Coxem
Founded 2007 · 14 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
COXEM designs and manufactures scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipment, including tabletop and full-size electron microscopes along with accessories such as ion beam polishers, sputter coaters, and detectors. Its products serve life science and materials science research and analysis.
Also known as COXEM Co., Ltd. · Coxem Co.,Ltd.
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026COXEM Co., Ltd. is a Daejeon-based Korean manufacturer of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) instrumentation. Its product line covers tabletop SEMs (EM-40 and EM-40PE, EM-30N) and full-size SEMs (CX-200K and CX-300), cross-section ion beam polishers (IP series, including IP-8K and IP-10K, and the CP-8000+ argon ion beam cross-section polisher), and ion sputter coaters (SPT-20). Accessories and optional modules include EDS detectors (Oxford/Bruker), a Bruker EBSD detector, a BSE detector, a STEM imaging module that produces TEM-like images on tabletop systems and the CX-200K, a CSU-2 cool stage for liquid and biological samples, and an air-protection module for reactive sample handling.
The company positions its instruments for entry- to mid-level SEM analysis and states that its technology was developed with KRISS, the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science. Bloomberg describes the company as a developer of nanometrology tools that manufactures scanning electron microscopes and markets a cross-section polisher. Applications addressed span life science (microbiology, food and environmental science, plants and animals, medicine and pharmaceuticals, human body) and materials science (chemistry, automotive, construction, smartphones, semiconductors and electronics, metals).
Business model
COXEM designs, manufactures and sells SEM instruments, sample-preparation equipment (ion beam polishers, sputter coaters), detectors, optional modules and consumables, with detector components sourced from partners such as Bruker and Oxford.
Latest developments
In 2024 COXEM introduced its CX-200K full-size SEM, EM-40 tabletop SEM and ion beam polisher products at M&M2024 in Cleveland (July 29-August 1, 2024) and EMC2024 in Copenhagen (August 26-30, 2024), and held its Global Distributors Conference in Barcelona. It exhibited at Pittcon 2025 in Boston (March 1-5, 2025) and ran Technical Focus Workshop sessions for distributor engineers in April and June 2025.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Supplier of affordable entry- to mid-level SEM systems; a trade supplier listing describes COXEM as a leading SEM manufacturer and the fastest-growing supplier of scanning electron microscopes in the scientific market.
Technology
Scanning electron microscopy platforms in tabletop and full-size formats, built on technology developed with KRISS, the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science. Complementary technologies include a STEM detector that delivers TEM-quality images on tabletop SEMs and the CX-200K, argon ion beam cross-section polishing for specimen preparation ahead of SEM, EDS, WDS and EBSD analysis, integrated EDS and EBSD detection, cool stage for liquid and biological samples, and air-protection handling for reactive specimens.
Go-to-market
Sales run through a network of overseas distributors — the company holds Global Distributor Conferences and technical workshops for distributor engineers — supported by direct sales and demo facilities at its Daejeon site and participation in scientific trade shows and conferences such as Pittcon, M&M, EMC and IMC. Archived company news also references a North American sales and service partnership with JH Technologies and collaborations with Bruker Nano and EMS.
Research, analysis and quality-control laboratories in life sciences (microbiology, food and environmental science, plant and animal studies, medicine and pharmaceuticals) and materials science (chemistry, automotive, construction, smartphones, semiconductors and electronics, metals).
Geography
Headquartered at Migun Techno World 1-cha, 199 Techno 2-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea, with rooms housing management, a research center, sales, a demo room and manufacturing facilities, plus an R&D branch in Gasan Digital 1-ro, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul. Commercial activity extends internationally through distributors and exhibitions in the United States and Europe.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Timeline · 8
launches, deals, and filingsCompany news listing references a collaboration with Bruker Nano to develop a tabletop SEM with integrated EDS and EBSD.
Company news listing references a partnership with JH Technologies covering North American sales and service.
COXEM released the CP-8000+ cross-section ion beam polisher, which uses an argon ion beam to prepare specimens for WDS, SEM, EBSD and EDS analysis.
COXEM participated in Pittcon 2025, held in Boston, USA from March 1 to 5, 2025.
COXEM conducted Technical Focus Workshop sessions with engineers from its global distributors, two in April 2025 and one in June 2025.
COXEM participated in EMC2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark from August 26 to 30, 2024, presenting the CX-200K, EM-40 and ion beam polisher models.
COXEM held its 2024 Global Distributors Conference in Barcelona, Spain over three days, introducing new products to overseas distributors.
COXEM exhibited at M&M2024 in Cleveland, USA (July 29-August 1, 2024), introducing new scanning electron microscope models CX-200K and EM-40 and ion beam polisher products.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Coxemcoxem.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Coxem do?
- Korean manufacturer of tabletop and full-size scanning electron microscopes, ion beam polishers and SEM accessories.
- Who are Coxem's investors?
- Coxem's investors include Atinum Investment Co. Ltd..