ESI’s LaserMill Micromachining System Selected to Aid in the Battle against Parkinson’s Disease

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electro Scientific Industries (Nasdaq: ESIO), a leading provider of world-class photonic and laser systems for microengineering applications, today announced that Lund University in Sweden has selected ESI’s LaserMill micromachining system for use in a cutting-edge, scientific application. The system will be utilized by Lund University researchers in the production of micro-wires and circuitry used to combat the effects of Parkinson's disease. It is believed that the wires and circuitry—which could eventually be implanted into the human brain—will conduct minute amounts of electrical current to specific areas of the brain to lessen the impairment of motor skills associated with Parkinson’s.