Microscopy Open Day Attracts Researchers

The Zeiss Microscopy Labs in Munich opened its doors to visitors during October, where instruments could be

tried and tested and staff were on-hand for discussion. Dr Michael Kaschke, President and CEO of Carl Zeiss

AG and Dr Ulrich Simon, Managing Director of Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH, had also welcomed British

Digital Artist Jo Berry, who exhibited her work alongside the event. Jo has been processing and transforming

scientific images captured with the Carl Zeiss LSM 710 confocal microscope and her work will be on show in

the Microscopy Labs until next spring.

The labs provided a complete portfolio of systems for a multitude of applications, for example the use of

structured illumination and confocal techniques to create optical sections. A complete installation of the

correlative microscopy workflow gives an insight into both light and electron microscopy and how they can be

used together. Jens Rietdorf, Head of Zeiss Microscopy Labs, commented at the event: "We are placing the entire

microscopy toolbox at the disposal of Carl Zeiss customers. Our scientific colleagues are specialists in these tools."