Bruker Biosciences Corporation

Bruker Biosciences Corporation was a Massachusetts-based company formed in 2003 which develops and manufactures scientific instrumentation for academic research and industrial use. Bruker Biosciences was the parent company for three smaller businesses, Bruker AXS, Bruker Daltonics, and Bruker Optics. With its acquisition of the affiliated, privately-held Bruker BioSpin in February 2008, Bruker BioSciences was renamed Bruker Corporation.

Bruker AXS

Bruker AXS is a global instrument manufacturer and supplier. The company is part of Bruker and specializes in Analytical X-Ray Systems. The main parts are their X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), and Protein Crystallography segments. Recent acquisitions include companies specializing in handheld XRF, X-ray microanalysis products such as X-ray detectors for Scanning Electron Microscopes, Optical Emission Spectroscopy (Spark-OES), and Combustion Analysis instrumentation to address the foundry and smelter metals marketplaces. Bruker AXS has strongnanotechnology expertise and products, causing the parent Bruker Corporation to be listed in two nanotechnology stock market indexes. The Bruker AXS headquarters are in Madison, USA and Karlsruhe, Germany.

The AXS in the name stands for "Advanced X-Ray Solutions". The portfolio consists of 6 product lines.

Bruker AXS is a manufacturer of X-Ray Diffractometers with full radiation protection. This means, the "User" of the Diffractometer can work safely with X-Rays and is not hurt by them. This includes a safety system that prevents an open X-Ray Beam, when the User opens the case of the diffractometer on the one hand and on the other hand a thick layer of lead covers the case to bring the external radiation to a minimum.

Bruker AXS also produces X-Ray Fluorescence XRF spectrometers for research and industrial applications. The S4 EXPLORER, S4 PIONEER and S8 TIGER employ wavelenght dispersive XRF to detect elements from Be to U in the range of 100% down to 0.1 ppm. The benchtop analyzers S2 RANGER and S2 PICOFOX as well as the ARTAX system use the energy dispersive XFlash detector to separate the XRF of the elements from Na to U.

Company History

*1996 AXS GmbH founded as a former Siemens company
*1997 Acquired by Bruker - now called Bruker AXS GmbH
*1998 Presentation of the D8 Diffractometer
*2001 Acquisition of Nonius BV in Delft, The Netherlands
*2002 Acquisition of MacScience Corporation in Yokohama, Japan
*2005 Acquisition of Röntec in Berlin, Germany
*2006 Acquisition of Quantron GmbH in Kleve, Germany
*2006 Acquisition of Keymaster Technologies in Washington, USA
*2008 Acquisition of S.I.S. in Germany

Bruker Daltonics

Bruker Daltonics is a global scientific instrument manufacturer. The company specializes primarily in life sciences mass spectrometry and also instrumentation for Homeland Security and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) detection used by defense departments worldwide. The Bruker Daltonics headquarters are in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA and Bremen, Germany. It also has several engineers that work from home across the continent of North America.

In the CBRN detection field, the company has supplied air monitoring equipment to New York and Tokyo city authorities to assist in defence against terrorist attacks. [cite news |title=Can technology help detect biological weapons? |url=http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2001/10/17/biological-weapons-trace.htm |work=USA Today |date=2001-10-17 |accessdate=2008-02-19 ]

Bruker Optics

Bruker Optics is a global scientific instrument manufacturer. The company is a part of Bruker Biosciences Corporation, and specializes in vibrational spectroscopy. The Bruker Optics headquarters are in Billerica, MA - USA and Ettlingen, Germany.

Company History

*1974 Bruker built its first Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer
*2004 Acquired Chromex Division of Hoya, manufacturer of Dispersive Raman Microscopes, Process Raman analyzers, Imaging Spectrographs and Monochromators.
*2006 Acquired by Bruker Biosciences Corporation (Nasdaq:BRKR)(now Bruker Corporation as of February 2008)

Product Line

Bruker Optics' instruments are used in academic and industrial research and development, pharmaceutical Process Analytical Technology, food and feed quality control.

*FTIR Spectroscopy and Microscopy
*Raman Spectroscopy and Microscopy
*Near InfraRed Spectroscopy
* Time Domain, Low Resolution NMR Analyzers
* Imaging Spectrographs and Monochromators

External links

* [http://www.bruker.com Parent Company home page]
* [http://www.brukeroptics.com Bruker Optics]
* [http://www.bdal.com Bruker Daltonics]
* [http://www.bruker-axs.com Bruker AXS]