Graz, Austria 12/1/16—Instrument provider Anton Paar, through its Anton Paar OptoTec subsidiary, has acquired the benchtop Raman spectroscopy instrument products of BaySpec for an undisclosed amount. Anton Paar has also acquired a license to handheld Raman technology from SciAps. Financial details were not disclosed. “From both a business and a technological point of view, this purchase of products and technology represents a future-oriented step for Anton Paar in Seelze, Germany. We have now entered the field of molecular spectroscopy,” commented Nils Bertram, general manager of Anton Paar OptoTec. The company stated that the purchases expand its portfolio of technologies for its pharmaceutical industry and chemical industry customers.

Asked about the company’s entry into the Raman spectroscopy market, Mr. Bertram told IBO, “Anton Paar is renowned for high precision instruments measuring physical properties, primarily of liquids. Changes in these properties, e.g., density, refractive index, viscosity or elasticity, can be detected quickly. A chemical fingerprint delivered by Raman can help to identify the cause of any observations regarding physical properties. This makes Raman an ideal combination for many existing products.” He added that Anton Paar will target both research and QA applications.