January 17, 2018 Microscopy Product Launch

Olympus TruResolution Objectives Maximize Resolution in Deep Imaging for Neuroscience Research

January 17, 2018 Two new Olympus TruResolution objectives for multiphoton laser scanning microscopes deliver an industry-first automatic spherical aberration compensation function that automatically compensates for Z-shifts when operating the correction collar. This function automatically finds the best collar setting based on measured image contrast for clear, bright imaging. The objectives were developed jointly with the... Read more

January 17, 2018 Microscopy Product Launch

New Asylum Research MFP-3D Origin+ AFM Provides Higher Performance and Broader Capabilities at a Price Competitive with Most Low-Cost AFMs

17 January 2018 Oxford Instruments Asylum Research announces the new MFP-3D Origin+ Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). It joins Asylum’s Origin AFM family, which is optimized for researchers who require the performance and sophistication of a research-grade AFM within a constrained budget. The Origin+ complements the existing Origin AFM, featuring the same core performance but supporting a much... Read more

January 12, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Microscopy

BD Statement on FDA Warning Letter for Preanalytical Systems Business Unit

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Jan. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) issued the following statement in response to receiving a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Preanalytical Systems business unit. Richard Byrd, worldwide president of BD Preanalytical Systems said: “Ensuring the safety and quality of our products... Read more

January 11, 2018 Lab Top-10 Microscopy Product Launch

New XDimensus 300, Shimadzu's First Dimensional X-Ray CT System, Provides the Top Level of Measurement Accuracy and Observational Capacity in Japan

Shimadzu Corporation has released the XDimensus 300, its first X-ray CT system for dimensional measurements. This system is capable of obtaining CT images of samples (workpieces targeted for inspection) using X-rays, and measuring their internal dimensions with high accuracy. This industrial X-ray CT system can obtain three-dimensional fluoroscopic images (CT images) of the interior of... Read more

January 10, 2018 Lab Top-10 Microscopy Product Launch

Newly Developed Technology Produces Tomosynthesis Images Using Any X-Ray System

Tomosynthesis can be used to avoid images in which bone and tissue overlap, or even to observe micro fracture lines that are difficult to identify using general radiographic images. However, because tomosynthesis requires precise mechanical control mechanisms, tomosynthesis can only be used for limited modalities. Therefore, in order to make it easier to use tomosynthesis... Read more

January 8, 2018 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools Microscopy Product Launch

Illumina Launches iSeq 100 Sequencing System

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced today the launch of the iSeq™ 100 Sequencing System. The new, next-generation sequencing (NGS) system delivers exceptional data accuracy, at a low capital cost, making Illumina technology available to virtually any lab. The combination of the company’s proven sequencing by synthesis (SBS) chemistry, along with the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor... Read more

December 25, 2017 Lab Top-10 Microscopy

Release of the More Advanced MobileDaRt Evolution Digital Mobile X-Ray System MX8 Version with Superior Drivability and Functionality

Shimadzu has released a new MobileDaRt Evolution MX8 version digital mobile X-ray system that features Shimadzu’s first telescoping support column for even more convenient drivability and improved forward visibility, a large completely flat monitor screen, a lockable Flat Panel Detector (FPD) housing compartment, an extensive selection of options, and improved operability. Digital mobile X-ray systems... Read more

December 22, 2017 M&A, Partnerships Microscopy

BD Statement On FTC Clearance Of Bard Acquisition

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Dec. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, issued the following statement regarding today’s clearance by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for BD to acquire C. R. Bard (NYSE: BCR), contingent on the divestitures of BD’s soft tissue core needle biopsy product... Read more

December 19, 2017 Microscopy Product Launch

Solutions for Correlative Microscopy and the Introduction of Imaris Stitcher

19 December 2017 Imaris 9.1: Another revolution in the visualization of complex microscopy datasets Bitplane, an Oxford Instruments Company and leader in 3D/4D microscopy image visualisation and analysis has recently launched Imaris version 9.1 along with  the newest member of the Imaris family, Imaris Stitcher. Many experiments require viewing an entire organism, organ, or tissue... Read more

December 12, 2017 Informatics & Software Microscopy Product Launch

ZEISS introduces machine learning capability for microscopy First ZEISS ZEN Intellesis solution enables segmentation of correlative microscopy datasets

JENA/Germany, 2017-12-12. Today ZEISS announces ZEISS ZEN Intellesis, a new machine learning capability that enables researchers to perform advanced analysis of their imaging samples across multiple microscopy methods. The first algorithmic solution introduced by the ZEISS ZEN Intellesis platform makes integrated, easy to use, powerful segmentation for 2D and 3D datasets available to the routine... Read more