News and Press Releases

September 4, 2023

PicoQuant releases fast and intuitive Python wrapper snAPI

Seamless communication, configuration, and data handling with TCSPC devices

PicoQuant releases Snappy new API (snAPI), a powerful Python wrapper which enables seamless communication and configuration with PicoQuant’s Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC) and Time Tagging Electronics. It harnesses the advantages of C++ for optimal speed and performance and bridges the gap between the high-speed capabilities of PicoQuant’s TCSPC devices and the ease of use and versatility of Python.

It is available for free at GitHub.

> snAPI product page

June 30, 2023

PicoQuant receives Innovation Award for Confocal Microscope Luminosa

The new system makes it easy to integrate time-resolved fluorescence microscopy methods

PicoQuant revolutionizes microscopy and empowers researchers worldwide with our groundbreaking technology. Our recently developed cutting-edge Single Photon Counting Confocal Microscope Luminosa has been honored with the LASER World of PHOTONICS Innovation Award in the category Biophotonics and medical engineering. The award ceremony took place on on June 27, 2023 during the LASER World of PHOTONICS event in Munich. Luminosa pairs highest data quality with remarkably simple day-to-day operation. It easily integrates into any researcher’s toolbox and becomes a time-efficient, reliable companion for scientists using time-resolved fluorescence methodologies. The Innovation Award is organized by Europa Science and LASER World of PHOTONICS.

Visit the product page to learn more about Luminosa.

June 29, 2023

Call for Papers: BiOS 2024 Conference on Single Molecule Spectroscopy

Submit your abstract until July 19, 2023 and join our interdisciplinary conference

Within the framework of the Biomedical Optics Symposium BiOS, PicoQuant is co-organizing the special conference "Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Superresolution Imaging XVII" (BO503) during SPIE Photonics West, January 27 - February 1, 2024 in San Francisco.

The call for papers is open: Abstract due date is July 19, 2023

June 19, 2023

Our Highlights at LASER World of POTONICS in Munich

Drop by our booth B2.216 at discuss your needs with our experts

We are looking forward to meeting you in person from June 27 to 30 at the LASER World of PHOTONICS in Munich. We are bringing exciting innovations in all three product lines with us: First, Prima, a compact three-color picosecond laser module. Next, the PDA-23 single photon detector array, available in combination with the MultiHarp 160 multi-channel TCSPC module. Last but not least, the FluoMic add-on for our FluoTime spectrometers, which enables time-resolved micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy. Come by our booth to see these and other new products live.

May 15, 2023

Invited webinar with Prof. Jinsong Huang

Microscopic Study of Defects in Metal Halide Perovskites Using FLIM and Capacitance Characterizations

On June 21, 2023 Prof. Jinsong Huang will discuss the critical role of electronic defects in determining the efficiency and stability of photovoltaic devices in an invited webinar organized by PicoQuant. He will explain how FLIM and capacitance-based measurements can be used to understand the chemical nature of defects in perovskites. 

> Register here