Oxford Instruments

Oxford Instruments plc specializes in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of high-technology instruments, operating primarily through two segments: Analytical and Superconductivity. The Analytical segment offers measurement and fabrication tools, including handheld x-ray fluorescence analyzers for quality control, environmental monitoring, and material identification. It also provides small x-ray sources, detectors for electron microscopes, and products for semiconductor manufacturing. The Superconductivity segment supplies materials and systems for industrial and governmental clients, featuring superconducting magnets and cryogenic systems for research, as well as superconducting wire for MRI and other applications. Additionally, it maintains MRI scanners in the United States and Japan and produces high-technology pumps and refrigerators for various sectors. Oxford Instruments serves a global market, with a significant revenue base from Asia, alongside operations in Europe and North America.

14 past transactions

Medical Imaging Resources

Acquisition in 2015
Medical Imaging Resources is specialises in the build, lease and service of mobile medical imaging labs.

Metorex International

Acquisition in 2014
Metorex is a international supplier of advanced equipment for chemical analysis and rapid identification. It offers a wide range of products, from field portable, mobile and bench-top analyzers to on-line systems. Metorex has extensive expertise in X-Ray and Gamma-Ray detection and spectral analysis. This expertise has resulted in participation in numerous space missions. METOREX supplies field portable, mobile and bench-top XRF and OES analyzers for analysis and rapid identification of metals. Our known product trade marks are X-MET and ARC-MET. X-MET analyzers are also used in environmental research and in analyzing coating thicknesses.

Asylum Research

Acquisition in 2012
Asylum Research is an established US company based in Santa Barbara, California, with subsidiaries in the UK, Germany and Taiwan. Its SPM technology is used to image and characterise the properties of surfaces and structures down to the atomic scale providing invaluable information to enable development and exploitation at the nanoscale. Its products are used by academic and industrial customers across the world for a wide range of materials and bioscience applications. The combination of Oxford Instruments and Asylum Research strengthens the Group's Nanotechnology Tools sector. SPM is a fundamental nanotechnology measurement technique and complements the existing portfolio of products and technologies within the Group.

Andor Tech

Acquisition in 2012
Andor Technology, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, specializes in high-end scientific digital cameras and photonic products. Established in 1989 from Queen's University, the company has grown to employ over 260 people across 16 global offices, serving around 10,000 customers in 55 countries. Andor's product offerings include scientific and low-light imaging cameras, spectrographs, and microscopy systems, which facilitate precise light measurements down to a single photon. These advanced technologies are instrumental in various fields, enabling research in cancer cures, space exploration, and clean energy solutions.

Platinum Medical Imaging

Acquisition in 2011
Platinum is an US company providing high quality parts and services for MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and CT (Computed Tomography) medical imaging instruments.

Scienta Omicron

Acquisition in 2011
Scienta Omicron, formerly Omicron NanoTechnology, designs and produces advanced microscopes and chemical analysis instruments for nanotechnology research.

Omniprobe

Acquisition in 2011
Omniprobe is manufactures accessories that provide nano-lab capabilities to electron and ion beam microscopes.

Tokamak Solutions

Seed Round in 2011
Tokamak Solutions UK Ltd. engages in providing technology for fusion neutron source to transmute nuclear waste. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Abingdon, United Kingdom.

Link Analytical

Acquisition in 2008
Link Analytical is engages in the distribution and after-sales support of nano analysis equipment.
Technologies and Devices International, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets electronic components using nitride semiconductor materials. The company's products include gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, aluminum gallium nitride, indium nitride, and indium gallium nitride epitaxial wafers on sapphire templates; and gallium nitride and aluminum nitride on sic templates. Its products are used in various applications, such as solid-state lighting, short wavelength optoelectronics, and RF power electronics. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Silver Spring, Maryland. As of April 10, 2008, Technologies and Devices International, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Oxford Instruments plc.

Worldwide Analytical Systems

Acquisition in 2007
Worldwide Analytical Systems is a manufacturer and international supplier of Arc/Spark optical emission spectrometers and preparatory equipment used to analyze the chemical properties of metals.

VeriCold Technologies

Acquisition in 2007
VeriCold Technologies is offers X-ray spectroscopy and cooling solutions.

Oxford Instruments Analytical

Acquisition in 2007
Oxford Instruments Analytical is a German manufacturer and international supplier of Arc/Spark optical emission spectrometers and preparatory equipment used to analyse the chemical properties of metals. The product range covers mobile, portable and stationary emission spectrometers for laboratory and industrial applications.

HKL Technology

Acquisition in 2005
HKL Technology is a manufacturer of Electron BackScatter Diffraction (EBSD) systems.
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