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European Microscopy Congress Jun 29, 2012The Scientific Programme for emc2012 comprises eight parallel sessions with the Life Sciences featuring more strongly than ever before.
The Scientific Programme for the 15th European Microscopy Congress includes six plenary talks, 123 invited speakers and 330 oral presentations spread across 72 sessions that embrace light and electron microscopy. The Congress has built its reputation on the Physical Sciences, but recent conferences have included sessions on the Life Sciences... Read MoreNeed for Reduced Healthcare Outlays Creates Strong Growth Potential for Medical Imaging Services, Says Frost & SullivanJun 29, 2012Global Vision with Local Focus will be Key Strategy to Succeed in Highly Fragmented European Medical Imaging Market
The European medical imaging services market is highly fragmented, intensely competitive and beset with pricing pressures. The expansion of service portfolios to include new, customised service structures will be critical to keeping in sync with evolving consumer needs. The most important challenge for market participants will be to conflate a global view with a local approach that addresses specific country market requirements...
Read MoreFrost & Sullivan: Greater Public Funding, Paralleled by Increasing Profile of Private Healthcare, to Spur Medical Imaging Market in CEE and RussiaMay 29, 2012Provision of Alternative Financing by Medical Imaging Vendors and Governmental Support for Public-private Partnerships to Accelerate Market Growth
Rising disease incidence and growing awareness about health issues will boost demand for medical imaging services across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). However, the installed base of imaging devices in the region is insufficient, especially in the high-end segment, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET). At the same time, a large proportion of lower-end imaging modalities is obsolete and requires replacement. The availability of EU funds and governmental financial support, as well as the increasing importance of private healthcare, are set to help overcome this challenge.
Read MoreAgar Scientific announces new highly concentrated colloidal gold for research applicationsMay 17, 2012Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, announces a new range of highly concentrated gold colloidal nanoparticles from British Biocell International (BBI). Agar Scientific is a market leader in the supply of high quality accessories to assist with sample handling for the microscopy market serving a very broad range of application areas. One of these ranges is the gold nanoparticles produced by BBI...
Read MorePurdue University researchers use nanoscale IR spectroscopy via AFM-IR to provide key insights into drug-polymer blendsMay 11, 2012Two new papers are going to press featuring the use of Anasys Instruments' nanoIRTM system by Professor Lynne S. Taylor's group in the Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy at Purdue University. In each study, miscibility of pharmaceutically relevant blends was examined and specific sub-micrometer-sized domains characterized using standard atomic force microscopy (AFM) and nanoscale Infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR)...
Read MoreThermal Imaging Helps Improve Safety in SpaceMay 9, 2012An applications report is available from FLIR Systems that describes how its infrared camera systems were selected and have been used by NASA Langley Research Center for its shuttle and International Space Station programs. The US Space Agency initially opted in favour of infrared technology to inspect possible tile damage on the heat shields of its space shuttles following the 2003 Columbia space shuttle catastrophe. Following a thorough evaluation of all infrared cameras on the market, the NASA engineers chose a ThermaCAM S65 camera developed by FLIR Systems to undertake its investigative research...
Read MoreHORIBA Medical HemaCAM slide digitalisation validation data published online in scientific posterApr 27, 2012HORIBA Medical has announced the publication online of a scientific validation study1 of its new HemaCAM® computer-assisted microscopy module for fully automated analysis of blood smears. Published online as a poster presentation, the study was undertaken at the Saint-Joseph Saint-Luc Hospital (Lyon, France). It found that the HemaCAM® slide digitalisation system offered new functionalities compared to those of existing systems for automated cell image acquisition and identification... Read MoreFascinating Images Reveal Climbing Abilities of Geckos and SpidersNov 18, 2011Scientists from Lewis and Clark College, working collaboratively with the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) in the USA have examined the fascinating climbing skills of geckos and spiders using the ORION helium ion microscope from Carl Zeiss. High resolution images displaying unique definition and detail rendition reveal even the finest structures on the feet of these animals. This imaging advances the understanding of how the masterly climbing skills of these creatures are attributable to adhesive forces or, in other words, intermolecular attractions...
