Linkam temperature controlled stage used to crystallisation processes in opto-electronic thin films at the UniversitDec 8, 2011Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, report on the work of Professor Yves Henri Geerts from the Université Libre de Bruxelles where he uses a specially designed temperature stage to study crystallisation processes in opto-electronic thin films...
Read MoreLeica Microsystems Launches the First Fully Automated One-step Dual Chromogen IHC Detection System for Use With Antibody CocktailsDec 8, 2011Leica Microsystems announced today the availability of Leica ChromoPlexTM 1 Dual Detection for BOND, the first fully automated one-step detection system allowing the co-visualization of mouse and rabbit antibodies on a single slide. Same day diagnosis is now easier to achieve when compared with the two-step sequential or semi-automated processes currently available on competitive IHC advanced stainers. Developed for use with commercial and self-validated cocktails, ChromoPlex delivers the intense staining and clear background that BOND users currently enjoy from Leica's Compact Polymer technology...
Read MoreEPI Fluorescence Microscope Features Led LightingDec 8, 2011The established range of MAGNUM trinocular microscopes for epi-fluorescence has been expanded following the introduction of a new model which features an LED light source, as opposed to the traditional mercury HBO bulb. Available from laboratory equipment specialists MEDLINE SCIENTIFIC this new LED light source option ensures instant ‘power-up’ and ‘switch-off’ without the need for a cooling down period between fluorescence viewing sessions. Also, the lifespan of the LED bulb is significantly increased from that of a standard HBO bulb, from 300 hours to around 30,000 hours...
Read MoreNobel Prize Winner to Speak at European Microscopy CongressDec 6, 2011Professor Daniel Shechtman has been confirmed as a Plenary Speaker at the 15th European Microscopy Congress (emc2012) in Manchester in September 2012. Professor Shechtman was awarded this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of "quasicrystals" which showed that the atoms in a crystal could be packed in an unrepeatable pattern. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said that the discovery in 1982 was initially "extremely controversial," but that it had "fundamentally changed the way chemists look at solid matter"...
Read MoreNew AFM platform from Anasys for analytical measurementsDec 5, 2011Anasys Instruments, the company that pioneered nanoscale thermal analysis and nanoscale IR spectroscopy using an AFM, has chosen the Fall 2011 MRS meeting to introduce a brand new, easy-to-use research and analysis tool. The afm+ is the first fully integrated AFM platform to offer three important analytical capabilities...
Read MoreOlympus releases the multi-purpose DP73 and DP73WDR digital cameras for brightfield and fluorescence microscopyDec 5, 2011Olympus has today released the new ultra resolution DP73 and DP73WDR digital cameras, for quality without compromise in brightfield and fluorescence imaging. The new multi-purpose cameras leverage Olympus's expertise in pixel shift sensors and high-end consumer DSLR camera design to generate extremely detailed and accurately coloured images. This is achieved using the company's new ‘3CCD mode' and ‘Fine Detail Process' technologies. In addition, the DP73WDR employs the Olympus WiDER (Wide Dynamic Range) technology to ensure that each specific image area is always optimally exposed, regardless of any differences in intensity...
Read MoreDouble and Jumbo Slide Scanning on the Leica SCN400Dec 1, 2011The largest capture area of any line scanner in digital pathology is now possible with the Leica SCN400 and SCN400 F. The latest release in Leica's Total Digital Pathology portfolio enables the digitization of very large specimens, not possible with any other line scanning digital pathology system...
Read MoreCarl Zeiss Opens New Chapter in MicroscopyNov 29, 2011New Microscopy business group is launched – "The world's only one-stop shop for light and electron microscopy" The start of the new 2011/12 fiscal year also marked the launch of Carl Zeiss Microscopy. 2,500 employees of MicroImaging und Nano Technology Systems now form the new business group in the Carl Zeiss Group. In the future the company will be the world's only supplier to offer one-stop, innovative systems and solutions for light and electron microscopy...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Names Winner of 2012 Winter Conference Award in Plasma SpectrochemistryNov 29, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the winner of the 2012 Winter Conference Award in Plasma Spectrochemistry, Dr. J. Sabine Becker, head of Trace and UltraTrace Analysis, Central Division of Analytical Chemistry at the Research Center Juelich, Germany. The award, which honors scientists who have made the most noteworthy contributions to the field of plasma spectrochemistry, is sponsored by Thermo Fisher. Thermo Fisher will present the award and a check for $5,000 to Dr. Becker during the 2012 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry to be held in Tucson, Ariz. January 9-14, 2012...
