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Bruker BioSciences Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering.


BILLERICA, Mass. -- Bruker BioSciences Corporation Bruker Biosciences Corporation is a Massachusetts-based company formed in 2003 which develops and manufactures scientific instrumentation for academic research and industrial use.  (Nasdaq: BRKR BRKR Breaker ) today announced that it has priced a public offering of 10,400,000 shares of its common stock, 2,200,000 of which are being sold by the Company and 8,200,000 of which are being sold by four selling stockholders, at $7.10 per share, generating net proceeds Net Proceeds

The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security.

Notes:
In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions).
 of approximately $14.7 million to the Company and approximately $54.9 million to the selling stockholders, in the aggregate. The Company has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 330,000 shares of common stock and the selling stockholders have granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 1,230,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any, which would generate additional net proceeds to the Company of approximately $2.2 million and additional net proceeds to the selling stockholders of approximately $8.3 million, if exercised in full.

The Company anticipates using the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, potential acquisitions and for the repayment of debt.

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 Investment Bank are acting as joint bookrunning managers for this offering. A copy of the final prospectus Final Prospectus

A legal document stating the price of a newly issued security, the delivery date, and other facts that are important for investors.

Notes:
The final prospectus must be given to every investor who purchases a new issue of registered securities.
 relating to this offering may be obtained from Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Prospectus Department, 383 Madison Avenue, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, New York 10179 and from UBS Investment Bank, ECMG ECMG Enterprise Content Management Group (Houston, TX)  Syndicate, 299 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10171.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

ABOUT BRUKER BIOSCIENCES (NASDAQ: BRKR)

Bruker BioSciences Corporation, headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, is the publicly traded parent company of Bruker Daltonics Inc., Bruker AXS Inc. and Bruker Optics Inc. For more information, please visit www.bruker-biosciences.com

* Bruker AXS is a leading developer and provider of advanced X-ray tools used primarily in life science and materials research, as well as of X-ray and OES elemental analysis instrumentation used primarily in industrial applications.

* Bruker Daltonics is a leading developer and provider of innovative life science tools based on mass spectrometry mass spectrometry
 or mass spectroscopy

Analytic technique by which chemical substances are identified by sorting gaseous ions by mass using electric and magnetic fields.
 and also develops and provides a broad range of field analytical systems for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear detection.

* Bruker Optics is a leading developer and provider of research, analytical and process analysis instruments and solutions based on infrared and Raman molecular spectroscopy technology.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on current expectations, but are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. The factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to our reorganization strategies, risks related to the integration of businesses we have acquired or may acquire in the future, technological approaches, product development, market acceptance, cost and pricing of our products, changes in governmental regulations, capital spending and government funding policies, FDA FDA
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Food and Drug Administration


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 and other regulatory approvals to the extent applicable, competition, the intellectual property of others, patent protection and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

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. These and other factors are identified and described in more detail in our filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, our most recent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and, our current reports on Form 8-K. We disclaim any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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