Nikon Microscope Solutions

Nikon Microscope Solutions Nikon has over 100 years of optical experience and remains the only microscope company to manufacture its own glass.

The official account for the Life Science Solutions division of the Nikon Healthcare Business, with a focus on biological microscopy products and services for the life science, biotech/pharma, and clinical laboratory markets. We are here to be your trusted partner in imaging – from basic microscopes to the latest high-end scientific imaging technologies, including advanced confocal and super-resol

ution options. Our global corporate mission statement centers on promoting trustworthiness and creativity. We are focused on shedding new light on healthcare by accelerating imaging innovation in key fields such as regenerative medicine and drug discovery, as well as life science research more broadly. Ultimately, our goal is to help people around the world realize a better quality of life. We also run Nikon’s annual Small World competitions – globally recognized for over 50 years as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope. To find contact information for your world area, please visit our website here: https://www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/contact

🛡️ Why do some cancer cells manage to hide from the body's immune system?A new study from Kevin Tharp, Ph.D., and collea...
09/02/2026

🛡️ Why do some cancer cells manage to hide from the body's immune system?

A new study from Kevin Tharp, Ph.D., and colleagues from Sanford Burnham Prebys shows that conditions often found in tumors, such as high sugar levels and stiffer surrounding tissue, can help cancer cells build a thicker protective coating on their surface. This coating makes it harder for immune cells called natural killer (NK) cells to recognize and destroy them.

Using advanced microscopy and metabolic analysis, the researchers found that a protein called Heat Shock Factor 1 (HSF1) plays a key role in this process. Blocking HSF1 reduced this protective shield and made cancer cells more vulnerable to immune attack.

🧩 These findings highlight a potential new way to boost cancer immunotherapies by making it harder for tumors to hide from the immune system.

🔗 Read the paper: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeb1136

09/01/2026

🚀 NIS-Elements Version 7 is here!

Designed to help you work smarter, NIS-Elements v7.0 introduces enhanced automation, intelligent segmentation tools, and new capabilities that streamline image acquisition and analysis workflows.

🎥Watch the video for the highlights and learn what’s new in NIS-Elements version 7.

Contact your local Nikon representative to upgrade now 👉 https://bit.ly/3T6HydB

🔎 How can nanoscale interactions between organelles be accurately visualized and studied?This application note shows how...
08/26/2026

🔎 How can nanoscale interactions between organelles be accurately visualized and studied?

This application note shows how 3D Correlative Light-Electron Microscopy (3D CLEM) combines fluorescence and electron microscopy to uncover the molecular mechanisms of mitochondria-ER contact site (MERCS) formation.

🔬 Using the AX with NSPARC Confocal-based Super Resolution Microscope, high-resolution fluorescence imaging was correlated with electron microscopy, revealing the essential role of the PDZD8-FKBP8 complex in MERCS formation.

🔗 Download the full application note: https://bit.ly/4cqQP6F

🧫 How do you connect cellular structures to tissue-level behavior?In our latest interview, Professor Sylvain Gabriele of...
08/25/2026

🧫 How do you connect cellular structures to tissue-level behavior?

In our latest interview, Professor Sylvain Gabriele of the University of Mons discusses how the Nikon ECLIPSE Ji-AX is helping his team capture and analyze complex 3D biological systems with greater ease, reproducibility, and depth.

📖 Swipe through for key insights, or read the full interview on our website: https://bit.ly/3TI8u3n

08/24/2026

🌱📡 How does a plant communicate damage from one leaf to the rest of the plant?

This striking video from our recent webinar “Calcium Imaging in Plants: From Single Organelles to Whole Organisms” by Professor Alex Costa visualizes a systemic calcium wave spreading through Nicotiana benthamiana after wounding.

📝Researchers can better understand how plants coordinate rapid defense responses across the entire organism by tracking these signals in real time.

👉Watch the full webinar recording here: https://bit.ly/4xr0XEL

🔬 Cell size and morphology analysis doesn’t have to be complex or time-consuming.​With the fully automated Nikon ECLIPSE...
08/20/2026

🔬 Cell size and morphology analysis doesn’t have to be complex or time-consuming.​

With the fully automated Nikon ECLIPSE Ji, you can streamline cell analysis through intuitive, smart imaging workflows designed to deliver reliable and reproducible results with minimal hands-on effort.​

By simplifying everyday imaging tasks, the ECLIPSE Ji lets you spend less time on process management and more time focusing on scientific insights.​

📖 Read the application note: https://bit.ly/3SfdM62 ​

In our recent story, Dr. Christian Conze, Head of Technology Platform Light Microscopy and Image Analysis at Leibniz I...
08/19/2026

In our recent story, Dr. Christian Conze, Head of Technology Platform Light Microscopy and Image Analysis at Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), reflects on his experience working with Nikon over the years.

Read the full story 👉 https://bit.ly/4z4IMq0

08/18/2026

🔥🌊 Did you know that wildfires don’t just affect land but also impact life beneath the waves? A new study shows that wildfire ash can disrupt the early development of the Mediterranean sea urchin 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘴, causing developmental abnormalities, increased cell death, and stress-related biological responses.

Using the AX-NSPARC confocal microscope, Roberta Miroglio and colleagues from the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Institute of the Anthropic Impact and Sustainability in the Marine Environment (CNR-IAS), Italy, in close collaboration with the Nikon Imaging Center ( ) at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, visualized changes in key developmental and cellular pathways, helping reveal how ash runoff may threaten coastal marine ecosystems.

🪸 As wildfires become more frequent, understanding their effects on marine biodiversity is increasingly important. Sea urchins may serve as valuable bioindicators of wildfire-related marine pollution.

📖 Read the paper: https://bit.ly/4xlB20Z

The countdown to has begun!Visit us at Booth 204 to meet the team, discover our latest microscopy and digital patholog...
08/17/2026

The countdown to has begun!

Visit us at Booth 204 to meet the team, discover our latest microscopy and digital pathology solutions, and explore how imaging technologies are supporting pathology workflows.

Don’t miss our exciting photo booth to capture a memorable moment from ECP 2026! 📸

📍 Stockholmsmässan, Stockholm, Sweden
📌 Booth 204
📅 12-15 September 2026

🔬 How can smart automation help researchers unlock deeper insights into complex 3D biological systems?📝In our latest int...
08/13/2026

🔬 How can smart automation help researchers unlock deeper insights into complex 3D biological systems?

📝In our latest interview, Professor Sylvain Gabriele from the University of Mons shares how the Nikon ECLIPSE Ji-AX is helping his team advance mechanobiology research through intuitive workflows, automated imaging, and advanced confocal capabilities.

Read the full interview 👉 https://bit.ly/3TI8u3n

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