What Bertin Technologies does

Bertin Technologies SAS is a French privately-held industrial group (SAS) founded in 1960 and headquartered in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, employing roughly 1,000 people and reporting €178M of revenue in 2024 with over 70% export share. The company designs and manufactures high-end instrumentation across four primary verticals — Defense and Security, Civil Nuclear, Health and Life Sciences, and Space and Big Science — supplemented by Government and Public Safety and Healthcare Waste Management. Its technology base centers on optronics (LWIR thermal imaging, shutterless camera calibration over -40°C to +70°C, low-SWaP OEM camera modules) integrated with intelligent data processing for Detection, Recognition, and Identification (DRI), alongside radiation monitoring, biological sample preparation, adaptive optics, and on-site medical waste sterilization.

Bertin operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries (Alpao, Environics, Exensor, Health & Life Sciences, Instruments, VF Nuclear, Winlight) plus regional entities in Germany, Italy, the UK, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the USA. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales directly to defense agencies (DGA), defense prime contractors (CNIM, Arquus, NHIndustries), and scientific institutions (ITER, astronomy and synchrotron facilities). The product architecture is a platform-plus-products model: standardized families (CamSight OEM modules, Precellys homogenizers, SaphyGATE portal monitors, AlphaGUARD radon monitors) feed integrated systems (PeriSight situational awareness, Flexnet UGS) and custom on-demand subsystems for space and fusion programs. Approximately 40% employee ownership aligns the workforce with the company's long-cycle, certification-driven operating model in defense, nuclear, and life-sciences markets.

Name

Bertin Technologies

Legal name

Bertin Technologies SAS

Website

https://bertin-technologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Bertin Technologies is a French privately-held industrial group designing high-end optronics, radiation monitoring, life-sciences, and space instrumentation for defense agencies, nuclear operators, pharmaceutical and biotech labs, and scientific institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense and Scientific Instrumentation

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Radiation Detection Instruments & Systems (Portal monitors, spectrometers, contamination monitors) (EUAKAIAK), Quality Engineering & Risk Management (ICH Q9/Q10, validation, change control) (HLAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Defense optronics
• Thermal imaging cameras
• Nuclear instrumentation
• Sample preparation equipment
• Adaptive optics systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Montigny-le-bretonneux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Instrumentation Products and Systems Sales: Bertin Technologies generates primary revenue through the sale of high-end instrumentation equipment and systems for defense, security, nuclear, life sciences, and space applications. The company sells components, equipment, and complete systems ranging from OEM camera modules to integrated surveillance solutions. Revenue is predominantly from product sales as evidenced by 70% Products & Services metric.
2. Services and Maintenance: The company provides installation and commissioning, training, metrology, maintenance, equipment management, and spare parts services. These professional services complement product sales and provide recurring revenue opportunities.
3. Custom/On-Demand Systems: Bertin develops tailored optronic systems for specific customer requirements, including test and calibration benches, ruggedized optical lenses, and custom subsystems for defense and security applications. This represents custom engineering and integration services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bertin Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells high-end instrumentation equipment and systems for defense and security, civil nuclear, life sciences, and space and big science applications. Its core offerings include LWIR thermal imaging OEM camera modules and integrated optronic surveillance systems, nuclear radiation monitoring and dosimetry instruments, laboratory sample preparation homogenizers and air samplers, adaptive optics and optical payloads for space, and custom on-demand optronic and optical subsystems. The company supplements product sales with installation, commissioning, training, metrology, maintenance, and custom engineering services.

