Our Story

Our mission is to push the boundaries of optical microscopy by creating objective lenses and illumination systems that deliver the highest possible performance with simple, intuitive use.

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Reaching the Theoretical Limit of Diffraction

We start with what matters most: the objective lens.
Our latest designs approach the fundamental diffraction limit of optical imaging, and in certain conditions even achieve resolution slightly beyond it. These lenses reveal features down to ~100 nm and below, yet remain fully compatible with standard microscopes.

Unlike many advanced or near-field techniques that offer high resolution but come with severe limitations, our objective lenses are engineered to be genuinely practical:

• Long working distances up to hundreds of micrometres (not 1–2 µm like many current optical super-resolution methods)

• Large usable field of view, rather than the tiny 5–10 µm windows typical of microsphere or near-field approaches

• Simple drop-in integration without complex alignment

• High repeatability and robustness

• No sample immersion or exotic preparation

Current high-resolution imaging techniques often involve complicated optical architectures or fragile configurations that limit how, where and on what you can image.
We believe the next generation of microscopy should be powerful, stable and straightforward, not delicate or restrictive.

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Reinventing Illumination for Microscopy

To complement our lenses, we also develop innovative LED-based illumination systems with total control over colour, intensity and white-light temperature.

We believe that the ability to select millions of illumination colours directly enhances:

• sample contrast

• feature visibility

• plasmonic and absorption effects

• the excitation of fluorescent markers

White-light temperature is equally important and often neglected. In semiconductor imaging, for example:

• warm light makes golden features blend into the background

• cold light can bleach or distort details

Similarly, in DIC microscopy, non-optimal white-light temperature can interfere with the prism and reduce contrast.

Our commitment to LEDs is also a commitment to nature and health.
LEDs minimise energy consumption, dramatically extend lifespan, and eliminate toxic elements such as mercury — still present in classic microscopy lamps.

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Our Philosophy

Microscopy should not be complicated.
It should be:

• accurate

• flexible

• intuitive

• powerful

• sustainable

We design both objective lenses and illumination systems with one simple goal:
to give scientists and engineers the ability to see more — easily, reliably, and at the very limits of physics.

This is our philosophy.
This is our story.