Case Study: Leica Microsystems achieves centralized, compliant protection of global research data with Druva inSync

Leica Microsystems magnifies protection of its research data with Druva

Leica Microsystems, a Germany‑based life sciences company with over 4,000 employees in 100+ countries, needed to protect sensitive research and regulated medical data across a distributed, mobile workforce. IT lacked control over laptop backups (users rarely backed up, and lost devices often took backups with them), and the company had to meet complex regional privacy rules and preserve data for legal and compliance needs.

Leica deployed Druva inSync to centralize automatic backups, enforce regional controls (including regional administrators and storage nodes), and enable legal holds and user self‑service restores. The result was stronger data protection and regulatory compliance, faster recovery with full settings restored, reduced IT involvement, and a solution well liked by both end users and IT.

Leica Microsystems

Oliver Barner

European IT Services Manager