Bernd Sägmüller , Dr.

Bernd read chemistry at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen, Germany and specialized on Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering comprising silver halide surfaces and drugs under Prof. Dr. Sigfried Schneider. He obtained his doctorate in Natural Sciences in 2002.

Worked as a product manager at P.A.L.M., later Carl Zeiss Micro-Imaging, he moved on to head confocal product management at Leica Microsystems, Mannheim in 2007. During that time he obtained an MBA degree from the Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

Since 2010 he led the business segment confocal imaging at Leica Microsystems and was promoted Director Confocal Imaging in 2012.

In that time the confocal team launched a number of innovative products, culminating in the award winning super-resolution instruments, the TCS SP8 STED series, in addition the only confocal using white light laser TCS SP8 X and unsurpassed detector technologies. The latest innovation will revolutionize lightsheet imgaging: The TCS SP8 DLS.

Multicolor image of a Confetti Mouse recorded with the new SP8 DIVE with the 4Tune spectral detector. The adaptation to the transgenic markers allows to achieve more contrast and depth for multi-color in vivo deep imaging. Sample courtesy of Jacco van Rheenen, University of Utrecht, NL.

About the Most Important Considerations When Imaging Deep Into Mouse Tissue

When operating a confocal microscope, or when discussing features and parameters of such a device, we inescapably mention the pinhole and its diameter. This short introductory document is meant to…