Andor and Bitplane Announce the Launch of the 2015 Insight Awards

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 20th May 2015 – Andor Technology Ltd (Andor) and Bitplane, Oxford Instruments companies and world leaders in scientific solutions and visualization software, today announced the launch of the 2015 Insight Awards. This worldwide scientific imaging competition rewards visually stunning and scientifically captivating images, spectra, graphics and movies.

The Insight Awards are open to entries produced with either Andor or Apogee equipment or Bitplane software regardless of the technique or application. Researchers can submit their entry into one of three categories: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences or Imaris. The winner of each category will receive a brand new Apple Watch (or the equivalent value in Amazon gift vouchers) and benefit from significant publicity of their work throughout a range of scientific publications.

“This competition has highlighted the wide variety of cutting-edge research carried out with Andor and Bitplane products by researchers all over the world,” said Dr. Andrew Dennis, Andor’s Director of Product Management. “We are looking forward to rewarding more visually stunning and scientifically captivating entries through this year’s competition.”

The deadline for this year’s Insight Awards is 11.59pm BST, 2 October 2015 and contestants can submit an unlimited number of entries. Entries will be displayed on www.theinsightawards.com shortly after submission and the winners will be announced at the end of October 2015.

In the previous Insight Awards competition, the winning entry in the Physical Sciences category was submitted by Fernando Amat of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, whilst the Life Sciences category was won by Stephen DeCamp of Brandeis University. The Imaris category was won by James Kasuboski of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

For more information on how to enter the competition, visit www.theinsightawards.com, which contains simple instructions on how to upload entries.

Contact:
For further information please contact Jonathan Rice on +44 (0)28 9023 7126, emailpress@andor.com, or visit www.andor.com.

About Andor
Andor is a global leader in the pioneering and manufacturing of high performance scientific imaging cameras, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems for research and OEM markets. Andor has been innovating the photonics industry for over 20 years and continues to set the standard for high performance light measuring solutions, enabling its customers to break new ground by performing light measurements previously considered impossible. Andor’s digital cameras, are allowing scientists around the world to measure light down to a single photon and capture events occurring within 1 billionth of a second.

Andor now has over 400 staff across 16 offices worldwide, distributing products to over 10,000 customers in 55 countries. Andor’s products are used in a wide range of applications including medical research to further the understanding of heart disease, cancer and neuronal diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Andor also has applications for forensic science and astronomy. Through continuous dialogue with customers and strong teamwork, Andor continues to innovate ground-breaking products that improve the world in which we live.

About Oxford Instruments plc
Oxford Instruments designs, supplies and supports high-technology tools and systems with a focus on research and industrial applications. Innovation has been the driving force behind Oxford Instruments’ growth and success for over 50 years, and its strategy is to effect the successful commercialisation of these ideas by bringing them to market in a timely and customer-focused fashion.
The first technology business to be spun out from Oxford University, Oxford Instruments is now a global company with over 2000 staff worldwide. Its objective is to be the leading provider of new generation tools and systems for the research and industrial sectors with a focus on nanotechnology. Its key market sectors include nano-fabrication and nano-materials. The company’s strategy is to expand the business into the life sciences arena, where nanotechnology and biotechnology intersect. This involves the combination of core technologies in areas such as low temperature, high magnetic field and ultra high vacuum environments; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; x-ray, electron, laser and optical based metrology; atomic force microscopy; optical imaging; advanced growth, deposition and etching.
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