Andor Technology

Ireland and Ulster Rugby Union Players visit Andor Technology

2012-02-07T15:59:26.064384+00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 02 February 2012 - Andor Technology has teamed up with the Irish Rugby Union Players Association (IRUPA) and the Grafton Employment Group to mentor Ulster and Ireland Rugby players, Andrew Trimble and Chris Henry, who are taking part in the ‘Ulster Rugby Mean Business’ mentoring programme.

Andor Launches iXon Ultra 897 EMCCD Camera

2012-01-20T19:13:50.3088195+00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 19th January 2012 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of the iXon Ultra high-performance EMCCD camera. Building on a rich history of first to market innovation, the ‘supercharged’ iXon Ultra represents the next generation of the marketing-leading iXon platform.

Enhancements to Neo 'Interline Displacement' Technology

2012-01-11T16:58:36.7946601+00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 11 January 2011 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced several performance enhancements to the industry leading Neo camera, based on next-generation scientific CMOS (sCMOS) technology. Key enhancements include faster sustained frame rates, even better image quality, hardware pixel binning, flexible region of interest capability (with single pixel granularity), accurate timestamp and improved global (snapshot) exposure performance.

Simultaneous measurement of intracellular pH in live cells

2012-01-10T11:02:51.100387+00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 10 January 2011 - The importance that intracellular pH plays in cell biology is highlighted in a new paper published by the American Chemical Society. Written by a group of researchers from Harvard Medical School led by Professor Gary Yellen, it reports the engineering of the first ratiometric, single-protein red fluorescent sensor of pH, called pHRed, and its use to image intracellular pH in live neuronal cells.

Ultra-fast intensified CCD for Time-Resolved Imaging

2011-12-21T13:16:29.6256754+00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 21 December 2011 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of the latest addition to its New iStar range of high-performance, scientific-grade ICCDs.

Andor pairing can tell their Ardberg from their Edradour

2011-12-07T11:16:11.6578884+00:00

7th December 2011, Belfast, UK: If you can’t tell your Bruichladdich from your Irn-Bru, or your Glenfiddich from your Glenmorangie, help is at hand from the physics department at St Andrews University. Praveen Ashok, Kishan Dholakia and Bavishna Praveen of the optical manipulation group have developed a microfluidic device that can not only detect counterfeit whisky samples but also characterise genuine samples by brand, age and, even, cask.

Non-invasive instrument for skin cancer screening demonstrated

2011-12-05T15:47:46.2130548+00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 14th November 2011 - Skin cancer is the most common form of human cancer with annual rates continuing to climb from their current estimate of just over three million new cases each year. Although all skin cancers share the likelihood of a favourable outcome if early diagnosis and complete resection are achieved, diagnosis is invasive, subjective, lengthy and expensive involving expert visual inspection, biopsy and histopathology.

Webinar: Ultrasensitive Imaging Technologies for Microscopy

2011-11-24T10:43:37.7644895+00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions and Photonics Media, publishers of Biophotonics and PhotonicsSpectra, today announced an upcoming webinar entitled 'State-of-the-Art Ultrasensitive Imaging Technologies for Microscopy - Choosing the Best Solution'.

Luca-R aids development of more efficient solar cells

2011-11-14T15:36:30.73671+00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 14th November 2011 - With demand for photovoltaic panels more than doubling year on year, manufacturers are under pressure to increase solar cell efficiency, improve production yields, and build capacity. Now, a joint team from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore has demonstrated a novel technique to non-destructively test silicon wafer solar cells.

Andor launch comprehensive High Energy Detection capability

2011-11-03T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 03 November 2011 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the availability of a new, comprehensive High Energy Detection portfolio. Presented in a new brochure and web launch, Andor’s versatile range of high-performance camera detection solutions span the Vacuum UV, Extreme UV, Soft X-Ray, Hard X-ray and Gamma energy ranges, via either ‘direct detection’ of incoming high energy photons or ‘indirect detection’ of photons emitted from a fiber-optic or lens-coupled phosphor/scintillator.

Andor camera discovery aids advance of stem cell therapy

2011-10-11T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 11 October 2011 - Many medical researchers believe that stem cell therapy will revolutionise the treatment of human disease and may provide treatments for many currently incurable diseases. However, one problem still to be overcome is controlling the excessive proliferation of cells with unwanted phenotypes after transplantation to prevent tissue overgrowth and tumour formation.

DSD Uni - New Versatility for Revolution DSD Confocal

2011-09-19T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 19 September 2011 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and confocal systems, today announced the launch of the DSD Uni. The DSD Uni brings with it the ability to add a confocal unit to almost any fluorescence microscope, upright or inverted, irrespective of manufacturer.

Webinar: TE Cooling Approach to SWIR Spectroscopy

2011-09-16T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 16 September 2011 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions is presenting a webinar, in conjunction with Spectroscopy magazine, on a Thermo-Electric Cooling Approach to SWIR Spectroscopy.

