Optiscan(澳大利亞)

Optiscan

澳大利亞Optiscan www.optiscan.comIn1988,MartinHarrismadesignificantbreakthroughsinthedesignofconfocalmicroscopesinhiscollaborativeresearchwithAustralia’sCommonwealthScientificandIndustrialResearchOr ganisation(CSIRO).ThisledtothesubsequentdesignandmanufactureoftheHBHdesktopconfocalmicroscope,whichwonaprestigiousR&D100Awardin1991.Optiscanwasformedin1994tofurtheradvancethecontinuingresearchanddevelopmentactivitiesbeingundertakenatthattimebyMartinHarrisandPeterDelaney.Theformationofthecompanyintroducedfinancialsupportforthedevelopmentofminiaturisedapplicationsofthetechnology.Asthisprogresscontinued,itbecameapparentthatadditionalfundingwouldpermitOptiscantoaccelerateitsresearchandrealisethevisionofdevelopingaminiaturisedconfocalmicroscope.OptiscanImagingLimitedwaslistedontheAustralianStockExchangeinAugust1997,raising$3mill