Philips has acquired PathXL, a Northern Ireland-based company providing digital pathology image analysis, workflow software and educational tools. PathXL’s image analysis and tissue pathology software will complement Philips’ Digital Pathology solutions, says the company. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

PathXL, founded in 2004, and headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, offers a range of digital pathology software applications to research and education segments of pathology and bio-pharma markets. The company has approximately 30 employees, offices in the UK and USA and distributors across three continents.