13 September 2010 - Olympus America is to begin selling and servicing scientific equipment directly in the region surrounding its headquarters in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley from 1 October 2010.
2 March 2010 - Olympus America has signed a non-exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Omnyx, a joint venture of GE Healthcare and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The agreement will allow Omnyx to access a portfolio of Olympus America patents in the field of virtual microscopy and digital pathology to help develop solutions in the digital pathology field.
The patents involved in the licensing agreement cover software and technology related to creating, storing and delivering virtual microscopy images.
