PIN - Supply of CLEM Microscope

NPL is looking to procure a confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscope with the following minimum features: - Fully motorised, computer controlled inverted microscope system, including sample mounting stage, focus, objective lens turret, etc. Control software for multi-dimensional image acquisition - A range of different objective lenses (from low magnification / low NA air objectives to high magnification / high NA oil immersion objectives) - Multiple excitation laser lines, including 405 nm, 488 nm, 561 nm and 638 nm or similar - Multiple parallel detectors (at least four) - Incubation system for maintaining sample temperature and environmental CO2 concentration - Focus stabilisation system for long duration time lapse imaging - Capacity for label free imaging (DIC or similar).

Additional information: Please note that this is a Prior Information Notice and the tender is yet to be issued.