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Bruker Corporation

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legal form Corporation
ISIN US1167941087
founding 1960
Seat Billerica , Massachusetts ,United StatesUnited States
management Frank Laukien (President & CEO)
Number of employees 6,500
sales 1.76 billion US dollars (2017)
Branch measuring technology
Website www.bruker.com
As of December 31, 2015

The Bruker Corporation is a group of companies in the field of instrumental analysis .

Structure and locations

It consists of the business areas:

A total of around 6500 employees work in the various Bruker companies worldwide. The sales of the entire group was in 2017 more than 1.7 billion US dollars . In 2008, Bruker BioSpin , Bruker Daltonics , Bruker Optics and Bruker AXS were merged under the parent company Bruker Corporation. Bruker Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange.

The main locations are Switzerland , Germany , France and the USA . It has more than 25 company locations and over 70 agencies in 60 countries worldwide. Customers are primarily universities , research laboratories and industry (e.g. chemistry and pharmacy ). The devices produced can be used to analyze solid, liquid and gaseous substances. Examples of applications are in the areas of biotechnology , protein research, drug development , blood tests ( cholesterol content), analysis of food, process control and detection of chemical and nuclear warfare agents.

Bruker locations in Germany are: Rheinstetten (headquarters Bruker BioSpin), Karlsruhe (Bruker AXS), Ettlingen (Bruker Optics, Bruker BioSpin MRI), Bremen (Bruker Daltonics), Berlin (Bruker Nano Analytics) and Leipzig (Bruker Daltonics).

history

The 1960s

On September 7, 1960, the Bruker Physik-AG was founded by Günther Laukien , then professor for experimental physics at the University of Karlsruhe . Since university professors in Germany were not allowed to work in commercial companies at the same time, the company was named after co-founder Emil Bruker. First, laboratory magnets and their DC power supply units were produced in the back yard of a building on Hardtstrasse in Karlsruhe.

In 1963 the company employed around 30 people and brought its first high-resolution NMR and ESR spectrometers onto the market. In 1964 the newly built laboratories and production facilities in Rheinstetten near Karlsruhe were moved into. During these years, the world's first commercially available NMR pulse spectrometers were developed and built, which were mainly sold to customers in European universities. At the same time, Bruker Physik-AG started developing large (high-resolution) electromagnets that deliver a very homogeneous magnetic field, with power packs of extreme stability, as required by NMR and ESR spectroscopy. Like other companies, Bruker benefited from the funding policy of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the acquisition of large equipment.

Spectrospin AG

Specrospin (Fällanden, Switzerland)

At the same time as its activities at Bruker, the Trüb-Täuber & Co company in Zurich ran a small research department headed by Werner Tschopp and Tony Keller for the development of NMR spectrometers. The NMR research at Trüb-Täuber benefited from a close collaboration with the ETH Zurich , in particular with the professors Hans H. Günthard and Hans Primas as well as with Richard R. Ernst , who received the 1991 Nobel Prize for Chemistry . The first Trüb Täuber system, KIS I, was based on a permanent magnet and operated at 25 MHz. In the mid-1960s, Trüb-Täuber ran into economic difficulties. To ensure the continued existence of the NMR department, G. Laukien founded a new company together with Werner Tschopp and Tony Keller: Spectrospin AG in Zurich. The small company in Zurich-Altstetten employed half a dozen engineers, physicists and electronics technicians, as well as a few mechanics.

