You would like to make the search for a new microscope easy for you? Visit OLYMPUS - Hall 9 – booth F26

30 Sept 2008
Kerry Parker
CEO

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At this years’ Biotechnica OLYMPUS will confirm their status as a producer of microscopes, presenting selected products. OLYMPUS should be your first and last choice of stands to visit, for all your application needs. You can familiarize yourself with a multitasking confocal Laser-scanning-microscope like our FV1000 FluoView with its unique SIM-Scanner, an impressing stereo microscope with fluorescence characteristics or even the single cell amplification.

Cell Imaging Software
The cell* family is a comprehensive series of mutually compatible imaging products for life science microscopy offering a uniquely appealing blend of superior performance and user-friendly operation. Ranging from the basic package cell^A to sophisticated imaging stations like cell^R, the cell* family provides you with flexible and easy to use functionality for better image acquisition, processing, archiving and analysis.

dotSlide - Digital Virtual Microscope
dotSlide is an imaging system for 'virtual microscopy', the digital equivalent to conventional light microscopy. Instead of viewing a specimen through the eyepiece of the microscope, a virtual overview image of the entire slide is displayed in perfect quality on the monitor after the system has scanned the specimen at the required resolution. Integrated focus routines make sure the image is always in sharp focus. The single images initially acquired during the scanning process are automatically stitched together to form a large seamless overview image (the 'virtual slide'). This digital virtual microscopy image can be saved in a web-based database and is accessible for online conferencing, e.g. in pathology or histology.

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Cell / Tissue CultureCell culture or tissue culture is used to study the biology of cells or tissues and to isolate cellular products in an environment which can be manipulated and well defined. Accurately control your culture environment with bioreactors or culture incubators, bind your cells to a surface or together with an extracellular matrix. Distinguish cell types with differential media or proliferate cells with certain characteristics using selective media. Enrich your media with supplements such as growth factors, sera and vitamins. Find the best cell and tissue culture products, kits and equipment in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.MicrobiologyMicrobiology is the study of microorganisms including protists, prokaryotes, fungi, and, often, viruses. Microorganisms are a useful research tool as genetic vectors and, in immunology, for antibiotic susceptibility testing, cellular biology and genetics. Microorganisms commonly grow readily in incubators with microbial culture media; this can contain chromogenic supplements to differentiate between cell lines. Estimate your culture’s density of microorganisms with colony counters, or screen and select colonies for desirable clones with automated colony pickers. Additionally, equipment is available to monitor environments for the presence of microbes and identify with microbial identification instruments. Find the best microbiology products in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.Cell-Based AssaysCell-based assays are used to monitor the presence, quantity and activities of a desired cellular analyte including drug molecules or biomarkers. This can reveal information on cell health (apoptosis, cytotoxicity, viability and proliferation assays), cell metabolism, cell migration and cell signaling mechanisms. Find the best cell-based assay products, kits and equipment with our peer reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receiving pricing direct from manufacturers.Clinical TrialsClinical Trials, an essential part of drug discovery process, assess the safety and effectiveness of a new medication or device in the pharmaceutical industry. Clinical Trials are a phased process (Phase 0, Phase I, Phase II, Phase III and Phase IV) which begins after initial preclinical testing.Light MicroscopyLight microscopes or optical microscopes are used to visualize microscale objects under magnification, including cells, clinical specimens and materials. Lab equipment for light microscopy includes confocal microscopes, fluorescence microscopes, zoom and stereo microscopes. Microscope slides and imaging reagents are available for visualizing samples, as well as various microscope stages and incubators for large or temperature-sensitive samples. Find the best light microscopes in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.