Introducing a new X-ray micro-computed tomography (microCT) system

ZEISS Xradia Context microCT offers full context, large field of view, and high throughput imaging News In recent years ZEISS redefined the way to perform 3D X-ray tomography measurements in the laboratory with the breakthrough ZEISS Xradia Versa and Xradia Ultra product families.  By incorporating synchrotron-inspired optics and acquisition methodologies, these X-ray microscopes (XRM) surpassed... Read more

This secure IoT connection ensures you research time

09 April 2018 Secure RemoteCare service for Confocal Microscopy Systems. Leica Microsystems offers state-of-the-art service based on IoT technology. The RemoteCare service from Leica Microsystems  enhances uptime and performance of scientific instruments. Operating parameters of the instruments are  securely monitored and  reported in the event an error occurs thereby allowing users to fully concentrate on their scientific... Read more

10x faster lifetime contrast facilitates access to new discoveries

25 March 2018 10x faster lifetime contrast facilitates access to new discoveries Explore molecular interaction at the speed of life with the SP8 FALCON from Leica Microsystems Mannheim, Germany. Leica Microsystems announces the SP8 FALCON, the world’s first truly integrated lifetime contrast microscope. The SP8 FALCON can record lifetime contrast 10x faster than previous solutions.... Read more

Release of New LIGHTVISION Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging System for Visualizing Lymph and Blood Vessels to Support Treating Breast Cancer

Shimadzu Corporation has entered the medical near-infrared camera market with the release of our new LIGHTVISION near-infrared fluorescence imaging system. The new LIGHTVISION is designed to support breast cancer treatment through the visualization of lymph vessels and blood vessels based on the detection of near-infrared fluorescent light emitted from indocyanine green (ICG). Due to the... Read more

QIAGEN’s QuantiFERON-TB® Gold Plus gains endorsement for latent tuberculosis screening in immigration

Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany, March 14, 2018 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) announced today that its QuantiFERON-TB® Gold Plus (QFT-Plus), the gold standard in accurate, cost-effective testing for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection, has been endorsed for immigration medical screening by the International Panel Physicians Association (IPPA). IPPA is a not-for-profit... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases New Solutions for Accelerating, Innovating and Enhancing Productivity in the Fab and Lab at SEMICON China 2018

Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases New Solutions for Accelerating, Innovating and Enhancing Productivity in the Fab and Lab at SEMICON China 2018 New products focus on advanced analytical capabilities for failure analysis and process control SHANGHAI, March 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — SEMICON China 2018 — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, announces new products that... Read more

Pacific Biosciences Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for Concatemer Sequencing

MENLO PARK, Calif., March 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), the leader in long-read, high-resolution sequencing, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has issued U.S. Patent No. 9,910,956 (the “956 Patent”), entitled “Sequencing using concatemers of copies of sense and antisense strands.” The 956 Patent was... Read more

KAUST – Leica Microsystems Center of Excellence (CoE) Inaugurated

State-of-the-art facility features the first imaging system of its kind in Saudi Arabia Wetzlar, Germany/Thuwal, Saudi Arabia: The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Leica Microsystems inaugurated a new Center of Excellence (CoE) for Optical Microscopy on the University’s campus today. With the new center, KAUST and Leica Microsystems embark on a... Read more