The company is headquartered in
Germany, with operations in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Australia, India, China, Singapore, Mexico, and the United States (California, Illinois, and Ohio). A research and development facility concentrating on companion diagnostics for cancer drugs has been in operation in
Danvers, Massachusetts since August 2012. The Massachusetts facility has partnered with
Galena Biopharma to develop companion diagnostics for a breast cancer vaccine. In 2024, Leica Biosystems announced the relocation of its Companion Diagnostics and Advanced Assays business to Newcastle, United Kingdom. In November 2022, the company announced its acquisition of Cell IDx Inc, headquartered in San Diego, California, and provides multiplex staining panels, tissue staining, and imaging and analysis services. Leica Biosystems acquired Aperio, an ePathology solutions company, in October 2012. In October 2014, the company announced they will purchase Devicor Medical Products, which is headquartered in Cincinnati and makes medical devices used in breast
biopsies. The company partners with
Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in developing cytogenetics imaging software. ==References==