What Teclis Scientific does

Teclis Scientific is a privately held French company founded in 1998 that designs, manufactures, and services analytical instruments for interface science — the study of foams, emulsions, surfaces, and interfaces. Its product portfolio centers on the TRACKER™ optical surface tensiometer and interfacial rheometer (pendant drop analysis for surface/interfacial tension and rheology), the FOAMSCAN™ foam analyzer (foamability, stability, bubble size distribution, drainage), the JETSCAN™ high-throughput defoamer tester, and the BubbleStatistics™ software module. Instruments rely on proprietary image-analysis software to extract measurements from drop profiles and foam structures; high-temperature/high-pressure variants (TRACKER HTHP, FOAMSCAN HTMP) extend the platform into oil-and-gas and extreme-condition applications. All units are 100% manufactured in France through a partnership with MGA Technologies in an ISO-13485-certified workshop near Lyon.

Teclis runs a direct enterprise sales motion targeting academic and industrial research laboratories. The customer base spans 350+ accounts in 25 countries across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, with named enterprise customers including BASF, Solvay, Thor, and Schlumberger. Served verticals include oil & gas, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals & life sciences, cosmetics, chemicals, coatings & printing, and detergents. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; revenue derives from hardware sales and adjacent laboratory/consulting services. The firm maintains a long-standing research partnership with France's CNRS and cites 200+ peer-reviewed publications referencing its instruments in 2022 alone, signaling meaningful entrenchment in the scientific literature. No funding rounds, acquisitions, ownership changes, or named executives beyond a scientific representative are publicly disclosed.

Name

Teclis Scientific

Legal name

TECLIS Scientific

Website

https://teclis-scientific.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Teclis Scientific is a French analytical instrument maker producing optical tensiometers, foam analyzers, and defoamer testers for interface science research. It serves 350+ academic and industrial customers across 25 countries spanning chemicals, oil & gas, food, pharma, and cosmetics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Analytical Laboratory Instruments

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Microscopy, Imaging & Flow Cytometry Instruments (HLAGAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE)

Keywords

• Surface tension measurement
• Foam analysis instruments
• Emulsion characterization
• Interfacial rheometry
• Analytical laboratory equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Civrieux-d'azergues

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Scientific Instrument Sales: Sale of analytical instruments including surface tensiometers, foam analyzers, and software for interface science research. Instruments are 100% made in France with ISO-13485 certified manufacturing.
2. Laboratory Services: Providing laboratory services for interface science analysis alongside instrument sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Teclis Scientific designs, manufactures, and sells high-precision optical measuring instruments for interface science, including the TRACKER™ drop/bubble tensiometer, FOAMSCAN™ foam analyzer, and JETSCAN™ rising bubble instrument, bundled with the BubbleStatistics™ image-analysis software. The instruments are used by academic and industrial research laboratories to characterize surface tension, interfacial rheology, foam kinetics, and emulsions across industries such as oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, food & beverages, cosmetics, chemicals, coatings, and detergents.

Product overview

TECLIS Scientific provides a portfolio of analytical instruments for interface science focused on foams, emulsions, surfaces, and interfaces. The core products are the TRACKER™ optical surface tensiometer and interfacial rheometer, and the FOAMSCAN™ foam analyzer and defoamer tester. These are complemented by specialized variants (high temperature-pressure versions) and software products (BubbleStatistics™). The company also offers the JETSCAN™ for high-throughput defoamer testing. All instruments utilize advanced image-analysis based software technology and are 100% made in France, with manufacturing certified to ISO-13485 standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TRACKER: Optical surface tensiometer and interfacial rheometer for measuring surface and interfacial tension
• FOAMSCAN
• BubbleStatistics
• JETSCAN

Products and services

• TRACKER™

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 350 customers in 25 different countries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• MGA TechnologiescoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerTECLIS instruments are manufactured by MGA Technologies, a French company specializing in automated and robotized solutions for industries. The TECLIS workshop is located within MGA facilities close to Lyon, France. Manufacturing is done in a workshop dedicated to medical devices and certified ISO-13485.
• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerTECLIS has an historical and privileged partnership with CNRS. TECLIS collaborates regularly with CNRS laboratories, benefiting from pluri-disciplinary and multi-cultural research environment.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Anton Paar: Austrian manufacturer of high-precision laboratory instruments including rheometers and surface characterization tools. Competes with TECLIS in selected industrial and academic accounts that require broader analytical platforms.
• Bruker Corporation: Diversified analytical instrument manufacturer whose surface science portfolio (including Biolin) overlaps with TECLIS. Represents a large, well-capitalized incumbent that competes in selected TECLIS niches.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global analytical instrument leader whose materials and surface characterization portfolio competes at the enterprise level with TECLIS for industrial R&D budgets in chemicals, pharma, and consumer products.
• Biolin Scientific (acquired by Bruker): Provider of surface science instruments including tensiometers and contact angle meters; now part of Bruker, a much larger analytical instrument group. Overlaps with TECLIS's TRACKER product line for surface and interfacial measurements.

Direct peers

• Sinterface Technologies: Specialist in interfacial rheology and dilational surface rheometry instruments. Competes with TECLIS in advanced interfacial measurement for academic and industrial formulations research.
• DataPhysics Instruments: German provider of optical measurement systems for interfacial and surface science, including contact angle and tensiometer instruments. Closely competes with TECLIS's TRACKER and FOAMSCAN product lines in research and industrial laboratories worldwide.
• Krüss GmbH: German manufacturer of specialist instruments for surface chemistry, including tensiometers, contact angle meters, and foam analyzers. Directly competes with TECLIS in surface/interfacial tension and foam characterization for academic and industrial R&D customers.
• Rame-Hart Instrument Co. US-based manufacturer of contact angle goniometers and tensiometers. Competes with TECLIS in surface tension, interfacial tension, and contact angle measurements, particularly for academic and industrial research customers in North America.
• First Ten Angstroms (FTA): US-based provider of contact angle and surface tension instruments for research and quality control. Comparable to TECLIS in product scope and target customer segments in North American academic and industrial labs.

Regional players

• Kyowa Interface Science: Japanese manufacturer of surface and interfacial measurement instruments (e.g., DropMaster). Comparable product offering to TECLIS's TRACKER, primarily serving the Japanese and broader Asian markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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