ZEISS to acquire Xradia to complement its microscopy business

ZEISS has announced the planned acquisition of the US-based Xradia, Inc. Xradia is a medium-size company providing innovative 3D X-ray microscopes for industrial and academic research applications. Xradia products serves the needs of advanced material research, natural resources and geology, semiconductor process optimization as well as the life sciences. Both parties have agreed to keep the purchase price confidential. "For ZEISS the microscopy business is a strong pillar in its portfolio. The investment in Xradia underlines our strategy to grow with the most innovative and future-oriented technologies," stated Dr. Michael Kaschke, President and CEO of Carl Zeiss AG. "The decision to acquire Xradia was made after careful consideration of its product lines as well as sales and service coverage. By combining the product lines, ZEISS will be able to better serve the growing demands in multimodal microscopic imaging and to develop solutions which create new values for our customers in science and industry." Dr. Ulrich Simon, head of the ZEISS Microscopy business group further said, "This step is extremely exciting for us as it demonstrates our clear focus to take microscopy to the next level. Based on our unique portfolio of light, electron and ion microscopes, we are now adding the capability of 3D imaging within objects at unprecedented resolution using X-ray microscopy. T...