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| BERLIN/Germany, JENA/Germany, 15.09.2004. Undersecretary Dr. Michael Janssen, head of the German Office of the Federal President, announced today that a team from Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carl Zeiss AG in Oberkochen – is one of the candidates for the 2004 Deutschen Zukunftspreis (German Future Prize). Dr. Ulrich Simon, Dr. Bernhard Zimmermann and Ralf Wolleschensky from the Microscopy Group were nominated for the German President's Prize for Technology and Innovation for the market-ready development of the LSM 510 META laser scanning microscope. The award established by the Federal President to highlight innovative potential in Germany will be presented on November 11, 2004 in Berlin by German President Horst Köhler. On the day of the presentation, a jury consisting of renowned figures from science and industry will select the winner from the four nominated teams. The nomination, in itself, is recognition of the team’s extraordinary performance in developing the LSM 510 META laser scanning microscope, stated the Office of the Federal President. The LSM 510 META laser scanning microscope presents scientists from a wide range of bio-medical research disciplines with new experimental possibilities on living objects. Until recently, such opportunities were considered beyond reach. In particular, the new system enables highly accurate localized observation of single cells and tissue structures in their natural environment. What makes the LSM 510 META so innovative is that the very similar fluorescence dyes used to mark features can be easily differentiated by the device. As a result, the number of usable dyes increases, the available options expand, and finally, simultaneous detection of several cell structures can be easily accomplished. In experimental development biology and in molecular tumor research, for example, this enables significantly more reliable and faster identification of the mechanisms of natural development processes and their changes caused by genetic influences or environmental factors. Therapy strategies can be developed more quickly and significantly more reliably. The German Future Prize is an annual award honoring outstanding innovations in technology, engineering and natural sciences within Germany. It is not possible to apply for the prize. The right to make recommendations for the German Future Prize lies with leading German establishments in science and industry. The “Confocal LSM 510 META Laser Scanning Microscope" project was nominated by the Federal Association of German Industry (BDI). Several hundred systems have been delivered since market launch of the LSM 510 META in October 2001, positioning Carl Zeiss as market leader in the high-end laser scanning microscopy segment. The unexpected high demand required a significant expansion of production capacity shortly after the product was introduced – proof positive that scientists in biological and medical research are extremely pleased with this innovation. The LSM 510 META, whose detector technology was jointly developed with scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) in Pasadena, California, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), has already received several awards. In 2002, it received the Innovation Award from the German state of Thuringia and one of the prestigious R&D 100 Research Awards from US magazine R&D. It repeated this success in 2003 by winning “The Scientist Readers Choice Awards”, a prize bestowed annually by readers of The Scientist.  A team from Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH is one of the candidates for the 2004 Deutschen Zukunftspreis des Bundespräsidenten (German President’s Future Prize). From left to right: Dr. Bernhard Zimmermann, Dr. Ulrich Simon and Ralf Wolleschensky from the Microscopy Group were nominated for the market-ready development of the LSM 510 META laser scanning microscope. Photo: Ansgar Pudenz. Gudrun Vogel Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH Press Officer Microscopes and Systems, Optical Systems and Components Phone: +49 3641 64-2770 Fax: +49 3641 64-2941 E-Mail: 
g.vogel@zeiss.deDr. Bernhard Zimmermann Advanced Imaging Microscopy, Business Unit Microscopy Tel.: +49 3641 64 2414 Fax: +49 3641 64 3144 E-Mail: b.zimmermann@zeiss.de Number: 091/04 CC Number of Words: 627 Number of Characters: 4473 |
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