Neo supported in Metamorph microscopy software

2011-09-06T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 06 September 2011 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced availability of acquisition drivers for the Neo sCMOS camera within the Meta Imaging Series of software for live cell microscopy from Molecular Devices Inc. The drivers provide support for Andor’s ground breaking new camera technology within both Metamorph® and also the recently launched Metamorph® NX platform.

Andor 2011 Insight Awards Winners Announced

2011-09-01T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 01 September 2011 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced that two visually stunning and scientifically captivating entries have won the Andor Insight Awards Scientific Imaging Competition. The winning entry in the Physical Sciences category was submitted by Dr. Robert Marshall of Boston University and the winning entry in the Life Sciences category by Dr. Satoshi Nishimura of the University of Tokyo.

Neo sCMOS ultrasensitive camera now with 4 week delivery

2011-08-26T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 26 August 2011 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced that the delivery time on a new Neo sCMOS ultrasensitive imaging camera is now reduced to only 4 weeks.

EMCCD elucidates individual steps controlling transport through NPCs

2011-08-23T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 23 August 2011 - Nuclear Pore Complexes (NPCs), large protein structures which span the nuclear membrane in eukaryotic cells and mediate the exchange of materials between the nucleus and cytoplasm, play a vital role in many aspects of cellular physiology including gene expression. Defects in NPC function are implicated in a number of autoimmune diseases, leukaemias and others cancers. Also, nuclear transport plays a pivotal role in viral infections. However, it has been unclear how the NPC facilitates the selective translocation of macromolecules.

iStar 320T - Ultra-fast intensified CCDs for Spectroscopy

2011-07-05T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 05 July 2011 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of the latest addition to its New iStar range of high-performance, scientific-grade ICCDs. With the introduction of the DH320T platform, Andor brings the fastest Spectroscopy-dedicated Intensified CCD platform to the market yet.

Judges Announced for the Insight Awards Imaging Competition

2011-06-01T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 31 May 2011 - Andor Technology plc today announced the judges for the Andor Insight Awards image and spectra competition for 2011. The panel is made up of world renowned researchers in the fields of physical and life sciences, reflecting the competition’s goal of recognising the cutting edge research conducted by scientists using both Andor Technology and Bitplane products. There are two sections in this year’s competition – life science and physical science; judges will be evaluating each image based on several factors including the entries scientific significance and visual impact.

1,000-fold Response Increase shown in Nanoantenna Arrays

2011-05-19T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 05 May 2011 - Andor iDus camera captures dramatic results that promise major advances for highly efficient solar energy photoelectric devices development, precise optical imaging and single molecule detection.

Active Illumination Portfolio for Optogenetics and Photostimulation

2011-04-06T00:00:00

Belfast 06 April 2011 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and modular spectroscopy solutions, announce the launch of its comprehensive Active Illumination Portfolio. All Active Illumination (AI) techniques target optical radiation at user-defined region(s) of the specimen and use optical imaging to observe, and often to measure, the impact of the “perturbation”. Andor’s AI portfolio therefore enables the user to easily Observe, Perturb and Measure.

Andor Launches the new iStar Intensified CCD

2011-03-31T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 31st March 2011 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of the new iStar range of scientific-grade ICCDs. With the introduction of the new iStar family, Andor redefines the standard of rapid, nanosecond time-resolved imaging and spectroscopy.

New Class of Therapeutic Targets with Revolution XD

2011-03-29T00:00:00

Belfast, Tuesday 29th March 2011 - Prof. Manojkumar Puthenveedu of Carnegie Mellon University studies the mechanisms by which membrane trafficking controls and co-ordinates the complex signalling pathways in the brain. Despite the fact that almost all diseases can be traced to a defect in how cells respond to signals, little is known about how signalling pathways are maintained in normal cells and the changes that occur in abnormal conditions.

New TuCam offers High Performance Dual Camera Imaging

2011-03-03T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 3rd March 2011 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of the TuCam, a state-of-the-art solution for simultaneous two camera imaging. Perfectly suited to fast, concurrent detection of two different fluorophores in experiments such as co-localization FRET or ratiometric ion signalling, TuCam is compatible with Andor’s complete range of market leading low light imaging cameras, including iXon3 and Luca EMCCDs, Clara interline CCD and the latest Neo sCMOS innovation. Further flexibility is provided with by-pass mode and first surface mirror, when TuCam provides a high performance camera switch.

Andor Launches Insight Awards 2011 - Win an iPad!

2011-02-07T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 4 February 2011 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems, today announced the launch of the Andor Insight Awards 2011 Scientific Imaging Competition. Now in its second year the worldwide competition rewards visually stunning and scientifically captivating images, spectra, graphics and movies.

Sub 60-second identification of MRSA with Andor iStar

2011-01-11T00:00:00

January 2011, Belfast, UK: At a time of rising levels of MRSA and other hospital acquired infections, Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) has been demonstrated to be a rapid and reliable technique for detection of life-threatening bacterial pathogen species that can be found in such medical environments. For the first time, scientists have used Chemometrics analysis of LIBS data in a blind test to successfully identify five pathogenic bacterial samples and differentiate between strains of a multiple-antibiotic-resistant species. Dr Rosalie Multari and her colleagues at Applied Research Associates believe that the ability to distinguish both species and strains using only raw spectra raises the prospect of rapid diagnostic instrumentation for use both within laboratories and in the field.

