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At the heart of every high content screening system is a fluorescence light source, and LEDs offer many advantages.

As you embark on your journey with one of our state-of-the-art LED Illumination Systems, allow us to highlight the importance of registering your product.

Tips for designing and manufacturing an LED light source for an automated imaging system

Inspiring the next generation of STEM scientists & engineers in Hampshire

Continuing the upward trend in recruitment, please join us in welcoming two new CoolLED members.

‘Flame’ by Claire Dessalles wins this year’s Image in an Image Competition!

In memory of our founder, each year CoolLED celebrates our team spirit and presents The Nick Edwards Gold Award (NEGA) to one deserving team member…

Winner of Image in an Image competition 2021 shares ‘Fish Head’ discovery and benefits of new LED Illuminator(s)

Find out about the people behind the technology with a day in the life of Evie Cox – one of our experts in manufacturing microscope Illumination Systems.

Meet Field Sales Manager Jo Whetstone

CoolLED is looking to strengthen the team with a Technical Customer Service Advisor.

We are happy to have Florence Hinton join our team.

Announcing the winner of our Image in an Image competition

CoolLED raised an incredible £405 for Macmillan Cancer Support

Pleased to announce Alex and Lauren as joint winners of Nick Edwards Gold Award 2020!

Deadline extended until the end of July for our Image in an Image competition!

Involved in neuroscience? Drop by our virtual booth to find out how we can help.

Refreshed design of our single-wavelength pE-100 Illumination System

Join us for the China-Britain Business Council session on Thursday 18^th June where we share our experience as a UK scientific business in China.

We might not be out & about at the moment, but you can still pop over to our booth at the free Andor Technology Cell & Developmental Biology Virtual Meeting in June!

Take a moment to consider how we can take climate action together.

In this issue, Dorian Sartorius from CoolLED’s long-standing OEM customer, Medipan, explains the importance of robust, customisable LED Illumination Systems in automated imaging systems.

Infinity port adaptor available for CoolLED pE-340^fura Illumination System

This week is British Science Week, and while every week is Science Week at CoolLED, we spoke to Helen from R&D to get a glimpse of what keeps our scientists & engineers busy at CoolLED!

Due to the recent changes to the COVID-19 situation, we are making some changes to ensure we keep our staff & customers safe, whilst continuing to provide customers with the best support. Our team is still contactable in a variety of ways, find out more here…

We received great feedback from a recent customer survey – thank you to everyone who responded.

We’re taking a look back at the ASCB conference where we talked to My Green Lab and Ludesco Microscopes to get their take on LED Illumination Systems in the lab.

Dr Isy Goodhand shares her views on women in the life sciences – there is a life outside of academia.

Have a look at our video to get an insight into our new OEM platform, the Amora

Send us your “image in an image” to enter our competition with a difference!

We’re looking forward to sharing the latest developments in LED illumination technology plus the benefits of Sequence Runner in our talk on Monday at 14:15

CoolLED Christmas jumper day raises money for Save the Children

ASCB in Washington was a fantastic show, thanks to everyone who stopped by for a chat about our Illumination Systems and of course our New Amora OEM modular platform.

Tim Self explains how a CoolLED Illumination System saved the day in a collaborative project to reduce the use of antibiotics and fight antimicrobial resistance.

Are you using Micro-Manager with the CoolLED pE-300 Series or pE-340^fura? Find out how to configure your imaging software and set up an experiment in our new tutorial video.

A gift to everyone at CoolLED to celebrate our move to 26 Focus Way

Microbiology Laboratory Manager at Salisbury District Hospital, Collette Allen, described the benefits of LED Illumination Systems for microbe detection in a diagnostic laboratory.

A bigger, better premises on Focus Way for our growing business!

What does “illumination intensity” really mean and how do we measure it? We clear up the confusion and introduce an industry-standard approach in our new white paper.

We went along to John Hanson Community School to chat to school children about careers in STEM.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Mike Foreman to the Production Engineering team.

Find out why Imaging Facility Manager at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Dr Volodymyr Nechyporuk-Zloy, made the switch to CoolLED Illumination Systems.

We are moving!

Come along to our coffee morning Friday 27^th September from 10.30am and help us raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Cai Clarke to the Production Engineering team.

You will have noticed our website looks different, and here you can find out what’s new and improved.

Experts in the field explain how LED illumination systems are transforming fluorescence microscopy.

Read how we are supporting the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

If you have a Leica DMi8 microscope, you can increase irradiance with a CoolLED Infinity Port adaptor for the pE-300 Series and pE-4000 Illumination Systems.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Liz Loseby to the Production Team.

