Bruker Daltonics Obtains Russian Medical Device Registration for all Flex(TM)-Series MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometers

BILLERICA, Mass. and MOSCOW--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2006--

Bruker Daltonics Inc. today announces that it has obtained registration of its complete MALDI-TOF product line of microflex(TM), autoflex(TM) TOF or TOF/TOF, and ultraflex(TM) TOF/TOF mass spectrometers, as well as of its ClinProRobot(TM) sample preparation platform, as medical devices from the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation.

MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry (...)

Bruker BioSciences Corporation Announces Agreement to Acquire Bruker Optics Inc. for $135 Million in Cash and Stock

BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2006--

Combined Company Will Be a Leading Provider of Molecular Analysis Solutions to the Life Science, Materials Research, Homeland Security and Industrial Markets

Bruker BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the stock of molecular spectroscopy company Bruker Optics Inc. for $135 million, to be paid approximately 59% in (...)

Bruker Daltonics Launches Worldwide CLINPROT FORUM as a Protein/Peptide Biomarker Customer Support Network

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2006--

At the 97th American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2006, Bruker Daltonics today announces the launch of its CLINPROT FORUM for the support of customers in protein/peptide biomarker discovery and validation, as well as in clinical and applied proteomics. The CLINPROT(TM) product line (for research use only) covers various aspects of biomarker analysis with special emphasis on (...)

Bruker Daltonics Receives Contract for the Detection Suite of 32 Fox NBC Reconnaissance Vehicles

BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2006--

The NBC Detection Business of Bruker Daltonik GmbH (Leipzig, Germany) today announces a contract with Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH (Kiel, Germany) for the supply of nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) detectors for 32 Fox NBC reconnaissance vehicles for the United Arab Emirates.

The range of Bruker Daltonics NBC detectors to be supplied under this contract includes:

integrated RAID(TM)-S filter (...)

Bruker Daltonics Introduces Unique AccuScreen(TM) Accurate Mass Ion Chromatograms for micrOTOF(TM) ESI-(Q-q-)TOF Systems

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2006--

AccuScreen yields superior MS and MS/MS data for target compound screening in complex matrices with increased specificity and molecular

formula determination.

At Pittcon 2006, Bruker Daltonics today announces the new and unique AccuScreen(TM) method for high resolution, accurate mass extracted ion chromatograms on its micrOTOF(TM) ESI-TOF and micrOTOF-Q(TM) ESI-Q-q-TOF mass spectrometers. AccuScreen (...)

Bruker Daltonics Introduces Powerful PTMscan(TM) on its High-Capacity Ion Trap PTM Discovery System(TM)

ORLANDO, Fla., Mar 13, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) --At Pittcon 2006, Bruker Daltonics today announces the release of a powerful, novel PTMscan(TM) on its PTM Discovery System(TM). The PTM Discovery System incorporates electron transfer dissociation (ETD) in Bruker Daltonics' highly successful HCTultra(TM) high-capacity ion trap mass spectrometer, the world's first and only commercial system with fully integrated ETD capability. ETD fragmentation breaks the (...)

Bruker Daltonics Launches Low-Maintenance Refrigerated Magnet Line for its apex(R) Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometers (FTMS)

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2006--At Pittcon 2006, Bruker Daltonics today announces its new R-series of convenient refrigerated magnets for its apex(R) line of hybrid Fourier Transform mass spectrometers (Q-q-FTMS). Through a joint development between Bruker Daltonics and the Bruker BioSpin group, the R-series magnets incorporate innovative cryostats equipped with cryocooler refrigeration units that replace the conventional liquid nitrogen (...)

Bruker Daltonics Releases Novel MALDI Biotyper* System for Protein Profiling of Microorganisms by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry

Bruker Daltonics Releases Novel MALDI Biotyper* System for Protein Profiling of Microorganisms by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2006--At Pittcon 2006, Bruker Daltonics today announces the release of its novel MALDI Biotyper* system for the identification and classification of microorganisms using protein 'fingerprints' measured by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The characteristic protein expression patterns of (...)

Bruker Daltonics Launches New APOLLO(TM) II ESI - MALDI Dual Source for apex(R)-Qe Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometer (FTMS)

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2006--

New APOLLO II Dual Source Incorporates Unique Two-stage Ion Funnel for Improved ESI and MALDI Sensitivity

At Pittcon 2006, Bruker Daltonics today announces the new APOLLO(TM) II Dual Source for its apex(R) line of hybrid Q-q-FTMS mass spectrometers. The design of the new APOLLO II Dual Source is based on a wide aperture two-stage ion funnel with simultaneous integration of a MALDI and an ESI source. (...)

Bruker Daltonics Introduces New MALDI Molecular Imager(TM) for In-Vitro Imaging of Protein Biomarkers in Tissue Sections and Cell Clusters

BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2006--Bruker Daltonics today announces its novel MALDI Molecular Imager(TM), a system for in-vitro imaging of peptide and protein biomarker distributions in tissue sections and cell clusters, for example from tumor regions. The MALDI Molecular Imager addresses the need for high-sensitivity imaging of the spatial distribution of protein biomarkers in biological, pathology and other clinical research (for (...)