Read MoreMalvern Instruments scientist receives Ernst Abbe Memorial Award at 50th anniversary of the Eastern Analytical SymposiumNov 23, 2011Dr E. Neil Lewis, Chief Technology Officer at Malvern Instruments can now count the prestigious Ernst Abbe Memorial Award of the New York Microscopical Society among his accolades. He received the award, presented in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the science of microscopy, on 17 November 2011 during the 50th Eastern Analytical Symposium & Exposition in New Jersey, and he joins a list of previous recipients who have made significant contributions to the field. Dr. Lewis is being recognized specifically for the development of chemical imaging microscopy...
Read MoreImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Selects Leica Microsystems to Provide Automated IHC platforms Across all SitesNov 18, 2011Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has one of the largest immunohistochemistry / in situ hybridization (IHC / ISH) workloads in the United Kingdom, performing almost 120,000 IHC slides a year. The Trust has selected Leica Microsystems' BOND platform to provide advanced IHC and ISH staining capabilities for cellular pathology services at its Hammersmith, Charing Cross and St Mary's Hospital sites. These hospitals are integrated with the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London, rated in 2011 as a top 10 global university by Times Higher Education in conjunction with Thomson Reuters...
Read MoreLicense Agreement Between Leica Microsystems, the Max Planck Society and the German Cancer Research CenterNov 16, 2011Leica Microsystems has signed an agreement with the Max Planck Society and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) for the development of the next generation of super-resolution STED (Stimulated Emission Depletion) microscopy. This gives Leica Microsystems the license to develop the new technology, called gated STED, into a commercial product and put it on the market...
Read MoreOlympus helps to increase reliability and accuracy in optical metrologyNov 9, 2011The Olympus LEXT OLS4000 is being used for the development of good practice guidelines and new calibration standards in optical metrology. These reference standards are being developed by a team led by Professor Richard Leach, Principal Research Scientist at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). Preliminary data, presented by Professor Leach at the 10th International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments (ISMTII) demonstrated that these calibration standards will help users to... Read MoreCatch up on the Latest News in Microscopy & Image AnalysisNov 9, 2011The November issue of the Lab Bulletin Microscopy & Image Analysis E-Newsletter is out now and available to view online. Catch up on the latest news from Leica, Olympus, JPK, Carl Zeiss and many more from the industry's leading suppliers...
Read MoreLeica Microsystems Introduces Complete Case Management Solution for Digital PathologyNov 8, 2011Leica Microsystems announce the launch of its clinical workflow solution for Digital Pathology. Digital Image Hub Enterprise* with its powerful image management, integration and communication capabilities, in conjunction with a new high performance, intuitive client viewer, SlidePath Gateway*, combine to make this the ideal solution for clinical centers moving towards true Digital Pathology implementation. Furthermore, Leica's Total Digital Pathology solutions now provide an implementation of the DICOM Supplement 145 standard for both slide scanning and viewing... Read MoreBitplane Imaris 4D Software helps the Centre for Microvascular Research understand regulation of transendothelial migration of neutrophils in vivoNov 8, 2011The migration of neutrophils from the vascular lumen into inflamed tissues is a crucial component of the normal immune response and a significant factor in the development of inflammatory pathologies, where inappropriate inflammation contributes to tissue damage and disease progression. A decisive step in this process is the passage of the blood neutrophils through the endothelial cells lining the lumen - transendothelial migration (TEM)...
Read MoreDefiniens Releases Pioneering Product Portfolio for Quantitative Digital Pathology and Biomarker ResearchNov 7, 2011Definiens®, the leading Health Image Intelligence™ company, today announced the release of its new Quantitative Digital Pathology portfolio, designed to advance translational research in pathology, specifically in biomarker development. The new portfolio will offer updated versions of Definiens Tissue Studio®, Definiens Developer XD™ as well as the introduction of a novel component, Definiens Image Miner™...
Read MoreRazor-sharp, High Definition Thermal ImagingNov 7, 2011The FLIR™ SC660 thermal imaging camera offers superior thermal and visual image quality, spot size resolution and temperature measurement accuracy. It is ideal for all types of engineering, laboratory or field application that may benefit from thermal analysis... Read MoreTouch the Future of Gel and Blot Imaging with the ChemiDoc-It TS2 ImagerNov 7, 2011UVP, LLC announces the release of the new ChemiDoc-It®TS2 Imager. The new integrated touch screen and user-friendly capture software simplify workflow for imaging of chemiluminescent, fluorescent, colorimetric and multiplex gels and blots. Users can simply click the Live Preview button to immediately see an image sample. The exposure, aperture, zoom and focus can be adjusted using the convenient touch screen control panel...