We welcomed Ethan Mayes to CoolLED for a week of work experience.

Teamwork is at the heart of CoolLED and drives us to provide the best service for our customers. We like to do things differently and this year’s away day featured a guest speaker, personality profiling… and inflatable pony racing.

We went along to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance Air Base, understanding the incredible work they do and presenting our donation to the team.

We’re pleased to announce Richard Coverdale as this year’s winner of our Nick Edwards Gold Award (NEGA), in memory of our founder.

Students at Harrow Way School celebrated their Year 11 prom and we helped to make sure everyone could go along and celebrate with their classmates.

CoolLED welcomes Tom Shah back to the Marketing Team for an 8 week internship.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Benjamin Gee to the Product Engineering team.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Western King to the R&D team.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Helen Long to the R&D team.

Over 300 students from 24 schools in North Hampshire came together to discover current and future digital careers in the technology industry from businesses themselves.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Evie Cox to the Production team.

CoolLED has an exciting opportunity for a Production Operative to join our Production Department.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Kieran Hotchkin to the Production team.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Stephen Cooper to the Production team.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Patrick De Guelle to the Sales team.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Carol Tindal to the Admin team.

To top off another successful year, we’re proud to receive the Company of the Year Award from parent company, Judges Scientific.

CoolLED is seeking to increase its sales resource by recruiting a China-based Field Sales Manager to continue the development of its business.

Our very own Lynsey Burton reviews the benefits…

Due to strong growth in its core market and opportunities to expand CoolLED is looking to strengthen the team with a Technical Process Engineer (Production) and a Mechanical Design CAD Engineer (Production).

Due to strong growth in its core market and opportunities to expand CoolLED is looking to strengthen the team with a Production Engineering Manager, a Mechanical Design Engineer & an Embedded Systems Engineer.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Jo Whetstone to the Sales team.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Isabel Goodhand to the Marketing team.

Red Nose Day 2019 was a big success at CoolLED

CoolLED’s Danielle Love reviews the impact of LEDs on fluorescence imaging and considers the various benefits of optimal LED filtering.

CoolLED is seeking to increase its sales resource by recruiting a Field Sales Manager for Western USA to continue the development of its business in this area.

CoolLED is seeking an Administration Assistant to support the Operations Team and Administration Department.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Lauren McQueen to the Production team.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Sandra Olufsen to the Marketing team.

CoolLED is very proud to be collaborating with the University of Strathclyde once more.  We’re excited to announce that Mollie McFarlane will be working with us on a new research project.

CoolLED is seeking to increase its sales resource by recruiting a Field Sales Manager to continue the development of its business.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Dinos Eleftheriadis to the R&D team.

CoolLED were extremely proud to present a £1500 cheque to the RDA Andover earlier this week.  We also got the chance to meet the lovely “Minstrel”, the horse we are now sponsoring for 2 years as a result of our fundraising efforts.

CoolLED present the worthy quiz winners with their prize!

Utilising the highly successful pE-100wht  technology,  we have further developed our LED solutions for Transmitted Light Applications.  The pT-100 launches in December 2018.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Tim Sulman to the team. Tim will be responsible for Product Development within the R & D department.

Due to strong growth in its core market and opportunities to expand CoolLED is looking to strengthen its Marketing department with a Technical Content Specialist.

CoolLED has an exciting opportunity for a Production Operative to join our Production Department.

This is a very interesting paper that uses LED illumination in all the fluorescence microscopy. 

Great to see our friends at Magictree exhibiting CoolLED’s  pE-340fura for ratiometric Calcium Imaging

CoolLED has an exciting opportunity for an Events & Database Co-Ordinator to join the Marketing team

We did it!! A very wet and miserable day it may have been, but the CoolLED Team pushed through on Sunday 14th October to complete varying distances from 5-25.5 miles for a great cause.

With the instant on-off feature unique to LED systems, you can have the light you need and only when you need it.

The toxic effects of mercury have been well documented for decades, why on earth would you want to use it if there’s a more cost-effective, safer alternative with enhanced performance??

CoolLED would like to thank everyone who contributed towards our annual coffee morning last week.

CoolLED is delighted to announce that it’s pE-300 Series has been awarded the ACT Label for sustainability.

Huge congratulations to our 2018 Nick Edwards Gold Award Winner…

Great to see our CoolLED Distributor+ Manuel Beynon from Microscopes South West representing us at The Technical Conference at Bristol University last week.

CoolLED have a great article published in Imaging & Microscopy June 2018 –

We are proud to welcome Louis Burgy, a Swiss student studying Mechanical Engineering and Production Management.

CoolLED is pleased to welcome Tom Shah to the team for a 4-week internship.

