In September 2021, Bürkert and ReseaTech expanded their collaboration into a strategic partnership; Bürkert joined the Swiss start-up as an investor on June 1, 2023. After two years of intensive and successful joint work on new products and solutions in the field of microdispensing, the strategic partnership is now being taken to the next level. The positive development through the bundling of ReseaTech's expertise in the field of flow sensors and Bürkert's expertise in the field of fluid control systems is now to be further developed and scaled in a targeted manner.

"Since Bürkert's entry in 2021, we have been able to successfully work on the further development of ReseaTech's technology and jointly develop market-ready products. We are now looking forward to further developing ReseaTech's business together with Bürkert," says Simon Zumbrunnen, CEO and co-founder of ReseaTech. The Swiss start-up will continue to develop and produce at the Burgdorf site, and existing customer relationships and projects will be continued.

With its valve and system expertise, Bürkert Fluid Control Systems has been successful for many years in the measurement, control and regulation of very small fluid volumes. ReseaTech, a start-up founded in 2015 out of the Bern University of Applied Sciences, is also active in this field, focusing on the measurement of tiny droplets and sensor technology in the field of fluid control and filling. The sensor systems are able to measure liquid quantities as small as 50 nanoliters.

"With ReseaTech's know-how, we are specifically expanding our expertise in the microfluidics sector," says Bürkert Managing Director Georg Stawowy about the strategic investment.

With the help of the majority takeover by Bürkert, ReseaTech now has funds at its disposal for the further development of the company and the technology as well as the scaling of production. In addition, the alliance with Bürkert gives ReseaTech access to a broad, global market.