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Bruker acquires Hecus MICROcaliX product line

By R&D Editors | January 27, 2012

Bruker AXS GmbH announced that it has acquired the assets
of Hecus X-ray Systems GmbH, a company focused on analytical
instrumentation for Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) based on advanced
Kratky technology. Financial details were not disclosed.

The acquisition will enable Bruker
to expand its product offering for SAXS with the former Hecus MICROcaliX product line,
which won an R&D 100 award in 2011 for its innovative combination of
laboratory SAXS and microcalorimetry. By integrating MICROcaliX Kratky optics with Bruker
I?S X-ray sources and VANTEC X-ray detectors
for optimized performance and reliability, Bruker
can now bring a powerful SAXS system to the nanoanalytics market.

Along with the acquisition of the MICROcaliX product line, Professor Peter Laggner,
founder and former Managing Director of Hecus, has joined Bruker AXS as Director – Nanostructure Solutions. Professor Laggner commented: “I am glad
that the proven Hecus technology will be continued at Bruker,
and I am looking forward to drive the Bruker SAXS business worldwide with our
most comprehensive and attractive product portfolio.”

Frank Burgaezy, PhD, president of the Bruker AXS Division,
added: “I am convinced that our expanded SAXS product portfolio that now
includes our established high-end NANOSTAR systems and the acquired dedicated
high-flux systems based on advanced Kratky technology will further strengthen
Bruker’s position in the SAXS market for materials and life-science research,
as well as for food and drug analytics.”

Bruker Corp., www.bruker.com

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