What Berlinger & Co AG does

Berlinger & Co AG is a privately held Swiss industrial company, founded in 1865 and headquartered in Ganterschwil, Switzerland, with a reported 101–250 employees. The company historically operated in two principal product areas: temperature monitoring and cold chain tracking solutions for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and perishable goods, and doping control sample collection kits used by anti-doping authorities and major sporting event organizers. Its core technology centered on physical temperature monitoring hardware (indicators, loggers) and cold chain tracking for regulated pharmaceutical and food logistics customers, addressing temperature excursion monitoring, GDP/GxP compliance, and quality assurance needs.

The company pursued a vertical segmentation strategy, serving pharmaceutical companies (primary segment) for vaccine and biologic cold chain monitoring, and food/perishable logistics operators (secondary segment) for cold chain visibility. Pricing and go-to-market mechanics are not publicly disclosed, consistent with a traditional B2B industrial model selling validated monitoring devices and indicators into regulated procurement environments.

In June 2024, the company executed a transformative restructuring: its Monitoring Solutions division — the core temperature monitoring business — was acquired by Sensitech Inc., a US-based supply chain visibility leader and Carrier entity, with the products now sold under Sensitech's 'Berlinger Cold Chain Solutions' sub-brand. Concurrently, Berlinger announced a medium-term withdrawal from the doping control kit business, pledging interim supply continuity. The combination of these two moves leaves the residual entity's scope, revenue base, and strategic direction unclear from the available sources.

Name

Berlinger & Co AG

Legal name

Berlinger & Co. AG

Website

https://berlinger.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1865

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Berlinger & Co AG is a privately held Swiss industrial company, founded in 1865, that historically provided temperature monitoring and cold chain tracking solutions for pharmaceutical and perishable goods, plus doping control kits for anti-doping authorities. Following the June 2024 sale of its Monitoring Solutions division to Sensitech and the announced withdrawal from doping control, the residual entity's scope is unclear.

Ownership category

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Product category

Cold Chain Temperature Monitoring Hardware

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

Cold storage facility environmental sensing (rooms, freezers, blast chillers) (TLAEALAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Devices & Diagnostics Temperature-Controlled Storage (TLALABAH), Cold Storage Warehouse Temperature Monitoring (Refrigerated & Frozen) (AFAOALAC), Cold Chain & Temperature Excursion Verification (Loggers, Validation) (AFALAGAH)

Keywords

• Temperature monitoring devices
• Cold chain tracking
• Pharmaceutical logistics solutions
• Vaccine cold chain
• Perishable goods monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Ganterschwil

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Berlinger & Co AG designed and supplied temperature monitoring devices and cold chain tracking solutions used to verify and record temperature conditions for temperature-sensitive products such as vaccines, pharmaceuticals, biologics, and perishable foods during storage and transport. The company's Monitoring Solutions division was acquired by Sensitech Inc. in June 2024 and its products continue to be offered under the Berlinger Cold Chain Solutions brand.

Product overview

Berlinger & Co. AG was a Swiss company specializing in cold chain monitoring solutions for temperature-sensitive products including pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and food logistics. The company's Monitoring Solutions division was acquired by Sensitech Inc. in mid-2024 (June 2024, with one source citing August 2024). The acquired products are now marketed under Sensitech's 'Berlinger Cold Chain Solutions' brand, continuing to serve the pharmaceutical and cold chain sectors with temperature monitoring technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Berlinger Cold Chain Solutions Temperature monitoring solutions for cold chain applications covering pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and perishable goods logistics, providing temperature excursion detection, compliance documentation, and supply chain visibility for temperature-sensitive products. Originally developed and sold by Berlinger & Co. AG and now distributed under the Berlinger Cold Chain Solutions brand within Sensitech's portfolio.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sensitech Inc.flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024In June 2024, Sensitech Inc., a US-based supply chain visibility leader, acquired the Monitoring Solutions division of Swiss company Berlinger & Co. AG to enhance its temperature monitoring capabilities in the pharmaceutical and cold chain sectors. This acquisition strengthened Sensitech's cold chain tracking portfolio and expanded its capabilities in temperature-controlled logistics for the pharmaceutical industry.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Sensitech Inc. Sensitech (a Carrier company) is now the acquirer of Berlinger's Monitoring Solutions division and operates the 'Berlinger Cold Chain Solutions' line. It is the most directly comparable competitor from a product, customer, and technology standpoint, now effectively standing in for Berlinger in the market.
• Vaisala: Finland-based Vaisala is a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, offering cold-chain temperature and humidity monitoring solutions for life sciences. Comparable as a broader, better-capitalized incumbent in the same product category.
• Rotronic (part of Process Sensing Technologies): Rotronic specializes in humidity and temperature measurement instrumentation used in pharmaceutical storage and logistics. Comparable technology category and pharma customer base, now part of a larger instrumentation platform.

Direct peers

• Controlant: Iceland-based Controlant provides real-time cold-chain visibility solutions for pharmaceuticals and life sciences, including reusable data loggers and cloud monitoring. Highly comparable to Berlinger's pharma-focused temperature monitoring offering.
• ELPRO-BUCHS AG: Swiss-headquartered ELPRO manufactures temperature and humidity monitoring devices and data loggers for pharma, biotech, and logistics. A close geographic and product peer to Berlinger pre-divestiture.
• Spotsee (formerly Temptime / Zebra): Spotsee offers time-temperature indicators and chemical/electronic monitors for life sciences and food cold chains, including the historic Temptime portfolio. Directly comparable as a temperature-monitoring specialist serving vaccines and biologics.
• LogTag Recorders: LogTag designs and manufactures temperature and humidity data loggers used in pharmaceutical and food cold chains. Comparable product category with similar mid-sized, independent profile to pre-divestiture Berlinger.
• Dickson: Dickson manufactures temperature, humidity, and pressure data loggers and monitoring solutions for life sciences, food, and industrial customers. Direct product overlap with Berlinger's data logger/monitor offering.

Emerging players

• Tive: Tive provides real-time IoT visibility (temperature, location, humidity) for pharmaceutical and perishable goods shipments. An emerging competitor pursuing the same pharma cold-chain customer base with newer technology.
• Onset (HOBO) — part of Hach: Onset manufactures HOBO data loggers for temperature and environmental monitoring across life sciences and industrial cold-chain applications. Comparable in product category with stronger backing through Hach/Danaher.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments

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