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20th November 2008
Relocation of Oxford Diffraction UK office allows customers access to the full range of Varian products
Oxford, UK - Oxford Diffraction, Now a part of Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VARI) are pleased to announce the opening of their brand new demonstration facility housed on the Varian, Yarnton site on the west of Oxford, UK.
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18th November 2008
Oxford Diffraction builds on User Community with launch of User Forum
Oxford Diffraction have designed a web based user forum to provide their global users with a resource for the exchange of ideas and tips relating to their X-ray diffraction systems, and to encourage scientific collaborations and crystallographic discussion.
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1st October 2008
Oxford Diffraction hold Europe Region Small Molecule User Meeting
To coincide with the opening of our new UK demonstration facilities and the recent launch of the SuperNova product, Oxford Diffraction will be hosting a Europe region user meeting during the 8th and 9th December.
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24th August 2008
New Dual Wavelength X-ray Diffractometer from Oxford Diffraction, now a part of Varian, Inc., Allows Increased Throughput for Challenging Single Crystal Analyses
Oxford, UK - Oxford Diffraction, Now a part of Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VARI) introduced its new dual wavelength X-ray diffractometer for the analysis of small molecules and proteins. The SuperNova is the first dual wavelength diffraction system to use entirely high intensity micro-source X-ray technology. It includes innovations in both X-ray technology and data analysis, enabling faster results even for the most challenging crystals.
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7th April 2008
Varian, Inc. Acquires Oxford Diffraction, Ltd.
Palo Alto, CA – Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VARI) announced today that it has acquired Oxford Diffraction, Ltd., a privately owned company based in Abingdon, U.K. Oxford Diffraction is a leader in x-ray crystallography, an analytical technique used by scientists in pharmaceutical research and other research laboratories to determine the structure of both small molecules and large molecules such as proteins.
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9th November 2007
Max Plank Institute celebrate opening of a state-of-the-art Protein Structural Biology Laboratory.
Today, the Structural Cell Biology Department at the Max Plank Institute in Martinsried (Germany) celebrated with 60 invited guests the opening of their newly equipped laboratory incorporating Oxford Diffraction's state-of-the-art instruments.
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23rd August 2007
Ultimate quality X-ray data from ATLAS – the fastest commercially available CCD detector
At the European Crystallographic Meeting (ECM 24) in Marrakech, Morocco, Oxford Diffraction launched the ATLAS CCD detector which provides ultimate X-ray data quality up to 3.5x faster than other CCDs.
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11 July 2007
'LIVE' PX SCANNER DEMO AT ACA BOOTH 203
Oxford Diffraction present a 'LIVE' Demo of the PX Scanner at the ACA 2007 meeting in Salt Lake City, UT.USA (21-26 July).
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30 March 2007
King’s College London to invest in state-of-the-art equipment for structural biology
The Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics at King’s College London have confirmed their investment in an Oxford Diffraction PX Scanner and an Xcalibur Nova system.
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18 April 2007
Condolences from Oxford Diffraction to all at Virginia Tech
The staff of Oxford Diffraction Blacksburg were deeply saddened by the tragedy that took place on Monday, April 16th 2007. On behalf of the whole Oxford Diffraction family we would like to offer our profound sympathies to all those touched by these events.
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21 April 2006

Oxford Diffraction wins further acclaim with the award of a 2006 Queen's award for International Trade

Announced on the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen's 80th birthday Oxford Diffraction Ltd has been awarded a 2006 Queen's award for International Trade.

On the 21st April, Oxford Diffraction Ltd was granted by appointment a Queen’s Award; the most prestigious UK business award which is only conferred on the UK’s most successful companies. Established in 2001, Oxford Diffraction wins this award for the first time for increasing its international exports over three years by over 150%.

To be presented by Her Majesty The Queen’s representative, the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, the award which is symbolised by an engraved cut-glass bowl will be presented to the Managing Director of Oxford Diffraction, Dr Paul Loeffen at the company head quarters on Milton Park later this year.

Dr Paul Loeffen said “The management and staff at Oxford Diffraction are delighted to have been awarded this prestigious business award. This is a testimony to everyone’s hard work and dedication”.
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