LIG Nanowise, which specialises in developing super-resolution microscope technology and applying revolutionary and patented microsphere lens technologies to industry and academia, has announced the completion of its seed funding round, raising £2.6million. LIG says it has developed an accessible super-resolution imaging technique for advanced materials, semiconductors, metal alloys, and more. It claims that its specialist […]

BOSTON — Caliber Imaging & Diagnostics, Inc. (Caliber I.D.) announced today the appointment of Karen Howe as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ms. Howe joins Caliber I.D. with over 14-years of extensive financial experience in high-tech, manufacturing and financial services. Ms. Howe has held senior financial roles in public and privately held companies with significant experience in audit and assessment […]

The Bordeaux Imaging Center (BIC) and Leica Microsystems are now working together on an official basis For 10 years the Bordeaux Imaging Center (BIC), part of the Neuroscience Institute of Bordeaux, and Leica Microsystems have enjoyed a successful partnership and strong relationship. As an expression of appreciation and will to further expand it, the cooperation has […]

Sydney, Australia – The recent installation of an Oxford Nanoimaging single molecule microscope at the Westmead Research Hub will provide researchers with much needed super resolution imaging capabilities.  The microscope will allow researchers to observe cellular interactions at the nanoscale, giving them greater insights into how diseases such as cancer behave, increasing the chances of developing […]

Leica Microsystems launches a new cleanliness analysis software The new Cleanliness Expert software from Leica Microsystems is now available. It is an easy-to-use, optimal cleanliness solution to provide you with reliable, repeatable analysis results for your specific application needs. Benefit from an exceptional, unique, customizable workflow solution in this new version: Save time by analyzing […]

Helping drive research forward at a faster rate, Olympus cellSens 2.1 speeds up image analysis with improved capabilities for flexible camera and microscope control. The updates ensure cellSens remains a powerful tool covering a wide range of applications and benefitting routine microscopy users as well as advanced imaging facilities. Hamburg – With expanded imaging capabilities, Olympus has […]

How are my cells doing? PAULA, the world’s first Personal AUtomated Lab Assistant, always knows the answer! PAULA, the world’s first Personal AUtomated Lab Assistant from Leica Microsystems, is ready to help out cell-lab users. As a new member of the team, PAULA would take over a large number of time-consuming, routine manual tasks that […]

Nikon optimizes distribution, sales, and service support in local research market through expansion of their current dealer, Biolab Brasil Nikon Instruments Inc. announced today that effective June 1, 2018 it will transition the Nikon Instruments Brazil research business to Biolab Brasil. The local, Brazilian-owned company will maintain full line distribution, factory authorized service and warranty support […]

The California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Leica Microsystems, Inc. have combined efforts to establish the Leica Microsystems Center of Excellence (CoE) at UCLA. The new Center will support a combined mission to educate the next generation of scientists and engineers and drive new scientific discoveries while furthering […]

The Edinburgh Super-Resolution Imaging Consortium (ESRIC), a joint initiative between Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh, has unveiled a new £1.2 M microscope to visualise and uncover structures just a few billionths of a metre in size inside living cells and organisms.   The only microscope of its type in Scotland, the new stimulated emission […]