The outstanding developments of the last few years in medicine, life sciences, and biotechnology are closely related to microscopy. New types of microscopic procedures have proven to be indispensable tools and continuously provide astounding findings and results. Here microscopy benefits especially from innovative developments in the fields of digital imaging, digital image evaluation, image analysis and structured data archiving.

Microscopy opens up completely new areas of application and unimagined application facets to the user. Today, constant change both with respect to technical requirements and in areas of application demands flexible and expandable solutions. For example, molecular biology and genetic engineering applications require complex solution approaches from single devices to complete high-end systems. Fast and demanding experiments in the field of live cell imaging, such as the visualization and analysis of metabolism and transport processes within living cells, require flexible and variable combination possibilities for a research microscope with different peripheral devices for a uniform, software-controlled total solution. For these and similar tasks, Olympus has developed intelligent and customized software and hardware solutions. These have produced systems that are completely compatible with each other and demonstrate unimagined flexibility and user guidance.

Olympus Soft Imaging Solutions (OSIS) is one of the development and production centers of Olympus. OSIS develops customized software and hardware solutions that ensure optimum interaction between all system components such as software, a microscope, a camera, peripheral devices, etc. Because only if a research microscope is integrated with the variety of different peripheral devices in solutions completely controlled by software, can operations in living cells be observed and analyzed precisely, or can complex analytical examinations of material be performed, for example. In addition, in the development of its microscopy solutions, OSIS consistently relies on user-friendly, intuitive handling that can be adapted individually to the needs of every application – and every user. The less that users have to think about the technical details or the handling of the microscope and control software, the more time they have for the actual task: to perform experiments, obtain and analyze results in order to acquire new findings from them.

In addition to developing the most modern microscope solutions, OSIS also produces and supports our own products at the Münster location. With our highly educated and trained team we guarantee our customers the best high-quality products – made in Germany. Olympus is not just a strong partner in terms of products, but also in the area of customer care. Here the company constantly wins over customers with its extraordinary, fast and service-oriented customer support.