Neo sCMOS Webinar - 20 January 2011 - Register Now

2010-12-20T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 17 December 2010 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions is hosting, in partnership with BioMed Central open access publisher, a free webinar on Thursday 20 January (5 pm CET, 4pm GMT, 11 EST) showcasing the new Neo sCMOS camera.

Andor Technology Reveals its Artistic Side

2010-12-16T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 16 December 2010 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, recently honoured entrants to this year’s Insight Awards scientific imaging competition with a gallery exhibition at the Belfast Print Workshop.

So it begins...Andor launches Neo sCMOS Camera Platform

2010-11-29T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 29th November 2010 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of the innovative and highly anticipated Neo camera platform, based on next-generation scientific CMOS (sCMOS) technology.

Winners Announced for Andor's Insight Awards 2010

2010-11-16T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 11 November 2010 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced that two visually stunning and scientifically captivating entries have won joint first place in the first ever Andor Insight Awards Scientific Imaging Competition. The winning entries were submitted by Dr David Jess and Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis’s of Queen’s University and Dr. Neil Ganem at Harvard University.

Andor Launches iXon X3 High Performance EMCCD Platform

2010-10-27T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 27th October 2010 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of the iXon X3 range of high-performance EMCCD cameras. Building on a rich history of ‘first to market innovation’ the X3 represents the next generation of cameras within the marketing-leading iXon platform.

Judges Announced for Andor's Insight Awards 2010

2010-08-31T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 31 August 2010 - Andor Technology today announced the judges for the first ever Andor Insight Awards image and spectra competition. The panel is made up of world renowned researchers in the fields of physical and life sciences reflecting the competition’s goal of recognising the cutting edge research conducted by scientists using Andor Technology and Bitplane products. The judges will be evaluating each image based on several factors including the entries scientific significance and visual impact.

Major role for Andor cameras in the search for minor planets

2010-08-20T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 20 August 2010 – Four highly sensitive frame transfer CCD cameras from Andor are helping Chinese astronomers scan the night sky above the South Pole for faint, transient sources of light, such as supernovae, gamma-ray bursts and minor planets.

iXon EMCCDs help break sub-nm optical resolution barrier

2010-07-29T00:00:00

Belfast 29 July 2010 - Two back illuminated Andor EMCCD cameras have been instrumental in helping Steven Chu, a Nobel laureate and Energy Secretary for the United States of America, redraw the boundaries of optical microscopy.

Bitplane launch Imaris 7.1 - The best gets even better!

2010-07-19T00:00:00

Zurich 15 July 2010 – Bitplane, a world leading creator and supplier of 3D and 4D image processing, analysis and visualisation software, today announce the launch of their new Imaris 7.1 software. Imaris 7.1 brings significant enhancements to pivotal key features within the software. New capabilities include filament tracing with 4D spine and dendrite tracking, a track editor and statistical annotations for 4D objects. Building on the success of Imaris software to date, these new features will enhance the performance of existing Imaris systems.

Andor strengthens its Spectroscopy Solutions portfolio

2010-07-15T00:00:00

Belfast 13 July 2010 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and modular spectroscopy solutions, announce the launch of its latest Spectroscopy Solutions Portfolio. Andor’s comprehensive offer now includes Microspectroscopy and scanning monochromator accessories, and complements Andor’s extensive range of high-end CCD, InGaAs, ICCD and EMCCD cameras, as well as Czerny-Turner and echelle spectrographs.

Interim Results - Impressive start to the year for Andor

2010-06-23T00:00:00

Belfast 23 June 2010 – Andor Technology has outperformed expectation as the recent Interim results demonstrate. An excellent start to the year confirms Andor’s position as a leading developer and manufacturer of high performance digital cameras for academic, industrial and government applications. Overall turnover was up 24% to £20 million, a reflection of the continued investment Andor makes to ensure the development of key markets. The APAC region and OEM markets continued to grow, reflecting the increasing demand in these areas for the quality products Andor offers.

Andor Strengthens Position in Asian Market

2010-06-11T00:00:00

Beijing 11 June 2010 - Andor Technology, UK has experienced continued growth within the Asian markets for their high performance light measuring solutions, and marked this by thanking distribution partners at their annual APAC distributor’s meeting, held at the Jingyi Hotel, Beijing, China. With over 30 attendees from across the region, the meeting covered promotion of the extensive Andor portfolio, as well as providing instrumentation demonstrations and offering a platform to exchange ideas and experiences.

EMCCD cameras contribute to faster DNA sequencing

2010-06-11T00:00:00

Belfast 10 June 2010 – A team of researchers in the USA has, for the first time, been able to demonstrate the feasibility of high-speed optical identification of individual converted DNA bases as they translocate through solid state nanopores with high temporal resolution (1000 frames per second).

