Related Parties	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Parties	15. Related Parties On March 15, 2022, Bruker's Board of Directors appointed Dr. Philip Ma to serve on the Board effective as of April 1, 2022. Dr. Ma is the Chief Executive Officer of PrognomiQ, Inc in which the Company has invested $17.0 million. The Company currently recognizes the strategic investment in PrognomiQ as a long-term asset in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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