Excelitas announced that it plans to expand its photonics portfolio with the acquisition of PCO, gaining PCO's scientific CMOS camera technologies for high-performance imaging in scientific research, industrial quality control, and metrology.
“We are delighted to have PCO join the Excelitas organization,” said Michael Ersoni, Excelitas Executive Vice President, Commercial SBU. “PCO is a pioneer and foundational developer of the scientific CMOS camera technology. Combining their superior imaging products and capabilities into Excelitas’s expanding portfolio of sensing, illumination, and optical products will enable us to leverage our product breadth and application knowledge to provide deeper end-to-end customer solutions across the life science and industrial markets.” Dr. Emil Ott, founder of PCO, added: “We are very excited to join the Excelitas family, whose infrastructure and global presence will expand the reach and capabilities of our own high-performance cameras to grow in this expanding global market.”
“In the last few decades, PCO has repeatedly set benchmarks in scientific camera development,” said Luitpold Kaspar, COO of PCO AG. “A major milestone in our company's history is being the pioneer in the field of scientific CMOS cameras. We see the acquisition as an efficient opportunity to present our products more globally through the excellent business of Excelitas Technologies. We will continue to be your contact and look forward to the common path that we will take with our new owner.”
“We are convinced that in Excelitas, we have found a strong partner who – especially in the OEM business – complements our experience from over 30 years in high-tech camera developments. We are looking forward to the successful cooperation,” said Alexander Gruenig (CTO, PCO AG).
More information to follow upon official transaction completion.
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