Staufen, 01.01.2025 – IKA has been awarded the exclusive WirtschaftsWoche quality seal “World Market Leader - Champion” for the fifth consecutive year in 2025.IKA-Works continues to demonstrate innovation and has established itself as a driving force in laboratory, analytical, and process technology. The latest study by the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, in collaboration with the Academy of German World Market Leaders, confirms that the owner-managed company is a global market leader in the industry.
Part of an exclusive selection
With this award, IKA belongs to a select group of almost 520 companies that have made it onto the coveted list of world market leaders. The criteria for the seal are rigorous: the companies must be global leaders in at least one relevant market segment and generate a significant proportion of their revenue internationally across multiple continents.
In addition, IKA was recognized by the strategy consultancy Munich Strategy, in partnership with the leading business newspaper Handelsblatt. This honor identifies the fastest-growing SMEs in Germany and highlights IKA’s impressive growth figures and sustained innovative strength.
Continuing to set standards
IKA's innovative strength will continue to be a key driver of its success in the future. In addition to the laboratory and process technology, the newly established EV Battery Solutions and BioProcessing Solutions divisions provide specialized solutions to support emerging industries in achieving their goals. In the EV Battery Solutions division, we collaborate with material manufacturers and battery cell producers, making a significant contribution to the success of this transformative sector. In BioProcessing Solutions, we contribute to excellence in biotechnology. Both divisions leverage IKA's well-established core competencies, particularly its renowned expertise in mixing technology, which remains highly valued by customers.
Additionally, the establishment of new subsidiaries in Africa and Spain brings IKA’s first-class service even closer to where it is needed, strengthening its global presence and customer support.
About IKA
IKA develops and produces state-of-the-art solutions for laboratories and the process industry. To make users' work even more successful, we combine the latest technology with innovative design and think far into the future. Our products and services are ready for integration into the digital laboratory. They also set new standards in terms of user-friendliness and efficiency.
We are a responsible family business and at the same time a global player. Over 900 employees contribute every day to expanding our leading global market position in laboratory, analytical and process technology. Our products and technologies have been developed at our headquarters in Staufen, Germany in collaboration with application experts from science and industry for over 70 years and are sold from there in more than 160 countries. For excellent local service, IKA also operates its own subsidiaries at sixteen locations on five continents.
