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Oerlikon Optics

Balzers, Liechtenstein

Ownership: Private
Employees: ~600
Development stage: Other

Overview

Optics Balzers, formerly known as Oerlikon Optics, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of customized optical thin-film coatings and components. The company provides critical technology for the life sciences and healthcare sectors, including high-precision filters for fluorescence microscopy, PCR thermal cycling, and flow cytometry. Their products enable high-sensitivity detection and precise light management in diagnostic and analytical instrumentation. Following its divestment from the Oerlikon Group in 2009 and its subsequent acquisition by Materion Corporation in 2020, the company now operates as Materion Balzers Optics. It serves major medical device OEMs from manufacturing sites in Liechtenstein, Germany, and Malaysia.

Industry: Chemicals & Materials

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