The founding of Spectrospin AG created the framework for cooperation with synergy effects . Spectrospin built the high-resolution NMR instruments. Bruker supplied the powerful magnets. Each device was an individual production and at the same time a prototype. The devices were used in universities and research facilities in the chemical industry. At that time, a device cost around 1 million SFR. Together, the two companies tackled an ambitious joint development project, the result of which was a novel NMR spectrometer that works entirely with transistors . The first of these instruments, called the HFX 90 , was delivered to the Technical University of Berlin . With the HFX 90, a commercial spectrometer with three separate channels came onto the market for the first time - one channel each for signal detection, decoupling and lock. This enabled completely new experiments to be carried out and previously complex experiments became routine. At that time, Bruker concentrated on magnets, NMR pulse spectrometers, ESR and power supplies.

internationalization

In 1968, Bruker first delivered to the United States when Yale University ordered two systems. To meet the demand in North America, Bruker opened its first office in Elmsford , New York. In 1969 Bruker presented the world's first FT-NMR spectrometer with broadband proton decoupling . With this FT-NMR technique, Bruker was able to expand its market share. Bruker's role in the development of pulse spectroscopy also led to the construction of the minispec , a small NMR device that was produced in large numbers and tailored to industrial applications.

The 1970s

In the 1970s, Bruker began developing FTIR spectrometers . Components developed for the NMR spectrometer were used. In 1974 Bruker launched their first FTIR spectrometer. The Genzel interferometer was an essential component of this product line . From then on, Bruker expanded the product range for vibration spectroscopy and developed devices for both analysis and research and development. In 1998 Bruker Optik was founded. Bruker Optik offers FTIR and Raman spectroscopy devices (also FT-Raman) for industrial applications as well as research and development. Bruker's focus on NMR led to developments in the field of MRI. Bruker Medizintechnik GmbH , founded in 1976, developed and produced NMR-based tomography systems for clinical and preclinical use, which ultimately resulted in whole-body MRI devices. Over time, the focus shifted to preclinical systems and the company became Bruker BioSpin MRI .

In 1977 Bruker Meerestechnik began building smaller submarines for marine research, tourism and oil exploration. After Bruker shifted its focus to analytical instruments, this unique business was eventually sold.

Bruker mass spectrometer in the Deutsches Museum Bonn

The 1980s

In 1980 Bruker took over the “Dr. Franzen Analysentechnik “in Bremen, which brought quadrupole mass spectrometers into the product portfolio. In the same year, Bruker's first portable mass spectrometry device, the MM1 , became a huge success in the commercial and military sectors. This was followed by the construction of a novel Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer (FT-ICR-MS). As part of an innovative cooperation with the Technical University of Munich , Bruker added time-of-flight mass spectrometers to its range in 1983 , which are an integral part of Bruker's product lines to this day.

The 1990s

In 1997, Bruker Franzen Analytik GmbH was renamed Bruker Daltonik GmbH . In the same year Bruker took over the X-ray analysis division of Siemens AG with production facilities in Karlsruhe and Madison , Wisconsin. Under the name Bruker AXS , the new company recorded growth in areas such as X-ray diffractometry and X-ray spectroscopy in the following years. The company's founder Günther Laukien also died in 1997, and there was a change in management: Laukien's widow and four sons continued to run the company.

The 2000s

In 2000 an organizational restructuring was initiated. The Bruker Daltonics Group was the first Bruker company to go public on the US technology exchange NASDAQ. Bruker AXS followed in 2001. In 2003, Bruker Daltonics and Bruker AXS merged to form a new public limited company, into which Bruker Optics was incorporated in 2006. In 2008, Bruker BioSpin was added, the magnetic resonance area that started it all. This concluded the merger of all Bruker companies.

The 2010s

In 2010, Bruker Corporation acquired Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) and Optical Industrial Metrology (OIM) from Veeco Instruments, Inc., making it a provider of instruments for materials research and nanotechnology analysis. In the same year Bruker received an order from the University of Utrecht for a 527 GHz Solid State DNP-NMR system. The order laid the foundation for a research collaboration between Utrecht University and Bruker in the field of high-field DNP techniques and applications. In 2011, Bruker set a milestone in terms of performance and productivity in large-format, atomic imaging with a high-resolution atomic force microscope.

