FEI, an instrumentation company providing imaging and
analysis systems for research and industry, announced that it has acquired TILL
Photonics of Munich, Germany. TILL provides high-resolution digital light
microscopes and high-speed imaging systems for live cell fluorescence
microscopy.

“The Life Sciences market is a key growth opportunity for
FEI,” notes Don Kania, president and CEO of FEI. “With this acquisition, FEI
acquires additional key technology for correlative microscopy for cellular
biology, which integrates high-performance light and electron microscopy. Now
we can accelerate the growth of our Life Sciences business, which is an
important component of our company-wide plan to double our served available
market in the next three years.”

“The very open and flexible microscope platforms of TILL
are an ideal starting point for correlative microscopy,” comments Frank Lison,
president of TILL Photonics GmbH. “They will open up new
market opportunities for our high-resolution technologies. The strength of FEI
will help us to achieve our goals much faster.”

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