Used electron microscope program

Used electron microscopes provide accessibility to wider scientific research and production, whether you are active in materials or life sciences research, semiconductor, or industrial manufacturing. Thermo Fisher Scientific supplies innovative solutions for electron microscopy and microanalysis. We provide state-of-the-art instruments combined with advanced software suites to take customers from questions to usable data by combining high-resolution imaging with physical, elemental, chemical, and electrical analysis across scales and modes through the broadest sample types.

Reconditioned electron microscopes, certified by qualified professionals at our Certification Centers around the globe, provide you with accessibility to our innovative, high-quality technologies. We enable you to meet the continually increasing industry demands and to maintain your ambitious goals at a competitive price through our new way: EM Certified Solutions.

With EM Certified Solutions, you’re sure to find a Thermo Scientific instrument that fits your budget. EM Certified Solutions is our way of helping you refresh your technology.

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Inventory

Here is the most current inventory of certified instruments.

Can be soldProduct GroupInstrumentExpected ship date
WorldwideTEMKrios G2
(Ceta 16M, Phase Plate)
TBD
with BioContinuum and K3TBD
with Selectris and Falcon 4iTBD
WorldwideTEMTalos F200C G2
(C-Twin, Ceta 16M, Auto CryoBox, Gatan Cryo-transf)
2025
USSDBHelios NanoLab 450 HP
2025
Americas & APACSDBHelios NanoLab 660

2025
ChinaSEMQuattro S
(retract. DBS & STEM 3 & WetSTEM, Direct. GAD & ESEM GAD, Solid State Detect, Plasma Cleaner, Heating & Cooling Stage)
2025
Americas & APACSEMAXIA ChemiSEM LoVac2025
ChinaSEMApreo 2 S LoVac 
(retractable DBS & STEM 3, GAD, Solid State Detector, Plasma & Cryo Cleaner, HV Heating Stage)
2025
EMEASEMApreo 2 S LoVac
(Win 10)
2025
Americas & APACSEMApreo 2 S LoVac2025
Americas & APACSEMApreo 2 S LoVacAvailable
AmericasSEMAxia ChemiSEM LoVac2025
USSEMVerios 460L2025
USSEMQuanta 650 FEGAvailable
USSANNexsa G12025
WorldwideSANK-Alpha2025
Americas & APACSANK-Alpha2025

Please contact us through the form at the bottom of the page to talk to our EM Certified Experts to confirm availability and discuss purchase and buyback options.

Electron Microscopy Certified Customer Success Stories

Our EM Certified Solutions offer a variety of pathways to success for those research institutions, biotech and biopharma companies, and industrial entities looking to stretch their budgets to stay at the top of their game. Read about how we employed a trade-up process to assist a biopharmaceutical company in addressing the unexpected limitations of a recently acquired instrument. Learn about how our experts helped a university find the perfect solution, in the form of an EM Certified instrument, to establishing the cryo-TEM capability they had been striving for. We’re proud to have been able to help these customers while holding true to our commitment to being part of a larger circular economy.

Biopharma company trades in and trades up with EM Certified

When a biopharmaceutical company in California found that their needs soon exceeded the capacity of their recently purchased electron microscope, the scientists were understandably concerned. They were also mindful of how management might respond to the instrument not fully meeting their requirements.

Our EM Certified experts provided the scientists with a proposal to trade in their existing instrument and apply it to a favorable offer on a Thermo Scientific Glacios Cryo-TEM.

This “trade-up” to a Glacios Cryo-TEM was exactly the solution the scientists needed to solve their capacity dilemma, keep management happy, and to dive back into their important biopharma research.

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University finds EM Certified instrument that fits their budget

A research university in the American South recruited three researchers with the aim of establishing cryo-TEM capabilities. However, their hopes were dashed after analyzing various proposals. Due to budget constraints, the university found itself stuck at the funding stage.

An EM Certified expert addressed the university’s needs by helping them find a certified instrument that met the required capabilities and passed funding approvals. The solution? A Thermo Scientific Glacios Cryo-TEM that had previously been in use by a pharmaceutical company.

