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Nikon is increasingly recognized
as a premium brand in cutting-edge research fi elds
dealing with live cells.
Sales of biological microscopes
including the inverted research microscope ECLIPSE Ti,
and the BioStation series.
rose at a rate that
outstripped the market,
looking to increase our share of high-end products
in major markets throughout the world. We will
also develop systems that combine various high-
end devices to provide substantial added value,
and enhance profi tability.
Nikon’s technology for the high-profi le fi eld of
live cell observation is unrivaled. Our products
combine superior operability with short image data
acquisition times, and the ability to stably acquire
data over long periods. We also offer the Perfect
Focus System to automatically correct the focus
drift of a sample during extended observation, free-
ing researchers from previously unavoidable long
hours of data acquisition.
Rising Demand Anticipated for the
Highly Reliable BioStation Series
Nikon offers the BioStation CT (Cell Tracking), cell
culture observation systems that simplifi es stable
cultivation and quality control for live cells, as well
as the BioStation IM (cell IMaging), a time-lapse
imaging system that takes images of live cells at
fi xed intervals, and combines them to allow for
observation of the cell as a moving image. Both
of these systems facilitate highly reliable data
management. Up to now, cultivated cells could
be damaged when removed from the incubator
for observation, due to the change in the environ-
ment at the observation stage. The BioStation CT,
because it allows for observation for cultivation of
numerous samples without altering the environ-
ment, makes possible effi cient data acquisition
over extended periods. It also has a remote obser-
vation feature, allowing for operation and observa-
tion via a networked computer. Nikon will focus
on expanding business fi elds for the promising
BioStation series.
Intense Development of Industrial
Products to Open New Markets
In the industrial instruments business, Nikon has
a large proportion of sales to the semiconduc-
tor industry, so scaling back of investment has a
signifi cant impact. We are also focusing efforts
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