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Nic Rossmüller : 2006-12-09 19:10:00
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Leica STED microscope : Professor Stephan Hell, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, was presented with the prestigious German Future Award by Federal President Horst Köhler. This annual technology and innovation award, which was conferred for the tenth time this year, has a cash value of 250,000 Euro and is given in recognition of projects that not only have revolutionary implications for science but are also ready for marketing. Professor Hell received the Future Award for inventing STED microscopy. (STED stands for “stimulated emission depletion”.) The patented STED technique has been licensed to Leica Microsystems, which is developing STED microscopy into a user-friendly instrument.
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Ilse Jurriën : 2006-02-07 19:55:00
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Leica Gallery celebrates 30th anniversary : Leica, creator of precision optical products for work and leisure, celebrates Leica Gallery's 30th anniversary in the year 2006. To commemorate this occasion, the exhibition program is again spanning the whole range of 35mm photography from fine-art to documentary with a total of twelve international photo exhibitions, one for every month of the year. The opening of the Leica Gallery in the year 1976 with an exhibition of Stern photographer Eberhard Seeliger marked the beginning of Leica culture projects. This was followed in 1979 by the first Leica Oskar Barnack competition and numerous other activities to do with photographic culture.
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