Grenova and Peak Robotics merge to form Grenova Robotics

Companies unite under a new brand to deliver a broader portfolio

08-Oct-2026 - Grenova Robotics announced its launch as a new brand bringing together the expertise of Grenova and Peak Robotics to simplify automation complexity with integration-ready products. As automation becomes increasingly essential across laboratory and operational environments, technology is also ...

Bruker announces strategic collaboration with Atinary Technologies to advance self-driving laboratories

13-Aug-2026 - Bruker Corporation announced an expanded strategic collaboration with Atinary Technologies Inc., the pioneer of Self-Driving Labs® technologies and AI-driven R&D with applications in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, energy, and materials. Bruker also made a minority investment in Atinary. Financial ...

Automata raises $45 million for AI-enabled laboratory automation

Series C financing is intended to drive scalable software-defined laboratory processes and accelerate AI-driven drug discovery

02-Feb-2026 - Automata, the lab automation company building fully integrated, AI-ready platforms for life sciences, announced the close of a $45 million Series C funding round led by Dimension with participation from Danaher Ventures, Tru Arrow Partners, Octopus Ventures, Entrepreneurs First, and others. The ...

Automation makes personalized medicine affordable

Users benefit from cooperation between family business and start-up

19-Jan-2026 - It is not uncommon for the innovative strength of a start-up to be thwarted as soon as an investor steps in and imposes overly complex processes. In the cooperation between the family-owned company Bürkert Fluid Control Systems and Green Elephant Biotech (GEB), the specialists for sustainable ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific and NVIDIA launch AI revolution in the laboratory

"We are entering the era of ‘lab-in-the-loop’ science... to scale scientific discovery at industrial pace"

14-Jan-2026 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA to power AI-based solutions and laboratory automation at scale. The effort will leverage the NVIDIA Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform and Thermo Fisher Scientific solutions to progressively increase the automation, ...

Velaris acquires Markes International to expand its automated sample preparation capabilities

The company joins the Velaris family of existing brands – Skalar Analytical, LCTech, PromoChrom, EST Analytical, GERSTEL and TE Instruments

09-Jan-2026 - Velaris, a platform of laboratory-automation brands backed by global investment firm Battery Ventures, announced the acquisition of Markes International from strategic investor Schauenburg International and its founders Alun Cole and Elizabeth Woolfenden. Markes, founded in 1997, in Bridgend, ...

Advanced Automation Technologies (AAT) to rebrand under new name - Velaris

Over the past three years, the platform has strategically acquired six leading companies in adjacent markets

06-Jan-2026 - The Battery Ventures-backed laboratory automation platform previously operating under multiple names such as “Skalar Group” or “AAT” is proud to announce its rebranding as Velaris. This new identity reflects the platform’s vision to unify its growing portfolio of companies under a single, ...

Grenova acquires Peak Robotics

The combined organization will continue advancing Grenova’s mission to transform laboratory operations through innovation, sustainability, and intelligent design

20-Nov-2025 - Grenova, a leading innovator in sustainable laboratory solutions, announced the acquisition of Peak Robotics Inc. (PRI), a U.S.-based engineering company specializing in the design and manufacturing of robots and modular hardware for laboratory automation. This combination enhances Grenova’s ...

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and HSE•AG Announce Partnership

“The collaboration between Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and HSE marks a significant advancement in lab automation”

05-Sep-2025 - Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is redefining nucleic acid quantification through a strategic collaboration with Hombrechtikon Systems Engineering•AG (HSE•AG). This partnership updates and miniaturizes traditional nucleic acid quantification, powered by an automation-first approach that integrates ...

Labguru and Titian Software Rebrand as Cenevo

Cenevo brings together lab management systems Labguru and Mosaic to unlock the full potential of labs and accelerate scientific discovery

04-Aug-2025 - Titian Software and Labguru have rebranded as Cenevo, bringing together the two companies’ solutions, Labguru and Mosaic, under a new, unified brand, to enable further innovation and increased collaboration to accelerate scientific discovery. The combined organization specializes in lab ...