Sartorius AG is an international pharmaceutical and laboratory equipment supplier, covering the segments of Bioprocess Solutions and Lab Products & Services.

1906 By acquiring the companies August Becker (Göttingen) and Ludwig Tesdorpf (Stuttgart), Sartorius expanded its portfolio to include microtomes as well as astronomical, geodetic, and physical instruments.

[10] 2008 Through its subgroup, SSB Sartorius acquired the Swiss-based Wave Biotech AG, a leading provider of single-use bioreactors.

[19] In July, the company, through SSB, acquired kSep Systems, which specialized in preparative centrifugation for recombinant proteins, vaccines, and cell therapy products.

[21] 2017 The company acquired cell-based assay and instrumentation firm Essen BioScience, from private equity owner SFW Capital Partners, for $320 million.

[17] Another co-development agreement was inked with Nova Biomedical to develop a system for large-scale testing of diverse cell culture conditions.

[24] 2020 The company acquired selected assets of Danaher Corporation, including products for the research and development of cell therapies.