Oxford Instruments Plc, founded in 1959, designs and manufactures high-technology tools and systems for research and industry. The company's instruments can image, analyze, and manipulate materials down to the atomic and molecular level, serving sectors including scientific research and R&D. Its operations span 55 countries, with headquarters in the United Kingdom.
The company operates through a portfolio of specialised businesses and product lines. These include Andor (scientific cameras), Asylum Research (atomic force microscopy), WITec (Raman microscopy), and Imaris (image analysis software). Additional business units focus on magnetic resonance, nanoanalysis, nanoscience, plasma technology, and x-ray technology, collectively covering a broad range of analytical and measurement techniques.
Oxford Instruments states its core purpose as accelerating breakthroughs for a brighter future. The company highlights enabling a greener economy, increased connectivity, improved health, and advances in scientific understanding as areas of focus, and identifies its values as inclusivity, innovation, trust, and purpose.
