Press Release
Dr. Kirstin Henze Leica Microsystems GmbH
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Press Release
June 19, 2008
Leica Microsystems Strengthens its Position in the Neurosciences
Wetzlar, Germany. With the purchase of the US company Coretech Holdings LLC, which is based in St. Louis, Missouri, Leica Microsystems was able to significantly extend its product range in the neurosciences and thus to strengthen its position in this market.
Coretech Holdings comprises of different companies, amongst them also myNeuroLab.com, which develops and manufactures a large selection of neuroscientific instruments. In the future, Leica Microsystems will be in the position to provide its customers with a wide range of stereotaxic instruments and perfusion systems, as well as electronic systems especially developed for the field of electrophysiology, such as amplifiers.
Through the purchase of Coretech Holdings, the Wetzlar-based company has also extended its product portfolio for Histopathology and further developed its leading position in this area.
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Leica Microsystems is a leading global designer and producer of innovative, high-tech, precision optical systems for the analysis of microstructures. It is one of the market leaders in each of its business areas: Microscopy, Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy with corresponding Imaging Systems, Specimen Preparation, and Medical Equipment. The company manufactures a broad range of products for numerous applications requiring microscopic imaging, measurement, and analysis. It also offers system solutions for life science including biotechnology and medicine, research and development of raw materials, and industrial quality assurance. The company is represented in over 100 countries with 11 manufacturing facilities in 9 countries, sales and service organizations in 19 countries and an international network of dealers. The international management is headquartered in Wetzlar, Germany.
Dr. Kirstin Henze Leica Microsystems AG
Tel.: +49(0)6441/29-2550 Ernst-Leitz-Straße 17-37
Fax: +49(0)6441/29-2527 D – 35578 Wetzlar
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