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Learn. Share. Contribute. The knowledge portal of Leica Microsystems. Find scientific research and teaching material on the subject of microscopy. The portal supports beginners, experienced practitioners and scientists alike in their everyday work and experiments. Explore interactive tutorials and application notes, discover the basics of microscopy as well as high-end technologies. Become part of the Science Lab community and share your expertise.

A Guide to Zebrafish Research - See More Details at a Glance

To obtain optimal results while doing zebrafish research, especially during screening, sorting, handling, and imaging, seeing the fine details and structures is important. They help researchers make…
3D high-plex imaging in cancer immunology. Overview of a pancreatic tumor section in mouse model, labeled with 15 markers and imaged in one go using STELLARIS with SpectraPlex. (https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-024-00260-7)

How to Streamline High-Plex Imaging for 3D Spatial Omics Advances

In this webinar, Dr. Julia Roberti and Dr. Luis Alvarez from Leica Microsystems introduce SpectraPlex, a new functionality integrated into the STELLARIS confocal platform for high-plex 3D spatial…
Evolved ARveo and MyVeo in Operating Room

The Guide to Augmented Reality in Microsurgery

In an era of technological advancement, Augmented Reality (AR) is rapidly transforming the medical field. In surgical microscopy, AR can display fluorescence signals as digital overlays in real-time…
Zebrafish-embryo image captured using a THUNDER Imager Tissue and live instant computational clearing.

Improving Zebrafish-Embryo Screening with Fast, High-Contrast Imaging

Discover from this article how screening of transgenic zebrafish embryos is boosted with high-speed, high-contrast imaging using the DM6 B microscope, ensuring accurate targeting for developmental…
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma with 11 Apoptosis biomarkers shown – BAK, BAX, BCL2, BCLXL, Caspase9, CIAP1, NaKATPase, PCK26, SMAC, Vimentin, and XIAP.

Transforming Research with Spatial Proteomics Workflows

Spatial Proteomics, Nature Methods 2024 Method of the Year, is driving research advancements in cancer, immunology, and beyond. By combining positional data with high throughput imaging of proteins in…
C. elegans embedded in Lowicryl® HM20; pharynx showing red fluorescence (mCherry). The overview shows a front view onto the resin capsule formed by the bottom of a flow-through chamber of the EM AFS2. The capsule was pretrimmed manually. The blockface was trimmed automatically using the AutoTrim function of UC Enuity guided by fluorescence of the worm. Edge length of both squares in relation to the images is 250 µm.

How Fluorescence Guides Sectioning of Resin-embedded EM Samples

Electron microscopes, including transmission electron microscopes (TEM) and scanning electron microscopes (SEM), are widely utilized to gain detailed structural information about biological samples or…

Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy Publication List

CRS (Coherent Raman Scattering) microscopy is an umbrella term for label-free methods that image biological structures by exploiting the characteristic, intrinsic vibrational contrast of their…
Example of a Leica stereo microscope, Ivesta 3, with integrated digital camera which can be used as a dissecting microscope.

Selecting the Right Dissecting Microscope

Learn how you can enhance dissection for life-science research and education with a microscope that ensures ergonomic comfort, high-quality optics, and easy access to the specimen.
Large volume computational clearing processed Thunder image of human pancreatic islet organoid. Cells segmented using Segment By Example tool, automatically phenotyped, and color-coded based on phenotypes in Aivia. Image courtesy of the Matthias von Herrath Lab, La Jolla Institute of Immunology, La Jolla, CA.

Get to Insights Faster and Easier with AI Image Analysis Tools

Discover how Aivia helps scientists streamline image analysis with fast setup, accurate AI detection, and easy batch processing.
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