FREIBERG, Germany, Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bruker (Nasdaq:
BRKR) today announced the acquisition of the Magnettech EPR
business from Freiberg Instruments GmbH, and the establishment of a
related, long-term EPR supply partnership with Freiberg
Instruments. Financial details of the transaction were not
disclosed.
Magnettech's benchtop electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)
system, the MiniScope MS 5000, and a broad range of
Magnettech EPR accessories, expand Bruker's existing EPR portfolio.
With this addition, Bruker's EPR product line now includes compact
micro-EPR systems, dedicated or research-grade benchtop EPR
systems, as well as a range of floor-standing research EPR systems
for many different EPR molecular and materials research
applications, and dedicated polymer and beverage analysis
solutions.
Freiberg Instruments, which has developed and is manufacturing
the MiniScope MS 5000 EPR products, and Bruker have
also agreed to a long-term EPR supply partnership, and Bruker
intends to continue to work with some of Magnettech's key channel
partners, in particular Aerial for the important market of
radiation processing and dosimetry. Bruker is welcoming all
Magnettech EPR customers with a strong commitment to global
service, applications and software support, and to ongoing further
EPR developments.
Dr. Falko Busse, Group President
of Bruker BioSpin, stated: "We are excited by the opportunities of
the Magnettech EPR business in new market segments. This
acquisition complements our EPR offerings, so that we can now
address most EPR customers' requirements in molecular research and
in chemical and applied markets quality control and process
analysis. The long-term supply and innovation partnership with
Freiberg Instruments establishes an agile EPR ecosystem that
combines the strengths of both companies."
Dr. Kay Dornich, Managing
Director of Freiberg Instruments GmbH, commented: "I am delighted
that Bruker has acquired our EPR business to provide the MS 5000
benchtop system and related dedicated EPR analysis solutions, as
well as global service and support. Freiberg is pleased to continue
an EPR supply partnership with Bruker."
EPR spectroscopy, also known as Electron Spin Resonance (ESR),
is the molecular method of choice to detect, quantify and
characterize paramagnetic species, unpaired electrons, free
radicals, reactive oxygen species and transition metal complexes.
This makes EPR uniquely suitable for selected scientific research
applications and certain chemistry QC and food analysis
solutions.
About Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR)
Bruker is enabling scientists to make breakthrough discoveries and
develop new applications that improve the quality of human life.
Bruker's high-performance scientific instruments and high-value
analytical and diagnostic solutions enable scientists to explore
life and materials at molecular, cellular and microscopic levels.
In close cooperation with our customers, Bruker is enabling
innovation, improved productivity and customer success in life
science molecular research, in applied and pharma applications, in
microscopy and nanoanalysis, and in industrial applications, as
well as in cell biology, preclinical imaging, clinical phenomics
and proteomics research and clinical microbiology. For more
information, please visit: www.bruker.com.
About Magnettech GmbH
Magnettech GmbH was founded in
1991 by the members of the department of "Centre for Construction
of Scientific Devices" of the Academy of Sciences in Germany. It evolved into a provider of EPR
technology, especially for research-grade bench-top versions. In
2014, Magnettech GmbH became a part of Freiberg Instruments GmbH, a
fast growing high-tech company established in 2005 as a spin off
from the TU Bergakademie - The University of Resources,
Freiberg. Freiberg Instruments is known as an innovative
supplier of X-ray diffraction equipment and carrier lifetime
characterization systems for semiconductor industry and research,
EPR spectrometers as well as TL/OSL readers for dating and
dosimetry. The company has grown rapidly since 2005 and now has an
installed base of well over 1,000 systems in more than 70 countries
around the world. For more information please visit
www.freiberginstruments.com.
Investor Contact:
Miroslava
Minkova
Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Development
Bruker Corporation
T: +1 (978) 663-3660 x1479
E: Investor.Relations@bruker.com
Media Contact:
Thorsten
Thiel, Ph.D.
VP of Group Marketing
Bruker BioSpin
T: +49 (721) 5161–6500
E: pr@bruker.com
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