News and Press Releases

July 18, 2022

Coming in September: Luminosa, our new Single Photon Counting Confocal Microscope

Efficient, flexible, and with highest data quality

In September 2022, we will launch our latest innovation for microscopists: Luminosa, our new Single Photon Counting Confocal Microscope. 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 starting to explore the use of time-resolved fluorescence methodologies as well as for experts wanting to push their limits.

You can learn more about Luminosa at several events in September and in online presentations in October. Read more on our Luminosa page.

May 25, 2022

Call for Papers: 27th Single Molecule Workshop

September 7 – 9, 2022, in-person in Berlin

Registration is now open for our 27th Single Molecule Workshop. It will take place September 7 – 9, 2022 as an in-person event in Berlin. Join us for an exciting and stimulating conference by either giving a talk, presenting a poster or even without any presentation. As always, we will be awarding a “Best Student Talk” prize worth 750 Euro. Additionally, we will be hosting a free special event during the workshop. On this occasion, we will reveal our latest innovation in time-resolved confocal microscopy.

More details on the workshop website.

May 11, 2022

Feature Article in Photonics Spectra on SPAD technology

PI Imaging Technology and PicoQuant write on value and impact of Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes in applications

In a feature article in the May issue of Photonics Spectra, Ivan Michel Antolović from Pi Imaging Technology and Rainer Erdmann, Managing Director at PicoQuant write about on how the developments in SPAD technology revolutionize confocal microscopy and other fields that require improved spatial and temporal resolution from photon-counting detectors. SPAD arrays represent an exciting opportunity for confocal microscopes because they potentially improve all crucial performance parameters, including SNR, acquisition speed, the threshold for excitation intensities, and spatial and timing resolution — all with very little to no increase in system complexity.

Read the complete article at Photonics Media.

April 26, 2022

PicoQuant upgrades its multichannel event timers with flexible and powerful hardware event filters

A recent, free gateware and software update enables higher throughput and smaller data sizes for demanding applications

With the release of a free gateware and software update, PicoQuant adds a powerful, new feature to the MultiHarp 160 and 150P event timers: multifunctional on-board event filters. These user-definable filters are hardware-based and enable the filtering of events in real time. This feature is particularly aimed at demanding application scenarios that make use of information spread across several channels, such as coincidence counting in quantum sciences.

April 21, 2022

Invited webinar with Dr. Sam Stranks: Multimodal microscopy of halide perovskite solar cells

The recording is now available

In this webinar, Prof. Sam Stranks from the University of Cambridge (UK) shares his insights into how multimodal microscopy helps in studying and optimizing halide perovskite solar cells.

The recording is now available at our webinar website.