Hi René,
I read your comments below and forwarded them to Doug Giszczynski, Leica's
Senior Marketing Manager for clinical microscopy in the US. I thought you
might enjoy receiving his comments (see below) so you can share more
accurate information with Histonet readers in the future.
I must agree that our newest clinical microscope looks different than what
has been seen in the past. Your nickname, the "Cyclops", is interesting (I
think it looks like a stapler on steroids). Other than it's unique
appearance, it was designed to address the (not too) future need for image
capture and sharing, and it's doing it very well. Another great thing is
that it's ergonomic and that's a VERY important issue for people who sit at
microscopes all day.
At any rate...read on and learn!
Best wishes,
Jan
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Hi Jan,
Thank you for the opportunity to clarify some of the confusion presented in
the opinion below.
<< Now Leica Microsystems can offer all types of consumables, slides
and cassettes printers, sells the Peloris tissue processors and the Bond
autostainers, manufactures/sells embedding stations, micrtotomes,
microscopes, cryostats all sorts of histology automated instruments and has
even developed a type of microscope (I call it "Cyclops"=20because it does
not carry "eyes" = eyepieces and is designed just for digital imaging).
It is also manufacturing very cheap (and not very good microscopes) in
China (any surprises there?).
René J.>>
The instrument is actually called the Leica DMD108. It is a digital
microscope with on-board computer and ethernet card designed=20to make it
easy to capture and share histopathology images. While Leica has gone to
great pains to make this instrument affordable, it is very well
constructed, reliable, and easy to use.
It was designed and is manufactured (with the exception of the camera chip
and electronics), assembled, and 100% quality inspected in Wetzlar Germany.
Most of Leica's high performance optics still are. This=20is the same
factory that has been Leitz / Leica's headquarters for almost 100 years.
As for the electronics, all microscope manufacturers that I am aware of
outsource camera chips and PC boards as we do not require large enough
volumes to allow efficient and cost-effective production.
Best regards,
Doug
Douglas Giszczynski
Sr. Marketing Manager
Leica Microsystems, Biosystems Division
Ph 847 317 7207
Fx 847 236 3041
Cell 847 687 1582
Doug.Giszczynski@Leica-Microsystems.com
www.Leica-Microsystems.com
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If I recall correctly, Leica (once named Ernst Leitz, Wetzlar) bought the
microscopes and microtomes sections of Carl Reichert (Austria),
Wild-Heerburg (Switzerland), American Optical and Bausch and Lomb (USA).
After Vision ByoSystems (Australia) grew enough to buy=20NovoCastra (UK),
it was bought by Leica after a failed hostile takeover by Ventana.
Now Leica Microsystems can offer all types of consumables, slides and
cassettes printers, sells the Peloris tissue processors and the Bond
autostainers, manufactures/sells embedding stations, micrtotomes,
microscopes, cryostats all sorts of histology automated instruments and has
even developed a type of microscope (I call it "Cyclops"=20because it does
not carry "eyes" = eyepieces and is designed just for digital imaging).
It is also manufacturing very cheap (and not very good microscopes) in
China (any surprises there?).
At this moment in Europe only Carl Zeiss (Germany) and Lomo (Russia still
manufacturing variations of 1937 Zeiss microscopes) and some=20companies in
Russia (manufacturing copies of the horizontal OmE Reichert microtomes and
copies of the Autotechnicon) can be considered as independent from Leica.
Is that Thermo larger than Leica Microsystems?
René J.
Bernice Frederick wrote:
One on many. Leica now has vision biosystems! And they were AO long, long
ago!
Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP)
Northwestern University
Pathology Core Facility
710 N Fairbanks Court
Olson 8-421
Chicago,IL 60611
312-503-3723
-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Philip
Oshel
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 3:05 PM
To: Histonet@Pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] I think I will give it an acronym
How about the Empire?
That's what they've become.
Phil
>The acronym is still longer than most company names.
>
>Douglas D. Deltour HT(ASCP)
>[mailto:histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Bonner,
>Janet
>Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 2:32 PM
>To: Gayle Callis; curtis.king@thermofisher.com;
>Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>Subject: RE: [Histonet] I think I will give it an acronym
>
>Honestly, they need to start over with a new name!
>
>________________________________
>
>From: histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Gayle Callis
>Sent: Fri 9/14/2007 3:07 PM
>To: curtis.king@thermofisher.com; Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>Subject: [Histonet] I think I will give it an acronym
>
>
>
>Curtis,
>
>I think I will now assign an acronym, TFSci or maybe ThermFishSci. Too
>long to type out all the time.
