


ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. The cutting-edge research performed in the EMBL Imaging Centre and EMBL as a whole will be an ideal testing and development environment for our next generation of imaging technologies.” Michael Albiez, Head of ZEISS Research Microscopy Solutions, stated: “This collaboration is creating new ways for both EMBL and ZEISS to interact and work together. This offers a unique opportunity to take the partnership with ZEISS to a new level. The EMBL Imaging Centre’s core mission is to provide access to and training in cutting-edge imaging technologies and to stimulate the ongoing development of these technologies. At the same time, regular strategic discussions will provide a unique opportunity for EMBL and ZEISS to engage in joint technology development, thereby making sure life scientists’ future needs for imaging technologies are taken into account for the development of the next generation of commercial microscopes. The long-term collaboration will allow the users of the Imaging Centre to get early access to the latest microscopy innovations from ZEISS. “EMBL and ZEISS have been working together fruitfully on multiple microscopy projects for decades, and we are excited to take the next step in our relations and give it a strategic perspective in this new framework agreement,” commented Jan Ellenberg, Head of the EMBL Imaging Centre. For example, ZEISS recently supported the initial equipment for operations in the EMBL Imaging Centre and provided microscopy instruments for the EMBL mobile laboratories for field research. The new agreement, negotiated with support from EMBL’s technology transfer arm EMBLEM, is based on the long-term collaborative interaction between EMBL and ZEISS and previous project-based partnerships. ZEISS Nanoscale and Correlative Analysis.