Read MoreVideos Demonstrate Utility of Unique 3D Cell Culture TechnologyOct 14, 2011AMSBIO have added a major new suite of video presentations and a bibliography of downloadable technical papers that demonstrate the utility of alvetex® - a unique synthetic scaffold that enables routine 3D cell culture. alvetex® is a highly porous polystyrene scaffold engineered into a 200µm thick membrane which provides a 3D space into which cells can invade, proliferate and grow. The vertical axis of the third dimension enables additional layers of cells to form complex 3D interactions...
Read MoreLeica Science Lab Oct 11, 2011Leica Science Lab the knowledge portal of Leica Microsystems, offers scientific research and teaching material on the subjects of microscopy and histology, from the basics to specific application know-how. Illustrated and interactive tutorials as well as white papers explain technical rudiments all the way from specimen preparation and immunochemistry to imaging, contrast techniques and high-end technologies such as super-resolution...
Read MoreObtain outstanding sample fidelity with the new Olympus SC100 digital colour cameraOct 7, 2011Olympus has introduced the new, easy-to-use SC100 digital colour camera for high quality brightfield imaging, especially where optimal colour reproduction and superior resolution are required. The 10.5 megapixels sensor of the SC100 allows samples to be investigated in minute detail, particularly when using a low magnification objective. This frees users from needing to take multiple, high magnification images of a sample to preserve resolution...
Read MoreCompact, Highly Adaptable HD Zoom LensOct 6, 2011Resolve Optics Ltd has announced that its new highly adaptable Z10-HDCF compact high definition zoom lens will be available for demonstration for the first time at VISION 2011 (8th-10th November 2011). Mark Pontin, Managing Director of Resolve Optics commented "Visitors to stand 6C-56 will be able to see for themselves that the Z10-HDCF is unlike any other HD zoom lens currently available"...
Read MoreHORIBA Medical to introduce new computer-assisted microscope system HemaCAMSep 16, 2011At IBMS Congress 2011 on Stand F4, haematology specialists HORIBA Medical will give exclusive demonstrations of its newest product and the latest innovation in computer-assisted microscopy for haematology, HemaCAM®. Increasing diagnostic quality through the automated analysis of blood smears, HemaCAM® significantly reduces workloads and simplifies the creation of a quick and objective differential blood count...
Read MoreLandmark publication reports potential of exosomes as biomarkers for early disease detection using NanoSightSep 13, 2011NanoSight, leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology, reports the new publication in one of the most cited peer reviewed journals in nanoscience and nanotechnology, NanoMedicine. It has been written by a group of researchers from the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Oxford University...
Read MoreIndianapolis Museum of Art Uses New Microscope Technology to Improve Art AnalysisSep 8, 2011Carl Zeiss today announced that the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) is using a Carl Zeiss "Shuttle & Find" Correlative Microscopy package in the museum's new state-of-the-art conservation science laboratory funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. The package facilitates direct communication between ZEISS electron microscopes and ZEISS light microscopes, thus significantly accelerating the examination of artwork samples...
Read MoreDetecting a Mouse Pancreatic Cancer Cell Line Using iBox Explorer Imaging MicroscopeAug 24, 2011In vivo imaging of small animals for pre-clinical research using fluorescent markers is a novel approach to visualize cellular processes occurring at the micron level. There is growing interest in understanding what occurs at the level of tumor metastasis through direct visualization...
Read MoreFast and Precise Automatic Tissue Slicing without Embedding or FreezingAug 22, 2011Warner Instruments is pleased to introduce the NEW OTS 5000 Automatic Oscillating Tissue Slicer, the solution for sectioning fixed or fresh tissue. Engineered for maximum stability, the OTS 5000 slicer head minimizes Z-Axis vibration, allowing for even the most delicate tissue to be cut successfully every time...
Read MoreTop journal announces highlighted Aug 8, 2011Anasys Instruments is pleased to report the publication and highlighting of a "hot paper" from a group of leading French scientists in the leading scientific journal, Angewandte Chemie. The paper address a molecular mapping challenge using the exciting technique of AFM-IR, the combination of an atomic force microscope (AFM) and IR spectroscopy...
Read MoreUniversity of Sheffield choose Zetasizer Nano from Malvern Instruments to monitor the rapid and efficient production of nanolatexesJul 13, 2011Prof Steven Armes and his research team in the Department of Chemistry, at The University of Sheffield in the UK, are using a Zetasizer Nano from Malvern Instruments to monitor the rapid and efficient production of nanolatexes. This single instrument can determine both the particle size distribution and also monitor the zeta potential, making it an ideal characterisation tool for following the in situ synthesis of many types of polymer colloids, such as latexes, microgels or colloidal nanocomposite particles...