This year CoolLED is taking part in the  “Walk the Testway” event to raise money for the Andover Riding for the Disabled charity.  Employees will be walking varying distances from 5 – 25 miles!

The time has come to bid farewell to Phil Joyce, our Production Engineer who is retiring.

CoolLED was proud to welcome George Dahne on work experience recently. 

CoolLED has a great opportunity for a Goods In/Out Operative to join our growing Manufacturing team.

CoolLED are very please to announce that Valentina Palacio-Castaneda is the winner of our undergraduate contest, ‘Scientists of Tomorrow’.

Due to strong growth in its core market and opportunities to expand CoolLED is looking to strengthen its R&D department with a Product Development Manager

Obesity and its health effects is a major problem and that is becoming more prevalent. Researching the cells in the brain that are affected by food intake and satiety mechanisms is important and may lead to other forms of intervention beyond dietary control.

The CoolLED team had a great time visiting its partners Medipan recently. It was also a perfect opportunity to present them with an award in celebration of 10 years successful collaboration.

CoolLED had a remarkable time yesterday at the local Teen Tech event in Basingstoke.

This recent article in Nature Communications is an intriguing example of marrying a mathematical model of cell fate tracing with biology data

CoolLED has an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our growing R&D team

CoolLED is very pleased to welcome Nick Sullivan to the team as Production Engineer.

CoolLED is pleased to welcome Alex Gramann to the R&D Team.  Alex joins us as Product Development Engineer.

CoolLED is excited to be sponsoring the Open Calcium Conference this year on 12th July. Our CoolLED team will be there to greet you and demonstrate our pE-340fura.

CoolLED is excited to welcome Chris Deeks to the team.  Chris joins us as Field Sales Manager for UK and Ireland.

It is with great pleasure that CoolLED welcomes Brad Reynolds to the team. Brad will be responsible for field sales management across the US East Coast.

CoolLED is pleased to welcome Danielle Love to the team.. Danielle will be the Field Sales Manager for Southern & Central Europe

CoolLED & Nanolive invite you to participate in the undergraduate contest “Scientists of Tomorrow”

CoolLED are pleased to welcome Brynn Dachtler to the team.  Brynn has joined the R&D Team as a Development Engineer.

Fantastic to see one of our CoolLED Distributor+ companies Atlantic Imaging representing CoolLED at Oxford Neuroscience yesterday.

We are proud to welcome Daniston LENIE-FRANCO, a French student studying a masters degree in Mechanical Engineering.

This paper interested me in two main ways. Firstly it is an area of research that I’m unfamiliar and secondly it was an unusual use of one of our LED light sources in fluorescence microscopy.

Epithelial cells and the sheets they produce, including our skin, are incredibly strong thanks
to their internal keratin filament cytoskeleton networks

At Eötvös Lóránd University we investigate activity-dependent forms of synaptic plasticity and homeostatic regulation of intrinsic excitability of mouse hippocampal neurons.

From April 2018 the pE-4000 will benefit from improved LED technology giving enhanced intensity and reduced power usage.

Hearing how CoolLED LED Illumination Systems contribute to and improve the work of our customers fills us with a great deal of satisfaction and pride!

Lynsey offers a wide range of experience in microscopy and imaging techniques which will be valuable to CoolLED customers.

This is a superb paper on engineered optogenetic tools that shift wavelengths from the normal excitation wavelengths, which also have stability in vivo and have altered kinetics

The Manchester Fungal Infection Group (MFIG) was created in 2013 within the University of Manchester

It’s great to see one of our CoolLED Distributor+ companies Opto UK, spreading the word on the CoolLED pE-300 Series Illumination Systems

CoolLED is seeking to increase its sales resources in the US by recruiting a Field Sales Manager to continue development of its business on the East Coast.

Andy Evans of Green Light Laboratories has carried out independent testing of a CoolLED Illumination System compared with a traditional mercury bulb.

Case study written by Martin Farley, Research Efficiency Manager at Kings College London.

Last order dates for delivery before Christmas are…

Due to continuing growth and expansion CoolLED have exciting career opportunities available

A review by Dr Robert Hartley, CoolLED

CoolLED is very proud to have received an award for its pE-300 Series LED Illumination Systems.

Alessandro Galloni of The Francis Crick Institute, discusses patch-clamp electrophysiology, a widespread method for analyzing the intrinsic properties of neurons and the local connections between them.

CoolLED is extremely proud to announce that we are now certified to ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Standard.

CoolLED is proud to be taking LED efficiency to the next level.

The CoolLED duathlon was back again last week, this year raising money for a great local charity – The Andover VIPs.

