November 9, 2022 Microscopy Product Launch

Meet Dragonfly 600, Oxford Instruments’ New Flagship Confocal Microscope

Oxford Instruments Andor, a world leader in scientific imaging solutions, has today announced the launch of Dragonfly 600, further strengthening its award-winning confocal microscopy portfolio.  Dragonfly 600 introduces three ground-breaking features; a new total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) modality: Borealis TIRF (B-TIRF), a high-power laser engine, and a unique design of 3D Super-Resolution module which... Read more

July 13, 2022 Microscopy Product Launch

New Cypher L Atomic Force Microscope Provides Higher Resolution and a Simpler User Experience for Core Nanoscience Research Fields

July 13, 2022 (Santa Barbara, CA) Oxford Instruments Asylum Research today announced the launch of the new Cypher L atomic force microscope (AFM). Based on the acclaimed high-performance Cypher AFM platform, the Cypher L is designed for researchers who need core AFM capabilities in research markets including polymers, 2D materials, quantum technology, and energy storage.... Read more

November 24, 2021 Microscopy PR/Corporate

Sir Martin Wood, 1927 -2021

24 November 2021 Oxford Instruments was saddened to learn of the death of our founder, Sir Martin Wood, 94, on 23 November after a short illness. We offer our sincere condolences to his wife Audrey, and their extended family, during this difficult time. Oxford Instruments was started in Martin and Audrey’s garden shed in 1959.... Read more

September 28, 2021 Informatics & Software Microscopy Product Launch

Imaris launches Version 9.8

Allowing Users to Better Analyse Large Volume Microscopy Datasets Imaris, an Oxford Instruments brand, has today released Imaris 9.8, the latest version of its market-leading microscopy image analysis software. In the latest release, we added object visualisation on extended sections, together with the raw data which opens new ways of validating detection and editing in Imaris. Now, users... Read more

September 1, 2021 M&A, Partnerships Microscopy

Completion of the Acquisition of WITec

Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high-technology solutions, information and services for industry and research is pleased to confirm the completion of the acquisition of WITec Wissenschaftliche Instrumente und Technologie GmbH and all its Group companies, following regulatory approval from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) in Germany and satisfaction of... Read more

June 16, 2021 M&A, Partnerships Microscopy Molecular Spectroscopy

Acquisition of WITec GmbH

16 June 2021 Oxford Instruments plc (“the Group”), a leading provider of high-technology solutions, information and services for industry and research, today announces the acquisition of WITec Wissenschaftliche Instrumente und Technologie GmbH, a leading provider of Raman microscopy imaging solutions, based in Ulm, Germany, for a cash-free, debt-free consideration of €42m, of which €5m is... Read more

April 29, 2021 Microscopy Product Launch

New Cypher VRS1250 Video-Rate Atomic Force Microscope Enables True Video-Rate Imaging at up to 45 Frames per Second

29 Apr April 27, 2021 (Santa Barbara, CA) Oxford Instruments Asylum Research today announced the launch of the new Cypher VRS1250 video-rate atomic force microscope (AFM). Twice as fast as the first-generation Cypher VRS, the new AFM enables scan rates up to 1250 lines/second and frame rates up to 45 frames/second. This new higher speed... Read more