Heidelberg Instruments Makes Multiphoton Optics a Subsidiary

Photolithography company Heidelberg Instruments Mikrotechnik GmbH acquired Multiphoton Optics, a solution provider for 3D lithography via two-photon polymerization. The companies made the announcement in a shared press release. Following the completion of negotiations, Multiphoton Optics has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Heidelberg Instruments. The merger strengthens Heidelberg Instruments’ position in the micro-optics sector. The move, said Konrad Roessler, CEO of Heidelberg Instruments, specifically closes a gap between conventional laser lithography, which he said is the basis of Heidelberg’s core business, and the nanostructuring technology that the company added to the Heidelberg Instruments Nano Division three...