Sales exceed €4.8 billion, earnings above €615 million in 200th anniversary of founder Carl's birth.

Company launched by investor Marlin Equity Partners will be led by industry veteran Larry Schwerin.

Florida firm that specializes in femtosecond laser systems for cataract surgery says operations will continue as normal during its reorganization.

Supervisory Board appoints director of Swiss Tecan instrumentation group for 3-year term.

Analyst Tractica says sensors for vision, emergency response will see “strong growth”, as carmakers buy into the technology.

Semiconductor industry group predicting another 9% growth in worldwide capital equipment sales next year, to $43.4BN.

Growth primarily driven by strong demand for 100G transceivers; CEO Jerry Rawls admits that there is still life in copper links.

Drivers are 100G links, data centers, but also 25GE, signage and personal computing, predicts market analyst CIR.

$2BN deal with NYSE-listed 'contrarian' investment firm Apollo Global Management comes nearly a year after US authorities blocked $3.3BN acquisition by GO Scale on national security grounds.

North American defense, aerospace and industrial instrumentation firm set to expand its offering for imaging with complementary sensor product line-up.

Nordic energy giant backs development of printable "indoor solar cells" for consumer electronics roles.

First investment in solar technology by the oil and gas giant’s venture wing complemented by deal to develop hybrid perovskite cells with major silicon manufacturer.