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Bruker opens new facility in Japan

Bruker, a manufacturer of analytical and life science systems, has opened its expanded, multi-technology applications and demonstration laboratory, which is co-located with the company's R&D and manufacturing facility for X-ray analysis systems in Yokohama, Japan.

The new Yokohama facility is the single largest combined Bruker applications laboratory in the world, showcasing a selection of novel life science, materials research and industrial systems including nuclear magnetic resonance, research magnetic resonance imaging, electron paramagnetic resonance, MALDI-TOF/TOF, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and ESI-Qq-time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometry, X-ray diffraction and crystallography, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), energy dispersive spectrometer accessories for scanning electron microscopy, FT-IR and thermal analysis systems, the company said.

Frank Laukien, president and CEO of Bruker, said: We have recently expanded the range of products that we offer in Japan, for example now including our TRACER handheld XRF systems, our new S8 TIGER high-end WDXRF system, as well as our new maXis ultra-high performance TOF mass spectrometer. As we have almost JPY10 billion in revenue and close to 150 employees in Japan, we have decided to expand and combine most of our operations in Japan in Yokohama, with additional sales offices in Osaka and Tokyo.