GWACHEON, South Korea — Park Systems Corp., the world’s leading provider of atomic force microscopy (AFM) solutions, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Rocky Mountain Nanotechnology LLC (RMN), a Salt Lake City, Utah-based manufacturer of ultra-high-purity solid platinum and platinum-iridium AFM probes. The acquisition marks Park Systems’ first entry into probe manufacturing and represents […]
Park Systems Launches NX1: The Highest Resolution AFM for Atomic-Scale Imaging in Ambient Conditions
GWACHEON, South Korea — Park Systems Corp., the world’s leading provider of atomic force microscopy (AFM) solutions, today announced the launch of the NX1 — a compact, high-performance AFM that delivers atomic resolution imaging in ambient conditions. Developed in collaboration with Prof. Franz J. Giessibl of the University of Regensburg, one of the world’s foremost authorities […]
GWACHEON, South Korea — Park Systems Corp., the world’s leading provider of atomic force microscopy (AFM) solutions, today announced the opening of its new global headquarters in Gwacheon city, South Korea. The new campus marks the culmination of three decades of growth and the beginning of a new phase of global expansion. The Gwacheon campus reflects […]
Dimension IconIR to Support Critical Materials Characterization for Next-Generation Semiconductor Devices BILLERICA, Mass. — Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today announced accelerated development of its photothermal AFM-IR spectroscopy capabilities to address research challenges facing the semiconductor industry as device architectures continue to shrink and systems become increasingly more complex. As the largest supplier of nanoscale infrared (nanoIR) […]
COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc., a Shimadzu Group company, has officially opened its new research and development (R&D) facility in South San Francisco, California. Since April 2024, SSI has been enhancing its R&D division with a focus on developing analytical instruments, software, applications and lab automation solutions tailored to the needs of pharmaceutical […]
Shimadzu Corporation has committed JPY 1 billion to the “Innovation Kyoto 2026 Investment Limited Partnership (KYOTO‑iCAP Fund III),” established by Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd. (Kyoto). Kyoto iCAP has supported early-stage startups aiming to commercialize research outcomes from Kyoto University and other Japanese national universities through the ” Innovation Kyoto 2016 Investment Limited Partnership […]
COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., a leading provider of analytical instrumentation, announces it has entered a collaboration with Georgia Southern University through its Shimadzu Partnership for Academics, Research and Quality of Life (SPARQ) program. Representatives from Georgia Southern University and Shimadzu announced the partnership after signing the official agreement this week. This strategic […]
Shimadzu Corporation has submitted a new Eco-First Commitment to the Minister of the Environment under the Ministry’s Eco-First Program, and renewed its certification. We were the first company in the precision equipment industry to receive Eco-First certification in October 2020, and now we are renewing it for the first time. Shimadzu is actively promoting reductions […]
Uppsala, Sweden – Scienta Omicron AB and Scienta Omicron GMBH (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Scienta Omicron”) announce an update to their organizational structure and customer support model in Japan. As part of a strategic review of its regional operations, Scienta Omicron has decided to transition from a direct office presence in Japan to an exclusive distributor model. This change is […]
Uppsala, Sweden & Mainz, Germany – Scienta Omicron, a world-leading provider of surface science instrumentation, Surface Concept GmbH, a pioneer in ultrafast particle detection technologies and Momentum Microscopy, and GST mbH, founded by Momentum Microscopy pioneer Prof. Gerd Schönhense, jointly announce a strategic collaboration to advance the future of Momentum Microscopy. A New Joint Effort to Develop the […]
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