Oxford Instruments completes acquisition of FemtoTools AG

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Nicky Godding

Oxford Instruments, the London Stock Exchange listed provider of high technology products and services to industry and scientific research communities, has completed the acquisition of FemtoTools announced on 11 June 2024.

FemtoTools, based in Zurich, Switzerland, specialises in nanoindentation, a technique used to measure and image the properties of materials for research and semiconductor applications. It joins Oxford Instruments' Imaging & Analysis division, where its products will be sold alongside the Group's existing range of materials analysis tools, including electron microscope micro-analysers and Raman microscopes.

Richard Tyson, Chief Executive Officer, Oxford Instruments plc, said: "We are delighted to have completed the acquisition of FemtoTools. We welcome our new colleagues and look forward to working with them to integrate nanoindentation - a new technique to Oxford Instruments - into our extensive portfolio of materials analysis capabilities."

Felix Beyeler, co-founder of FemtoTools, said: "The team and I are very excited for the journey ahead as part of Oxford Instruments. Working together will enable us to extend the reach of our technology and provide even richer analysis to our combined customer base."

Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe. After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts. She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.