In a recent tender and framework agreement, Carl Zeiss confocal microscopes were chosen by nine out of 13 British universities
The nine universities that chose Carl Zeiss as their preferred supplier in the SRIF2 co-ordinated procurement process for confocal microscopes included Aston, Cranfield, Oxford, Plymouth, Queen Mary, London, Salford, Warwick and Wolverhampton.
"The fact that more than two out of three universities freely chose Carl Zeiss laser scanning microscopes underscores the technological leadership and customer service benefits associated with our high performance systems," says Aubrey Lambert, marketing manager, Carl Zeiss UK.
"Our rate of innovation continues unabated, confirmed by our recent launch of the world's fastest confocal microscope, the LSM 5 Live.
Martin Lightbown, head of purchasing and insurance at the University of Warwick, which managed the procurement process on behalf of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce), commented, "The aim of the procurement exercise was to offer participating institutions best value while meeting their high expectations.
"The relationship between Warwick and Zeiss played a major part in not only meeting those aims but in exceeding them".
Carl Zeiss's success in satisfying customer requirements comes hard on the heels of other much-coveted national and international awards, such as the R and D 100 award, the Scientist's Choice, the Readers Choice Award, and the Microsoft.net Solutions Award.
All testify to the many user benefits offered by microscope system solutions and imaging techniques from Carl Zeiss.
The LSM 5 Live joins what Carl Zeiss says is the strongest family of laser scanning microscopes available from any manufacturer.
Other systems in the Carl Zeiss confocal arsenal include the spectral imaging 510 Meta system, the personal Pascal, and the LSM 510 Meta NLO Multiphoton system.
They are part of the Carl Zeiss FluoresScience family, which the company says sets new standards in laser scanning, classical and stereo fluorescence microscopy.
The year 2005 is being celebrated as Ernst Abbe year.
This physicist and lecturer at Jena University who collaborated with the mechanic Carl Zeiss from 1866 onwards enabled the advances in microscope design to be achieved by Carl Zeiss.
Abbe placed microscope design at Carl Zeiss on a scientific foundation, providing the company with a decisive advantage over other microscope manufacturers that continues to this date.
"Our goal is to provide customers with equipment that allows them to work with greater speed, efficiency and success in their various applications," continues Lambert.
"To achieve this goal, we are investing heavily in new technologies and production capacities, well trained sales teams and efficient customer service and after sales support."
