It was announced today that Gammadata is acquiring the VacGen business from Thermo Electron Corporation, USA. Our new business will be called VacGen Limited. Historically the VG brand has been the industry benchmark signifying product quality and vacuum innovation. This move realigns our heritage and past success with our future goals and aspirations.

Founded in 1986, Gammadata is now a leader in the research, development and application of applied nuclear, atomic and surface physics. With close ties to the academic community Gammadata creates instrumentation and solutions for radiation analysis and high-resolution spectroscopy. We are committed to conducting "business as usual" for our customers, and provide the same high level of customer support you are used to from VacGen. You can continue to turn to us for all your UHV and HV component, chamber and vacuum system needs.

The combination of VacGen and Gammadata will create a company that is uniquely suited to meet the current and future needs of our customers, backed by a strong technical team and by strong commercial representation around the world.

VacGen is committed to maintaining our high level of customer focus and quality, and your point of contact for sales and service will remain the same. If you should have any questions or concerns, please contact your sales representative directly. Our website, www.VacGen.com, will remain the same and is a great place to find product, technical and international contact information.

Thank you for your business; we look forward to finding new ways to better serve you, in the future.

You can find further information about VacGen at www.VacGen.com and information about Gammadata at www.gammadata.se.