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- SKAN Group AG, a leading provider of isolators, cleanroom equipment, and decontamination processes for aseptic production in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and chemical industries, operates globally across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and other regions. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Allschwil, Switzerland, the company delivers customized and standardized process isolators including sterility test isolators and flexible production isolators such as the PSI-L 2.0; integrated and robotic process solutions for automation, liquid handling, and closed-vial filling systems; cleanroom devices encompassing biological safety cabinets like the Class II Classic and Classic Plus, laminar flow hoods, particle counters, safety workbenches, transfer systems, and fume cupboards; personal protective equipment for cleanrooms and cytostatics; decontamination technologies such as skanfog and nanox catalysts; accessories, biological indicators, and ready-to-use consumables; alongside lifecycle support services, laboratory services via SKAN Labs, digital solutions including manufacturing execution systems and virtual reality training, and Pure Solutions for workplace air purity. SKAN Group structures its business in Equipment and Solutions; and Services and Consumables segments, targeting high-regulatory markets in North America, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and emerging regions like China, India, and Brazil, with subsidiaries in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, the USA, Japan, and Brazil. In recent developments, SKAN Group completed the acquisition of a 76% stake in Metronik d.o.o., a provider of MES software and automation solutions, in August 2025 following an agreement in May 2025, integrating it into the Services and Consumables segment to enhance digital process capabilities and contribute positively to earnings; the company, formerly BV Holding AG, rebranded to SKAN Group AG in October 2021.