Bitplane, the world’s leading Interactive Microscopy Image analysis software company, was acquired by Andor Technology plc. in 2009. Andor is a world leader in Scientific Imaging, Spectroscopy Solutions and Microscopy Systems. Andor’s vast Portfolio and experience brings the capacity and system knowledge to further expand the technological developments from Bitplane. Bitplane was founded in 1992 and operates out of two offices: one in Zurich, Switzerland and one in South Windsor, CT, USA.
Research at EMBL is conducted by approximately 85 independent groups covering the spectrum of molecular biology. The Laboratory has five units: the main Laboratory in Heidelberg, and outstations in Hinxton near Cambridge (the European Bioinformatics Institute), Grenoble, Hamburg, and Monterotondo near Rome. EMBL is international, innovative and interdisciplinary. Its 1,400 employees from 60 nations represent scientific disciplines including biology, physics, chemistry and computer science.
Andor Technology plc. (Andor) is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and operates at the high-value end of the global scientific digital camera market. Andor was setup in 1989 out of Queen's University in Belfast, and now employs over 260 people in 16 offices worldwide and distributes its products to 10,000 customers in 55 countries.