£600,000 worth of equipment to replace more than 120 items lost when a fire destroyed the 100 year-old Bower Building in October 2001
Glasgow University's Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences has purchased more than 120 Carl Zeiss microscopes worth £600,000.
The equipment replaces items destroyed in October 2001 when a fire devastated the University's 100 year-old Bower Building, home to one of the earliest biological laboratories in Britain.
"Zeiss was a clear winner when we assessed our requirements, which ranged from top-end research microscopes to student units to re-equip our teaching laboratories," says Professor Michael Blatt, head of the plant sciences group at the Institute.
"On the basis of unparalleled quality across a wide range, value for money, service back-up, and technical support, Zeiss were able to provide solutions for each of our specific needs and we had no hesitation in placing our entire order with them".
Microscopes purchased by the Institute include 100 Axiostar Plus and Stemi DV4 student microscopes, some equipped with fluorescence modules.
13 other upright, stereo, and inverted microscopes were also equipped for fluorescence imaging. The purchase also included an award-winning LSM 510 Meta laser-scanning confocal microscope following a recent one-off purchase of a Zeiss LSM 510 confocal system. "State-of-the-art research, design and production, allied to an intimate understanding of the nature of our customers' needs, means that we are uniquely placed to offer customers the right product, at the right price, at the right time," comments Aubrey Lambert, marketing manager at Carl Zeiss UK. "We are delighted that Glasgow University recognised these qualities."