Andor Gives Generously to Aid Invaluable Work of NSPCC

2010-05-25T00:00:00

Belfast, 25 May 2010 – Andor Technology have made a generous donation of £4173.37 to their charity of the year, the NSPCC. A cheque was presented to NSPCC representative Ellen Hillen on Thursday 20 May. Ellen thanked Andor on behalf of the NSPCC for such a generous donation, which will help them continue on toward their vision to end cruelty to children.

EMCCD Helps to Achieve 12-20nm Precision in all Axes

2010-05-13T00:00:00

Belfast 13 May 2010 – With the help of a highly sensitive Andor iXon+ EMCCD camera, US researchers have developed a super-resolution, 3D imaging technique that can resolve single fluorescent molecules with greater than 10 times more precision than conventional optical microscopy. By being able to locate molecules to within 12 – 20nm in all three axes, the researchers hope to be able to observe interactions between nanometer-scale intracellular structures previously too small to see.

Andor's New NIR Optimized CCD for Photovoltaic Inspection

2010-04-27T00:00:00

Stuttgart, PV Technology Show, 27 April 2010 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in low light imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems, today announced the launch of the iKon-M PV Inspector, a dedicated CCD camera that is designed to deliver market-leading speed and sensitivity performance for in-line electroluminescence and photoluminescence inspection of photovoltaic cells.

Full Benefits of White Light Confocal Microscopy Revealed

2010-04-21T00:00:00

Belfast, 21 April 2010 - A webinar explaining how white-light, spinning disk confocal microscopy can be used to great effect for high-resolution, cost-effective live-cell imaging is now available online. The webinar, produced by Andor Technology (Andor), also gives an overview of Imaris, the best 3D and 4D visualisation software available today.

Andor Technology plc acquires Photonic Instruments Inc.

2010-04-14T00:00:00

Andor (AND.L), the leading developer and manufacturer of high performance digital cameras for academic, industrial and government applications globally, is pleased to announce that on 14 April 2010 it acquired the trade and assets of Photonic for consideration comprising US$ 5.0 million (GBP £3.25 million) in cash and the issue of 156,627 ordinary shares of 2p each in the capital of Andor ("Andor Shares"). An application will shortly be made to the London Stock Exchange and admission to trading in the new Andor Shares is scheduled to commence on 21 April 2010. Further consideration in the form of cash and Andor Shares of a maximum aggregate value of US$ 1.95 million (GBP £1.27 million) may be payable by Andor under an earn-out provisions in the event that Photonic exceeds an agreed order intake target as well as certain product development goals in the 18 months following completion. It is expected Andor will receive approximately US$0.5 million (GBP £0.3 million) of net assets as part of the acquisition.

Andor Demonstrates Innovative Microspectroscopy Solutions

2010-04-13T00:00:00

Brussels, SPIE Photonics Europe, 13 April 2010 – Andor Technology PLC (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems, today announces that it will demonstrate its new flexible range of microspectroscopy solutions at the event on Stand 205. Combined with Andor’s world-leading CCD, ICCD and EMCCD cameras and spectrographs, the modular microspectroscopy set-ups allow a unique combination of ultra-fast yet highly sensitive microscopy imaging and spectroscopy.

New Andor Distributor for Argentina, Chile and Uruguay

2010-03-31T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 31 March 2010 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems, today announced the appointment of Buenos Aires, Argentina-based Microlat S.L.R. (Microlat) as their new distributor in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. The two companies combine complementary strengths, forming an exclusive distributor alliance designed to deliver advanced scientific imaging solutions.

Andor's Cathal McMonagle wins Super-Heavyweight Title

2010-03-11T00:00:00

Congratulations to Cathal McMonagle, part of Andor Technology’s electronic engineering team, who won the super-heavyweight title at the Irish Amateur Championships in Dublin on Saturday 6th March.

Leading Vendors Launch Camera-Software Compatibility

2010-03-10T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 10 March 2010 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems, today announced that they have joined the Image Acquisition Partner Program from MVTec, a Munich-based leading international manufacturer of standard software products for machine vision, after both companies successfully compiled an image acquisition interface between Andor’s highly sensitive, low-noise cameras and MVTec’s image processing library HALCON.

First use of simultaneous Raman-LIBS

2010-03-01T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1 March 2010 – Using a novel hybrid sensor system, which relies on Shamrock spectrometers and high performance intensified CCD detectors supplied by Andor Technology (Andor), Spanish scientists have been able to use both Raman and Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) simultaneously for the instant, remote standoff analysis of explosive materials.

White Light System creates Entry Point into Confocal

2010-02-21T00:00:00

San Francisco, USA, Biophysical Society 54th Annual Meeting, 21 February 2010 - For the first time, high performance confocal microscopy can now be achieved using a white light source. This follows the launch today by Andor Technology of Revolution® DSD, a new fully integrated system based on a unique, Differential Spinning Disk optical system working in conjunction with an Andor Clara high sensitivity, Interline CCD camera and controlled by an IQ work station.

