Exhibit 24.1

                             POWER OF ATTORNEY

        The undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint Frank H. Laukien
and John Hulburt and each of them singly, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent of the undersigned, to sign for the undersigned
and in his name as a Director of Bruker Daltonics Inc., the Bruker Daltonics
Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 and any and all pre-effective and
post-effective amendments to said Registration Statement, and in connection
with any registration of additional securities pursuant to Rule 462(b) under
the Securities Act of 1933, to sign any abbreviated registration statement
and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, in each case with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do all such things in
his name and on his behalf in his capacities with the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission.

        The power of attorney granted herein shall be deemed to be coupled
with an interest and may be exercised by such attorney-in-fact to execute on
behalf of the undersigned the applications, instruments, documents and
certificates referred to above, which applications, instruments, documents
and certificates shall be deemed to be authorized, valid and binding, and
enforceable without further inquiry.


Dated:  July 6, 2000


                                           /s/ M. Christopher Canavan, Jr.
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                                           M. Christopher Canavan, Jr.