Read MoreNew Leica M822 Ophthalmic MicroscopeNov 7, 2011The new Leica M822 surgical microscope, with enhanced Red Reflex, combines Leica Microsystems' world class optics with an innovative dual illumination system that dramatically improves the surgeon's view when performing cataract surgery. Ergonomic design for a comfortable working position during surgery and high-resolution video documentation also support ophthalmic surgeons in their quest for more precise and efficient operating techniques...
Read MoreDonNov 3, 2011Olympus provides its versatile, powerful BX3 clinical microscope systems for analysis and disease diagnosis in pathology and cytology. The systems take advantage of Olympus's new true colour LED illumination technology and built in Light Intensity Manager (LIM) to create images with accurately rendered colours. Histological and cytological stains appear exactly the same under the true colour LED as they do under daylight filtered halogen...
Read MoreJPKOct 31, 2011JPK Instruments recently hosted their tenth annual international symposium on the applications of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and optical tweezers. Held this month in the historic Umspannwerk Ost in Berlin, the meeting brought together more than 100 scientists from around the world. The combination of papers and posters inspired excellent discussions as attendees presented their results and shared scientific know how in a relaxed and informal atmosphere...
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Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, report on the work of Professor Yves Henri Geerts from the Université Libre de Bruxelles where he uses a specially designed temperature stage to study crystallisation processes in opto-electronic thin films...
Leica Microsystems announced today the availability of Leica ChromoPlexTM 1 Dual Detection for BOND, the first fully automated one-step detection system allowing the co-visualization of mouse and rabbit antibodies on a single slide. Same day diagnosis is now easier to achieve when compared with the two-step sequential or semi-automated processes currently available on competitive IHC advanced stainers. Developed for use with commercial and self-validated cocktails, ChromoPlex delivers the intense staining and clear background that BOND users currently enjoy from Leica's Compact Polymer technology...
The established range of MAGNUM trinocular microscopes for epi-fluorescence has been expanded following the introduction of a new model which features an LED light source, as opposed to the traditional mercury HBO bulb. Available from laboratory equipment specialists MEDLINE SCIENTIFIC this new LED light source option ensures instant ‘power-up’ and ‘switch-off’ without the need for a cooling down period between fluorescence viewing sessions. Also, the lifespan of the LED bulb is significantly increased from that of a standard HBO bulb, from 300 hours to around 30,000 hours...
Professor Daniel Shechtman has been confirmed as a Plenary Speaker at the 15th European Microscopy Congress (emc2012) in Manchester in September 2012. Professor Shechtman was awarded this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of "quasicrystals" which showed that the atoms in a crystal could be packed in an unrepeatable pattern. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said that the discovery in 1982 was initially "extremely controversial," but that it had "fundamentally changed the way chemists look at solid matter"...
Anasys Instruments, the company that pioneered nanoscale thermal analysis and nanoscale IR spectroscopy using an AFM, has chosen the Fall 2011 MRS meeting to introduce a brand new, easy-to-use research and analysis tool. The afm+ is the first fully integrated AFM platform to offer three important analytical capabilities...
Olympus has today released the new ultra resolution DP73 and DP73WDR digital cameras, for quality without compromise in brightfield and fluorescence imaging. The new multi-purpose cameras leverage Olympus's expertise in pixel shift sensors and high-end consumer DSLR camera design to generate extremely detailed and accurately coloured images. This is achieved using the company's new ‘3CCD mode' and ‘Fine Detail Process' technologies. In addition, the DP73WDR employs the Olympus WiDER (Wide Dynamic Range) technology to ensure that each specific image area is always optimally exposed, regardless of any differences in intensity...
The largest capture area of any line scanner in digital pathology is now possible with the Leica SCN400 and SCN400 F. The latest release in Leica's Total Digital Pathology portfolio enables the digitization of very large specimens, not possible with any other line scanning digital pathology system...
New Microscopy business group is launched – "The world's only one-stop shop for light and electron microscopy" The start of the new 2011/12 fiscal year also marked the launch of Carl Zeiss Microscopy. 2,500 employees of MicroImaging und Nano Technology Systems now form the new business group in the Carl Zeiss Group. In the future the company will be the world's only supplier to offer one-stop, innovative systems and solutions for light and electron microscopy...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the winner of the 2012 Winter Conference Award in Plasma Spectrochemistry, Dr. J. Sabine Becker, head of Trace and UltraTrace Analysis, Central Division of Analytical Chemistry at the Research Center Juelich, Germany. The award, which honors scientists who have made the most noteworthy contributions to the field of plasma spectrochemistry, is sponsored by Thermo Fisher. Thermo Fisher will present the award and a check for $5,000 to Dr. Becker during the 2012 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry to be held in Tucson, Ariz. January 9-14, 2012...