Clara E - Andor's Interline CCD Camera Platform Extension

2010-02-10T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 10 Feb 2010 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of the ‘Clara E’ camera, extending the available choice from the most sensitive interline CCD camera range on the market.

New Scientific Imaging Competition - The Andor Insight Awards

2010-02-01T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1 February 2010 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems, today announced a new worldwide competition rewarding visually stunning and scientifically captivating images, spectra, graphics and movies.

Launching the World's Most Sensitive Detector of Blue Photons

2010-01-26T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 26th January 2010 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of their new iXonEM Blue EMCCD (Electron Multiplying CCD) camera. This latest addition to Andor’s family of low light imaging cameras is based around a blue-enhanced variant of a popular 512x512 back-illuminated EMCCD sensor, and is engineered to deliver up to greater than 20% additional sensitivity to blue wavelength photons.

First TIRF live cell study of internal cell structures

2010-01-26T00:00:00

SPIE Photonics, San Francisco, USA, 26 January 2010 - US scientists have performed an advanced study of structures inside live cells using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRF), thanks to a high-speed camera and software from Andor Technology.

Andor Appoints Value Added Reseller for Adaptive Optics

2010-01-26T00:00:00

SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, USA, 26 January 2010 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems, today announced the appointment of ALPAO as their new Value Added Reseller for the Adaptive Optics market. ALPAO, based in Grenoble, France, is a manufacturer of Adaptive Optics solutions, especially of extremely sensitive wavefront sensors, for research and industry.

Andor pushes Interline CCD performance even further

2010-01-07T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 7 January 2010 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems, today announced even higher performance from the most sensitive interline CCD camera on the market, the Andor Clara.

Andor Technology plc acquires Bitplane AG

2009-12-23T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in Scientific Imaging, Spectroscopy Solutions and Microscopy Systems, is pleased to announce that on 23 December 2009 it has acquired Bitplane AG based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Andor Appoints New Distributor on the US West Coast

2009-12-14T00:00:00

South Windsor, Ma., USA, 14 December 2009 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems, today announced the appointment of Burlingame, Ca.-based Technical Instruments Inc. (TI) as their new distributor on the West Coast of the USA. The two companies combine complementary strengths, forming an exclusive distributor alliance designed to deliver advanced scientific imaging solutions to the greater San Francisco Bay area.

Performance Breakthrough in Live Cell Software - iQ 1.10

2009-12-06T00:00:00

San Diego, Ca., USA, 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology, 6 December 2009 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems, today announced the launch of their new iQ 1.10 software version. This latest version of Andor’s Live Cell imaging software marks a significant development in terms of performance and flexibility.

Combined Optical/AFM Technology for Nano-biotechnologists

2009-12-02T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2 December 2009 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy and microscopy solutions, today announced the support for all Andor imaging EMCCD cameras within JPK Instruments AG’s (JPK) products for nano-biotechnology.

Annual Results 2009 - 34% revenue growth

2009-11-24T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 24 November 2009 - Andor Technology plc (AND.L), the leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance scientific digital cameras, spectrographs, and microscopy systems for academic and industrial applications globally, today announces preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2009.

Super-resolution 3D uncovers nano-scale interactions

2009-11-18T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 18 November 2009 - An ultrasensitive, high speed camera has helped US researchers see the 3D spatial relationship between cellular structures – mitochondria and microtubules – with nanometre-scale resolution, for the first time.

Trace pollutants in vegetables using laser plasma

2009-11-04T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 4 November 2009 - A high-resolution, time-resolved spectroscopy system has helped researchers make the first quantitative measurements of trace elements in fresh vegetables using a technique based on the detection of optical emission from a laser-induced plasma.

Andor win Deloitte Fast 50 Technology Award

2009-10-20T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 20 October — Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and confocal microscopy systems, is an Award Winner in this year’s Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards for the 10th consecutive year. Rankings are based on average percentage revenue growth over five years.

First images of calcium 'pulsars' in arterial walls

2009-10-14T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 14 October 2009 - A laser spinning disk system with its high speed, ultrasensitive digital camera has helped US researchers to capture the first pictures of intercellular calcium signalling in blood vessel walls.

Revolution® pinpoints enzyme groups on membranes

2009-10-08T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 8 October 2009 - An Andor Technology Revolution® laser spinning disk system, equipped with an ultrasensitive scientific digital camera, has helped German scientists understand how the same enzyme can regulate diverse cellular processes when grouped with other proteins. Their basic research could eventually benefit researchers developing anti-cancer treatments and drugs to prevent transplant rejection.

Jim Slater and Family Invest in Andor

2009-08-03T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 3 August 2009 – Andor Technology plc (Andor) confirms that Jim Slater, one of the UK’s top private investors, has recently invested in 3% of the company’s stock.

High Dynamic Range Imaging with Scientific CMOS

2009-07-23T00:00:00

Belfast (Northern Ireland), Milpitas (USA), Kelheim (Germany), 23 July, 2009 - Scientists are reporting that the new sCMOS technology is proving essential for scientific imaging applications because, for the first time, it is allowing for the accurate measurement of structures that are very dim as well as structures that are very bright in the same field of view. Having a camera system with a large dynamic range is therefore important for scientific imaging applications such as fluorescence microscopy.

