Type Subsidiary Headquarters Belfast Parent organization Oxford Instruments | Website andor.com Founded 1989 | |
Industry Scientific Imaging Equipment Products Scientific cameras
Spectroscopy solutions
Microscopy systems
Analysis software Founders Donal Denvir, Hugh Cormican, Mike Pringle Profiles | ||
Andor technology corporate overview
Andor Technology Ltd is a developer and manufacturer of high performance light measuring solutions (scientific digital cameras). It became a subsidiary of Oxford Instruments after it was purchased for £176m in December 2013.
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Andor Technology was set up by its founders, Dr. Hugh Cormican, Dr. Donal Denvir and Mr. Mike Pringle in the mid-1980s. While studying at Queen's University Belfast, they "used their physics know-how to build a highly sensitive digital camera...as a tool for their laser research." They subsequently set up Andor Technology to develop it into a commercial product for use in scientific research.
Andor Technology Ltd was established in 1989, as a spin out from Queen's University, Belfast. In December 2004 the company became a PLC when it listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.
The company is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It designs, manufactures and sells scientific imaging equipment including charge-coupled device (CCD), electron-multiplying CCD (EMCCD), scientific CMOS (sCMOS - an improved Active pixel sensor) and Intensified charge-coupled device camera systems, spectroscopy instrumentation, and microscopy systems. The cameras can be used for low light imaging, astronomy, spectroscopy, X-ray, time resolved, and confocal microscopy studies and have a wide range of users including physicists, biologists, life scientists, geneticists and nano-technologists all around the world.
Andor introduced its first EMCCD camera, the DV 465 in 2001 and the company was awarded The Photonics Circle of Excellence Awards from Laurin Publishing, which recognizes the 25 Most Technically Innovative New Products of the Year.
EMCCD is based on a CCD chip that incorporates electron multiplication, or EMCCD technology. It is used in fields such as drug discovery, where scientists need to watch vats of chemicals in real-time, astrophysics and oceanography.
In June 2010, Andor Technology announced a profit increase of 87%.