved this uninterrupted growth by offering quality products, extensive product options, same day shipment, helpful and friendly sales and customer service representatives, and competitive prices.

Our History

Midland Scientific was founded on April 1, 1975 by John Gondring, he was joined by his wife Maggie, who brought ten years of experience at Monsanto in St Louis, MO with her. A warehouse and office were opened in Davenport, IA in 1977. In 2007, the company was acquired by the current owner, Vivian Pappel.

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Founder, John Gondring
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Midland Scientific was originally known for selling only Mallinckrodt Laboratory Chemicals. Over the years, many additional suppliers have been added to our product line. Today, Midland Scientific has grown into a full-line distributor of laboratory equipment, products, and suppliers along with the traditional chemical, reagents, and solutions that we have always offered. Midland Scientific now represents over 300 manufacturers with a variety of products for customers to choose from, including our private label line. 

Today our website currently carries over 500,000 products and is constantly being updated with new products and promotions. Midland Scientific has a wide range of customers; however, some of our major industries include ethanol, petroleum, food and beverage, education and research, and water/wastewater. In 2017, Midland Scientific, Inc. aquired BVA Scientific, expanding its ability to serve customers in the southern United States. 


Vision Statement

Midland Scientific's vision is to be a laboratory supply company that performs like a multinational company (sales / service / stock / website) but feels like a home town friend. 

Mission Statement

Midland Scientific's mission is to provide quality laboratory supplies and equipment to meet its customers' requirements with the best possible service and value. We do this by earning:

  • -The trust of our team members
  • -The confidence of our customers
  • -The support of our suppliers

Guiding Principles

  • -Customer is Priority One: Communicate, Follow Up and Respond
  • -Act with Integrity, Honesty, Respect and Hard Work
  • -Recognize each person for the difference he or she makes
  • -Create a safe and healthy work environment
  • -Require compliance and embrace environmental stewardship
  • -Drive innovation and results through effective processes and rapid, fact-based decision making