Faster Analysis of Metal Nanoparticles with EMCCDs

2009-07-01T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1 July 2009 - Using an Andor Electron Multiplying CCD (EMCCD) camera in combination with an imaging spectrograph and a sheath flow cuvette, researchers at the La Jolla Bioengineering Institute in California, have been able to analyse individual metal nanoparticles at rates of 100 per second or faster . This new capability will remove current bottlenecks associated with characterizing single nanoparticles, potentially leading to the development of brighter and more uniform tags for use in biomolecular detection and cancer therapeutics.

sCMOS - A High Performance Imaging Breakthrough

2009-06-16T00:00:00

Laser World of Photonics - Munich, Germany, 16 June 2009 - CMOS image sensor (CIS) technology today stands on the brink of fulfilling its potential to become the global detector platform of choice for scientific photonics applications that require world class performance in the fields of sensitivity, speed, dynamic range, resolution, and field of view.

Microscopy Webinar - New Technologies for Confocal

2009-06-02T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 02 June 2009 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions is hosting, in conjunction with Microscopy Analysis magazine, a free webinar on Thursday 25 June showcasing the new ‘white light confocal imaging’ technology and providing insights into the key developments in systems for life science microscopy.

Raising speed and sensitivity of Raman techniques

2009-05-21T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 21 May 2009 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, has placed a webinar explaining how Electron Multiplying (EM) CCD cameras can dramatically improve both the speed and sensitivity of Raman Spectroscopy-based mapping and monitoring on its website. This webinar has already drawn an audience of over 300 listeners.

Spectroscopy Webinar - Raman and EMCCD detectors

2009-04-23T00:00:00

Antoine Varagnat, Andor Technology’s Market Development Manager for Spectroscopy, will show why Research and Industry have a need for speed when using Raman techniques, focussing on the benefits of EMCCD detectors versus other detector technologies, for applications such as fast Raman mapping, Spectral Flow Cytometry and Hyper-Spectral Imaging.

Andor Technology Interim Results

2009-04-21T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 21 April 2009 - Andor Technology plc (AND.L), the leading developer and manufacturer of high performance digital cameras for academic, industrial and government applications globally today announces interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2009.

Andor EMCCDs for Scanning Tunnelling Luminescence

2009-04-15T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 15 April 2009 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, has applied Electron Multiplying (EM) technology for the first time to dramatically improve both the speed and sensitivity of Scanning Tunnelling Luminescent spectroscopy (STL) by replacing the standard CCD camera, used to detect photons, with one of its Electron Multiplying CCD (EMCCD) cameras. This improves the signal to noise ratio and cuts the time required to gather meaningful low light emission spectral data.

Pushing Interline Further with the New 'Clara' CCD

2009-04-06T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 6 April 2009 – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of their new ‘Clara’ interline CCD camera. This latest addition to Andor’s family of low light imaging cameras is based around the popular 1.3 Megapixel ‘ICX285’ sensor from Sony® and is engineered to deliver the highest sensitivity and dynamic range performance available from high-resolution scientific interline CCD cameras.

Andor unveil new LLI camera at Focus On Microscopy

2009-03-31T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 31 March 2009 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, will be exhibiting at the Focus on Microscopy conference in Krakow, Poland.

Andor celebrates 20 years in the business today!

2009-03-16T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 16 March 2009 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, announces today that it has been 20 years in business. Since 1989, the company has consistently delivered innovation, performance, and strong value to its scientific research customers, as well as its growing number of OEM partners.

Andor iKon-L - New 4 Megapixel USB X-Ray Camera

2009-03-12T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 12 March 2009 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of their new iKon-L large area X-ray camera. This extension to the established iKon family of low light imaging cameras is designed to deliver a high-performance, large field of view solution to direct detection X-ray needs, and is designed to interface easily with vacuum chambers.

High performance cameras for solar energy research

2009-03-04T00:00:00

Munich, Germany, 4 March 2009 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, announces its entrance into the solar research and production inline cell inspection market at the 4th Photovoltaic Technology Show Europe 2009 in Munich.

Andor attends Photovoltaic Technology Show

2009-02-26T00:00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 26 February 2009 - Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, will be attending Photon’s 4th Photovoltaic Technology Show Europe 2009, at the International Congress Centre Munich, from March 4 – 6.

Successful test of a Raman Spectral Flow Cytometer

2009-02-25T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, announces that researchers have successfully tested the first proof-of-concept of a Raman Spectral Flow Cytometer (SFC), thanks to its unique Electron Multiplying CCD (EMCCD) camera NewtonEM.

Andor demonstrates an EMCCD camera at NCBS

2009-02-24T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, will be attending the upcoming NCBS Microscopy Course at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, in Bangalore, India.

Andor continues 20th Celebrations at Biophysical

2009-02-18T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, are pleased to announce that they will continue celebrating their 20th anniversary at the upcoming 53rd Biophysical Annual Meeting at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, March 1 through March 3, In Boston, MA.

