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January 12, 2021

PicoQuant heads BMBF funded project NG-FLIM

New microscopy methods for identifying cancer cells to be researched in this project

The project "Next Generation FLIM for Life Cell and Tissue Imaging" (NG-FLIM) aims to research how a high-resolution optical microscope system can be used for cancer diagnostics. The pursued approach combines different optical methods along with deep-learning based automated data analysis and new labeling strategies. Rainer Erdmann, managing director of PicoQuant GmbH, says: "Our goal is a microscopy system with a high degree of reliable automation ranging from system alignment to data analysis, that is easy to use for many medical users". NanoTag Biotechnologies GmbH, arivis AG, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, as well as Universitätsmedizin Göttingen are members of the project consortium along with PicoQuant GmbH.

Funded by the BMBF in the program "Photonics  Research Germany" (project 13N15324)

January 6, 2021

Blog post on Olympus objectives

Objective-ly good: read more on optics for improved single molecule sensitivity

A recently published blog post by Olympus Europe spotlights the integration of its X Line objectives into cutting-edge microscopy systems, such as our MicroTime 200. In the article, Marcelle Koenig, senior scientist at PicoQuant, talks about how the enhanced numerical aperture and improved chromatic corrections of the X Line objectives are beneficial for techniques such as Pulsed Interleaved Excitation (PIE) or Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) measurements.

Article on the Olympus Discovery Blog: Good Optics—Improving Single-Molecule Sensitivity in Confocal Microscopy