Tsinghua University Selects FEI Company's Titan Krios Cryo-Electron Microscope

HILLSBORO, Ore., Aug. 25, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FEI Company (Nasdaq:FEIC), a leading provider of three-dimensional (3D) molecular, cellular and atomic-scale imaging systems, today announced that it has successfully completed the installation of its Titan Krios(tm) cryo transmission electron microscope (TEM) at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. The acquisition of this advanced, multi-million dollar microscope, which is the first Titan Krios to be installed in Asia, underscores Tsinghua University's commitment to leadership in structural biological imaging.