Press Releases

Joint Sales, Research and Development

Beijing, China / Wetzlar, Germany. China Medical Technologies, Inc. (CMED) (Nasdaq: CMED), a leading China-based advanced in-vitro diagnostic (“IVD”) company, and Leica Biosystems, a division of Leica Microsystems, a world leader in microscopes and scientific instruments, today announced that they...

Multi-channel fluorescent scanning for Digital Pathology

Wetzlar, Germany. Leica Microsystems announces the release of the Leica SCN400 F combined fluo­rescent and brightfield digital slide scanner. The SCN400 F brings together Leica’s award winning brightfield slide scanning capabilities and multi-channel fluorescence imaging in a single platform,...

SlidePath Gateway is Available for Download

Wetzlar, Germany. Leica Microsystems announces the release of the SlidePath Gateway application for iPad and iPhone, which is the latest addition to the Total Digital Pathology portfolio. SlidePath Gateway is a Digital Pathology viewing application with built-in educational content from leading...

Innovative design that provides results 50% faster than previous-generation instruments

Melbourne, Australia. The Leica BOND-III instrument, a fully automated immunohistochemistry (IHC) and in situ hybridization (ISH) staining system used in cancer and infectious diseases diagnosis, has been awarded the prestigious Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) for its innovative design that...

Collaboration will Complete Confocal Data Acquisition with Advanced Analysis in High-Content Screening

Wetzlar / Munich, Germany. Leica Microsystems, a leading global designer and producer of precision optical systems, and Definiens, the leading Health Image Intelligence™ company, today announced a co-marketing agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Definiens and Leica will cooperatively...