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Advanced Automation Technologies acquires GERSTEL to enhance automated sample preparation solutions

GERSTEL joins AAT’s portfolio of leading brands, including Skalar Analytical, LCTech, PromoChrom, EST Analytical, and tsHR, boosting global reach and expanding product and service offerings

28 Nov 2024

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Advanced Automation Technologies (AAT), a platform of laboratory-automation brands backed by global investment firm Battery Ventures, has announced an agreement to acquire GERSTEL GmbH & Co. KG and its international subsidiaries.

GERSTEL will join AAT’s existing brands – Skalar Analytical, LCTech, PromoChrom Technologies, EST Analytical and tsHR – providing a highly complementary product offering for commercial and industrial laboratories globally. GERSTEL’s strength in Europe, North America and Asia also bolsters AAT’s presence in these regions and greatly expands regional sales and service capabilities.

GERSTEL specializes in automated solutions for gas and liquid chromatography. The company also develops and manufactures systems for sample preparation, thermal desorption and odor analysis, primarily focusing on GC/MS and LC/MS.

GERSTEL products are designed to enhance precision and efficiency in laboratories, streamline workflows, reduce manual intervention, and improve the accuracy and reproducibility of analytical results. GERSTEL offers a range of solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of various industries, including fragrance, environmental testing, food and beverage, and forensics.

“I’ve been contacted by Battery Ventures, and other investment firms, persistently for many years, but never considered selling the business, as I was planning to keep it in the family forever,” said Holger Gerstel, GERSTEL’s Owner & MD. “My view changed after seeing the complementary group of companies Battery brought together, so I knew AAT would be a good future home for GERSTEL. I am excited to see GERSTEL continue to flourish alongside the AAT family.”

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