please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . june 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message prior scientific instruments type corporation industry scientific instrumentation founded london uk 1919 founder w. r. prior headquarters cambridge uk key people dr monika maintz managing director products microscope automation optical microscopy telecommunications products oem design & manufacture number of employees 100 website prior global gateway prior scientific instruments ltd was established in london in 1919 as a manufacturer of optical microscopes . today the head office is based in cambridge england offering precision mechanical engineering optics electronics and precision assembly . the core business has diversified into microscope automation systems and oem products . the company sells its products worldwide . subsidiaries have been established in the usa and germany . prior scientific inc. is based in rockland near boston usa and prior scientific gmbh is based in jena germany . products microscope automation products that includes motorised microscope stages 1 automated focus mechanisms 2 filter wheels shutters illumination systems and automated slide loading systems . 3 oem solutions for customised design manufacturing and assembly . optical microscopy products telecommunications products such as microscopes for the inspection of fibre optic connectors in the field and in production environments . notes and references edit editor biophotonics p33 . scientific press 2009 . ruchatz h photonik p62 . scientific press 2007 . editor visionsystems design p12 . scientific press 2009 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title prior scientific & oldid 641412820 categories electronics companies of the united kingdommanufacturing companies established in 1919equipment semiconductor companiesinstrument making corporationshidden categories articles needing additional references from july 2009all articles needing additional referencesorphaned articles from june 2010all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 january 2015 at 13 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view