The collaboration between Schaefer and Park Systems in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Eastern Europe has been expanded with an exclusive distribution contract for France. Schaefer Techniques France will be serving new as well as existing Park Systems AFM users and has access to the resources of the whole Schaefer infrastructure with several experienced engineers. In addition to the XE research product line, Park Systems has announced the XE-Bio AFM with its Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy mode (ICM).