Glaswarenfabrik Karl Hecht

Glaswarenfabrik Karl Hecht is a long-established German manufacturer of precision glass instruments, laboratory equipment, and selected medical and hospital supplies marketed primarily under the Assistent® brand. Founded in 1919, the company serves laboratories, diagnostics, research, hospital, and industrial customers with products including volumetric glassware, liquid-handling tools, consumables, disposables, and electrical laboratory equipment. Its business is centered on commercial manufacturing and distribution rather than therapeutic drug development, with additional capabilities in custom-made products and small series production. The company emphasizes German manufacturing, ISO 9001-certified quality management, and sales through specialist laboratory and medical-technical distributors in Germany and international markets.