Product overview

Bertin Technologies is a French industrial group providing high-end instrumentation for critical and scientific applications across Defense and Security, Life Sciences, Nuclear Instrumentation, and Space and Big Science markets. The company operates as a platform-plus-products architecture, offering both standardized product lines and custom on-demand systems. In Life Sciences, the core offerings center on the Precellys homogenizer family (Evolution Touch, Connect, 24 Touch, Minilys) and related consumables (Lysing Kits, Tissue Dissociation Kits), complemented by air monitoring solutions (Coriolis Compact, Coriolis+) and biological detection tools. The Nuclear Instrumentation portfolio spans environmental radiation monitoring (SpectroTRACER, GammaTRACER, AlphaGUARD radon monitors), dosimetry systems (Saphydose, RiumApp, RiumWeb), contamination meters (SaphyRAD), and portal monitors (SaphyGATE). For Surveillance and Protection, the company provides CamSight OEM thermal camera modules (HD, LP, LS, AI, WE, SW, V6, LITE, Fusion Block variants) as core components, integrated into complete systems like PeriSight vehicle situational awareness solutions and Flexnet wireless surveillance platforms. The Space and Big Science division delivers custom optical payloads (SPEO), adaptive optics systems, optical communication components (HPMUX, FiTT), and scientific instruments (X-ray microscopes, spectrographs, image slicers) for astronomy, fusion research, and synchrotron facilities. All divisions are supported by comprehensive services including installation, training, metrology, and maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bertin Photonics: Brand for optronic systems for threat detection, reconnaissance and identification in Defense and Security sector
• Precellys
• Coriolis
• CamSight
• PeriSight
• Sterilwave
• Biotoxis
• AlphaGUARD

Products and services

• Precellys Evolution Touch Homogenizer Laboratory homogenizer for tissue dissociation and lysing used in pharmaceutical and biotechnology research applications.
• Precellys 24 Touch Homogenizer Touchscreen-controlled laboratory homogenizer for high-throughput sample preparation and tissue processing.
• Minilys Personal Homogenizer Compact, personal-sized tissue homogenizer for individual laboratory use and small sample volumes.
• Cryolys Evolution Cryogenic homogenizer system designed for temperature-sensitive sample processing while maintaining sample integrity.
• Coriolis Compact Compact air sampler for biological contamination detection and environmental monitoring applications.
• Coriolis+ Air Sampler High-performance air sampling device for biological agent detection including bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
• Biotoxis qPCR Detection Kit Real-time PCR-based detection kit for identifying biological toxins and pathogens.
• SpectroTRACER Spectrometric probe for environmental radiation monitoring in air, soil, and water applications.
• GammaTRACER XL2 Autonomous gamma radiation probe for continuous environmental monitoring in nuclear facilities.
• AlphaGUARD Radon Monitor Professional radon gas monitor for accurate measurement of radon levels in buildings and underground workplaces.
• SaphyGATE G Portal Monitor Radiation portal monitor for detecting radioactive materials in vehicles, containers, and pedestrians at security checkpoints.
• SaphyRAD C Contamination Monitor Radioactive contamination monitor for personnel and equipment decontamination verification.
• Saphydose Gamma i Dosimeter Personal gamma dosimeter for individual radiation dose measurement and monitoring.
• CamSight Thermal Camera Module OEM LWIR thermal camera module range providing infrared imaging for surveillance, reconnaissance, and vehicle vision enhancement systems.
• CamSight LITE Cost-effective, ultra-compact OEM digital core camera designed for high-volume and single-use applications.
• PeriSight Scalable Optronic Solution Scalable optronic solution for ground vehicles providing 360-degree situational awareness, night vision, and driver vision enhancement capabilities.
• PeriSight Drive Enhanced driver vision solution integrating CamSight thermal imaging technology for 24/7 operational capability including darkness, smoke, and fog conditions.
• PeriSight Top Attack 360-degree passive infrared optronic solution designed to protect armored vehicles against advanced drone threats.
• Flexnet Wireless Surveillance Platform Wireless protection and surveillance platform integrating multiple sensor networks for perimeter security and threat detection.
• Sterilwave On-site hospital waste treatment solution that reduces waste volume and weight while minimizing transportation and environmental impacts through microwave sterilization.
• SPEO Optical Payload Optical payload solutions for Earth observation satellite constellations, available in medium and high-resolution variants.
• Adaptive Optics Systems Custom adaptive optics systems for astronomy, biomedical imaging, and telecommunications applications, including deformable mirrors and wavefront sensors.
• X-ray Microscope X-ray microscopy system for fusion reactor diagnostics and synchrotron applications.
• Installation, Training, Metrology, and Maintenance Services Professional services including installation and commissioning, training, metrology, maintenance, equipment management, and spare parts for Bertin Technologies products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thermal cameras factory-calibrated over -40C to +70C temperature range for consistent image quality
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Green AssistminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 16 December 2024Green Assist provided advisory support to Bertin Technologies for implementing Sterilwave hospital waste treatment solution, ensuring compliance with environmental policies and exploring reuse possibilities for hospital waste residues.
• CNIMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Bertin Photonics provides PeriSight optronic solution integrated into CNIM's SPRAT rapid bridge installation system, combining with an enhanced control-command system for facilitating driving and tactical gap crossing in hostile environments. The partnership has been in operation since 2013.
• ArquuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBertin Winlight integrated PeriSight driver vision enhancement into Arquus' Scarabee light armored vehicle prototype, demonstrating excellent night and day optronic performance that considerably enhances mobility and security.
• NHIndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBertin Photonics with its subsidiary Winlight designed a robust and hermetically sealed onboard vision system (Sling Load Camera) for NHIndustries' NH90 helicopter, providing 180 degree view of the space under the aircraft in difficult conditions.
• CNIM Air SpaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBertin Photonics and CNIM Air Space developed complementary solutions for long-range day/night monitoring combining CamSight LP OEM camera module with White Hawk tethered aerostat.
• Bertin WinlightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBertin Winlight, a subsidiary, provides PeriSight Drive integrated vision solution combining CamSight thermal camera modules for safe and effective navigation of military vehicles. Winlight also designed the Sling Load Camera for NH90 helicopters.
• Bertin AlpaocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBertin Alpao, a subsidiary, provides recognized expertise in adaptive optics for space optical communication and custom optical components for astronomy applications.
• Bertin ExensorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBertin Exensor, a subsidiary, provides unattended ground sensors (UGS) and the Flexnet wireless protection and surveillance system, integrated with Bertin's CamSight camera modules.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Thales: French defense and aerospace electronics giant with a substantial optronics, infrared sensing, and surveillance portfolio. Bertin supplies into Thales-adjacent programs as a specialist sub-tier; Thales competes broadly across the same defense platforms Bertin targets with PeriSight and CamSight.
• Safran Electronics & Defense: Major French defense electronics and optronics supplier covering navigation, surveillance, and land vehicle systems. Competes with Bertin across vehicle vision enhancement and optronics integrations, while also being a potential partner/customer for Bertin's sensor modules.
• Teledyne FLIR: Global leader in thermal imaging cameras and infrared sensors serving defense, industrial, and public safety markets. Competes head-on with Bertin's CamSight and PeriSight in vehicle vision enhancement, surveillance, and drone detection applications.
• Leonardo: Italian-headquartered defense and aerospace prime with significant optronics, sensors, and helicopter avionics businesses. Comparable as a vertically integrated defense electronics peer whose NH90 and helicopter programs overlap with Bertin's NHIndustries and Sling Load Camera work.

