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Improvision


FieldValue
nameImprovision
typePublic
parentPerkinElmer
foundation1990
founderKen Salisbury
Andrew Waterfall
John Zeidler
locationCoventry, England
industryLife Sciences
productsImaging, Software, Microscopy
homepagewww.improvision.com

Andrew Waterfall John Zeidler Improvision is a software developer based in Coventry, England. The company is the developer of Confocal, live cell imaging and image analysis software for 2D, 3D and 4D imaging.

History

Improvision was founded in 1990 by Ken Salisbury, Andrew Waterfall and John Zeidler. Improvision was acquired by PerkinElmer on 2 April 2007, in a cash transaction.

The company is based in Coventry, England, and it develops and sells scientific imaging equipment and software including confocal microscopy systems and image analysis software for the Life Sciences industry.{{cite news |title= Imaging cells in four dimensions: Improvision's Volocity lets researchers examine how 3D images change over time.

In 2002, it was a winner in the annual Lord Stafford Awards for Innovation.

In April 2000, Improvision received a Queen's Award for Enterprise, the highest honour which can be given to a UK company, in recognition of outstanding achievement in export sales.

References

References

  1. "PerkinElmer Acquires Improvision Ltd". PerkinElmer Corporate News.
  2. Wilkinson, Matt. (5 April 2007). "PerkinElmer buys imaging software specialist. PerkinElmer have continued to expand their cellular imaging portfolio with the acquisition of software company Improvision.". in-PharmaTechnologist.com.
  3. Pain, Steve. (9 October 2002). "Improvision wins prestige award for innovation". The Birmingham Post.
  4. Dunn, Peter. "National Award for University Support that Helped Coventry Company Achieve 700% Increase in Sales". The University Of Warwick.
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