Overview
Swiss laboratory automation company developing robotic workcells, liquid handling systems, and genomics automation for pharma, diagnostics, and research. Publicly traded on SIX Swiss Exchange. Market cap ~$2.7B.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Founded
Revenue
Market cap
CEO transition
Products
Incidents
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (1)
- Achim von Leoprechting ceosince 2022-01-01secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Tecan.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Tecan in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Tecan?
- Swiss laboratory automation company developing robotic workcells, liquid handling systems, and genomics automation for pharma, diagnostics, and research. Publicly traded on SIX Swiss Exchange. Market cap ~$2.7B.
- What does Tecan make?
- Tecan has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Fluent (Tecan builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Tecan?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Tecan building in the same form factors include DJI, Boston Dynamics, Robotphoenix, Lightwheel.
- Who is the CEO of Tecan?
- Achim von Leoprechting is the ceo of Tecan, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Tecan headquartered?
- Tecan is headquartered in Männedorf, Switzerland.
- Where does Tecan operate robots?
- Tecan is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Tecan a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Tecan ranks in roughly the top 98% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Tecan founded?
- Tecan was founded in 1965.
- Is Tecan safe?
- Tecan has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-18
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Tecan.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Tecan from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/tecan.md
- RSS feed: /companies/tecan/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/a493f02a-9389-46aa-9d9e-b806d9bddeef
- Revision history: /companies/tecan/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
Reality vs attention
Tecan draws attention at the 3rd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 22, 2026