About us

Our company was founded in Spring 2015 in Potsdam. Together with our staff we have over twenty years’ experience in the field of liquid chromatography. With this experience and the innovative power of a young company, we developed in 2016 the mikron detectors, a family which has grown continuously since then.

Here at Runge there are good products at the forefront; consequently the company is led by engineers and physicists.

At the same time, they own the company. We bear in mind the long-term development – the organic growth. In this respect we are similar to family businesses, who are often hidden champions in their field.

Runge produces all of its devices in Germany and works together with competent suppliers from Brandenburg, Berlin und Jena. We feel committed to our homeland.

Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge [ˈʁʊŋə]

Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge (1794–1867) discovered paper chromatography, i.e. the original form of the separation process, for which our detectors are mainly used. He is also known for the discovery of anilines produced using coal tar, which formed the basis of German dyestuff industry and hence today's chemical industry.

Instead of choosing a coined word, we have decided to name our company after Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge. However there is no personal connection to him. The name Runge is for us both an incentive and obligation for developing our devices.