Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH
Awards for Microscopes and Microscope Systems
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R&D 100 Award
Readers Choice Award of the Magazine "The Scientist"
Innovation Prize Thuringia (Germany)
Photonics Circle of Excellence Award
Product of the Year
Readers Choice Award - "Scientific Computing & Instrumentation"
German Future Prize
Microsoft.NET Solutions Award
Reddot Product Design Award

R&D 100 Award
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  • for LSM DUO
With its LSM 5 DUO Laser Scanning Microscope, Carl Zeiss Microscopy is once again one of the winners of the much-coveted R&D 100 Award in 2006. LSM 5 DUO system – a new combination of LSM 510 META and LSM 5 LIVE confocal laser scanning microscopes, which have already won several awards – enables an unparalleled variety of experiments in biomedical research.

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  • for LSM 5 LIVE
With its LSM 5 LIVE Laser Scanning Microscope, Carl Zeiss Microscopy is once again one of the winners of the much-coveted R&D 100 Award in 2005. Featuring a new optical design specially developed for real time examinations of fast processes on living specimens, LSM 5 LIVE opens a new time window in confocal fluorescence microscopy.

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  • for PlasDIC
Once again, another Carl Zeiss Microscopy product is a winner of the much coveted R&D 100 Award granted every year by R&D Magazine: PlasDic, the first differential interference contrast technique allowing the use of low-cost plastic slides without any loss of information. (2004)

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  • for ApoTome
Also in 2003, Carl Zeiss Microscopy is one of the winners of the renowned R&D 100 Awards granted every year by the R&D Magazine. Carl Zeiss now received the award for a technical innovation in conventional microscopy, which allows the fast, high-quality production of optical sections through fluorochromed biological specimens, e.g. for the 3D display of nerve cells.

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  • for LSM 510 META
LSM 510 META Laser Scanning Microscope is one of the winners of the renowned R&D 100 Awards granted every year by the R&D Magazine in July 2002.

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Readers Choice Award of the magazine "The Scientist"
The Scientist - Readers Choice Award 2002
  • for LSM 510 META
In December 2002 LSM 510 META won the Readers Choice Award of The Scientist magazine for the category "Best Instrument Over US$ 100.000".


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Innovation Prize Thuringia (Germany)
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  • for LSM 710
Carl Zeiss won the Innovation Prize of the state of Thuringia (Germany) with LSM 710 in October 2008 .

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Innovation Prize Thuringia 2002
  • for LSM 510 META
In November 2002 LSM 510 META won the Innovation Prize of the state of Thuringia (Germany).

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Photonics Circle of Excellence Award
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  • for ApoTome
ApoTome Microscope Technique from Carl Zeiss received the Award for Innovation of the Year in 2003. This award is presented yearly to the 25 most technically innovative products of the year.

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Product of the Year - Award of the magazine "Scientific Computing & Instrumentation"
Products of the year 2005
  • for LSM 5 LIVE
In 2005 LSM 5 LIVE was winner of the Product of the Year of the Magazine "Scientific Computing & Instrumentation".

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Products of the year 2004
  • for ApoTome
In 2004 ApoTome was winner of the Product of the Year of the Magazine "Scientific Computing & Instrumentation".

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Readers Choice Award of the magazine "Scientific Computing & Instrumentation"
Readers Choice Award 2005
  • for Axio Imager
In 2005 Axio Imager was Readers Choice Finalist for Imaging System of the Magazine "Scientific Computing & Instrumentation".

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Readers Choice Award 2004
  • for Axiovert with AxioVision 4
In 2004 Axiovert with AxioVision 4 was Readers Choice Finalist for Imaging System of the Magazine "Scientific Computing & Instrumentation".

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Readers Choice Award 2003
  • for Axioplan 2 imaging
In 2003 Axioplan 2 imaging was Readers Choice Finalist for Imaging System of the Magazine "Scientific Computing & Instrumentation".

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 Readers Choice Award 2002
  • for LSM 510 META
In December 2002 LSM 510 META was Readers Choice Finalist for Imaging System 2002 of the Magazine "Scientific Computing & Instrumentation".

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German Future Prize
Deutscher Zukunftspreis
  • P.A.L.M. Microlaser Technologies
A team from P.A.L.M. Microlaser Technologies GmbH – a 100% subsidiary of Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH in Jena – is one of the candidates for the Deutsche Zukunftspreis (German Future Prize) in 2006.

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German Future Prize (German)
  • for LSM 510 META
A Team from Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH is nominated for the Deutschen Zukunftspreis (German Future Prize) for LSM 510 META Laser Scanning Microscope in 2004.

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Microsoft.NET Solutions Award
Microsoft.NET Solutions Award 2004
  • for New Software Generation
Together with the software company Sohard AG, Fürth, the Light Microscopy Division of Carl Zeiss AG, Göttingen, has won the 1st prize in the .NET Solutions Award 2004 organized by Microsoft in the category "Best .NET Project".

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Reddot Product Design Award
Primo Vert from Carl Zeiss - for rapid assessment and inspection of living cells
  • for Primo Vert
Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH was now awarded with the "reddot product design award 2010" for the microscope Primo Vert, which was launched in December 2009.

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