>
>
>>Subject: RE: [Histonet] AO 860 sliding microtome and Caroline Bass
>>Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:03:12 -0400
>>
>>From: "King, Curtis - RAS"
>>
>>Just to clear things up The Company Name is ThermoFisher Scientific.
>>
>>Thermo Shandon is a Brand just like Thermo Richard Allen is now a brand.
>>
>>Curtis D King, HT (ASCP)
>>Research and Development
>>ThermoFisher Scientific
>>4481 Campus Drive
>>Kalamazoo, MI 49008
>>800-522-7270 ext. 672
>>Curtis.King@thermofisher.com
>>
>>
>
>Gayle Callis
>MT,HT,HTL(ASCP)
>Research Histopathology Supervisor
>Veterinary Molecular Biology
>Montana State University - Bozeman
>PO Box 173610
>Bozeman MT 59717-3610
--
Philip Oshel
Microscopy Facility Supervisor
Biology Department
024C Brooks Hall
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
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histonet-bounces@ =20 ,
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ern.edu =20 , =20
=20 Histonet@Pathology.swmed.edu =20
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=20 RE: [Histonet] I think I=20will give
=20 it an acronym =20
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If I recall correctly, Leica (once named Ernst Leitz, Wetzlar) bought the
microscopes and microtomes sections of Carl Reichert (Austria),
Wild-Heerburg (Switzerland), American Optical and Bausch and Lomb (USA).
After Vision ByoSystems (Australia) grew enough to buy=20NovoCastra (UK),
it was bought by Leica after a failed hostile takeover by Ventana.
Now Leica Microsystems can offer all types of consumables, slides and
cassettes printers, sells the Peloris tissue processors and the Bond
autostainers, manufactures/sells embedding stations, micrtotomes,
microscopes, cryostats all sorts of histology automated instruments and has
even developed a type of microscope (I call it "Cyclops"=20because it does
not carry "eyes" = eyepieces and is designed just for digital imaging).
It is also manufacturing very cheap (and not very good microscopes) in
China (any surprises there?).
At this moment in Europe only Carl Zeiss (Germany) and Lomo (Russia still
manufacturing variations of 1937 Zeiss microscopes) and some=20companies in
Russia (manufacturing copies of the horizontal OmE Reichert microtomes and
copies of the Autotechnicon) can be considered as independent from Leica.
Is that Thermo larger than Leica Microsystems?
René J.
Bernice Frederick wrote:
One on many. Leica now has vision biosystems! And they were AO long, long
ago!
Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP)
Northwestern University
Pathology Core Facility
710 N Fairbanks Court
Olson 8-421
Chicago,IL 60611
312-503-3723
-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Philip
Oshel
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 3:05 PM
To: Histonet@Pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] I think I will give it an acronym
How about the Empire?
That's what they've become.
Phil
>The acronym is still longer than most company names.
>
>Douglas D. Deltour HT(ASCP)
>[mailto:histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Bonner,
>Janet
>Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 2:32 PM
>To: Gayle Callis; curtis.king@thermofisher.com;
>Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>Subject: RE: [Histonet] I think I will give it an acronym
>
>Honestly, they need to start over with a new name!
>
>________________________________
>
>From: histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Gayle Callis
>Sent: Fri 9/14/2007 3:07 PM
>To: curtis.king@thermofisher.com; Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>Subject: [Histonet] I think I will give it an acronym
>
>
>
>Curtis,
>
>I think I will now assign an acronym, TFSci or maybe ThermFishSci. Too
>long to type out all the time.
>
>
>>Subject: RE: [Histonet] AO 860 sliding microtome and Caroline Bass
>>Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:03:12 -0400
>>
>>From: "King, Curtis - RAS"
>>
>>Just to clear things up The Company Name is ThermoFisher Scientific.
>>
>>Thermo Shandon is a Brand just like Thermo Richard Allen is now a brand.
>>
>>Curtis D King, HT (ASCP)
>>Research and Development
>>ThermoFisher Scientific
>>4481 Campus Drive
>>Kalamazoo, MI 49008
>>800-522-7270 ext. 672
>>Curtis.King@thermofisher.com
>>
>>
>
>Gayle Callis
>MT,HT,HTL(ASCP)
>Research Histopathology Supervisor
>Veterinary Molecular Biology
>Montana State University - Bozeman
>PO Box 173610
>Bozeman MT 59717-3610
--
Philip Oshel
Microscopy Facility Supervisor
Biology Department
024C Brooks Hall
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
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