CoolLED is really proud to have been awarded the Test Valley Business Award for Innovation & Technology at a ceremony last night.

The pE-340fura will be launched this month!

Launching in September 2017, the pE-340fura will offer; Speed, Stability & Cell Viability

CoolLED is excited to be launching the pE-340fura, a bespoke LED Illumination System for Fura-2 ratiometric calcium imaging, in September 2017

Achieved through partnership with The University of Strathclyde, CoolLED are excited to announce the latest leap forward in LED illumination for microscopy.

CoolLED will launch a fast controllable LED illumination system for ratiometric calcium imaging in September 2017 – the pE-340fura.

Huge congratulations to Peter Tinning who won the best poster award at the Photonex Conference last week.

Dr Max Anstotz of University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, discusses how analysing neuronal circuits is crucial for the understanding of basic and complex cortical functions.

Professor Gail McConnell’s recent presentation at the Nanoscale Optical Microscopy Meeting in Venice, was very well received. Read the abstract and download the the presentation slides here…

Due to continuing growth and expansion CoolLED have an exciting opportunity for an electro-mechanically minded Production Engineer

Double the GREEN intensity – view and image your samples easier than ever…

Cutting-edge advancements like the Mesolens from Brad Amos and Gail McConnell trace back to the very first microscopes built in the 16th and 17th centuries was the subject of a great article in the Smithsonian in March 2017…

Great to have our friends Izasa Scientific over to visit our UK site last week

CoolLED is seeking to increase its sales resources by recruiting an additional Field Sales Manager to continue development of its business.

CoolLED was pleased to host the first symposium of leading Andover-based companies to discuss their requirements for high technology staff, infrastructure and training.

CoolLED is extending its integration into major software platforms. This month’s focus is μManager

Customers want suppliers they can depend upon, who can despatch when they say they will. Our goal at CoolLED is customer satisfaction…

CoolLED is extremely pleased to welcome Ian Patterson as the new Sales & Marketing Director.

CoolLED, a leader in high end microscopy illumination has recently taken its technological know-how into wide area illumination for UV curing applications.

CoolLED have an exciting opportunity within Sales Support

New Mesolens publication has now been accepted and published by eLife

In memory of an inspirational man, the team at CoolLED wanted something which embodied Nick Edwards’ way of working. We therefore created the Nick Edwards Gold Award which was presented for the first time this year.

CoolLED’s Fast Controllable Illumination System launching at Neuroscience 2016

Great effort, enthusiasm and team spirit was shown on Friday 14th October, as the CoolLED team took part in their very own Duathlon event.

The CoolLED team had a fantastic day celebrating their 10th anniversary recently.

Utilising the technology from CoolLED’s massively successful pE-300 Series the pE-300ultra includes the same broad spectrum coverage and highly usable LED’s as other members of the pE-300 Series.

It’s great to see one of our resellers, Microscopes South West, spreading the word on the CoolLED pE-Series Illumination Systems.

With 10 years’ experience, CoolLED wanted to make an illumination product which is accessible to all. The NEW pE-300lite from CoolLED is all about simplicity.

Are you hanging onto mercury or metal halide because you worry that whilst LED systems give you great stability & control with low running costs, you will lose the flexibility of a traditional light source?

CoolLED Ltd. is preparing to celebrate its 10th anniversary as the company which introduced the first LED illumination system to the microscopy world.

Not only is CoolLED preparing to celebrate 10 years of leading the way in fluorescence illumination for microscopy, but the new management team at CoolLED Ltd. is excited by the acquisition by Judges Scientific.

When it comes to fluorescence microscopy, the new pE-300lite from CoolLED is all about simplicity.

There are serious environmental and health-hazards to consider if you’re still using Mercury – read more…

Over 100 searchable abstracts/papers to look at…

CoolLED is extending its integration into major software platforms. This month’s focus is Andor’s – Andor iQ

CoolLED Ltd, the first company to introduce LED illumination to microscopy, has a new Managing Director.

CoolLED is seeking a Sales & Marketing Director to drive the next chapter in an impressive growth story.

Filter manufacturers are developing filter sets optimised for LEDs…

Fast Gamma Oscillations Are Generated Intrinsically in CA1 without the Involvement of Fast-Spiking Basket Cells

Webinar training sessions are leading the way…

CoolLED is extending its integration into major software platforms. This month’s focus is Hamamatsu – HCImage

Best Student Poster Prize at the EMBO Practical Course in Advanced Optical Microscopy goes to…

Prof Gail McConnell and Dr Brad Amos FRS describe the new Mesolens set up at the University of Strathclyde

CoolLED is extending its integration into major software platforms. This month’s focus is Olympus – cellSens…

It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely loss of our founder and chairman, Nick Edwards…

CoolLED Ltd. has been purchased by Judges Scientific plc, an AIM-listed company, to become the eleventh company to join the group which specialises in the design and production of scientific instruments.

