Chemicals supplier Clariant has bought a stake of undisclosed size in Haelixa, a Switzerland-based supplier of DNA tracers for industrial purposes spun out from ETH Zurich.
The transaction is part of a cooperation agreement under which Clariant will support Haelixa’s product development.
Founded in 2016, Haelixa supplies tracers composed of DNA sequences held inside invisible particles that are mixed into fluids and objects to give them a distinct watermark for identification purposes.
The company’s services predominantly fulfil industrial needs such…