Pulsed UV laser - Micro-Ablation / Molecular Uncaging

2009-02-12T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, is launching a pulsed laser instrument designed specifically to improve applications involving the ablation of sub-cellular organelles and molecular uncaging.

More efficient fault detection for solar cells

2009-02-04T00:00:00

Common faults in solar cells and panels can now be detected far more simply using two high-performance cameras from Andor Technology – the iKon-M 934 BR-DD and the Luca(EM) R. Both cameras have high quantum detection efficiency and sensitivity in the near-infrared (NIR) range, making them ideal for solar cell quality control during manufacturing. They harness the phenomenon of induced photovoltaic electroluminescence, where weak emissions in the 900-1100nm wavelength range are used to detect typical faults such as shunts, crystalline defects and broken-finger electrodes.

New Spectrograph with Imaging Capability launched

2009-01-28T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, are pleased to announce that the latest edition to their Shamrock series of spectrographs will be launched at Photonics West 2009 (San Jose, CA, 24-29 January 2009).

New Price/Performance OEM Spectroscopy Camera

2009-01-21T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, are pleased to announce the launch of their new OEM-dedicated iVac Spectroscopy detector range at Photonics West 2009 (San Jose, CA, 27-29 January).

EMCCD Demonstrations in Taiwan and Australia

2009-01-16T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, are pleased to announce that they will be further expanding upon their already strong presence in the Asia-Pacific region by attending two important scientific shows in Taiwan and Australia in the coming weeks.

Andor Win 'Rising Star' Award for Success in China

2009-01-12T00:00:00

Andor Technology was revealed today as winner of the Rising Star category of the 2008 Cathay Pacific Business Awards. First introduced three years ago, in 2005, these annual awards are designed to acknowledge and celebrate UK business dynamism and success in Hong Kong and China. Andor Technology was selected from a pool of entries from a range of sectors including design, manufacturing, professional services and marketing. Belfast based Andor Technology is a company that specialises in the development and production of high performance digital camera and light measuring technology.

20th Year Celebrations to begin at Photonics West

2009-01-07T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, are pleased to announce that they will start celebrating their 20th anniversary at the upcoming BiOS and SPIE Photonics West shows in San Jose, CA.

Season's Greetings from Andor Technology

2008-12-22T00:00:00

View our online e-card wishing all of our customers and friends the warmest greetings of the season!

Continued Strong Growth For Andor In Europe

2008-12-17T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, are pleased to announce that sales in Europe increased by 25.5% to £12.3 million over the financial year ended on 30 September 2008.

New Solid State Laser Combiner offers 5 Laser Lines

2008-12-10T00:00:00

Andor Revolution Microscopy Systems Maintain Leading Performance with Upgraded Component. Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, are pleased to announce the launch of the latest upgrade to their acclaimed ‘Revolution’ range of microscopy systems, the ALC-500 Solid State Laser Combiner.

Proof that EcoRV Enzymes Can Jump As Well As Slide

2008-12-05T00:00:00

Single Photon Sensitivity Camera Helps Prove EcoRV Enzymes Can Jump As Well As Slide. Discovery will shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves against viral attack. A scientific digital camera with single photon sensitivity used in tandem with total internal reflection microscopy (TIRFM) has enabled researchers in Paris to prove that EcoRV enzymes can jump as well as slide along strands of DNA.

Spinning Disc Confocal System at ASCB

2008-12-04T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, will again be demonstrating their Revolution family of laser based spinning disc confocal microscopy systems and solutions at the upcoming American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB).

Andor Reaps Rewards of Increased US Investment

2008-11-26T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, are pleased to announce the sustained success of their United States operations.

Upcoming shows in China and Australia

2008-11-20T00:00:00

2008 Season's Greetings E-card Design Contest

2008-11-19T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, are giving you the opportunity to win $400 for the charity of your choice by contributing to the design of the 2008 Andor seasonal e-card. The e-card will then be distributed to Andor's network of customers, distributors and associates on December 11.

Andor Builds Upon The Strong Position In Japan

2008-11-19T00:00:00

Andor began its Japanese operations in August 2000 by opening an office in Tokyo. Since then the company has grown from strength to strength in the region, where a strong team of expert staff has developed a customer list made up of almost every leading research institute and university.

Andor Announces Impressive Annual Results

2008-11-12T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc ("the Company" or "Andor") (AND.L), the leading developer and manufacturer of high performance digital cameras, this week announced preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2008. Andor enables its customers to break new ground by performing light measurements previously considered impossible. With a portfolio spanning high-performance scientific digital cameras, spectrographs, and microscopy systems, Andor is a leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions.

Revolution Microscopy System at Neuroscience

2008-11-11T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, will be following in the success of previous years by exhibiting at The Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C.

More Power and Flexibility in iQ Software v1.9

2008-11-05T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announce the latest release of its flagship live cell imaging software; iQ 1.9. The upgrade will allow greater flexibility and power for all its users.

