January 1, 2019: IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL CUSTOMERS

Commercial Operations of Cosmo Bio Co. Ltd. Export Products Shifts From Japan to the United States

As of January 1, 2019 all commercial operations for products sold internationally by Cosmo Bio Co. Ltd. ("CBJ Export Products") have been consolidated to Cosmo Bio USA (California, USA).

Please direct all inquires and orders for CBJ Export Products products to Cosmo Bio USA or to an authorized local distributor.

phone: (+1) 760-431-4600
fax: (+1) 760-431-4604
email: info@cosmobiousa.com
website: www.cosmobiousa.com
distributor: (find a local distributor)

Cosmo Bio Japan's Export Product website (formerly www.cosmobio.com) remains online for the time being at www.export.cosmobiousa.com in order to augment product information at this website (www.cosmbiousa.com). These sites are heavily hyperlinked.  

Please note that Cosmo Bio USA only accepts payment in US Dollars and that ordering through our online e-commerce system is available only to customers in the USA and Canada. Customers in all other countries please place orders by email to info@cosmobiousa.com or by phone to +1-760-431-4600 or fax to +1-760-431-4604. 

If you have any questions about these changes, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Products You Can Order From Cosmo Bio USA 

Cosmo Bio USA (California, USA) offers products from these suppliers:

  • Cosmo Bio Co. Ltd.  - Offering a very wide selection of high quality unique and routine biotools from over 70 Japanese manufacturers and including products developed and manufactured by Cosmo Bio Co. Ltd. Available worldwide from Cosmo Bio USA or from a one of our fine distribution partners. For a small number of products, certain territory restrictions may apply. 

Products from the following suppliers can only be sold to customers in the countries indicated below. A supplier's products can be recognized by the first three letters of the catalog number.      

  • Abbott Diagnostic Technologies AS (AXS)- Offering the full line of Axis-Shield density gradient media products including Optiprep™ , Lymphoprep™, Lymphoprep™ Tube, Polymorphprep™ and Nycodenz®. Available to customers in the USA only but if your country is not listrf on Abbott's worldwide distributor list, we may be able to help. Contact us to inquire.   
  • Cusabio Biotech (CSB) - An excellent source for thousands of ELISA kits and recombinant proteins, as well expert, experienced production of custom proteins by all major expression systems. Available only to customers in the USA.
  • CusAg (CSB) - High spec raw materials for IVD manufacturing focused largely on monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies for platforms such as ELISA, CLIA, LETIA, POCT covering a broad range of diseases and conditions. Available only to customers in the USA.
  • Koma Biotech (KBT) - offers a strong line of products for molecular biology,  immunology, cell biology, proteomics and genomics research. Key products include protein electrophoresis systems & pre-cast gels, PCR and direct PCR reagents, nucleic acid purification kits and an extensive menu of species-specific ELISA kits for cytokines and immunoglobulins. Available only to customers in the USA.
  • 4BioDX (4DX) - Offers antibody-based products to unique targets in areas including neurodegeneration, fertility and animal reproduction and cancer. A spin-off of INSERM UMRS1172, CNRS (“Centre National de la Recherche scientifique”), University of Lille and Lille Hospital. Available only to customers in the USA and Canada.
  • Ubiquigent (UBI) - Offers a treasure trove of application-tested biotools and innovative assays for ubiquitin-system research as well as deep expertise in ubiquitin-system related drug discovery services. Founded in collaboration with the MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit at the University of Dundee.  Available only to customers in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
  • BQCkit (BQC) - Offers an an array of commonly used laboratory assays developed from scratch for improved performance. Key areas include oxidative stress, apoptosis, protein quantification and western blotting, cell health and viability, food analysis, and transfection. Available only to customers in the USA.

 See the "Our Product Suppliers" page for more information on each of Cosmo Bio USA's suppliers. 

 

Ordering Online (Credit Card Only). Please note: online ordering is currently only available to customers in the USA and Canada.

Forms of payment: Mastercard, Visa, American Express and Amazon Pay. Please note that our system will pre-authorize your credit card for the cost of the ordered item(s) plus a temporary hold of $110 to cover shipping and handling. This $110 does not reflect the actual shipping cost you will be charged. Actual shipping costs are determined at the time of shipment as determined by parcel weight, parcel size, shipment speed, and shipment temperature.   


Ordering by phone, fax, or email (Purchase Order, Credit Card or Bank Wire Transfer):
Phone: 760-431-4600
Fax: 760-431-4604
Email: info@cosmobiousa.com


You are also able to place orders by phone, fax, or email. 

An order form in Microsoft Word format is here. An order form in PDF format is here. Note that using our order form is not required if your communication contains all the information requested on the order form. 

POs are subject to pre-approved Net 30 terms unless agreed otherwise. Find our Credit Application here to apply for Net 30 terms. We may request prepayment for your first order. 


Lead time:
Some items are not kept in stock in the US office and must be ordered from the manufacturer; thus, allow two weeks for delivery. In some cases, it may take longer than two weeks to receive your item. We will try our best to contact you in the event that you item will take longer than two weeks, but we do not guarantee it. If you would like a more accurate lead time on your item, or if you would like to inform us of a required time table, please contact us. Orders that are delayed beyond our control (due to manufacturing time, import approval, or other) cannot be cancelled.


International Orders:
Prepayment is required for all customers outside USA. The ordering party is responsible for all taxes and fees applicable to importing the ordered items into the ship too country. International orders may be subject to order minimums.


Importing:
Import permits are not required to obtain CBU products (exceptions listed below). CBU will handle the import of all items. 

Exception: Items beginning in "KOU-" must be shipped directly to the customer. Due to their components, these items require a customer-specific import permit. Please see here for more information.


Terms and Conditions:
Ordering from Cosmo Bio USA indicates acceptance of our Terms and Conditions of Sale.

Special Circumstances:
In the even that an item is not kept in stock or has a minimum purchase required, the online system may say "Call for Pricing". This includes, but is not limited to: 
Koma Biotech items: Koma Biotech orders have a $300 minimum
KOU items: KOU orders require an import permit
AXS Lymphoprep tubes: 5 box minimum for 2mL x 30 tubes