Advanced Instruments, Inc. is a privately-held business headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, supporting worldwide operations and a comprehensive distribution network of independent dealers. Founded in 1955, the company is the world's foremost authority for the application of freezing-point depression (FPD) technology. Additional technologies have been developed or acquired, making Advanced Instruments a leading supplier of diagnostic testing systems used by medical and industrial laboratories.

In addition to branding products with the Advanced Instruments name, the company designs, develops and markets diagnostic products for Fiske Associates, and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Spiral Biotech, Inc. and Delta Instruments.

Since the company's inception nearly 50 years ago, laboratory professionals have always looked to Advanced instruments for exceptional customer support and leading-edge tools for the diagnostic laboratory. Innovative solutions for common laboratory problems remain the mission of Advanced Instruments.