Belfast, Northern Ireland — Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems, today announced the appointment of Buenos Aires, Argentina-based Microlat S.L.R. (Microlat) as their new distributor in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. The two companies combine complementary strengths, forming an exclusive distributor alliance designed to deliver advanced scientific imaging solutions.

Andor has been providing advanced scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions for over twenty years and is paving the way as the pioneers and key innovators of Electron Multiplying CCD and next generation sCMOS (Scientific CMOS) detectors. Andor EMCCD cameras are already playing a critical role in advanced optical microscopy techniques such as single molecule membrane TIRF, confocal spinning disk, PALM and STORM, enabling researchers to directly observe molecular interactions within living cells.

Microlat was founded in 1991 in Buenos Aires and rapidly became a leader in the distribution of microscopy and digital imaging analysis equipment and solutions. Its impressive list of customers counts most research labs in biology, biomedicine, pharmacology, biochemistry and industrial applications in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay.

Rodolfo Manzanelli, Managing Director of Microlat, said: “We are proud to partner with Andor Technology, as this will extend our portfolio with innovative high quality cameras and microscopy systems, to offer more choice to our customers in academic research and industry.”

Chris Calling, President of Andor USA, commented: “We are very pleased to expand our reach into Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay through Microlat, a company highly regarded for its dedication to efficiency and highest quality of service. This partnership will flourish further as we begin to offer our latest sCMOS innovation, which is highly anticipated by the microscopy community.”

For more information, please visit: www.microlat.com.ar