BEL spinoff Zurich Instruments acquired by Rohde & Schwarz
Oldest BEL spinoff Zurich Instruments, founded in 2008 and grown into a company with over 100 employees, was acquired by Rohde & Schwarz, a German technology group headquartered in Munich.
Rohde & Schwarz, a German technology group, headquartered in Munich and active in areas, such as 6G and autonomous driving, acquired Zurich Instruments, which will be run as a full subsidiary. Zurich Instruments is a technological leader in instrumentation for quantum computing and will help Rohde & Schwarz further expand its test and measurement division. The test and measurement market for quantum computing holds enormous potential for both companies. Operating and maintaining a large-scale quantum computer requires numerous specific T&M solutions. Thanks to their complementary products, Rohde & Schwarz and Zurich Instruments will be able to provide complete solutions in the future.
external page Zurich Instruments offers cutting-edge test and measurement systems to scientific and industrial research customers. The company has been at the forefront of science since its founding in 2008. A spin-off of BEL and D-BSSE of ETH Zurich, Zurich Instruments has grown continuously ever since. The company has over 100 employees at its Zurich headquarters and regional offices in China, the USA, France, South Korea, Japan, and Italy. Zurich Instruments produces cutting-edge instrumentation for scientists and technologists in advanced laboratories who are passionate about phenomena that are often notoriously difficult to measure. The company’s core offering includes lock-in amplifiers, impedance analyzers, arbitrary waveform generators, and the first commercially available quantum computing control system. Zurich Instruments brings innovation to scientific instrumentation and quantum control systems in the medium-frequency (MF), ultra-high-frequency (UHF) and now also super-high-frequency (SHF) ranges by combining frequency- and time-domain tools within each of its products. This approach reduces the complexity of laboratory setups and unlocks new measurement strategies.
The external page Rohde & Schwarz technology group is leading in developing solutions in test & measurement, technology systems, and networks & cybersecurity. Founded more than 85 years ago, the group is a reliable partner for industry and government customers around the globe. On June 30, 2020, Rohde & Schwarz had around 12,300 employees worldwide. The independent group achieved a net revenue of EUR 2.58 billion in the 2019/2020 fiscal year (July to June). The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany.
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