Peabody, Mass., April 30, 2009 — JEOL USA, the leading supplier of electron microscopes and scientific instrumentation to research labs, industry, health and investigative organizations throughout North and South America, announced the promotion of Peter Genovese to the position of President. Mr. Genovese, a member of the JEOL sales organization for more than 25 years, […]

FREDERICK, Md., May 13, 2009 — SAIC-Frederick Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI], and Sensor Technologies Inc. of Shrewsbury, Mass., have signed a collaboration agreement to begin integrated studies of complex protein interactions involved in cancer and other diseases. The agreement is part of the National Cancer Institute’s […]

LAS Image Analysis for Automatic Analysis of Multiple Image Features Wetzlar, Germany. Leica Microsystems has released a new module within the Leica Application Suite (LAS): LAS Image Analysis is a sophisticated software module that automatically performs feature detection, measurement and the evaluation of multiple image features. Images are acquired using the facilities of LAS in […]

OBERKOCHEN/Germany – May 11, 2009. Carl Zeiss SMT, the world’s leading manufacturer of optical systems for chip fabrication has designated Varian Vacuum Technologies as a Carl Zeiss SMT Supply Chain Partner. Headquartered in Leinì-Torini, Italy, Varian Vacuum Technologies develops specific vacuum solutions for the electron microscopes of Carl Zeiss. For almost 20 years, the company […]

Leica Microsystems GmbH and Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH announce that Leica licensed from Carl Zeiss the following patents on which Dr. Stephen Baer is the named inventor: · U.S. Patent No. 5,952,668, entitled Resolution in Microscopy and Microlithography; · U.S. Patent No. 6,259,104, entitled Superresolution in Optical Microscopy and Microlithography; · U.S. Patent No. 6,903,347, […]

Software module for optical tweezers from Carl ZeissRTF Documents JENA/Germany, 08.05.2009. The Force Measurement module of the PALM RoboSoftware enables the quantitative measurement of the forces of microscopic specimens with the PALM MicroTweezers from Carl Zeiss. The new module allows users in the fields of life sciences, materials sciences and pharmacy to measure cell elasticity, […]

Particle Analyzer from Carl Zeiss further enhanced JENA/Germany, STUTTGART/Germany, 05.05.2009. Carl Zeiss has further enhanced the microscope- based analysis and documentation system Particle Analyzer for industrial quality inspection. New software features guarantee optimum reproducibility of results, easier operation and improved functionality. The system can be flexibly used and is suitable not only for particle analysis, […]

SKOKIE, IL–(May 5, 2009) – NanoInk’s NanoFabrication Systems Division announced today the appointment of Tom Warwick as General Manager for Europe and the Middle East. Mr. Warwick brings over 20 years of experience in the sales and marketing of high technology products in Europe. In his new role, Mr. Warwick will provide support to existing […]

New accessories expand the application range of SteREO Discovery stereomicroscopes JENA/Germany, STUTTGART/Germany, 05.05.2009. In the future, SteREO Discovery stereomicroscopes from Carl Zeiss with their new accessories can also be used as single-channel zoom microscopes to enable more efficient work without sacrificing the high quality of the results. Speed and precision are major requirements particularly in […]