WALTHAM, MA

Excelitas Technologies Announces Agreement to Acquire Axsun Technologies

Excelitas expands portfolio of high performance photonics solutions serving the
Medical and Industrial markets.

Excelitas Technologies® Corp., a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Axsun Technologies (Billerica, MA USA). Axsun is a privately-held company specializing in the development and production of innovative, MEMS-based light engines for high performance medical imaging and industrial spectroscopy applications.

About Excelitas Technologies

Excelitas Technologies Corp. is a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, high-performance, market-driven photonic solutions to meet the lighting, detection and optical technology needs of global customers. From biomedical technology to research laboratory, safety and security, consumer products, semiconductor, energy and environment, industrial sensing & imaging, defense and aerospace, Excelitas Technologies is committed to enabling our customers' success in their end markets. Excelitas Technologies now has approximately 6700 employees in North America, Europe and Asia, serving customers across the world. Connect with Excelitas on FacebookLinkedIn and Twitter.

Contacts:

Scott Orr
Senior Director of Corporate Marketing, Excelitas Technologies Corp.
[email protected]
(+1) 781-996-5925

Cheryl Reynhout or Jill Anderson
on Behalf of Excelitas Technologies Corp.
SVM Public Relations
[email protected]
(+1) 401-490-9700