Rigaku is pleased to announce the sale of another XtaLAB Synergy-ED electron diffractometer. The system will be installed at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen in a new electron diffraction facility due to open in Autumn 2023. The Rigaku XtaLAB Synergy-ED is the world’s first turnkey electron diffractometer. Developed in collaboration with […]

Sunnyvale, California – Rigaku, the leading provider of X-ray metrology solutions for semiconductor in-line processes, research and development, and high-volume manufacturing, has opened their first Semiconductor Metrology Technology Center. Located at 530 Mercury Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA, the new facility has been established specifically to meet the needs of our semiconductor metrology tools clients. […]

TOKYO — Evident Corporation (“Evident”) announced today that it has been acquired by private equity firm Bain Capital Private Equity (“Bain Capital”) from Olympus Corporation (“Olympus”) pursuant to the definitive agreement signed on August 29, 2022. Evident was newly established on April 1, 2022 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus comprising the former Scientific […]

Olympus Corporation (“Olympus”) hereby announces that the closing date of the transfer of all shares of Evident Corporation, a specified subsidiary of Olympus, to K.K. BCJ-66, a special purpose company indirectly owned by funds advised by Bain Capital Private Equity, LP (together with its affiliates, “Bain Capital”) (the “Transfer”) has been scheduled for April 3, […]

Tokyo — Evident Corporation (“Evident”) announces that the closing date of the transfer of all shares of Evident, a specified subsidiary of Olympus, to K.K. BCJ-66, a special purpose company indirectly owned by funds advised by Bain Capital Private Equity, LP (together with its affiliates, “Bain Capital”) has been scheduled for April 3, 2023. Reasons for […]

PLEASANTON, CA  – Gatan, Inc., a global leader focused on enhancing and extending the operation and productivity of electron microscopes, has merged with EDAX, LLC, a leader in X-ray microanalysis and electron diffraction instrumentation. The combined organization will retain the Gatan name, offering the ultimate suite of tools for transmission electron (TEM) and scanning electron […]

The Two New X-ray Analytical Microscopes Boost Efficiency and Performance of Your Analysis [Kyoto, Japan] – HORIBA, Ltd. has further expanded its XGT-9000 series product line with the release of the two new micro-XRF (X-ray fluorescence) analyzers: XGT-9000 Pro and XGT-9000 Expert X-ray Analytical Microscopes. The XGT-9000 Series is used in a broad range of […]

The National Crystallography Service (NCS) is a critical component of the UK’s research infrastructure, providing access to world-leading research facilities across the nation, underpinning many scientific discoveries and developments. To ensure the NCS continues to provide cutting-edge capabilities, they will establish the National Electron Diffraction Facility, which will feature Rigaku XtaLAB Synergy-ED electron diffractometers, opening […]

Oxford Instruments is stepping up its commitment to developing talent, as it looks to take on its biggest ever cohort of apprentices for 2023 and beyond. Timed to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week (6-12 February 2023), the company’s 2023 apprenticeship recruitment programme will see it offer 25 apprenticeships of up to four years’ duration in […]

Singapore – Rigaku Asia Pacific PTE LTD (RAPP), the Singapore subsidiary of Rigaku – a global leading manufacturer of X-ray analysis, measurement and testing instruments based in Japan – announced Adam Chong as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. His primary role will be to expand RAPP’s business, which covers markets in the […]