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10.11.2011

The game-changing Olympus XZ-1 now comes in silver,with a new special lens cap in an accessories upgrade

Hamburg, 10 November 2011 – Olympus’ red dot design and TIPA award-winning XZ-1 compact camera now comes in a wider range of options, thanks to a new version in silver and a new special lens cap accessory. The discreet lens cap opens and closes...

10.10.2011

Olympus launches ultimate all-round binoculars series

Hamburg, October 2011 – Waterproof, high-grade, stylish, light and compact – for outdoor sports enthusiasts, Olympus’ new WP II Series binoculars tick all the boxes. Available with 8x or 10x magnification, the WP II Series comes with high-index BaK4...

07.09.2011

"Portraits of Courage" Worldwide TV Program sponsored by Olympus Corporation

We are happy to announce that our special feature program "Portraits of Courage" is going to be broadcast on NHK WORLD/jibtv channel and internet streaming (http://jibtv.com) throughout the world this September.

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07.09.2011

"Portraits of Courage" Worldwide TV Program sponsored by Olympus Corporation

15.03.2011

Olympus Business Update on the Situation after Earthquake No 1 (as of 15th March 2010)

Since the terrible events that took place in Japan last Friday, Olympus Europe and its employees have been constantly thinking of our Japanese colleagues, their relatives, and all of the Japanese people. All our hopes and wishes are with them during ...

02.03.2009

Olympus Corporation Agrees to Strategic Divestment of Diagnostic Systems Business to Beckman Coulter, Inc.

Olympus Corporation (“Olympus”) today announced that it has signed an agreement to divest its diagnostic systems business to Beckman Coulter, Inc. (“Beckman”). The divestment is scheduled for July 1, 2009, pending regulatory approval.

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10.11.2011

The game-changing Olympus XZ-1 now comes in silver,with a new special lens cap in an accessories upgrade

10.10.2011

Olympus launches ultimate all-round binoculars series

31.08.2011

Game-changing Olympus XZ-1 gets tele conversion lens - Accessories boost high-quality magnification by 1.7x

Hamburg, 1 September 2011 – Olympus’ red dot design and TIPA award-winning XZ-1 compact camera just got even better, with the launch of a powerful and bright new tele conversion lens and adapter. The TCON-17X adds outstanding magnification and ...

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PK PlasmaSORD - New member of PK Technology family

20.11.2010

Advancing gynaecology: PK Technology

The PK Technology is a dedicated system for hysterectomy operations: As each instrument is made for a specific procedure the surgeon will always benefit from a best-in-class designed product, offering faster procedures and increased efficiency.

25.10.2010

Magnetically guided capsule endoscope system presented at UEGW in Barcelona

Magnetically guided capsule endoscope system from Olympus and Siemens for comfortable examination of the stomach - More than 50 participants in the first successful study

25.06.2010

Olympus to Acquire Spiration, Inc., a U.S. Pulmonary Device Company, as a Consolidated Subsidiary

Olympus Corporation (President: Tsuyoshi Kikukawa) (“Olympus”) is pleased to announce that an agreement was reached with Spiration, Inc. (Head Office: Redmond, Washington, U.S.A; President and CEO: Rick Shea) (“Spiration”) in which all shares of Spiration

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09.06.2011

Olympus introduces silicon immersion objectives for life science imaging

Olympus has introduced two new silicon oil-immersion objectives, the UPLSAPO30xS and UPLSAPO60xS. The new lenses are ideal for live cell experiments, particularly those investigating thick samples or requiring long-term imaging.

17.05.2011

Advancing FluoView functionality

Olympus has introduced FV10-ASW 3.0, the latest version of its software for the FluoView FV1000 range of confocal laser scanning microscopes (cLSM) and Fluoview FV1000MPE (multiphoton excitation) systems. By incorporating high dynamic range imaging ...

21.04.2011

Olympus microscopy shines a light on real-time FRAP

Olympus provides the cell^frap module for the xcellence live cell imaging and manipulation system, which enables users to perform fluorescence recovery after photo-bleaching (FRAP), inverse FRAP (iFRAP), fluorescence loss in photobleaching (FLIP) and ...

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13.05.2011

Outstanding success of international metrology conference and exhibition

Olympus attended the recent International Conference on Metrology and Properties of Engineering Surfaces, where it displayed its advanced measuring confocal laser scanning microscopy, the LEXT OLS4000. Hosted by the National Physical Laboratory, the ...

03.05.2011

A complete materialographic solution

Olympus today launched the latest version of its highly successful Olympus Stream materials science microscopy imaging software family at booth 1512 in hall 1 at Control, Stuttgart. Olympus Stream 1.6 provides a number of new and improved ...

06.04.2011

Setting new standards in optical metrology

The Olympus LEXT OLS4000 is being used as a benchmark tool for the development of good practice guidelines and new reference standards in optical metrology. With both of these projects being detailed at the ...

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The game-changing Olympus XZ-1 now comes in silver,with a new special lens cap in an accessories upgrade

Olympus launches ultimate all-round binoculars series

"Portraits of Courage" Worldwide TV Program sponsored by Olympus Corporation

"Portraits of Courage" Worldwide TV Program sponsored by Olympus Corporation

Olympus Business Update on the Situation after Earthquake No 1 (as of 15th March 2010)

Olympus Corporation Agrees to Strategic Divestment of Diagnostic Systems Business to Beckman Coulter, Inc.

The game-changing Olympus XZ-1 now comes in silver,with a new special lens cap in an accessories upgrade

Olympus launches ultimate all-round binoculars series

Game-changing Olympus XZ-1 gets tele conversion lens - Accessories boost high-quality magnification by 1.7x

Advancing gynaecology: PK Technology

Magnetically guided capsule endoscope system presented at UEGW in Barcelona

Olympus to Acquire Spiration, Inc., a U.S. Pulmonary Device Company, as a Consolidated Subsidiary

Olympus introduces silicon immersion objectives for life science imaging

Advancing FluoView functionality

Olympus microscopy shines a light on real-time FRAP

Outstanding success of international metrology conference and exhibition

A complete materialographic solution

Setting new standards in optical metrology

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