Leica Microsystems – Virtual Microscopy: Improving the Laboratory Workflow

October 4, 2010 – The use of virtual microscopy continually grows across a broad spectrum, from education and research, to clinical applications. Virtual microscopy improves those, the quality and efficiency of pathology services and enables users to efficiently gather, manage, quantify, process, preserve and share all data in an integrated electronic format.

The new Leica SCN400 slide scanner enables the user to gather and access digital information on a computer, and allow sharing information more quickly as it is commonly done in cardiology and radiology departments.

Leica SCN400 Slide Scanner

With the new Leica SCN400 slide scanner, users can access slide specimens and related data from any location in the world, fostering more efficient laboratory workflow, physician communication, education and research, all at a reasonable cost.

Leica Microsystems holds the promise virtual microscopy to improve the lives of clinical patients and to enable a more efficient and faster work within the process, combined with an improved accuracy for the user

Leica Microsystems Virtual Microscopy

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Leica Microsystems is a leading global designer and producer of innovative, high-tech, precision optical systems for the analysis of microstructures. It is one of the market leaders in each of its business areas: Microscopy, Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy with corresponding Imaging Systems, Specimen Preparation, and Medical Equipment. The company manufactures a broad range of products for numerous applications requiring microscopic imaging, measurement, and analysis. It also offers system solutions for life science including biotechnology and medicine, research and development of raw materials, and industrial quality assurance. The company is represented in over 100 countries with 14 manufacturing facilities in 11 countries, sales and service organizations in 19 countries and an international network of dealers. The international management is headquartered in Wetzlar, Germany.

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