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Leica Microsystems GmbH is a German microscope manufacturing company. It is a manufacturer of optical microscopes , equipment for the preparation of microscopic specimens and related products. There are ten plants in eight countries with distribution partners in over 100 countries.
Leica Camera AG (/ ˈ l aɪ k ə /) is a German company that manufactures cameras, optical lenses, photographic lenses, binoculars, and rifle scopes.The company was founded by Ernst Leitz in 1869 (Ernst Leitz Wetzlar), in Wetzlar, Germany.
Thus in 1996, Leica Camera AG was founded, followed in October 1997 by Leica Geosystems AG, and on 1 April 1998 by Leica Microsystems AG. These three companies are independent public companies. Leica Geosystems produces, in continuation of Wild Heerbrugg, the geodetic instruments and is the global market leader in this section.
One of the most important companies in the area of microscopy is Leica Microsystems (formerly known as Ernst Leitz), which in its peak times employed over 7000 people in the city. Small format (35 mm) photography was invented in Wetzlar, and Leica cameras are well known for their excellent quality.
Thus 1996 the Leica Camera AG developed, in October 1997 the Leica Geosystems AG and on 1 April 1998 the Leica Microsystems AG. Leica Geosystems produced, in continuation of Wild Heerbrugg, the geodetic instruments and is the global market leader in this sector as part of the new parent company Hexagon AB.
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After its founding, between 2000 and 2022, Hexagon completed more than 170 acquisitions, [9] and it is the parent company of Leica Geosystems [10] and Infor EAM, among other subsidiaries. [6] With around 24,000 employees, Hexagon's revenue in 2023 was US$5.5 billion, while assets were $18.1 billion.
Leica Biosystems, founded 1872 as Precision Engineering, [1] is a medical devices company that develops and supplies clinical diagnostics to the pathology market. It is also a research, instrument, and medical device company as well as a division of Danaher Corporation .