The Leica M205 FA Stereomicroscope with FusionOptics™ Technology Bannockburn, Illinois. Leica Microsystems introduces the Leica M205 FA, the world’s first automated fluorescence stereomicroscope with a fully apochromatically-corrected 20.5:1 zoom. The Leica M205 FA overcomes the previous limits of optical resolution with Leica Microsystems’ latest innovation: FusionOptics. The design principle of the Leica M205 FA is based on the fascinating flexibility of the human eyes and brain. Just as the brain quickly calculates a 3-D image using data provided by both eyes, the Leica M205 FA’s right beam path captures a very high-resolution image while the left beam path provides an image with very high depth of field. The brain then naturally gathers the best information from both channels and composes a single image of very high resolution and very high depth of field. With FusionOptics, the Leica M205 FA stereomicroscope can clearly resolve specimen details down to 476nm. The Leica M205 FA’s fully apochromatically-corrected 20.5:1 zoom, the largest zoom range on the market today, enables fluorescence results that are not marred by color seams or distortions. Fluorescence microscopy gives researchers insight into a world normally hidden from sight. Capturing every aspect of an organism over a wide magnification range, down to the finest detail, requires a flexible microscope system that combines excellent optics with rich contrast fluorescence technology. The Leica M205 FA features Leica Microsystems’ patented TripleBeam technology, which allows a separate, third illumination path. The third beam path is reserved exclusively for fluorescence illumination to deliver evenly illuminated, reflex-free fields of view at all zoom settings. The separation of illumination and observation beam paths ensures brilliant fluorescence images, rich in detail and contrast, with the best light efficiency. Weak fluorescence signals are displayed with remarkable image quality. Leica Microsystems’ unique combination of FusionOptics and an unprecedented level of microscope automation reveals new worlds for research. The Company Leica Microsystems is a leading global developer and manufacturer of a broad range of innovative, high-tech, precision optical systems for the imaging, measurement, and analysis of microstructures. Leica Microsystems is one of the market leaders in each of its four divisions: Life Science, Industry, Biosystems, and Surgical. Business areas include Microscopy and Imaging Systems, Specimen Preparation, Medical Equipment, and Antibodies and Reagents. The company offers system solutions for biotechnology and medical research; research and development of raw materials; industrial quality assurance; forensic investigation; science education; the entire histopathology process including the NovocastraTM range of antibodies and reagents, consumable products, and clinical microscopes; and microsurgery including surgical microscopes and related accessories. The company is represented in over 100 countries with 9 manufacturing facilities in 7 countries, sales and service organizations in 20 countries and an international network of dealers. The company’s international headquarters are located in Wetzlar, Germany.