Read More1,000-fold Response Increase shown in Nanoantenna ArraysJun 17, 2011Andor iDus camera captures dramatic results that promise major advances for highly efficient solar energy photoelectric devices development, precise optical imaging and single molecule detection. Nanoscale antennas hold out the promise of higher resolution optical imaging of nano objects, including proteins and DNA molecules, and converting solar energy into electricity at very high efficiencies. Now, a team from the University of Illinois led by Nicholas Fang and Kimani Toussaint has demonstrated a 1,000-fold increase in the UV-Visible optical response of devices based on nanoantennas periodic arrays...
Read MorePhotonex 2011 will open its doors on October 18 & 19 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry the web site now is live!Jun 2, 2011
For the twentieth year, Photonex 2011 will be run as a combined exhibition and technical conference for those working in optics, photonic and imaging technology. It is the UK's largest exhibition of these technologies and attracts an audience from all parts of the world with 15 countries represented in 2010. After last year's success, Vacuum Expo 2011 will be run in parallel with Photonex to provide an excellent mix of synergistic tools and techniques for the visitor...
Read MoreNew May 12, 2011The new "Springer Series in optical Science" book on "Confocal Raman Microscopy" was edited by WITec Scientists Dr. Thomas Dieing, Dr. Olaf Hollricher and Dr. Jan Toporski and has just been released. The goal of the book is to provide the best possible overview of the theoretical and practical facts and issues associated with confocal Raman microscopy...
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The Scientific Programme for the 15th European Microscopy Congress includes six plenary talks, 123 invited speakers and 330 oral presentations spread across 72 sessions that embrace light and electron microscopy. 
The European medical imaging services market is highly fragmented, intensely competitive and beset with pricing pressures. The expansion of service portfolios to include new, customised service structures will be critical to keeping in sync with evolving consumer needs. The most important challenge for market participants will be to conflate a global view with a local approach that addresses specific country market requirements...
Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, announces a new range of highly concentrated gold colloidal nanoparticles from British Biocell International (BBI). Agar Scientific is a market leader in the supply of high quality accessories to assist with sample handling for the microscopy market serving a very broad range of application areas. One of these ranges is the gold nanoparticles produced by BBI...
Two new papers are going to press featuring the use of Anasys Instruments' nanoIRTM system by Professor Lynne S. Taylor's group in the Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy at Purdue University. In each study, miscibility of pharmaceutically relevant blends was examined and specific sub-micrometer-sized domains characterized using standard atomic force microscopy (AFM) and nanoscale Infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR)...
An applications report is available from FLIR Systems that describes how its infrared camera systems were selected and have been used by NASA Langley Research Center for its shuttle and International Space Station programs. The US Space Agency initially opted in favour of infrared technology to inspect possible tile damage on the heat shields of its space shuttles following the 2003 Columbia space shuttle catastrophe. Following a thorough evaluation of all infrared cameras on the market, the NASA engineers chose a ThermaCAM S65 camera developed by FLIR Systems to undertake its investigative research...
HORIBA Medical has announced the publication online of a scientific validation study1 of its new HemaCAM® computer-assisted microscopy module for fully automated analysis of blood smears. Published online as a poster presentation, the study was undertaken at the Saint-Joseph Saint-Luc Hospital (Lyon, France). It found that the HemaCAM® slide digitalisation system offered new functionalities compared to those of existing systems for automated cell image acquisition and identification...
Scientists from Lewis and Clark College, working collaboratively with the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) in the USA have examined the fascinating climbing skills of geckos and spiders using the ORION helium ion microscope from Carl Zeiss. High resolution images displaying unique definition and detail rendition reveal even the finest structures on the feet of these animals. This imaging advances the understanding of how the masterly climbing skills of these creatures are attributable to adhesive forces or, in other words, intermolecular attractions...
AMSBIO have added a major new suite of video presentations and a bibliography of downloadable technical papers that demonstrate the utility of alvetex® - a unique synthetic scaffold that enables routine 3D cell culture. alvetex® is a highly porous polystyrene scaffold engineered into a 200µm thick membrane which provides a 3D space into which cells can invade, proliferate and grow. The vertical axis of the third dimension enables additional layers of cells to form complex 3D interactions...
