Leica Microsystems: Total Solutions for Neuroscience
At Neuroscience, Leica Microsystems presented solutions for neuroscience and the STED and GSD superresolution microscope systems. Lon Nelson, Director of Market Strategy, Life Science and Industry, talked to M&A Editor Dr Julian Heath about Leica's total solutions for neuroscience and Leica's superresolution microscope systems. Scroll down to watch the video.
Leica Microsystems are pioneers in superresolution microscopy. The 2007 introduction of the Leica TCS STED heralded a new era of products that break the barriers of diffraction-limited imaging. The Leica SR GSD widefield superresolution microscope with ground state depletion (GSDIM) resolves down to 20 nm. GSDIM is a scientifically proven method using a wide range of standard fluorochromes. Based on the highly regarded Leica AM TIRF MC system and the Leica DMI6000 B inverted microscope, the Leica SR GSD puts the power of high resolution into a user-friendly system, alongside a full range of widefield microscopy applications. The workstation allows you to perform your everyday experiments, from high-speed imaging to time-lapse to TIRF, whilst expanding your imaging into the sphere of super-resolution.
The new Leica TCS STED CW confocal microscope is the most straightforward way to nanoscopy for research. The system reveals sub-cellular details below 80 nm – based on a purely optical approach. Sub-diffraction multicolor images provide new insights into cellular architecture. The depletion laser and the excitation lines in the visible range enable researchers to use conventional dyes such as Alexa 488, FITC and Oregon Green and established fluorescent proteins such as YFP. Dynamics of sub-cellular processes can be imaged due to this flexibility and the system's ability of fast data acquisition. This means live-cell imaging below the diffraction limit.
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Lon Nelson, Director of Market Strategy, Life Science and Industry, talks to M&A Editor Dr Julian Heath about Leica's total solutions for neuroscience: