WILLISTON, Vt. & ASHBURN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MBF Bioscience, a leading provider of bioscience image analysis tools, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Vidrio Technologies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Based in Ashburn, VA, Vidrio is a fast-growing provider of software and hardware components for laser scanning and two photon microscopes.

“Vidrio Technologies builds widely loved tools for researchers who utilize two photon and laser scanning microscopes to answer some of the toughest questions in biology,” says MBF Bioscience Founder and President Jack Glaser. “They have assembled a truly special team of engineers and I am thrilled that MBF will have the opportunity to be a part of the continued development, release, and support of Vidrio’s impressive products.”

“The team at Vidrio couldn’t be more excited to be joining forces with MBF,” says Vidrio Technologies CEO Bruce Kimmel. “We have grown rapidly in recent years and MBF’s large development team will be a great resource for us as we continue to invest in the development of industry-leading tools for bioscience researchers.”

Georg Jaindl, Senior Software Engineer at Vidrio Technologies said, “Vidrio has a pipeline full of exciting new products that we can’t wait to show our customers. By joining forces with MBF, we will be able to build these tools for our customers faster and provide even more responsive technical support than our customers already receive.”

ABOUT MBF BIOSCIENCE

Headquartered in Williston, VT, MBF Bioscience is a leading provider of microscope-based image analysis tools to researchers around the world. Founded in 1988, MBF has received numerous awards for innovation, customer service, and employee satisfaction, including the US Small Business Administration’s Tibbetts Award for excellence in high technology, the Vermont Small Business Person of the Year award, and the Best Places to Work in Vermont award. MBF’s tools have been cited in over 16,000 peer-reviewed journal publications.

ABOUT VIDRIO TECHNOLOGIES

Headquartered in Ashburn, VA, Vidrio Technologies is a leading provider of microscope control software and hardware for laser scanning and two photon microscopes. Vidrio’s products have deep connections to leading academic and institutional laboratories and are trusted by thousands of researchers around the world.