PAA Automation

PAA Automation, short for Peak Analysis and Automation, designs integrated laboratory-automation systems for biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostics and research workflows. Its work combines robotic workcells, sample and plate handling, storage, instruments and control software.

Facts

Segment: Lab Automation
Country: United Kingdom
Founded: 1989
Website: https://paa-automation.com/

Market context

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Timeline

2025-11-18 - Acquisition - Grenova parent acquires PAA automation assets - PAA and Grenova remain independently operated sister companies within the acquiring parent organization. The group combines PAA laboratory robotics and orchestration software with Grenova's consumables-reuse systems. The companies plan to collaborate on… - source: grenova.com
2025-09-09 - Partnership - PAA and diaago partner to distribute KX-2 laboratory robots - diaago added PAA robots and software to its laboratory-equipment portfolio, with the KX-2 as the first stocked offering. The partnership combines PAA engineering with diaago distribution and support for North American life-science laboratories. KX-2 can… - source: diaago.com
2024-10-06 - Deployment - PAA deploys four-robot cold-storage workcell at Lab Cerba - The workcell uses four Mitsubishi Electric FR-Series SCARA robots alongside Lab Cerba's existing total laboratory automation system. PAA designed the system to handle different tube sizes and storage temperatures while processing up to 2,000 samples per… - source: eu-assets.contentstack.com

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Relations

Mitsubishi Electric - Laboratory Robotics Platform Partner - PAA integrates Mitsubishi Electric SCARA robots and controls into laboratory automation workcells.
Laboratoire Cerba - Pathology Laboratory Deployment - PAA deployed a four-robot blood-sample sorting and cold-storage workcell at Laboratoire Cerba in Paris.
diaago - North American Distribution Partner - PAA and diaago distribute the KX-2 collaborative laboratory robot and configurable automation systems in North America.

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