In 2018, Bruker received AOAC approval for two new official analysis methods using the MALDI Biotyper method (MBT) for the confirmation and identification of pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria, for example Salmonella spp, Cronobacter spp, Listeria spp and Listeria monocytogenes as well as other gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. The MALDI Biotyper system family and analysis using high-throughput mass spectrometry MALDI-TOF should be particularly suitable for food safety authorities and the food industry. During the European SLAS 2018 meeting in Brussels, Bruker presented the Sierra ™ SPR-32 high-performance surface plasmon resonance system. The system enables immediate sample processing protocols, especially in the pharmaceutical industry. In the same year Bruker acquired an 80% majority stake in Hain Lifescience GmbH, a specialist in infectious diseases with a wide range of solutions for molecular diagnostics (MDx) and for molecular antibiotic resistance tests based in Nehren.

Product lines

Bruker Scientific Instruments Divisions

Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies (BEST) Division

  • Low temperature superconductors
  • High temperature superconductors
  • Research magnets
  • Synchrotron systems

Web links

  • Richard R. Ernst: Zurich contributions to the 50-year development of Bruker. In: Angewandte Chemie. 122, 2010, p. 8488, doi: 10.1002 / anie.201005067 (free full text).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Corporate Governance ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ir.bruker.com
  2. ↑ a b Form 10-K 2015
  3. ^ Bruker Corporation. Brunker, October 8, 2015, accessed October 8, 2015 .
  4. ↑ a b 1960-1965: The Beginnings. (No longer available online.) In: 50 Years of Innovation. Bruker, archived from the original on August 6, 2010 ; accessed on September 28, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bruker.com
  5. ^ C. Reinhardt, T. Steinhauser: Formation of a scientific-technical community. NMR spectroscopy in the Federal Republic of Germany. In: NTM Journal for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine. 16, 2008, pp. 73-101, doi: 10.1007 / s00048-007-0280-z .
  6. ↑ a b 1965-1970 : Technological Leadership in NMR. (No longer available online.) In: 50 Years of Innovation. Bruker, archived from the original on August 6, 2010 ; accessed on September 28, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bruker.com
  7. ^ Richard R. Ernst: Zurich's Contributions to 50 Years Development of Bruker . In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition . tape 49 , no. 45 , 2010, p. 8310–8315 , doi : 10.1002 / anie.201005067 .
  8. ↑ The Raman module is based on developments by Bernhard Schrader , see Bernhard Schrader, Arno Simon: Routine FT-Raman spectroscopy with modified standard FT-IR instrument . In: Microchimica Acta . tape 95 , no. 1-6 , January 1, 1988, pp. 227-230 , doi : 10.1007 / BF01349758 .
  9. ↑ a b c 1974-1999: New Analytical Technologies. (No longer available online.) In: 50 Years of Innovation. Bruker, archived from the original on October 2, 2010 ; accessed on September 28, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bruker.com
  10. ↑ 2000 - 2010: Bruker Corporation. (No longer available online.) In: 50 Years of Innovation. Bruker, archived from the original on October 10, 2010 ; accessed on September 28, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bruker.com
  11. ^ Bruker Announces Agreement to Acquire Veeco's Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) and Optical Industrial Metrology (OIM) Scientific Instruments Business. Retrieved April 1, 2019 (American English).
  12. ^ Bruker Receives Order from the University of Utrecht for a Novel 527 GHz Solid State DNP-NMR System for Research on Membrane Proteins and Protein Complexes. Retrieved April 1, 2019 (American English).
  13. ↑ Bruker Announces Dimension FastScan, the World's Fastest High-Resolution Atomic Force Microscope. Retrieved April 1, 2019 (American English).
  14. ↑ The Bruker MALDI Biotyper Solution Receives AOAC International Approvals for Two Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) in Food Microbiology. Retrieved April 1, 2019 (American English).
  15. ↑ Bruker Launches New Sierra ™ SPR-32 High-Performance Surface Plasmon Resonance System at SLAS Europe 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019 (American English).
  16. ^ Bruker Completes Acquisition of Majority Interest in Infectious Disease Molecular Diagnostics Company Hain Lifescience GmbH. Retrieved April 1, 2019 (American English).