WOODBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that it will co-sponsor the first “AFM BioMed Conference,” to be held in Barcelona, Spain on April 19-21, 2007. This conference, the first of its kind, will be dedicated exclusively to life science applications, in order to investigate how atomic force microscopy (AFM) technology can solve relevant biological bottlenecks and provide innovative solutions for healthcare. The conference will link International academic and industrial experts in life sciences, being involved in AFM and related techniques in medical/biological studies. Abstracts for paper and poster presentations are now being accepted. Abstract and conference registration details are available at www.afmbiomed.org. The conference is also sponsored by Leica Microsystem, a leading supplier of high-resolution optic systems, and Telstar Instrumat.
