BILLERICA, Mass. & KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2006--Bruker Daltonics Inc. and Protein Discovery, Inc. announce today that they intend to collaborate on introducing scientists to the protein biomarker discovery capabilities of MALDI molecular imaging mass spectrometry. Protein Discovery holds a license from Vanderbilt University to provide imaging mass spectrometry services, and provides these services to customers in the research, pharmaceutical and diagnostics industries. Bruker Daltonics manufactures and sells the MALDI Molecular Imager(TM) (for research use only) that has been optimized for this technique in collaboration with Professor Richard Caprioli at Vanderbilt University. Both companies anticipate significant synergy effects from the collaboration, as both expect to benefit from the increasing popularity of MALDI imaging mass spectrometry.
