The British government’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science ( CEFAS ) has validated ioLight Cell Imagers as a viable tool for the in-field identification of Harmful Algal Blooms ( HABs ): QUOTE: “The ioLight portable microscope was used in the field and found to provide an easy-to-use and fit for purpose assessment of […]
ioLight is delighted to welcome our latest Water Quality partner, Amore Aqua, based in Sweden. CEO, Jing Li and her team are passionate about using digital technology to diagnose and treat cyanobacteria. ioLight’s compact microscopes, partnered with BloomOptix’s AI for cyanobacteria cell counts, are a natural fit for Amore Aqua’s portfolio. We caught up with […]
Recent press coverage has focused on water companies releasing sewage into rivers and lakes. How do we measure the impact of these pollution events on river health? River health depends on three primary factors: water quality, habitat and flow. Riverfly populations reflect the health of our rivers. They are sensitive water quality indicators referred to […]
ioLight has developed a small, affordable and high-quality digital microscope for monitoring cell culture. The product is fully sealed so it can be left inside the chamber and easily sterilised afterwards. It sends images wirelessly to a tablet or computer outside the incubator so that the cell culture can be viewed without opening the incubator […]
Counting stomata and observing their physiology tells us much about Plant growth and productivity. These microscopic pores are key for plant photosynthesis but also play an important role in water loss from the plant. Furthermore, certain pathogens use these pores to access the plant, with the size of the stomata playing a limiting factor. Climate […]
ioLight announces successful funding round The world’s leading compact microscope brand is delighted to announce the conclusion of its recent successful funding round. The injection of UK £250k to the rapidly growing company will allow it to recruit sales staff and develop new products to drive growth. ioLight manufactures the only pocket microscope that can […]
ioLight is pleased to announce that we are working with Ramboll Group and Lake Associations in Wisconsin and New York State to identify the toxic algae that contaminate lakes, rivers and oceans worldwide. Many algal blooms are in fact harmless, but a safe diagnosis requires a microscope and an expert. Lake Association members often drive […]
Richard Williams reviews live cell imaging Why are cells so interesting? Cells grown in labs are a mainstay of biomedical research. Scientists have available to them a wide variety of carefully selected cells, cultivated from animals and humans. These cells can be grown in the lab so that scientists can test potential therapies, drugs and […]
Last week ioLight completed our second webinar training citizen scientists in the USA to use the ioLight microscope to track Harmful Algae Blooms. The State of New York (NY) has approximately 8000 lakes, managed by 200 Lake Associations. These are made up of residents living on the shores of the lake who have a strong […]
ioLight Magnificent Mobile Microscopes is excited to announce a new partnership with School Finance Direct to help UK schools to acquire the latest robust high-resolution portable microscopes. ioLight microscopes are wonderful teaching tools. They are simple to use for scientists as young as 8 and display beautiful images of protozoa, algae and cells on any […]
ioLight has invented a portable microscope, with a resolution of better than 1μm, which produces beautiful pictures of animal and plant cells and displays them directly onto your tablet or mobile phone.
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