News and Press Releases

May 20, 2025

Which Tools Do You Need to Study TMDs?

Systems for TMD Research

TMDs exhibit fascinating photophysical behavior, including strong excitonic effects, layer-dependent band structures, and spin–valley coupling. These make them highly relevant for research in optoelectronics, valleytronics, and quantum photonics.

To fully understand how excitons, trions, and defects behave in these atomically thin materials, precise time-resolved optical characterization is essential.

Here’s how our systems fit into typical TMD research applications:

• MicroTime 100 (BXFM body) > Spatially resolved TRPL / FLIM
• MicroTime 100 (BXFM body) > Single-spot lifetime measurements
• MicroTime 100 (BXFM body) > Thin-film characterization
• MicroTime 100 (BXFM body) + FluoTime 300 > Micro-PL on local features or flakes

If you are working in a microscopy lab, the compact upright photoluminescence microscope MicroTime 100 is usually the most comprehensive tool for spatially and time-resolved studies on monolayers, flakes, or heterostructures.

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May 6, 2025

Upcoming webinar: Designer van der Waals materials for quantum optical emission

Join our webinar with Prof. Shengxi Huang

Join us on 9 July 2025 at 5 p.m. CEST for a live webinar with Prof. Shengxi Huang (Rice University, Houston), highlighting cutting-edge research on 2D transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and their role in quantum optical emission. Discover how reflection and time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) imaging with MicroTime 100 microscope and FluoTime 300 spectrometer reveal key optical properties of van der Waals materials for next-gen photonic applications.

Register here for free >

April 16, 2025

New Application Note: Metabolic Imaging with Label-Free FLIM

Empowering bioimaging core facilities with our Single Photon Counting Microscope Luminosa

Discover how our Single Photon Counting Microscope Luminosa is transforming bioimaging core facilities with its fully integrated, label-free FLIM capabilities. In collaboration with Prof. Marco Fritzsche and his team at the Oxford-ZEISS Centre of Excellence, we demonstrate how Luminosa streamlines autofluorescence-based metabolic imaging of tissue samples. By combining imaging, control, and lifetime analysis in one platform, Luminosa eliminates the need for complex workflows and custom pipelines. Our latest Application Note highlights how this solution enables fast onboarding, reliable data, and reproducible results — from acquisition to analysis. Label-free FLIM has never been this practical or powerful.

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April 2, 2025

An interview with pioneering single molecule researcher Philip Tinnefeld

From student award winner to leading scientist

"The PicoQuant student award is an outstanding opportunity in this regard in front of a friendly and enthusiastic community."

— Philip Tinnefeld, Professor, LMU München

Philip Tinnefeld is one of the leading researchers in the field of single-molecule research and has a long-standing connection with PicoQuant's Single Molecule Workshop. As a Student Award Winner from 2001, Philip Tinnefeld's journey has been shaped by the invaluable experiences and connections made at the workshop, which he still cherishes today. Now, 24 years later, he will join again as an invited speaker, continuing his strong connection with the community.

March 13, 2025

Where Are They Now? A Look at Past Winners of PicoQuant’s Student Award

Celebrating 30 Years of the Single Molecule Workshop: Catching up with past award recipients and their inspiring career journeys

"It is not just another conference – it is a place where early-career scientists are truly heard, and where connections last beyond the event." - Susana Rocha, Associate Professor, KU Leuven, Belgium

The Student Award at PicoQuant's Single Molecule Workshop has been an important step in the careers of many young researchers. But what happened next? In a series "Where Are They Now?", we highlight former award winners, from those shaping the future of science to those making an impact in industry and beyond.