Grand Opening to trial micro and nano imaging systems
Carl Zeiss, a international group of companies in the optical and opto electronic industry, officially opened the Carl Zeiss Advanced Imaging Centre Singapore, a world first that offers customers the opportunity to view and experience the full range of Carl Zeiss' micro and nano imaging solutions.
Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports & Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr. Vivian Balakrishan, commended Carl Zeiss for giving Singapore's economy a jab in the arm with the opening of the Imaging Centre.
"Singapore is proud to host this first and only Advanced Imaging Centre in the world that will offer the complete range of Carl Zeiss' imaging solutions. It will be an important piece of infrastructure to support the R&D efforts of companies here which could then lead to further possibilities in the future," said Dr. Balakrishnan, who was the Guest of Honour at the inauguration ceremony.
According to Board member of Carl Zeiss AG and President and CEO of Carl Zeiss SMT AG, Dr. Hermann Gerlinger, the opening of the S$30 million facility at the German Centre reflects Carl Zeiss' commitment to expand its business in Singapore and Asia Pacific. Previously, customers had to travel to multiple Carl Zeiss facilities in Germany in order to trial the equipment before purchase.
"Carl Zeiss is very pleased to be working closely with Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB) to further strengthen its footprint in Singapore and Asia Pacific. Our company is world renowned for its state of the art imaging solutions that are highly critical for the industrial, bioscience, and life science sectors to develop quality products and successful medical research. Singapore, with a strong foundation in engineering and biosciences, is therefore a strategic location for Carl Zeiss to grow its business in Asia Pacific and bring its solutions closer to its customers in the region," said Dr. Gerlinger. "By showcasing Carl Zeiss' leading edge technology and customer support in advanced micro and nano imaging solutions, the Advanced Imaging Centre will truly take customers on a journey from the micro into the nano cosmos. Given the rapidly growing investment that industrial and bioscience companies in Asia Pacific are pumping into advanced precision imaging tools in the recent years, this new facility will attract corporate visitors to Singapore from many countries in this part of the world."
Used by leading companies and research institutions around the world, Carl Zeiss' products provide engineers, scientists and medical researchers the ability to "see" and identify the most minute component of any substance or element. For example, a confocal laser scanning microscope from Carl Zeiss, defines new standards for sensitivity and flexibility. The system provides high resolution images of the fluorescent structures in living animals as well as in thick tissue specimens.
In addition, Carl Zeiss' Laser Capture Microdissection system employs contact free laser cutting and catapulting technique to ensure specimens are contamination free and pure extraction of bio molecules and living cell material, an important foundation for successful biomedical research. On the nanotechnology front, Carl Zeiss presents a powerful tool for 3D nano scale high resolution imaging, analytics and manipulation. This tool comprises a high resolution scanning electron beam column, a sophisticated gas injection system and a Gallium-ion column for sample preparation and manipulation.
