STRATEC SE (formerly STRATEC Biomedical AG) is a company with worldwide operations that designs and manufactures fully automated analyzer systems for partners in clinical diagnostics and biotechnology - particularly in the field of

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-diagnostics. As a classic original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplier, STRATEC produces its systems almost exclusively on behalf of its customers. Alongside the systems themselves, the company also provides sample preparation solutions, system software and integrated laboratory software (Middleware). STRATEC is also responsible for development documentation, testing, delivery of systems, and the supply of spare parts and complex consumables for diagnostic and medical applications. STRATEC's customers are well known diagnostic companies like DiaSorin, Abbott,

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or Hologic.

Locations

Since its foundation, the company's headquarters has been in

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, Gräfenhausen neighborhood. The company also has several branches and development and production sites:

History

The company was founded in Birkenfeld in 1979. Stratec Biomedical AG was publicly listed (IPO) in 1998. The wholly owned subsidiary Robion AG was founded in Switzerland in 2005 and later renamed as Stratec Biomedical Switzerland AG. Sanguin International, Ltd., UK, was acquired in 2006 and renamed as Stratec Biomedical UK, Ltd. This was followed in 2009 by the acquisition of Invitek Gesellschaft für Biotechnik & Biodesign mbH, Berlin, now Stratec Molecular GmbH, and of Ballista, Inc., USA, now Stratec Biomedical USA, Inc. in 2010. In November 2010, the company was admitted into the

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stock market index. In March 2016, STRATEC acquired the Hungary-based company Diatron, a hematology system specialist. The company develops and manufactures analyzer systems and complementary products for use in human and veterinary diagnostics. In June 2016, another acquisition was announced: Sony DADC Biosciences GmbH, headquartered in

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, Austria. The company has more than 1000 employees and is an OEM-supplier for smart consumable for diagnostics and life sciences applications. In November 2018, the company completed its conversion into a European Company (Societas Europaea, SE), known as STRATEC SE.

Subsidiaries

* STRATEC Consumables GmbH

Mergers & Acquisitions

2023

Natech Plastics

In June 2023, Stratec announced an agreement to acquire Natech Plastics, a US-based contract holder serving the medical technology sector with the development and marketing of polymer-based consumables for medical applications. Natech operates three production facilities with production press sizes ranging from 40 to 400 tons, including hydraulic, electric, and hybrid presses. The deal was valued at $30 million, with an additional earn-out dependent on performance criteria through 2025. The acquisition was set to complete in July 2023.

Gallery

Birkenfeld Gewerbestr37 stratec GoFuture.jpg, Artwork on the 2022 expansion building

References

{{Authority control Medical technology companies of Germany Companies based in Baden-Württemberg