ZEISS Primo Star iLED
Your Fluorescence Microscope to Quickly Detect Tuberculosis.
Worth having one.
Analyze tissue samples
Very effective and handy tool. Excellent outcome from zoom function.
Review Date: 14 May 2021 | ZEISS Research Microscopy Solutions
Your Primo Star iLED fluorescence microscope takes a fresh approach to robustness, energy efficiency, and ease of use: Primo Star iLED is the cost-effective solution in the fight against tuberculosis.
You can easily and reliably detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis either using fluorescence or brightfield illumination.
Primo Star iLED is the result of cooperation between ZEISS and the Foundation for Innovative Diagnostics (FIND). This microscope combines all of ZEISS’ experience in light microscopy and has been specially adapted to detect tuberculosis under rural conditions.
Selected Fluorescence Applications in Laboratories and Education
This application article highlights the flourescence-based applications of the Zeiss Primo Star iLED and the ease of switching between reflected-light fluorescence and transmitted light brightfield imaging.
ZEISS Primo Star iLED - Auramine Staining for Tuberculosis Diagnosis
In this video tutorial Dr Harald Hoffmann, MD and head of the WHO-certified supranational reference laboratory IML in Gauting, Germany, demonstrates how to stain smear preparations for diagnosis of tuberculosis with fluorescence microscopy and ZEISS Primo Star iLED.














