Bruker Technologies Advance Research in Structural Biology and NanomaterialsBERGISCH GLADBACH, Germany, Sep 08, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc. (BEST) today announced that
its subsidiary Bruker ASC GmbH in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, has been
awarded several significant contracts for state-of-the-art synchrotron
instrumentation from leading research institutions worldwide. Separate
major contracts were signed with the U.S.
Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the Pohang
Accelerator Laboratory in Korea, and the University
of Lund in Sweden for Bruker ultra-precise X-ray mirror systems,
double-crystal monochromators, and a complete synchrotron experimental
station, with a total order value of approximately $3.7 million.
Dr. Hans-Udo Klein, Vice President for Business Development of BEST, and
Managing Director of Bruker ASC GmbH, commented: "We are very pleased
that leading global large-scale research facilities have selected Bruker
for their cutting-edge, critical research instrumentation in order to
advance the life and material sciences."
SLAC, located in Stanford, CA (USA), ordered two state-of-the-art
Kirkpatrick-Baez mirror systems to be integrated into its Coherent
X-Ray Imaging instrument (CXI) at the Linac
Coherent Light Source (LCLS). The CXI instrument aims to image
individual biomolecules which can not be crystallized, hydrated living
cells or nanoparticles. CXI scientist Dr. Sebastian Boutet said: "The
CXI instrument could have huge medical and technological consequences.
In medicine, it is common for researchers to figure out how diseases
work by looking at the structure of the molecules involved. From there,
they can figure out how to best attack diseases. Soon, we'll be able to
look at the structures of samples never before seen. LCLS is the
ultimate microscope."
Pohang Accelerator Laboratory placed a contract for two complete
cryo-cooled double-crystal monochromators for an upgrade of the Pohang
Light Source. Cryo-cooled monochromators are essential instruments to
make use of more intense light sources for scientific investigation in a
variety of research fields. The Pohang researchers apply Ultra-Small
Angle X-ray Scattering (U-SAXS) to investigate proteins and protein
folding, as well as polymer blends. The second unit is for X-Ray
Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS), an essential technique for many
applications in materials science.
The University of Lund ordered a complete new experimental station to
upgrade the existing structural biology facility at MAX-Lab, the Swedish
synchrotron radiation facility. This new set-up provides the necessary
stability and precision to perform state-of-the-art macromolecular
crystallography even with very small crystals on the order of a few
micrometers. Protein or macromolecular crystallography at synchrotron
light sources contributes significantly to protein structure
determination, essential for many applications including molecular
biology, rational drug design and proteomics.
Wolfgang Diete, Director of Bruker's Synchrotron, Beamline & X-Ray
Optics business, explained: "These contracts are important milestones
for our plans to further grow the synchrotron instrumentation business
after our recent acquisition by Bruker. Based on our technological
experience, we look forward to bringing these critical instruments into
operation to support our international customers in achieving their
scientific goals and perhaps even new breakthroughs."
About Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc.
Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies (BEST), Inc. is a subsidiary of
Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR). Together with its majority-owned
Research Instruments GmbH subsidiary, BEST is a world leader in the
development and manufacturing of superconducting and normal conducting
rf cavities, superconducting devices and magnet systems, low and high
temperature superconducting wires, vacuum and X-ray systems, as well as
particle accelerators and beamlines. For more information on BEST,
please visit: www.bruker-est.com
In synchrotron instrumentation, BEST is a world leading supplier with
expertise and a product range from complete turn-key beamlines for
synchrotron light sources to individual beamline components, including
insertion devices, different kind of monochromators, mirror systems,
beam monitors and other beamline components, as well as complete
instruments for synchrotron protein crystallography and X-ray
microscopy. For more information on Bruker synchrotron instrumentation,
please visit: www.bruker-asc.com
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SOURCE: Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc.
Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc.:
Dr. Hans-Udo Klein, +1-978-901-7550
BEST Vice President - Business Development and Managing Director, Bruker ASC GmbH
udo.klein@bruker-asc.com
or
Wolfgang Diete, +49-2204-84-2512
Director - Synchrotrons, Beamlines & X-Ray Optics, Bruker ASC GmbH
wolfgang.diete@bruker-asc.com