Tecan today celebrates 30 years as a pioneer in the liquid handling and analytical detection fields, offering technical excellence in products that address both the needs of the end user and the demands of the life science market.

Thanks to the quality and reliability of its cost-effective solutions, the Tecan brand enjoys an enviable position in the scientific community. With many customers no longer having in-house automation experts, Tecan’s highly motivated and dedicated team of scientists and engineers are crucial to understanding users’ needs. This commitment has helped to continually meet the demands of the marketplace, mixing business requirements with scientific innovation to develop validated products and systems of real value to laboratories around the world. Extensive experience in quality and regulatory issues also provides substantial benefit to Tecan’s customers, and all business units are certified according to ISO 13485, the international standard for medical device companies.

Tecan continues to build on its success, developing solutions that are better and faster, and providing scientists with access to technologies that have previously been out of reach, as Thomas Bachmann, CEO, explained: “Tecan’s strength continues to lie in its broad and continuous history of innovating workflows and applications. We have expanded our global presence and strengthened our frontline service organizations and, looking ahead, we have ambitious goals to drive the stream of innovations forward to help our customers further enhance their processes.”

About Tecan

Tecan (www.tecan.com) is a leading global provider of laboratory instruments and solutions in biopharmaceuticals, forensics, and clinical diagnostics. The company specializes in the development, production and distribution of instruments and automated workflow solutions for laboratories in the life sciences sector. With its subsidiary REMP (www.remp.com), Tecan is the market leader in automated laboratory storage and logistics systems. Its clients include pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, university research departments, forensic and diagnostic laboratories. As an original equipment manufacturer, Tecan is also a leader in developing and manufacturing OEM instruments and components that are then distributed by partner companies. Founded in Switzerland in 1980, the company has manufacturing, research and development sites in both Europe and North America and maintains a sales and service network in 52 countries. In 2009, Tecan generated sales of CHF 392 million (USD 361.2 million; EUR 259.6 million). Registered shares of Tecan Group are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange (TK: TECN/Reuters: TECZn.S/ ISIN CH0012100191).