Milestone was founded in 1988 as a company specialized in advanced microwave instrumentation for analytical and organic chemistry labs. We are an industry leader in this field, with a worldwide installed base of over 20,000 systems in large and small research institutions, universities and industrial laboratories.

In 1994, Milestone established a separate Medical division, so as to transfer our expertise to the world of histopathology. In 1998, Milestone was the first company to design and build a microwave tissue processor specifically for histology labs, and subsequently created the first fully automated, high-throughput microwave processor.

Milestone’s mission is to reduce patient anxiety by providing pathologists with technologies for same-day diagnostic results.
Today, Milestone is proud to offer innovative solutions in six different fields: Frozen Section, Cytology, Sample Handling, Tissue Processing, Macro Digital and Reagents.