The companies are selected to develop India’s premier imaging facility: The International Centre for Material Science (ICMS) in India.

India's International Centre for
Material Science (ICMS) in Bangalore (India) has selected FEI Company
and its Mumbai based agent, Icon Analytical Equipment Private
Limited, to develop a unique imaging facility. It will be the most
advanced electron microscopy facility in India and highlights the
global technology leadership of FEI and its products.



The ICMS Imaging Centre will include a
suite of FEI electron microscopes, including the world's most
powerful commercially available microscope, the Titan3 300kV high
resolution Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). Also included are
the Quanta 3D Field Emission Gun (FEG) DualBeam system and the Tecnai
20 200kV TEM. All will be network connected and remotely
controllable.



“The ICMS Imaging Centre, due to be
opened in October 2008, will be a unique facility where Indian
scientists can co-operate with colleagues from all over the world
using the ultimate performance tools available today,” said Prof.
C.N.R. Rao, National Research Professor, Linus Pauling Research
Professor, and Honorary President of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for
Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore.




“We are honoured to be chosen by
Prof. C.N.R. Rao and the Indian Dept. of Science and Technology,”
said Dr. Don Kania, CEO and President of FEI Company. “We are
looking forward to this exciting project.”



Icon Analytical is FEI's exclusive
agent in India. To ensure a quick start up of the Imaging Centre,
Icon Analytical will provide installation, training of local staff,
initial operation of the facility and maintenance of the tools.



“Icon is proud to install and
maintain these market leading performance tools in India,” said
Anand V. Rao, Managing Director of Icon Analytical. “It is a
privilege to be associated with Prof. C.N.R. Rao and FEI in the field
of nanotechnology.”