Direct peers

• Lynred: France-based specialist manufacturer of infrared detectors and modules (formerly Sofradir/Ulis). Lynred supplies IR sensors at the component level that overlap with Bertin's CamSight thermal camera module business, and competes for similar defense and surveillance OEM slots.
• HGH Systèmes Infrarouges: French infrared/optics specialist producing thermal imaging cameras and 360-degree surveillance systems for defense, security, and industrial markets. Directly comparable to Bertin's PeriSight and CamSight offerings and serving overlapping European defense customers.
• Excelitas Technologies: North American photonics and sensor specialist producing thermal imaging modules, infrared cameras, and detection systems. Comparable OEM camera-module product line to Bertin's CamSight family, with strong overlap in defense, security, and industrial process markets.
• Mirion Technologies: US-listed specialist in radiation detection, dosimetry, and nuclear instrumentation serving power, defense, and medical markets. Directly comparable to Bertin's GammaTRACER, AlphaGUARD, SaphyGATE portal monitors, and dosimetry portfolio.
• Exosens: European photonics company (formed from Photonis and Xenics) specializing in image intensifiers, infrared sensors, and detection components. Comparable component-level technology overlap with Bertin's CamSight modules and competes for similar defense OEM slots.

Emerging players

• Exail (formerly iXblue): French high-tech company providing photonics, inertial navigation, and space optical communication subsystems. Comparable to Bertin's space optical payload and adaptive optics businesses (via Bertin Alpao/Winlight) and serves overlapping European space and defense customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A4 records

Investments

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