SciAps acquires Raman analyzer maker DeltaNu

May 2, 2013

Portable analytical instrumentation company SciAps has acquired Raman analyzer developer and manufacturer DeltaNu, formerly a business unit of Intevac Photonics.

Portable analytical instrumentation company SciAps (Woburn, MA) has acquired Raman analyzer developer and manufacturer DeltaNu (Laramie, WY), formerly a business unit of Intevac Photonics (Santa Clara, CA). The company's Raman analyzers apply to pharmaceutical, law enforcement, and general spectroscopy applications.

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The acquisition will leverage SciApsâ global distribution, marketing, and product development expertise with DeltaNuâs portable Raman technical expertise and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technology. Together, the joined companies will debut the InspectoR family of portable Raman analyzers, which feature a choice of a 785 or 1030 nm laser.

SciAps will maintain and grow the facility in Laramie as a manufacturing, service, and engineering entity, while product development, sales, and marketing efforts will be led from the Woburn facility.

For more information, please visit www.sciaps.com.

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