Magnicon was founded in December 2000 by the two physicists Colmar Hinnrichs and Henry-J. Barthelmess during PhD work at Institute of Applied Physics (University Hamburg). Our work was about high-Tc dc SQUID magnetometers and Fluxgate magnetometers. The close collaboration of Magnicon with research facilities and university institutes guarantees an up-to-date service right from the start till now.

We develop, manufacture, and distribute state-of-the-art SQUID readout electronics, SQUID sensors, SQUID systems, and SQUID related products. Due to a high level of flexibility and customization we can offer the best possible solution for nearly all of our customers needs.

Magnicon started with a maintenance contract for a 62 channel MEG system at University Hospital Hamburg (UKE) from 2001 to 2005. In 2002 we signed the first license agreement with PTB-Berlin regarding the SEL-1 dc SQUID electronics. A joint development with PTB-Berlin leads to the ultra-fast SQUID electronics XXF-1 in 2005. During the last years, we have realized several customer specific SQUID systems and SQUID electronics for applications from high-energy physics to biodiagnostics.