The Glacios Cryo-TEM was in excellent condition, having been maintained by Thermo Fisher Scientific under a Service contract, and was more affordable than a new model. The university saw this as the perfect avenue to gain cryo-TEM capability within their funding limitations.

Used XPS instrument sales and buyback

If you are looking for alternative options when it comes to the purchase of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) instruments, Thermo Fisher Scientific offers innovative technology that fits your budget. All refurbished XPS instruments are tested and certified to meet factory specifications and are backed by a one-year warranty.

When it’s time to upgrade your instruments, the removal of your current systems can be a difficult and costly process. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers the XPS Certified program to take the hassle out of removal. We will provide an assessment of your instrument and schedule removal.

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Circular economy

 

In a circular economy, value is created when resources are kept to a minimum, products and materials are kept at maximum value throughout their product lifecycle, waste is eliminated, and natural systems are regenerated. By buying instruments back for refurbishing or recycling, we keep the environment in mind, which is one of the core values of EM Certified Solutions.

When you purchase a pre-owned electron microscope, you, too, are contributing to this circular economy—without compromising on quality. Partner with us, and we will refurbish or recondition your instrument or recycle its parts to reduce environmental impacts.

 

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Our Certified Centers are located around the globe, close to our factories and service centers, to ensure wide local coverage, fast reaction time, and the high quality you expect from Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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BuybackGive a second life to your instrument and a new opportunity to other researchers. Be a part of facilitating the growth of scientific discovery.Enjoy peace of mind knowing that Thermo Fisher Scientific’s experts will provide you with the best value for your instrument and the highest expertise in dismantling your system.Contribute to the reduction of your environmental impact. Partner with us, and we will refurbish or recondition your instrument or recycle its parts.
Certified InstrumentsHelp us make our innovative technology more accessible at different price points.Enjoy peace of mind when purchasing an expertly reconditioned instrument directly from Thermo Fisher Scientific.Contribute to the reduction of electronic waste by purchasing expertly reconditioned equipment.

 

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Planting trees for sustainability

 

We believe we have a responsibility to actively reduce our impact on the planet while continually seeking new ways to facilitate and accelerate discovery for our customers. We invite you to join us in our endeavor to plant trees and invest in a sustainable future. As the first electron microscope manufacturer to publicly show such a contribution to a greener planet, we will plant:

  • 100 trees in your name for each EM Certified reconditioned instrument you purchase.
  • 10 trees in your name for each Thermo Scientific instrument we buy back from you.
Tree planting in partnership with More Trees by THG Eco
Photo courtesy of THG/ECO MoreTrees.com all rights reserved.

By recycling our instruments, we are reducing harmful waste in landfills, which is just one aspect of EM Certified Solutions’ dedication to a circular economy. Partnering with More Trees by THG Eco will contribute to reducing our impact on the planet.

Why trees? Planting trees is a simple but powerful way to invest in a sustainable future. By purchasing trees through More Trees by THG Eco, who partners with Eden Reforestation Projects, to plant trees in projects across the globe, we are contributing to the sequestration of future carbon dioxide from our atmosphere as well as protecting biodiversity and restoring vital forest zones. The reforestation projects they support in Kenya, Haiti, and Madagascar empower local communities to restore forests, create jobs, and protect ecosystems.

Trees also support different species of animals, invertebrates, plants, fungi, lichens, and mosses, all of which have a knock-on effect within the whole ecosystem. Trees provide work, clean the air, filter water, regulate rainfall, improve soil quality, offer shelter, and reduce flooding.

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When trees are planted, with the right forestry management practice and community backing, the carbon from the atmosphere can be captured and stored. More Trees by THG Eco reports that each tree can sequester an estimated 0.3 tons of CO2 over its lifetime, which can be up to 25 years.

If you would like to learn more about the tree planting program or discuss which instruments are in our current inventory, or talk to us about an evaluation of your current instruments, please contact your Account Manager.

Together, we are making a difference in the world.

 

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Currently we buy only instruments produced by Thermo Fisher Scientific (including FEI-branded instruments).

Our goal is to ensure at least five years of ongoing support/service for any resold system.

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