Group History

1981

Scienta

Kai Siegbahn co-founder of Scienta wins Nobel Prize

Kai Siegbahn wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for developing the method of Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis.
1983

SCIENTA

Co-Founded by Kai Siegbahn

Nobel Prize winning achievements of Professor Kai Siegbahn Co-founds Scienta.
1984

OMICRON

Omicron Vacuumphysik is founded

Rapidly becoming the world's leading supplier of analytical instrumentation solutions in nanotechnology research and development

2001

OMICRON

Renamed Omicron Nanotechnology

The company name is changed to reflect the focus on emergent nanotechnology research.
2004

SAUNA

First installation at Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)

SAUNA II developed in collaboration with The Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) installed.
2005

VACUUM GENERATORS

Acquired by Scienta Owners

With Scienta technology based around ultra high vacuum systems, the group strategically invests in the worlds leading UHV manufacturer.

2007

VACUUM GENERATORS + SCIENTA

Merger to create VG Scienta

Vacuum Generators and Scienta merge to create VG Scienta.
2008

SAUNA

Sauna Systems Established

The second SAUNA II installed. Development of the SAUNA II Mobile system and the SAUNA II Labsystem.
2010

VG SCIENTA + SAUNA

Formation of Scienta Scientific Group

Sauna and VG Scienta merge to form the Scienta Scientific group. Scienta Scientific is an established world leader in our areas of operaion, serving customers across the globe.

2011

OMICRON

Acquired by Oxford Instruments

Omicron is bought by Oxford Instruments to further build upon their own technology based market.
2015

SCIENTA SCIENTIFIC

HASTINGS SITE RENAMED VACGEN

In December 2015 VG Scienta Hastings site is renamed to VACGEN.
2015

SCIENTA SCIENTIFIC + OMICRON

Scienta Scientific merges with Omicron

Scienta Scientific and Omicron merge together to form Scienta Omicron.

2016

SAUNA SYSTEMS

SAUNA Systems changes its name to Scienta Sensor Systems

SAUNA changes its name to better reflect the nature of its business.
2016

SCIENTA OMICRON

Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize for Physics 2016, awarded to David Thouless,F.Duncan Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz for Theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and phases of matter, verfied on Scienta Omicron R4000 ARPES analysis system.
2020

SIGMA SURFACE SCIENCE

Acquired by Scienta Omicron

Scienta Omicron SPM and the Sigma Surface Science SPM and XPS businesses merged into one new business unit under the roof of Scienta Omicron.