With our focussed team of engineers in place and ready to start new collaborations, we have chosen Photonics West to launch our specialist OEMillumination.com website.

See how CoolLED’s LED solutions have been successfully used in an extensive range of applications…

CoolLED is growing fast so we thought it would be nice for you to see the faces behind the names of the people you speak to frequently…

We are pleased to welcome Lisa Stevens to CoolLED as Quality & Compliance Manager.

CoolLED is extending its integration into major software platforms. This month’s focus is Molecular Device’s – MetaMorph series…

Published article by our very own Dr Robert Hartley…

CoolLED is extending its integration into major software platforms. This month’s focus is Nikon’s NIS Elements…

Due to continuing growth and expansion CoolLED have an exciting opportunity for an electro-mechanically minded Production Engineer

Due to continuing growth and expansion, CoolLED have an exciting opportunity for a Product Development Engineer to join the team and support with R&D development.

CoolLED is extending it’s integration into major software platforms. This month’s focus is Leica’s LASX…

We’re delighted to announce a new collaboration with the University of Strathclyde.

We are very pleased to welcome Dr Robert Hartley to CoolLED as Field Sales Manager.

CoolLED has an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our growing R&D team.

Semrock’s LED illumination system filter sets optimised for the pE-4000

Through our partnership with Scientifica, we have been able to provide CoolLED fluorescence illumination systems to the electrophysiology and optogenetics scientist.

The Marine Biological Laboratory’s (MBL) 2015 Summer Educational Program is imminent and loan equipment is crucial to it’s success…

See the pE-300white at ELMI 2015 on Andor Technology booth~GM15

See CoolLED product at ELMI 2015 on our OEM customer booths.

CoolLED is seeking to increase its sales resources by recruiting an additional Field Sales Manager to continue development of its business.

Dr Brad Amos FRS awards Kirti Prakesh with his prize at the recent EMBO Practical Course in Advance Optical Microscopy.

Kit Malthouse, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for North West Hampshire, recently visited CoolLED’s offices at Westmarch Business Centre in Andover

Due to continuing growth and expansion, CoolLED have an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer to join the team

Due to continued growth we have a vacancy in our technical department for a full time Development Engineer.

See CoolLED product at the Biophysical Society’s 59th Annual meeting at Baltimore Convention Center, on February 7-11, 2015.

Due to continued growth we have a vacancy in our production department for a full time Production Operative.

CoolLED is pleased to announce that additional functionality on the pE-300white is now available on all these systems. Software control via a USB interface is now included.

CoolLED pE-Series LED Illumination systems have a full 12-month return-to-base warranty. LAMs (LED Array modules) enjoy a 36-month warranty. If you are experiencing any problems, firstly refer to the User Manual. Thereafter, you can access support from CoolLED either by phone or email.

CoolLED Limited, a UK-based manufacturer of LED fluorescence illumination products is delighted to announce that Prior Scientific, has chosen CoolLED as their OEM partner in a collaborative enterprise to satisfy Prior’s customers’ requirements for LED illumination. Response to this collaboration has been exceptional and continues to grow.

Due to continued growth and success, CoolLED have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Administrator to join the team and support our Administration department.

CoolLED exhibited its successful new generation pE-4000 universal illumination system at the meeting in Washington this month.

The pE-4000 represents the ultimate in capability and functionality of any fluorescence illumination system

Are you attending Neuro this year? If so, we would like to invite you to come and see CoolLED’s NEW GENERATION LED Illumination Systems and meet the team, on Booth # 2634.
Due to the busy nature of the show, if you would like to book a specific appointment, please click here

Recent developments in the application of LED technology have resulted in illumination systems offering increased brightness for fluorescence microscopy.

Following the response to CoolLED’s NEW generation illumination systems from our US users, the company is making further investment in developing its support network and relationships with key suppliers to the microscopy world.

We are very pleased to welcome Luther Hindley to the CoolLED team as NPI Engineer. He will have particular responsibility for supporting the transition of new products from R&D to Manufacturing, as CoolLED continues to grow its product range.

Industry interest in CoolLED’s capabilities was exceptionally high at NIH Research Festival Exhibit last week.

A specialised symposium on the application of advanced imaging in the field of cancer biology was held earlier this month, at the Beatson Institute For Cancer Research in Glasgow.

CoolLED were very happy to support the meeting and would like to congratulate Georgios Kanellos on winning 1st prize for best poster.