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Webinar on Confocal Microscopy Sep 6, 2011
02 September 2011
Zebrafish, Danio rerio. Image taken with Leica HCS A
Plodia interpunctella. Image acquired using CARS technique.
FLIM image. Image acquired with Leica TCS SP5 X.
Research at the Frontiers of Confocal Microscopy
Dear Scientist,
Are you interested in learning about Frontiers in Confocal Microscopy - Upscaling, Chemical Imaging & Supercontinuum FLIM?
Register today for the free webinar on September 6, 2011 at 15:00h (14:00h UK) to learn more from experts in Confocal Microscopy!
Speakers:
- Dr. Corentin Spriet
Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire - IRI, CNRS - Université de Lille, France - Dr. Eric Olaf Potma
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine - Dr. Jürgen Reymann
ViroQuant-CellNetworks RNAi Screening Facility, University of Heidelberg and BioQuant, Heidelberg, Germany
Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy - Leica TCS CARS
Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging - Leica TCS SMD FLIM
High Content Screening Automation - Leica HCS A
Join the Leica Webinar on Confocal Microscopy (CARS, FLIM, HCS)
- Date: Sept. 6th, 2011
- Time: 15:00 h (14:00 h UK)
- Length: Aprox. 1 hour
White Light Laser Wins 2008 Innovation Award
14 May 2009
Leica Microsystems in The Scientist's Top 10 – The Scientist presented the first-ever ranking of the best innovations to hit the life science market in 2008.
For the first time, The Scientist has acclaimed the ten most outstanding new products. In recognition of winning combinations of invention, vision and utility, The Scientist presented the first-ever ranking of the best innovations to hit the life science market in 2008. The award's expert panel of judges included Klaus Hahn, David Piston, Simon Watkins, and Steven Wiley, who together, have published more than 700 scholarly articles.
Conventional confocal instruments limit a researcher's choice of both fluorescent dyes and the experiments that can be performed with a confocal system. The Leica TCS SP5 X white laser confocal system, released in February 2008, features a white laser excitation source, which generates a continuum of excitation wavelengths, ranging from 470 to 670nm, from which up to eight simultaneous but distinct excitation lines can be selected!
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Leica TCSThe Scientist´s Article "Top innovations of 2008"
Dedicated Press Hails Leica TCS SP5 X Supercontinuum Confocal as One of the Best Innovations of 2008
09 December 2008
The ability to readily vary laser lines across broad regions of the spectrum has major implications.
According to The Scientist, the Leica TCS SP5 X Supercontinuum Confocal Microscope is one of the most innovative products on the Life Science market.
Mannheim, Germany. The US American magazine had asked a panel of four scientists from various North American research institutions to choose the best product innovations of the year 2008. In its latest issue (2008/12), The Scientist now presents the ten winners – including the Leica TCS SP5 X which was launched on the North American market last February. The confocal microscope integrates a white light laser that provides users with the full spectrum of wavelengths between 470 and 670 nm for examining bacteria cultures, for example.
“Besides paying tribute to microscope technology in general, the award acknowledges the entire imaging system of Leica Microsystems with all its technical facets,” says Product Manager Scott Young. And this is what the jury had to say about the Leica TCS SP5 X: “The ability to readily vary laser lines across broad regions of the spectrum has major implications. This enables the use of previously inaccessible fluorophores, provides tremendous simplification for imaging systems, and could be very valuable for multiplex imaging applications.” Leica Microsystems combines a one-of-a-kind AOBS (acousto-optical beam splitter) for the excitation light and SP detector for various fluorescent dyes. This system allows the best use of the white light spectrum for confocal microscopy, without loss of light and with maximum sensitivity.
The monthly journal The Scientist has published a ranking of the best vendors of Life Science products for the last six years. To recognize winning combinations of invention, vision and utility, this year’s spotlight was on the ten best product innovations for the first time.
The Only Confocal Microscope that Adapts to the Sample
21 February 2008
The Leica TCS SP5 X allows multi-color excitation with up to eight excitation lines simultaneously.
Full Freedom and Flexibility in Emission and Excitation with the New Leica TCS SP5 X Supercontinuum Confocal
Mannheim, Germany. The pioneering new confocal microscope Leica TCS SP5 X with supercontinuum laser provides freedom and flexibility which were unattainable until now in fluorescence microscopy and allows true optimization of results.
The supercontinuum laser is a groundbreaking innovation which now allows the researcher to choose any excitation line within the continuous range of 470 to 670 nm. The Leica TCS SP5 X precisely adapts to any existing or future fluorescent dye. Optimal adjustment of the excitation line to the sample – in 1 nm increments – reduces cross-excitation and minimizes sample damage. The Leica TCS SP5 X allows multi-color excitation with up to eight excitation lines simultaneously.
All broadband capabilities of the Leica TCS SP5 AOBS are included in this pacesetting confocal system. The patented Spectral Detection Technology of Leica Microsystems provides complete freedom in choosing any detection area in up to five truly spectral confocal PMT channels. The acousto-optical beamsplitter (AOBS®), a groundbreaking invention from Leica Microsystems, ensures highest sensitivity and provides a far better transmission than any dichroic mirror. The AOBS® and the supercontinuum laser are a perfect match and open new doors in confocal microscopy applications.
This new exciting technology makes the Leica TCS SP5 X the confocal microscope of choice for researchers striving for more.