Bruker's equipment is a deal breaker in the life sciences research field. The holding company sells X-ray analysis products from the Bruker AXS portfolio and Bruker Daltonics' life science tools based on mass spectrometry for customers such as pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, industrial manufacturers, academic institutions, and government agencies. Its Bruker Optics unit develops tools based on molecular spectroscopy, and Bruker BioSpin makes research equipment using magnetic resonance technology. Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies (BEST) makes superconducting systems and magnetic devices used in medical imaging and energy research. The company is controlled by the Laukien family.