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Widely recognized for optical precision and innovative technology, Leica Microsystems is one of the market leaders in compound and stereo microscopy, digital microscopy, confocal laser scanning and super-resolution microscopy with related imaging systems, electron microscopy sample preparation, and surgical microscopy.
Product Portfolio
Users of Leica Microsystems’ instruments and services can be found in both clinical and life science research, several surgical specializations, disciplines associated with material sciences, the manufacturing industry, and forensics services as well as in classrooms around the world. Instruments and workflow solutions for electron microscopy sample preparation for life sciences and industrial applications alike complete the company’s product portfolio.
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K5 - sCMOS Microscope Camera
Save 90% of time in material analysis
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GLOW800 AR Fluorescence
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New LMD Software 8.2.1 for Laser Microdissection
Leica Microsystems has now released version 8.2.1 of the LMS software for Laser Microdissection microscopes. Laser Microdissection is used to dissect...
For 170 years, Leica has helped shape the future
Leitz and Leica are world-renowned brands. Digital innovations enable new insights for research, medical, and industrial applications
Confluency Check with PAULA Cell Imager
Monitor your cell culture around the clock with PAULA and know the perfect time-point for your experiment
Leica Microsystems and University Mainz cooperate for a Microscopy Reference Center
New center with focus on innovation for light microscopy is located at University Medical Center in Mainz, Germany
Introduction to Ultramicrotomy
When studying samples, to visualize their fine structure with nanometer scale resolution, most often electron microscopy is used. There are 2 types:…
Laser Microdissection Publication List
This monthly updated reference list demonstrates the major application fields for laser microdissection in life science research.
TIRF Publication List
This monthly updated references list presents current papers using Leica AM TIRF in the major application fields for TIRF microscopy.
Image Gallery: THUNDER Imager
To help you answer important scientific questions, THUNDER Imagers eliminate the out-of-focus blur that clouds the view of thick samples when using…
Development of fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) and its relevance for functional imaging
Prof. Ammasi Periasamy, Director, Keck Center for Cellular Imaging, University of Virginia, was interviewed by Dr. Giulia Ossato, Product Manager…
Multiphoton imaging bolsters findings on in vitro differentiation of pluripotent stem cell-derived podocyte
The renal corpuscle of the kidney comprises a glomerular vasculature embraced by podocytes and supported by mesangial myofibroblasts. Their combined…
How to improve clinical practice with dental microscope solutions from Leica Microsystems
Prof. Sleiman talks about the most important features for good imaging during his dental procedures using a Leica dental microscope. A large depth of…
Where to go? Cellular Migration requires coordinated Transitions of Actin Cortex
Plants, Bacteria, and Fungi possess a rigid cell wall that protects the cell and gives it shape. Animal cells, such as mammalian cells, have no outer…
Cellular Motility: Microtubules, Motor Proteins and Tau-Proteins
Cellular motility is based on motor-proteins that can bind to filamentous scaffold proteins and – under consumption of ATP – can “crawl” on these…
Cleanliness Analysis with a 2-methods-in-1 solution
This report explains how a 2-in-1 materials analysis solution, combining optical microscopy and chemical analysis by laser induced breakdown…