Home » Electronics & Semiconductors » Merger of Heidelberg Instruments and Multiphoton Optics strengthens German competitiveness in the international micro-optics market Merger of Heidelberg Instruments and Multiphoton Optics strengthens German competitiveness in the international micro-optics market Posted by PublisherElectronics & Semiconductors Wednesday, 31. March 2021 Heidelberg/Würzburg, March 31, 2021 – Multiphoton Optics GmbH has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Heidelberg Instruments Mikrotechnik GmbH. The pooling of development capabilities and technologies for producing microstructures further underscores the global importance of research, development and production of direct-writing laser systems \”Made in Germany\”. The merger also extends the company\-\-s market position in the micro-optics sector. Following the successful conclusion of M&A negotiations, the employees of Multiphoton Optics (MPO) are now part of the Heidelberg Instruments family, one of the international market leaders in laser lithography.