We are a leading global provider of laboratory automation systems, consumables and services, which we provide for multiple applications within the environmental, food, flavour and fragrance and energy markets

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Our Brands

Our portfolio combines robots and integrated devices which scale with the needs of our end users, allowing them reliable, precise analysis in their important daily work. Sold under a collection of well-established brands including Skalar Analytical, LCTech, PromoChrom, TE Instruments, EST and GERSTEL, we combine over 50 years of experience in the field.

Customer focus, teamwork, continuous improvement, innovation and integrity and respect are our core values, building the foundation for our high quality and trusted customer service amongst Chemistry experts for decades.

Skalar Analytical

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Skalar Analytical, headquartered in Breda, the Netherlands, specializes in manufacturing chemistry analyzers and laboratory-automation solutions tailored for environmental and agricultural applications.

PromoChrom Technologies

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PromoChrom brings expertise in automated solid-phase extraction (SPE) sample-preparation solutions, concentrating on the burgeoning PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) testing market.

LC Tech

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LCTech, situated in Obertaufkirchen, Germany, offers a diverse array of SPE consumables, advanced automation, and robotics capabilities.

EST Analytical

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EST Analytical, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, manufactures a range of automated laboratory solutions for gas chromatography (GC) sample introduction and preparation.

GERSTEL

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GERSTEL, headquartered in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, specializes in automated sample-preparation solutions for gas and liquid chromatography, focusing on precision and efficiency in industries such as environmental testing, fragrance, food and beverage, and forensics.

Trace Elemental Instruments

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TE Instruments, headquartered in Delft, the Netherlands, specializes incombustion elemental analyzers for environmental, petrochemical, and industrial applications.

Markes & SepSolve Analytical

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Markes provides advanced technologies for gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (MS), for applications including environmental monitoring, materials testing, food and beverage analysis, flavour and fragrance science, defence and forensics.

OUR STORY

Battery Ventures, a globally recognized investment firm with a focus on technology, has unveiled a novel laboratory-automation platform as a result of its recent acquisitions of six synergistic companies: Skalar Analytical, PromoChrom Technologies, LCTech, EST Analytical/TSHR, GERSTEL and TE Instruments. As of 2026, those companies will operate under a new group name called 'Velaris'

These six companies serve major multinational commercial testing laboratories and industrial clients across environmental, petrochemical, agricultural, and food-and-beverage sectors. By offering advanced automation solutions, they empower clients to streamline manual workflows, enhance efficiency, and achieve greater precision in their laboratory operations.

OUR STORY

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