New Portable 1064nm Raman Spectroscopy Device

2008-10-30T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, are pleased to announce the successful outcome of a collaboration on a new portable spectroscopic instrument that allows up to three times greater collection efficiency than standard Czerny-Turner spectrographs.

Andor named in Deloitte Ireland's Fast 50 Index

2008-10-21T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, are pleased to announce their inclusion in Deloitte's 'Fast 50' Awards 2008, for Ireland.

EMCCDs for Spectroscopy - Webcast Success

2008-10-15T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, are pleased to announce the success of their recent webinar on Industrial and Low-light-level Spectroscopy: Instrumentation and Its Applications.

Live Spectroscopy and EMCCD Demos at PHOTONEX

2008-10-08T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, are expecting strong attendance at their stand for this year’s PHOTONEX, in the Stoneleigh Exhibition Halls, Coventry, UK.

Live Webcast - EMCCDs for Spectroscopy

2008-10-01T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), has announced a live webcast scheduled for October 14th. The webcast requires registration through www.andor.com, with all live attendees to be offered a 10% discount on the Newton(EM) spectroscopy family.

Andor Luca EMCCDs now supported in Metamorph

2008-09-25T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the availability of optimized drivers for Luca R and Luca S imaging EMCCD cameras within the Meta imaging series of acquisition and analysis software, specifically the Metamorph, Metafluo and Metavue software packages. Andor Luca cameras are supported in the Meta series version 7.5.4 and up.

Webinar - EMCCDs for Low Light Microscopy

2008-09-18T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, offers a new Audio Slide Show on BioCompare.com, to demonstrate some of the key performance features and application benefits of Andor’s pioneering Electron-Multiplying Charge-Coupled Device (EMCCD) technology.

Super-Resolution Microscopy using Andor EMCCDs

2008-09-10T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today reported that their performance leading iXon+ EMCCD cameras have been used in the development of a new structured illumination microscopy approach that delivers ‘sub-diffraction’ resolution at high speed.

Andor Launches Komet 6 Software for Comet Assay

2008-09-03T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, announced today the release of Komet® 6.0, the leading software for imaging and analysis of comet assay specimens. The comet assay reveals DNA damage at the single cell level with extreme sensitivity.

Agreement Brings CoolLED Technology to Andor

2008-08-28T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, announced today that it has signed a global supply agreement with CoolLED Ltd. to integrate the company’s PrecisExcite® LED light source for fluorescence microscopy in its own range of microscopy systems. This will allow scientists to perform their research with an efficient, stable and bright light setting.

Andor Adds New USB X-Ray Capability to Range

2008-08-19T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of their new iKon-M X-ray camera. This extension to the established ‘iKon’ family of low light imaging cameras is designed to deliver high-performance solutions to direct detection X-ray needs, and is available in two variants: DO and DY. The DO variant interfaces easily with vacuum chambers, whereas the DY variant is a ‘stand-alone’ camera with a beryllium input window.

iCam Drivers Optimize EMCCDs In MicroManager

2008-08-13T00:00:00

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the availability of drivers within μManager for their complete range of iXonEM+ and LucaEM EMCCD cameras. Within this environment, these drivers offer iCam-optimized acquisition to enable researchers to enhance the performance of microscopy experiments.

Spectroscopy Solutions - Major Health Benefits

2008-08-07T00:00:00

Today Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, announced that its high performance spectroscopes and cameras have contributed to innovative advancements in science over the past year.

Innovative Mode To Achieving Super-Fast Speeds

2008-07-31T00:00:00

Today Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, announces the implementation of the ‘Cropped Sensor’ Mode as a standard, user-selectable feature with its iXon+, Newton and iKon range of high-performance EMCCD and CCD cameras. This highly flexible and specialized readout mode is capable of achieving extremely fast continuous frame rates (typically sub-millisecond exposures) of either images or spectra.

New Method To Fight EMCCD Gain Ageing

2008-07-16T00:00:00

Today Andor Technology PLC (Andor) announces the launch of its latest EMCALTM version, a unique and patented software method of EM gain self-recalibration for its pioneering iXonEM+ range of cameras.

Webinar - Spinning Disk Confocal Systems

2008-05-26T00:00:00

Latest techniques in Laser-based Spinning Disk Confocal Systems and the Andor Revolution.

Confocal Workshop at ELMI 2008

2008-05-22T00:00:00

8th European Light Microscopy Initiative in Davos, Switzerland.

Paving the Way in the New Northern Ireland

2008-05-06T00:00:00

Andor have been included on a new index to promote US-Irish investment. Featuring such esteemed companies as Kerry Group, Diageo, Aer Lingus and First Derivatives, the list was selected on the basis of growth and financial performance.

Running The Marathon For Charity

2008-04-30T00:00:00

Fifteen Andorians have chosen to run the 2008 Belfast City Marathon for a local charity; NI Hospice Care. They have divided into 3 teams (‘And/Or Gates’, ‘Andor Photons’, and the ‘Andor Determinators’) and will compete in the relay race totalling 26.2 miles.