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  • Comment: This is basically just a corporate brochure, it is (ultimately) the company telling the world about itself. We're not interested in that, we want almost exclusively to see what others, esp. reliable and independent secondary sources, have chosen on their own initiative to say about them. There are a couple of sources which may meet those criteria, but they are buried among 15 or so primary sources, routine business reporting, etc. DoubleGrazing (talk) 09:59, 5 August 2026 (UTC)


INTEGRA Biosciences
TypeAktiengesellschaft (AG)
IndustryLaboratory equipment[1]
Founded1965[2]
HeadquartersZizers, Switzerland[3][4]
Key peopleUrs Hartmann (CEO)[5]
RevenueCHF 156 million (2024)[2]
Number of employees
Approximately 600 (2024)[2]
Websitewww.integra-biosciences.com

INTEGRA Biosciences AG is a Swiss manufacturer of laboratory equipment and liquid-handling technologies for the life sciences industry.[1] The company is headquartered in Zizers, Switzerland, and operates an additional site in Hudson, New Hampshire, United States.[2]

History

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Aerial view of the INTEGRA headquarters in Zizers Switzerland
Aerial view of the INTEGRA Biosciences European headquarters in Zizers, Switzerland, located in an industrial area at the foot of the Grisons Alps.

INTEGRA Biosciences was founded in 1965 as Tecnomara AG, a Zurich-based distributor of laboratory equipment, which INTEGRA Holding acquired in 1985.[6][7] Following a 2001 merger with TECURIA Engineering Ltd.,[8] the company consolidated all of its business activities at a single site in Chur, Switzerland, two years later.[9]

After the 2009 merger with the U.S.-based VIAFLO Corporation,[10] the company moved its Swiss headquarters from Chur to Zizers.[4] INTEGRA Biosciences also acquired its French distribution partner, Valdea, in 2012.[11][12]

Between 2018 and 2025, the company carried out a series of expansions at its Zizers headquarters, beginning with a CHF 20 million investment that increased local production capacity by 150%.[9] In 2021, the company announced plans for a CHF 100 million expansion, aimed at adding automated production facilities, research and development spaces, and an estimated 250 jobs by 2028.[13][14] As part of this expansion, a 33,000-square-meter facility with additional production and development functions was completed in 2024.[15] In 2025, INTEGRA Biosciences opened a new manufacturing facility at its Zizers headquarters, shifting more than half of its global production to Switzerland.[16][17]

Alongside its headquarters expansion, INTEGRA Biosciences also acquired Miroculus, a U.S.-based biotech company, in March 2023.[18][19]

Corporate structure and operations

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INTEGRA Biosciences is a member of the INTEGRA Group, whose parent company is the Swiss-based INTEGRA Holding AG, a privately held holding company headquartered in Wallisellen, Switzerland.[20][21]

The company's principal manufacturing activities are located in Zizers, Switzerland, with an additional engineering and production facility in Hudson, New Hampshire, United States.[1] According to INTEGRA Holding, the company employed approximately 600 people globally and generated revenue of CHF 156 million in 2024.[2]

Expansions during the COVID-19 pandemic

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, INTEGRA Biosciences invested CHF 50 million to relocate its pipette-tip production from its US facility to Zizers, citing supply chain disruptions and increased global demand for laboratory equipment and consumables as key factors.[22] The expansion focused on highly automated production processes, which allowed the company to increase manufacturing in Switzerland despite comparatively high labor costs.[22]

Awards

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INTEGRA Biosciences won the Red Dot Design Award for product design in 2014 for its VIAFLO ASSIST pipetting robot.[23] The ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot also received the Best New General Laboratory Product award for 2018, announced at Pittcon in March 2019.[24]

In 2020, the company received the Swiss Manufacturing Award and placed second in the Prix SVC Ostschweiz competition.[25][26] In 2021, the company was named Life Sciences Company of the Year in SelectScience's annual awards program.[27]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Nay, Andri (4 March 2020). "Senkrechtstarter aus Zizers" (PDF). Bündner Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "INTEGRA Biosciences". INTEGRA Holding Ltd. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "INTEGRA Biosciences AG (CHE-116.348.219)". Swiss Federal Commercial Registry (ZEFIX). Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 "INTEGRA Biosciences wächst und schafft Arbeitsplätze" (in German). Vilan24. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Management Board". INTEGRA Biosciences. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Für Integra eine «Bereicherung» Tecnomara interniert". Der Bund. December 16, 1986. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Wer ist die Integra Holding AG?". Der Bund. June 8, 1990. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Neue Führungskräfte und Wechsel in der Prozessindustrie". PROCESS (in German). 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  9. 1 2 "Tardis: Integra Biosciences AG wächst: Bauvolumen von rund zwanzig Millionen Franken" (PDF). Zizerser Dorfzeitung. March 2018. pp. 44–45. Retrieved September 10, 2026.
  10. ↑ "INTEGRA Biosciences and VIAFLO Corporation join forces". Analytica World. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "INTEGRA France fait une entrée remarquée sur le marché du diagnostic". La Gazette du Laboratoire. Retrieved September 10, 2026.
  12. ↑ "INTEGRA acquires Valdea Biosciences". www.bionity.com. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  13. ↑ Zezras: Integra Biosciences engrondescha sia sedia per passa 100 milliuns francs - Telesguard - Play RTR. Retrieved 2026-09-10 – via www.rtr.ch.
  14. ↑ "Firma da tecnologia a Zezras - Nov campus per passa 100 milliuns e cun 250 novas plazzas". Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha (RTR) (in Romansh). Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  15. ↑ "Integra augmenta sias capacitads". Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha (in Romansh). 19 September 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "INTEGRA Biosciences holt Hälfte der Produktion in die Schweiz". S-GE (in German). Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  17. ↑ "Ein Meilenstein für Zizerser Unternehmen – Openair-Kino und Bands für die Bevölkerung". Südostschweiz (in German). 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  18. ↑ "INTEGRA Biosciences Acquires Miroculus". GenomeWeb. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Tecnica da medischina: Integra a Zezras cumpra interpresa americana". Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha (in Romansh). 16 March 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "INTEGRA Biosciences AG". Handelsregister. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  21. ↑ "INTEGRA Holding AG". Swiss Federal Commercial Registry (ZEFIX). Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  22. 1 2 "Immer mehr Schweizer Firmen holen die Produktion zurück". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Red Dot Design Award: VIAFLO ASSIST". Red Dot Institute. 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  24. ↑ "Winners of the 2019 Scientists' Choice Awards for General Lab, Separations and Spectroscopy Announced at Pittcon". SelectScience. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "Swiss Manufacturing Award". University of St. Gallen. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  26. ↑ "Prix SVC Ostschweiz 2020" (in German). Swiss Venture Club. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Meet the winners of the 2021 Scientists' Choice Awards for Life Sciences". SelectScience. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
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