The University of California at Los Angeles, in collaboration with Leica Microsystems Inc., Germany, has established the Leica Center of Excellence at UCLA to fast-track the commercial development of new optical microscopy tools and methods.
“One of the most important aspects of this agreement between UCLA’s CNSI and Leica is the progress we will make together in using Leica platforms to provide workflows using advanced image analysis techniques,” says Greg Eppink, General Manager of Microscopy for Leica Microsystems. “UCLA will be able to provide us with the feedback we need to drive innovation, not only in our technological and software tools, but also through development of workflow solutions.”
Housed in the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA, a memorandum of understanding was signed May 9 at UCLA by Jeff Miller, director of CNSI; UCLA’s Fred Kavli, Professor of Nanosystems Science; and Doug Spotts, vice president and general manager of Leica Microsystems Americas. As part of the agreement, Leica engineers and developers will provide UCLA scientists with access to expert technical and applications support.
Over the next five years, the center will support CNSI’s objectives of educating the next generation of scientists and engineers, and providing state-of-the-art technologies to enhance UCLA’s standing as a leading academic research institution. The agreement was spearheaded by Dr. Laurent Bentolila, the director of the Advanced Light Microscopy and Spectroscopy Laboratory at CNSI, which will host the new center.
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-leica-establish-center-of-excellence-microscopy-technology
