WOODBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), a leading provider of instrumentation to the nanoscience community, and Leica Microsystems GmbH, a leading designer and manufacturer of optical microscopy imaging systems, have finalized a product collaboration to drive research in biological and nano-medicine communities. The initial phase of the collaboration focuses on the integration of Veeco’s BioScope™ II Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) with Leica’s DMI series of inverted microscopes. The alliance will yield high-resolution images for cell biology, enabling researchers to uncover positive ways to impact human disease and treatment. Veeco and Leica Microsystems will debut their collaboration at the AFM BioMed conference in Barcelona, Spain, April 19-21 (www.afmbiomed.org) with a common marketing campaign.