Leica Microsystems
Leica Microsystems is a world leader in microscopes and scientific instruments. Founded as a family business in the nineteenth century, the company’s history was marked by unparalleled innovation on its way to becoming a global enterprise.
Its historically close cooperation with the scientific community is the key to Leica Microsystems’ tradition of innovation, which draws on users’ ideas and creates solutions tailored to their requirements. At the global level, Leica Microsystems is organized in three divisions, all of which are among the leaders in their respective fields: Life Science, Industry and Medical.
The company is represented in over 100 countries with 6 manufacturing facilities in 5 countries, sales and service organizations in 20 countries, and an international network of dealers. The company is headquartered in Wetzlar, Germany.
How to Image Histological and Fluorescent Samples with One System
VIDEO ON DEMAND - How to image histological and fluorescent samples with one system. FluoSync, the new technology embedded into Mica enables the imaging of both histological staining and fluorescence…
Going Beyond Deconvolution
Widefield fluorescence microscopy is often used to visualize structures in life science specimens and obtain useful information. With the use of fluorescent proteins or dyes, discrete specimen…
Microscope Illumination for Industrial Applications
Inspection microscope users can obtain information from this article which helps them choose the optimal microscope illumination or lighting system for inspection of parts or components.
Phase Contrast and Microscopy
This article explains phase contrast, an optical microscopy technique, which reveals fine details of unstained, transparent specimens that are difficult to see with common brightfield illumination.
How to Radically Simply Workflows in Your Imaging Facility
VIDEO ON DEMAND - How to radically simplify imaging workflows and generate meaningful results with less time and effort using a highly automated microscope that unites widefield and confocal imaging.
Immersion Objectives
How an immersion objective, which has a liquid medium between it and the specimen being observed, helps increase the numerical aperture and microscope resolution is explained in this article.
Virtual Reality Showcase for STELLARIS Confocal Microscopy Platform
Take a seat directly next to our experts in front of the microscope, configure various multicolor experiments and see immediately the result. Be part of the highly interactive discovery tour of the…
Investigating Epithelial Morphogenesis and the Growth of Epithelia
This article shows how rapidly acquired THUNDER images of Drosophila follicles or egg chambers help distinguish apicobasal proteins when studying epithelial morphogenesis for cancer research.
How to Determine Cell Confluency with a Digital Microscope
This article shows how to measure cell confluency in an easy and consistent way with Mateo TL, increasing confidence in downstream experiments.
How to do a Proper Cell Culture Quick Check
In order to successfully work with mammalian cell lines, they must be grown under controlled conditions and require their own specific growth medium. In addition, to guarantee consistency their growth…
Diseases Linked to Scaffold Proteins and Signaling
This article shows how diseases related to scaffold proteins and protein signaling can be studied in zebrafish models efficiently with a THUNDER Imager.
Microscope Resolution: Concepts, Factors and Calculation
This article explains in simple terms microscope resolution concepts, like the Airy disc, Abbe diffraction limit, Rayleigh criterion, and full width half max (FWHM). It also discusses the history.
Open Multiplexing: Transforming Tissue Research with Cell DIVE
Watch this webinar to discover how open multiplexing adapts to meet the needs of your multiplexing imaging study.
Why 3D Microscope Visualization Enriches Surgical ENT Education
Read our new white paper to learn about the benefits of using a Leica surgical microscope with 3D visualization for surgical ENT education.
Understanding Better the Onset of Diabetes
This article shows how Interleukin-17 (IL-17) proinflammatory cytokine proteins in human pancreatic islets can be studied efficiently with a THUNDER Imager.
Confocal Imaging of Immune Cells in Tissue Samples
In this webinar, you will discover how to perform 10-color acquisition using a confocal microscope. The challenges of imaged-based approaches to identify skin immune cells. A new pipeline to assess…
FluoSync - a Fast & Gentle Method for Unmixing Multicolour Images
In this white paper, we focus on a fast and reliable method for obtaining high-quality multiplex images in fluorescence microscopy. FluoSync combines an existing method for hybrid unmixing with…
Alternative Fuels and Why Sustainable Solutions are Important
This free on-demand webinar is about the role of alternative fuel vehicles and why sustainable solutions are of increasing importance to the automotive industry.