Leica Microsystems to Acquire OCT Company Bioptigen

03-Jun-2015 - Leica Microsystems has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bioptigen, Inc. to strengthen its position in the ophthalmology market. Bioptigen is a technology leader in the field of optical coherence tomography (OCT). The integration of OCT imaging into Leica Microsystems’ surgical microscopes ...

Leica Microsystems’ STED Super-Resolution Microscope Again Awarded for its Innovative Technology

The Scientist Top 10 Innovations Award for Leica TCS SP8 STED 3X

03-Dec-2014 - The Scientist magazine has chosen the Leica TCS SP8 STED 3X as one of the Top 10 Innovations 2014 that will change the way life scientists work. An independent jury of experts from science and industry selected the latest generation of Leica Microsystems’ super-resolution microscopes. This is the ...

Yale University and Leica Microsystems Partner to Establish Microscopy Center of Excellence

01-Oct-2014 - On Monday, October 20, 2014, Yale University West Campus will open the doors to a new microscopy Center of Excellence made possible through a partnership with Leica Microsystems. Housed in a newly created core facility, the Leica Center of Excellence at Yale West Campus will provide scientists ...

Leica Microsystems Strengthens Market Presence in Turkey

10-Jun-2014 - Leica Microsystems has strengthened the alliance with its Turkish distributors Mikro-Optik Tıbbi Malzeme Ithalat Ihracat ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi and Gantenbein Ticaret Mürsel Gelincik ve Ortağı Adi Komandit Şirketi, thereby deepening its market presence in Turkey. All relevant assets of the ...

Leica SR GSD 3D Super-Resolution Microscope Voted Among Top 10 Innovations 2013 for Laboratories and Research

The Scientist Magazine Chooses Super-Resolution Microscope from Leica Microsystems as one of the Year’s Best Innovations for the Second Time

09-Dec-2013 - The Leica SR GSD 3D super-resolution microscope has been voted third among the Top 10 Innovations 2013 by the prestigious magazine The Scientist. The panel of judges, consisting of representatives from science, business, and the non-profit sector, selected the super-resolution system for 3D ...

Leica Biosystems acquires Kreatech Diagnostics

10-Jul-2013 - Leica Biosystems announced that it has acquired Kreatech Diagnostics, a privately-held provider of DNA fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH) probes and target labeling reagents for microarrays. “We are very pleased with the acquisition of Kreatech, its extensive portfolio and development ...

Leica Microsystems and Leica Biosystems strengthen market position in Brazil

Long-Standing Leica distributors Aotec have been acquired

23-Apr-2013 - Leica Microsystems and Leica Biosystems have cemented ties with their Brazilian Leica distributor: All shares of Aotec Instrumentos Cientificos Ltda of São Paulo, Brazil, have been acquired. Aotec is a provider of microscopy and histopathology solutions and has been a Leica distributor for more ...

50 years of image analysis

A room full of electronics - from QTM A to LAS 4.2

05-Nov-2012 - Fifty years ago the development of modern image analysis began. These early systems used to fill a whole room with electronics, very different from today’s elegant, distinctive desktop set-up. In 1962, the first automated system for the analysis of microscope images was developed by the ...

Leica Biosystems To Acquire Aperio

27-Aug-2012 - Leica Biosystems announced that an affiliate has entered into a definitive agreement to acquireAperio, a leading provider of ePathology solutions.Aperio will be integrated into Leica Biosystems. Together, the two businesses will leverage each other's strengths to grow and expand digital pathology ...

Manufacturing Excellence Award for Leica Biosystems Nussloch

01-Dec-2011 - Leica Biosystems GmbH in Nussloch has won the Manufacturing Excellence (MX) Award 2011in the Customer Focus category. With a workforce of 336 employees, the German plant in Nussloch near Heidelberg makes products for different stages of specimen preparation in the histopathological laboratory. ...