Mannheim, Germany. Leica Microsystems launched the “Confocal” iPad app, which introduces researchers and students of the life sciences to confocal methods and technologies, and provides a bandwidth of articles that ranges from basic knowledge to advanced applications. It also serves as a compact source for product information. The app is interactively linked to Leica Science Lab and Leica Microsystems’ homepage. It is available for free download via the Apple App Store.

Download link:

https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=896704331&mt=8

Articles are accessible via tiles and illustrated with application images and videos. “At present, researchers can find articles on basic confocal microscopy techniques, the functionality of STED microscopy, multiphoton imaging, tissue clearing with CLARITY, and super-sensitive hybrid detectors. We will regularly complement the app with further articles of topics that will help researchers in their day-to-day work”, says Dr. Bernd Sägmüller, Director Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy at Leica Microsystems. The app also contains a regularly updated event calendar.

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Leica Microsystems is a world leader in microscopes and scientific instruments. Founded as a family business in the nineteenth century, the company’s history was marked by unparalleled innovation on its way to becoming a global enterprise.

Its historically close cooperation with the scientific community is the key to Leica Microsystems’ tradition of innovation, which draws on users’ ideas and creates solutions tailored to their requirements. At the global level, Leica Microsystems is organized in three divisions, all of which are among the leaders in their respective fields: the Life Science Division, Industry Division and Medical Division.

The company is represented in over 100 countries with 6 manufacturing facilities in 5 countries, sales and service organizations in 20 countries, and an international network of dealers. The company is headquartered in Wetzlar, Germany.