Supply of Fast Confocal Microscope System to UK Shared Business Services
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply of Fast Confocal Microscope System to UK Shared Business Services
Awarded 22 Feb 2018
Awarded22 Feb 2018
Value£268,672.00
SupplierNIKON UK LIMITED
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 6y 9mo ago1y 12mo term
Awarded 22 Feb 2018Expired 21 Feb 2020
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UK Shared Business Services Limited awarded a contract to Nikon UK Limited for the supply of a fast confocal microscope system intended for the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge.
The system provides high-speed multichannel fluorescence imaging with super-resolution capabilities, optimised for live sample imaging with minimised photo bleaching and phototoxicity, and is capable of imaging live cultured cells, motile live cells, freely moving small model organisms, and live tissue explants.
The contract value was AUD 268,672.
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