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      <title>Leica Microsystems reorganises life sciences </title>
      <description>With three newly defined strategic business units, a new managing director and an expanded product portfolio, the life science division of Leica Microsystems is reinforcing its market position </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Leica strengthens position in the neurosciences</title>
      <description>With the purchase of the US company Coretech Holdings, Leica Microsystems was able to significantly extend its product range in the neurosciences and thus to strengthen its position in this market</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Leica Scientific events in Heidelberg London Paris</title>
      <description>The lecture series Leica Scientific Forum - Advances in Life Sciences established two and a half years ago in Heidelberg has now been successfully introduced in France and the UK</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Leica Microsystems launches branding campaign</title>
      <description>Redefinition of corporate values and the new slogan 'Living up to Life', which will replace numerous phrases used in recent years to reinforce the communication of these newly defined brand values</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Confocal for non-destructive silicon imaging</title>
      <description>Olympus has introduced its OLS3000IR Lext IR confocal laser scanning microscope - the latest member of its near-IR silicon inspection microscope range</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Olympus Life Science Europa</category>
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      <title>US release of Prolactin assay for AU3000i </title>
      <description>Measurement of prolactin is one of the most commonly undertaken hormonal investigations in evaluating patients with reproductive disorders</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Confocal system brings live cell imaging to life</title>
      <description>The A1 is Nikon's powerful new fully-automated confocal imaging system capable of capturing high-quality confocal images of cells and molecular events at high speed and enhanced sensitivity</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Instruments and consumables for histopathology</title>
      <description>On 14 May 2008, Leica Microsystems acquired the assets of Coretech Holdings and McCormick Scientific,  (Coretech), expanding its position in histopathology</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>New line for widefield fluorescence microscopy</title>
      <description>Leica says its Advanced Widefield Systems offer the right tool for every application level, from routine imaging and documentation to live cell imaging workstations for complex real-time experiments</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Materials e-newsletter by Carl Zeiss MicroImaging</title>
      <description>The quarterly distribution of the Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Materials e-newsletter provides industry insiders and enthusiasts with important information and advances from the microscopy industry</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>New standards in fluorescence stereomicroscopy</title>
      <description>The M205 FA and M165 FC stereomicroscopes are Leica Microsystems' latest addition to its M series for demanding fluorescence applications in developmental, molecular and cellular biology</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Leica Microsytems</category>
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      <title>Direct sales and support in southern California</title>
      <description>Nikon Instruments has begun direct sales and technical support for bioscience microscopes, confocal systems and digital imaging products in the southern California and Rocky Mountain territories</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Nikon Instruments USA</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/nko/nko105.html</link>
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      <title>Digital microscope has 3D surface analysis tools</title>
      <description>The new Keyence VHX-600 digital microscope, with a 54 mega-pixel 3CCD and high-performance graphic engine, promises unprecedented image quality and colour accuracy</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Keyence (UK)</category>
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      <title>Zeiss stereomicroscope has LED illumination</title>
      <description>The Stemi DV4 on the C LED stand features integrated LED illumination units for reflected light, transmitted light and mixed light</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Supplier of microscopy for the Murdock Institute</title>
      <description>The David H Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI) in Kannapolis, NC has chosen Carl Zeiss MicroImaging to supply its light microscopy and biological imaging systems for the Microscopy Core Facility</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Zeiss microscope boosts tuberculosis diagnosis</title>
      <description>Together with the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (Find), Carl Zeiss has developed a special microscope to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Carl Zeiss MicroImaging</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/crl/crl140.html</link>
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      <title>Cameras have great sensitivity and low noise </title>
      <description>With scientific grade, defect free sensors, these high quality cameras are designed to be a cost-effective versatile solution for documentation of microscopy imaging where high resolution is required</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Meiji Techno UK</category>
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      <title>Witec breaks ground for new HQ</title>
      <description>Microscope manufacturer Witec has begun construction of a new headquarters building in Ulm, Germany including research, production and office facilities</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>AU3000i user group meeting 'a great success'</title>
      <description>Olympus says its inaugural AU3000i user focus group meeting, held at the Intercontinental Resort Berchtesgaden, has been a great success</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Olympus Life Science Europa</category>
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      <title>'Quantum leap' in live cell imaging</title>
      <description>Olympus has introduced the LV200 Luminoview Bio-luminescence microscope (BLM) to its advanced live cell imaging range</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Olympus Life Science Europa</category>
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      <title>Olympus opens Munich global R+D centre</title>
      <description>New facility will focus on taking in vitro diagnostics, laboratory automation and molecular biology, as well as digital image processing and microscopy applications, to the next level</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Olympus Life Science Europa</category>
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      <title>World's first 'super-zoom' confocal microscope</title>
      <description>Leica Microsystems presents ground-breaking technologies in confocal and stereomicroscopy for ultra-high resolutions from macro to nano at Analytica 2008</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lei/lei161.html</link>
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      <title>Prior support in Germany, Austria and Switzerland</title>
      <description>Prior Scientific announces the establishment of its new subsidiary which has now opened offices in the Technology and Innovation Park on Jena's Beutenberg Campus.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Prior Scientific</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/pri/pri151.html</link>
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      <title>Seeking the most compelling microscope images</title>
      <description>Scientists, photographers and photomicrographers have until 30 April 2008 to submit images taken through the light microscope for the 34th annual Nikon Small World photomicrography competition</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Nikon Instruments USA</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/nko/nko104.html</link>
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      <title>Demo facility to boost Singapore's R+D excellence</title>
      <description>Carl Zeiss has opened its Advanced Imaging Centre Singapore, a world-first that offers customers the opportunity to view and experience the full range of the company's micro and nano imaging systems</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Carl Zeiss</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/caa/caa185.html</link>
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      <title>A new concept in Raman imaging</title>
      <description>Completing the Labram family of Raman systems, the Xplora is based on a research grade optical microscope offering all the standard imaging options such as polarisation, DIC and phase contrast</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Horiba Jobin Yvon</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/joa/joa174.html</link>
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      <title>Zoom microscope to study fuel and lubricants</title>
      <description>Motic has recently installed a SMZ-168 zoom microscope in the Fuel and Lubricants Centre at Qinetiq, in Farnborough.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Motic Microscopes</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/moi/moi102.html</link>
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      <title>Lab automation going from strength to strength</title>
      <description>Just four years after being launched, Olympus has installed its 100th OLA2500 system for the automation of pre and post analytical processes at the Medizinischen Laboratorium Kyritz</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Olympus Life Science Europa</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/mic/mic202.html</link>
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      <title>This confocal microscope adapts to the sample</title>
      <description>The pioneering Leica TCS SP5 X with supercontinuum laser provides freedom and flexibility which were unattainable until now in fluorescence microscopy and allows true optimisation of results</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Leica Microsytems</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/lei/lei160.html</link>
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      <title>New milestone in Zeiss's Sound of Science campaign</title>
      <description>With the LSM 710 laser scanning microscope, Carl Zeiss says it is defining new standards for sensitivity and flexibility in examining fluorescent biological specimens</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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