Tecan Trading AG

Company Overview

Tecan Trading AG is a leading global provider of automated laboratory instruments and solutions. Its systems and components help people working in clinical diagnostics, basic and translational research and drug discovery bring their science to life. The company develops, produces and supports automated workflow solutions. Its Cavro-branded instrument components are chosen by leading instrumentation suppliers across multiple disciplines. 

Tecan works side by side with a range of clients, including diagnostic laboratories, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and university research centers. Its expertise extends to developing and manufacturing OEM instruments and components, marketed by its partner companies. 

Cell lines and primary cells are widely used for the production of cell-derived biomolecules, as well as for cell-based assays. Tecan provides modular automation solutions from 2D and 3D cell culture with cloning, transfection and colony picking to the point of cell-based assays and cellular analysis based on its liquid handling and detection platforms. 

Financial Highlights (FY 2023)

Company's Business Segments

• Life Sciences Business (end-customer business) : This segment directly supplies end users with automated workflow solutions, such as laboratory instruments, software packages, application know-how, services, consumables, and spare parts.
• Partnering Business (OEM business) : This segment develops and manufactures OEM instruments and components that partner companies distribute under their names.