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Prior Scientific

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Type
  
Corporation

Founder
  
W. R. Prior

Founded
  
London, UK (1919)

Headquarters
  
Cambridge, UK

Industry
  
Scientific instrumentation

Key people
  
Dr Monika Maintz, Managing Director

Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd was established in London in 1919 as a manufacturer of optical microscopes.

Today the head office is based in Cambridge, England, offering precision mechanical engineering, optics, electronics and precision assembly. The core business has diversified into microscope automation systems and OEM products. The company sells its products worldwide. Subsidiaries have been established in the USA and Germany. Prior Scientific Inc. is based in Rockland near Boston, USA and Prior Scientific GmbH is based in Jena, Germany.

Products

  • Microscope Automation products that includes motorised microscope stages, automated focus mechanisms, filter wheels, shutters, illumination systems and automated slide loading systems.
  • OEM Solutions for customised design, manufacturing and assembly.
  • Optical Microscopy products
  • Telecommunications products such as microscopes for the inspection of fibre optic connectors in the field and in production environments.

    • References

    Prior Scientific Wikipedia
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