Leica Science Lab the knowledge portal of Leica Microsystems, offers scientific research and teaching material on the subjects of microscopy and histology, from the basics to specific application know-how. Illustrated and interactive tutorials as well as white papers explain technical rudiments all the way from specimen preparation and immunochemistry to imaging, contrast techniques and high-end technologies such as super-resolution...
Olympus has introduced the new, easy-to-use SC100 digital colour camera for high quality brightfield imaging, especially where optimal colour reproduction and superior resolution are required. The 10.5 megapixels sensor of the SC100 allows samples to be investigated in minute detail, particularly when using a low magnification objective. This frees users from needing to take multiple, high magnification images of a sample to preserve resolution...
Resolve Optics Ltd has announced that its new highly adaptable Z10-HDCF compact high definition zoom lens will be available for demonstration for the first time at VISION 2011 (8th-10th November 2011). Mark Pontin, Managing Director of Resolve Optics commented "Visitors to stand 6C-56 will be able to see for themselves that the Z10-HDCF is unlike any other HD zoom lens currently available"...
At IBMS Congress 2011 on Stand F4, haematology specialists HORIBA Medical will give exclusive demonstrations of its newest product and the latest innovation in computer-assisted microscopy for haematology, HemaCAM®. Increasing diagnostic quality through the automated analysis of blood smears, HemaCAM® significantly reduces workloads and simplifies the creation of a quick and objective differential blood count...
NanoSight, leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology, reports the new publication in one of the most cited peer reviewed journals in nanoscience and nanotechnology, NanoMedicine. It has been written by a group of researchers from the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Oxford University...
Carl Zeiss today announced that the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) is using a Carl Zeiss "Shuttle & Find" Correlative Microscopy package in the museum's new state-of-the-art conservation science laboratory funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. The package facilitates direct communication between ZEISS electron microscopes and ZEISS light microscopes, thus significantly accelerating the examination of artwork samples...
In vivo imaging of small animals for pre-clinical research using fluorescent markers is a novel approach to visualize cellular processes occurring at the micron level. There is growing interest in understanding what occurs at the level of tumor metastasis through direct visualization...
Warner Instruments is pleased to introduce the NEW OTS 5000 Automatic Oscillating Tissue Slicer, the solution for sectioning fixed or fresh tissue. Engineered for maximum stability, the OTS 5000 slicer head minimizes Z-Axis vibration, allowing for even the most delicate tissue to be cut successfully every time...
Anasys Instruments is pleased to report the publication and highlighting of a "hot paper" from a group of leading French scientists in the leading scientific journal, Angewandte Chemie. The paper address a molecular mapping challenge using the exciting technique of AFM-IR, the combination of an atomic force microscope (AFM) and IR spectroscopy...
Prof Steven Armes and his research team in the Department of Chemistry, at The University of Sheffield in the UK, are using a Zetasizer Nano from Malvern Instruments to monitor the rapid and efficient production of nanolatexes. This single instrument can determine both the particle size distribution and also monitor the zeta potential, making it an ideal characterisation tool for following the in situ synthesis of many types of polymer colloids, such as latexes, microgels or colloidal nanocomposite particles...
Andor iDus camera captures dramatic results that promise major advances for highly efficient solar energy photoelectric devices development, precise optical imaging and single molecule detection. Nanoscale antennas hold out the promise of higher resolution optical imaging of nano objects, including proteins and DNA molecules, and converting solar energy into electricity at very high efficiencies. Now, a team from the University of Illinois led by Nicholas Fang and Kimani Toussaint has demonstrated a 1,000-fold increase in the UV-Visible optical response of devices based on nanoantennas periodic arrays...
For the twentieth year, Photonex 2011 will be run as a combined exhibition and technical conference for those working in optics, photonic and imaging technology. It is the UK's largest exhibition of these technologies and attracts an audience from all parts of the world with 15 countries represented in 2010. After last year's success, Vacuum Expo 2011 will be run in parallel with Photonex to provide an excellent mix of synergistic tools and techniques for the visitor...
The new "Springer Series in optical Science" book on "Confocal Raman Microscopy" was edited by WITec Scientists Dr. Thomas Dieing, Dr. Olaf Hollricher and Dr. Jan Toporski and has just been released. The goal of the book is to provide the best possible overview of the theoretical and practical facts and issues associated with confocal Raman microscopy...