MLase

What MLase does

MLase GmbH is a privately held German specialty laser manufacturer founded in December 2007 and headquartered in Germering, Germany. The company designs and produces compact deep-UV excimer laser sources operating at 193nm, 248nm, and 308nm wavelengths, leveraging photochemical ablation to remove material with minimal thermal damage. Its products are sold to two primary customer types: medical device OEMs integrating excimer sources into surgical systems for refractive surgery (LASIK), glaucoma treatment, and laser atherectomy, and industrial OEMs using the lasers in semiconductor photomask inspection, fiber Bragg grating writing, analytical mass spectrometry, and precision micromachining. The portfolio spans standard products (MLI-ArF, MLI-KrF, MLI-KrFFBG), OEM subsystems (including fiber-coupled medical laser systems), and full medical device co-development services, with the ExTra II ophthalmic system and ELIOS laser console as its branded medical offerings.

MLase operates a 4,600 m² production facility and reports more than 5,000 lasers delivered since founding. The company has held ISO 13485 certification since 2008 (valid through November 2028) and obtained European Medical Device Regulation (MDR) certification in February 2025, supporting its position as a qualified supplier to medical device manufacturers. Revenue mechanics are predominantly B2B hardware sales — standard products, customized OEM subsystems, and co-development service contracts — with no public pricing. Distribution is direct to enterprise OEMs and via seven authorized channel partners covering Japan, China/Hong Kong, Taiwan, Italy, France, the Nordics, and DACH.

The company is majority-owned by Maxburg Capital Partners, which acquired a controlling stake in 2023. In early 2025, founders Markus Enders and Johannes Junger transitioned operational leadership to Dirk Mühlhoff, a ZEISS Group veteran focused on ophthalmic medical technology. MLase describes itself as profitable with sustainable growth, employing 51-100 staff across its German headquarters.

Name

MLase

Legal name

MLase GmbH

Website

https://mlase.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MLase GmbH is a German specialty laser manufacturer that designs and produces compact deep-UV excimer laser sources (193nm, 248nm, 308nm) for medical device OEMs (refractive surgery, glaucoma, atherectomy) and industrial OEMs in semiconductor inspection, photonics, and micromachining. ISO 13485 and MDR certified; majority-owned by Maxburg Capital Partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Excimer Laser Systems

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Optoelectronic Emitters (LED/Laser/VCSEL) (HDAHALAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) (IMAGAGAA), Energy-Based Surgical Devices (Electrosurgery, RF, Ultrasonic, Laser) (HLAHADAC)

Keywords

• Excimer laser systems
• Deep UV laser sources
• Medical laser subsystems
• Industrial laser OEM integration
• Photochemical ablation technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Germering

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Standard Excimer Laser Products: Industrial excimer lasers with defined performance ranges and selectable parameters for direct sale to customers. Standard configurations designed for fast integration into production environments.
2. OEM Products and Subsystems: Customized excimer laser subsystems for OEM partners developing medical devices or specialized industrial applications. Designed for reliable integration in volume production systems.
3. Medical Device Co-Development: Full-service development of complete laser-based medical devices including system architecture, beam delivery, manufacturing, regulatory approval and market introduction support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MLase GmbH designs, manufactures, and supplies compact excimer laser sources and subsystems operating at deep-UV wavelengths (193 nm, 248 nm, 308 nm) for integration into medical devices and industrial systems. The company sells standard industrial lasers (MLI series), customized OEM subsystems for medical and high-volume industrial use, and full-service co-development of complete laser-based medical devices including regulatory support. Customers are system integrators in laser surgery and manufacturing technology.

Product overview

MLase develops and manufactures compact excimer laser sources for medical devices and industrial OEMs. The product portfolio centers on the MLI Series of industrial standard excimer lasers with three main variants: MLI-ArF Models (193 nm), MLI-KrF Models (248 nm), and MLI-KrFFBG Models (248 nm optimized for FBG writing). For medical applications, MLase offers the ExTra II medical laser system and ELIOS laser console. The company provides products through three go-to-market approaches: Standard Products with defined performance ranges for fast integration; OEM Products for specially designed subsystems integrated into medical devices or high-volume industrial systems; and Medical Devices & Co-Development services supporting complete device development from architecture through regulatory approval and manufacturing. Over 5,000 lasers have been delivered across applications including refractive surgery, glaucoma treatment, laser atherectomy, semiconductor inspection, micromachining, and photonics manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MLI-ArF Models

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,000 lasers delivered since 2007
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Beams, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJapan distribution partner for MLase excimer laser products. Located at Machida Techno Park Center Building, Tokyo, Japan.
• Hisky Technology (HongKong) LimitedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChina (PRC) distribution partner. Located at Hollywood Plaza, Mong Kok, Hong Kong.
• ALASER Co., Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTaiwan (R.O.C.) distribution partner. Located in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
• Laser 2000 srlcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItaly distribution partner. Located in Bolzano, Italy.
• Laser 2000 SAScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrance distribution partner. Located at Cité de la Photonique, Pessac, France.
• Laser 2000 ABcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNordics distribution partner. Located in Stockholm, Sweden.
• Laser 2000 GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDACH region distribution partner. Located in Wessling, Germany.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Coherent Corp: Coherent is one of the largest photonics companies in the world and, through its Lambda Physik heritage, is a historical leader in excimer/DUV laser sources for semiconductor and medical applications, directly competing with MLase across MLI-equivalent wavelength lines while offering a much broader laser portfolio.
• TRUMPF (Trumpf Lasers): Trumpf is a global industrial-laser powerhouse (including TuiLaser/edge-wave DUV excimer capabilities) and competes with MLase for OEM integrations in micromachining, semiconductor processing, and microelectronics manufacturing.
• MKS Instruments: MKS owns Spectra-Physics (solid-state and DUV lasers) and ESI (laser-based materials processing), making it an overlapping incumbent in OEM laser sources for semiconductor and analytical instrumentation; technology overlap is high, business model (subsystem OEM) is similar.
• Lumentum: Lumentum is a major photonics OEM (lasers, optical components) with overlap to MLase in DUV sources for semiconductor metrology and FBG writing for telecom/datacom transceivers.
• IPG Photonics: IPG is the dominant fiber-laser manufacturer and competes with MLase for OEM micromachining and materials-processing accounts, though on a different core technology (fiber vs. excimer).
• NKT Photonics: NKT Photonics is a European photonics OEM offering fiber lasers and supercontinuum sources, overlapping with MLase on OEM-supply relationships in photonics, telecom and analytical instrumentation.

Direct peers

• Toptica Photonics: Germany-based (Bavaria region) photonics OEM that designs and manufactures scientific laser sources, including UV/DUV lasers, for analytical, biotech, and quantum instrumentation OEMs – a close geographic and product-architecture analog to MLase.
• LightMachinery: LightMachinery designs and manufactures excimer lasers (operating at 193 nm and 248 nm) and is one of the few direct competitors to MLase in compact excimer sources for industrial and instrumentation OEMs.
• EKSPLA: EKSPLA is a Lithuanian OEM of solid-state and excimer-based UV laser sources serving scientific, medical, and industrial OEMs; competes with MLase on wavelength coverage, OEM integrations and analytical instrumentation applications.

Others

• Carl Zeiss Meditec (ZEISS Medical Technology): ZEISS is a leading ophthalmic medical device manufacturer (LASIK platforms, surgical microscopes) and a downstream customer analog for MLase's ExTra II / ELIOS laser consoles; relevant as a buyer-side comparable rather than direct laser-source competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mlase-gmbh

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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