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Leica Biosystems Unites Pharma, Pathologists, and Oncologists to Help Shape the Future of Digital Pathology and Enable More Precise Patient Therapies
Leica Biosystems, a Danaher company and a global leader in end to end anatomic and digital pathology solutions, is advancing how pharmaceutical organizations scale digital and computational pathology to support AI enabled biomarker discovery and companion…
Leica Biosystems and CellCarta Expand Collaborative Companion Diagnostic Development Model to Accelerate Commercialization Globally
Designed to adapt to diverse biopharma development needs, and enabled by close collaboration and parallel execution, the partnership introduces a flexible global framework for companion diagnostic development intended to support more efficient progression from early-stage assays to commercial…
Leica Biosystems Announces Expansion of Collaboration to Scale Precision Medicine and Develop AI-Powered Diagnostics
The Danaher company expands its collaboration with AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo to develop an end-to-end system for TROP2 NMR in non-small cell lung cancer Newcastle, United Kingdom — May 29, 2026 — Leica Biosystems, a Danaher company and a global leader in end-to-end anatomic and digital…
Leica Biosystems at a Glance
150+ Years of Innovation
| 2012 - Present | New Era of Science & Technology |
| 2005 - 2011 | Global Expansion Accelerates |
| 1989 - 2004 | Structuring for Comprehensive Workflow |
| 1930 - 1988 | Novel Products Drive Company Growth |
| 1900 - 1930 | Microtomy Technology Advances Amidst Wartime Realities |
| 1872 - 1899 | The Creation of the Microtome and the Early Years of R. Jung GMBH |
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