Metrohm AG is one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-precision instruments for chemical analysis and was founded in 1943 by engineer Bertold Suhner in Herisau, Switzerland. Today, the company is present in more than 80 countries with its own subsidiaries and/or exclusive distribution partners. Headquartered in Herisau, Switzerland, Metrohm Applikon and Metrohm Autolab, manufacturers of online analysers and instruments for electrochemical research, are also part of the Metrohm Group.