Hamilton Thorne Group
Since 2017 GYNEMED GmbH & Co. KG has been a member of the American Hamilton Thorne Group together with a number of other companies within the fertility industry.
Hamilton Thorne Ltd. (HTL) is a public company traded on the Toronto Venture Exchange.
HTL is a leading global provider of precision instruments, consumables, software and services to the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), research, and cell biology markets.
The group began accelerating its growth by completing the acquisition of the Gynemed & Co GmbH (2017), Planer Ltd. (2019), IVFtech ApS (2021) and Tek-Event (2021)
Today, while its primary focus is serving laboratories in the ART field, the products and services are provided to a diverse customer base, from in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics and pharmaceutical companies to animal research facilities and academic establishments worldwide.
Hamilton Thorne Inc. (HTI) produces precision laser and imaging systems for biological markets. The company focuses on human Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), and the demand for ART has never been higher as reproductive success has continued to decline.
Over thirty years ago, HTI became a leader in the field of animal breeding. The Company then embarked on a mission to bring new technologies to the ART medical market. Since then, HTI has expanded in the fertility industry and has created breakthrough products that support In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) professionals worldwide.
The Company remains committed to bringing industry knowledge and dedication to its full range of ART products and services. HTI believes in collaborating with diverse points of view to create customer-focused products that bring innovations to life.
Since 1973, Planer has been supplying hospitals, laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, IVF clinics and the ART fields with hardware, software and systems for the safe preservation, storage, and monitoring of biological specimens such as embryos, blood products and tissue.
Planer works closely with Human IVF, Animal IVF, Transgenic Research and Stem Cell Research sectors to understand their needs and develop and source high-quality, reliable equipment conforming to ISO and Medical Device standards and, where appropriate, assist with compliance, including 21 CFR Pt 11.
Using its years of expertise and experience, Planer develops and manufactures pioneering and innovative products to the highest standards and provides uncompromising service to the UK market and around the world directly and through its distributors and service agents in over 90 countries.
IVFtech is a family-run Danish company based north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company has been operating since 1998 and possesses market-leading industry experience and knowledge. In 2021 IVFtech was acquired by the American group Hamilton Thorne Ltd. and is now part of this global group.
IVFtech is innovative and always on the lookout for new technology and ideas to help solve clients’ challenges and specific needs and are passionate manufacturer of bespoke workstations, incubators, and equipment for IVF laboratories. As such, they play an indirect but crucial role in helping people around the world become families. And this is exactly the reason for the company’s entire existence to keep on creating innovative equipment to improve the everyday work life of clients and enhance the overall chances of success in fertility treatment.
Tek-Event, based in Sydney, Australia, is the manufacturer of the Cell-Tek Microscope Chamber, a specialized product for controlling temperature, air flow, humidification, and air quality that is used in ART and laboratory markets worldwide. The Cell-Tek Chamber is designed to create an optimum environment for visually examining, manipulating, transferring, or assessing oocytes and embryos for in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Tek-Event is also a value-added reseller of a select range of capital equipment and consumables, including those manufactured by Hamilton Thorne. Tek-Event serves approximately 90% of IVF clinics in Australia.
MICROPTIC S.L., company based in Barcelona, Spain, is a leading player in the field of research, design, development, sale, installation and service of in-vitro diagnostic systems. Using Artificial Intelligence technology, the company is specialized in semen analysis for over 30 years, both human and animal. MICROPTIC has installed more than 2000 systems in over 100 countries and collaborates with about 70 distributors and scientific researchers.