Dr E. Neil Lewis, Chief Technology Officer at Malvern Instruments can now count the prestigious Ernst Abbe Memorial Award of the New York Microscopical Society among his accolades. He received the award, presented in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the science of microscopy, on 17 November 2011 during the 50th Eastern Analytical Symposium & Exposition in New Jersey, and he joins a list of previous recipients who have made significant contributions to the field. Dr. Lewis is being recognized specifically for the development of chemical imaging microscopy...
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has one of the largest immunohistochemistry / in situ hybridization (IHC / ISH) workloads in the United Kingdom, performing almost 120,000 IHC slides a year. The Trust has selected Leica Microsystems' BOND platform to provide advanced IHC and ISH staining capabilities for cellular pathology services at its Hammersmith, Charing Cross and St Mary's Hospital sites. These hospitals are integrated with the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London, rated in 2011 as a top 10 global university by Times Higher Education in conjunction with Thomson Reuters...
Leica Microsystems has signed an agreement with the Max Planck Society and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) for the development of the next generation of super-resolution STED (Stimulated Emission Depletion) microscopy. This gives Leica Microsystems the license to develop the new technology, called gated STED, into a commercial product and put it on the market...
The Olympus LEXT OLS4000 is being used for the development of good practice guidelines and new calibration standards in optical metrology. These reference standards are being developed by a team led by Professor Richard Leach, Principal Research Scientist at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). Preliminary data, presented by Professor Leach at the 10th International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments (ISMTII) demonstrated that these calibration standards will help users to...
The November issue of the Lab Bulletin Microscopy & Image Analysis E-Newsletter is out now and available to view online. Catch up on the latest news from Leica, Olympus, JPK, Carl Zeiss and many more from the industry's leading suppliers...
Leica Microsystems announce the launch of its clinical workflow solution for Digital Pathology. Digital Image Hub Enterprise* with its powerful image management, integration and communication capabilities, in conjunction with a new high performance, intuitive client viewer, SlidePath Gateway*, combine to make this the ideal solution for clinical centers moving towards true Digital Pathology implementation. Furthermore, Leica's Total Digital Pathology solutions now provide an implementation of the DICOM Supplement 145 standard for both slide scanning and viewing...
The migration of neutrophils from the vascular lumen into inflamed tissues is a crucial component of the normal immune response and a significant factor in the development of inflammatory pathologies, where inappropriate inflammation contributes to tissue damage and disease progression. A decisive step in this process is the passage of the blood neutrophils through the endothelial cells lining the lumen - transendothelial migration (TEM)...
Definiens®, the leading Health Image Intelligence™ company, today announced the release of its new Quantitative Digital Pathology portfolio, designed to advance translational research in pathology, specifically in biomarker development. The new portfolio will offer updated versions of Definiens Tissue Studio®, Definiens Developer XD™ as well as the introduction of a novel component, Definiens Image Miner™...
The FLIR™ SC660 thermal imaging camera offers superior thermal and visual image quality, spot size resolution and temperature measurement accuracy. It is ideal for all types of engineering, laboratory or field application that may benefit from thermal analysis...
UVP, LLC announces the release of the new ChemiDoc-It®TS2 Imager. The new integrated touch screen and user-friendly capture software simplify workflow for imaging of chemiluminescent, fluorescent, colorimetric and multiplex gels and blots. Users can simply click the Live Preview button to immediately see an image sample. The exposure, aperture, zoom and focus can be adjusted using the convenient touch screen control panel...
The new Leica M822 surgical microscope, with enhanced Red Reflex, combines Leica Microsystems' world class optics with an innovative dual illumination system that dramatically improves the surgeon's view when performing cataract surgery. Ergonomic design for a comfortable working position during surgery and high-resolution video documentation also support ophthalmic surgeons in their quest for more precise and efficient operating techniques...
Olympus provides its versatile, powerful BX3 clinical microscope systems for analysis and disease diagnosis in pathology and cytology. The systems take advantage of Olympus's new true colour LED illumination technology and built in Light Intensity Manager (LIM) to create images with accurately rendered colours. Histological and cytological stains appear exactly the same under the true colour LED as they do under daylight filtered halogen...
JPK Instruments recently hosted their tenth annual international symposium on the applications of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and optical tweezers. Held this month in the historic Umspannwerk Ost in Berlin, the meeting brought together more than 100 scientists from around the world. The combination of papers and posters inspired excellent discussions as attendees presented their results and shared scientific know how in a relaxed and informal atmosphere...