PALM MicroBeam Laser Technology from Carl Zeiss Receives the Berthold Leibinger Innovation Prize


Bernried / Germany, 07/13/2006.
Dr. Karin and Raimund Schütze, founders of P.A.L.M. Microlaser Technologies GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH, were honored with the 1st prize of 2006 Berthold Leibinger Prize for the development of new laser technology for biomedical research. Over 250 invited guests from politics, science and economy participated in the award ceremony in Ditzingen, Baden-Württemberg.

The honored LMPC technology (Laser Microdissection and Pressure Catapulting) allows cell areas and tissue specimens, as well as living cells and cell components, to be precisely marked using a laser beam and catapulted without contact into a vessel using a laser pulse. The selected specimen area can then be examined molecular- genetically, e.g. to obtain highly pure DNA, RNA or proteins. Karin and Raimund Schütze already received the 2001 Philip Morris Research Award for the development of this marketable micro- manipulation system.

The prize is awarded every two years by the Berthold Leibinger foundation to honor out- standing research work in applied laser physics for production technology, laser medicine and biotechnology. This year, the jury - independent experts from industry and science - selected the winners of the four prizes from a total of 32 inter- national nominees. The major assessment criteria included the level of innovation, imple- mentation and importance of the work.

With a value of 35,000, the Berthold Leibinger Innovation Prize is the international award for applied laser technology with the highest prize money.

Prof. Dr. med. Hans-Peter Berlien (right), head of the Laser Medicine department at the Elisabeth Hospital in Berlin, presented the 1st prize of 2006 Berthold Leibinger Prize to Dr. Karin and Raimund Schütze (Photo: Berthold Leibinger Stiftung).

Karin Salerno
Phone: +1 914-681-7627
Fax: +1 914-681-7445
E-Mail: ksalerno@zeiss.com

Contact in Germany:
Gudrun Vogel
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Dr. Hermine Hitzler
Phone: +49 8158 9971 0
Fax: +49 8158 9971 249
E-Mail: info@palm-microlaser.com

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