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Zeiss to Acquire Xradia to Expand its Microscopy Market

By LabMedica International staff writers
Posted on 24 Jun 2013

Zeiss (Oberkochen, Germany), an international leader of optics and optoelectronics systems recently reported on the acquisition of Xradia, Inc. More...

(Pleasanton, CA, USA), which is expected to expand the company from light and electron microscopy into X-ray microscopy technology.

Xradia is a medium-size company that developed innovative three-dimensional (3D) X-ray microscopes for academic and industrial research purposes.

Xradia, Inc., after closing the deal, will operate under the new name Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, Inc.

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