:: Bruker AXS Wins Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award in X-ray Diffraction

At the recent opening of the Materials Research Society’s Fall Meeting in Boston, Bruker BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) announced that Frost & Sullivan has selected the company’s Bruker AXS subsidiary for their 2004 Market Leadership Award in X-ray Diffraction instrumentation.

Frost & Sullivan analyst John Weber stated: "Bruker AXS is the recipient of our award for its exemplary leadership in the X-ray Diffraction (XRD) market. Bruker AXS is also a leading participant in several other analytical instrumentation markets, such as X-ray Fluorescence and X-ray Crystallography. Bruker AXS’ products find global application in research and production facilities in many leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical and petrochemical, and semiconductor firms, along with universities. Key markets include advanced materials research, drug discovery and development, elemental and process analysis, as well as structural proteomics. Bruker AXS was early to gauge and understand key customers’ changing needs, and now provides one of the widest product portfolios using x-ray technology."

"Bruker AXS’ X-ray technologies, best exemplified in their flagship D8 DISCOVER instrument, incorporate high-speed detection systems and high-flux optics that are unprecedented. The latest in Bruker AXS’ line, SUPER SPEED SOLUTIONS, and the new NANOSTAR system for nanotechnology applications, are touted to be the fastest of their kind, unrivaled by any other," Weber added.

He concluded: "Research indicates that in 2003 Bruker AXS was the largest X-ray diffractometer manufacturer in the world, accounting for over 30 percent in market share. A strong pipeline of new techniques and strong brand recognition are projected to positively impact the company’s position in the X-ray Diffraction market, along with an ever-expanding range of applications."

Frost & Sullivan President Krishna Srinivasan explained: "Understanding customers and offering them comprehensive solutions; modular, turnkey systems; insightful investment into R&D that will ensure a healthy pipeline; acquisition of key techniques and suppliers that enable further penetration into important markets; and commitment to customer service are the factors that make Bruker AXS the worthy recipient of the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership in the World X-ray Diffraction Market."

Dr. Frank Burgaezy, Global Product Line Manager for Bruker AXS’ XRD Business, commented: "We are very pleased to receive this award, since it is an acknowledgement of our constant efforts to provide our customers with the best x-ray solutions for their analytical needs. Our unique D8 product platform, our cutting edge technologies in X-ray sources, optics and detectors, our leading software packages and, most importantly, our highly skilled and motivated employees, are the backbone of our success. We consider this award as a recognition of our continuing commitment to the future of x-ray analysis."