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The infinite light path of a Leica microscope can be accessed between the light source and objective lens. This approach utilizing mirrors and beam splitters in the illumination path allows users to perform multiple applications with the microscope.

Infinity Optical Systems - From “Infinity Optics” to the Infinity Port

“Infinity Optics” is the concept of a light path with parallel rays between the objective and tube lens of a microscope [1]. Placing flat optical components into this “infinity space” which do not…

Single cells collected via laser microdissection as part of the Deep Visual Proteomics workflow.

AI meets Deep Visual Proteomics (DVP) to Advance Disease Research

In this webinar, Dr. Andreas Mund will introduce a cutting-edge platform that merges Deep Visual Proteomics (DVP) with AI-powered pathology models, enabling high-resolution mapping of key regions in…

U2OS cells transfected with an Mx1-GFP plasmid (signal enhanced using Alexa Fluor 488-conjugared anti-GFP antibody) and co-stained for nuclear DNA (Hoechst 33342), microtubules (Alexa 555) and F-actin (ATTO 643). Image was captured on Mateo FL.

Microscopy and AI Solutions for 2D Cell Culture

This eBook explores the integration of microscopy and AI technologies in 2D cell culture workflows. It highlights how traditional imaging methods—such as brightfield, phase contrast, and…

Cell DIVE multiplexed image of FFPE tissue section from human invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC)

AI-Powered Hi-Plex Spatial Analysis Tools for Breast Cancer Research

Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Investigating the tumor microenvironment (TME) is crucial to elucidate the mechanisms of tumor progression. Systematic…

67-hour, multi-position time-lapse of mouse intestinal organoids expressing the cell cycle reporter FUCCI2 (hGem-mVenus and hCdt1-mCherry).

Focus on Long-Term Imaging in 3D with Light Sheet Microscopy

Long-term 3D imaging reveals how complex multicellular systems grow and develop and how cells move and interact over time, unlocking critical insights into development, disease, and regeneration.…

TEM micrographs of polymer sections. Left: Poly(styrene)-b-poly(isoprene). Right: Poly(styrene)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate).

Ultramicrotome Sectioning of Polymers for TEM Analysis

We demonstrate the capabilities of the UC Enuity ultramicrotome from Leica Microsystems for preparing ultrathin sections of polymer samples under both ambient and cryogenic conditions. By presenting…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) segmentation used in conjunction with LMD to increase discovery throughput.

Biomarker Discovery with Laser Microdissection

Explore the potential of spatial proteomics workflows, such as Deep Visual Proteomics (DVP), to decipher pathology mechanisms and uncover druggable targets. Altered protein expression, abundance, or…

Brain organoid labeled with lamin (green) and tubulin (magenta), acquired using Viventis Deep. Courtesy of Akanksha Jain, Treutlein Lab ETH-DBSSE Basel (Switzerland).

Faster & Deeper Insights into Organoid and Spheroid Models

Gain deeper, more translatable, insights into organoid and spheroid models for drug discovery and disease research by overcoming key imaging challenges. In this eBook, explore advanced microscopy…

Final Segmentation of organelles in Trichomonas species. Magenta – costa, light blue – hydrogenosomes, turquoise – ER, red – vacuoles, yellow – axostyle, green – Golgi apparatus. Sample courtesy of Isabelle Guerin-Bonne, Low Kay En, Electron Microscopy Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Scale bar: 1 µm.

Volume EM and AI Image Analysis

The article outlines a detailed workflow for studying biological tissues in three dimensions using volume-scanning electron microscopy (volume-SEM) combined with AI-assisted image analysis. The focus…

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