Fluorescence Illumination
With over 30 years of experience in building light sources for the life sciences we offer a range of solutions for fluorescence, transmitted light and OptoGenetics.
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Cairn Research is a European scientific instruments manufacturer based in Kent, UK.
Fluorescence Detection
With an emphasis on optical performance, stability, usability, and flexibility Cairn are proud to offer a broad range of multichannel emission and detection products.
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Integrated Imaging Systems
Complimentary to our wide range of in-house microscopy and macroscopy products we also have an experienced team of scientists offering turnkey systems and solutions.
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Bespoke Microscope Design
We have a dedicated design and R&D team with an onsite engineering machine workshop and offsite contracted engineers available with over 20 years of experience.
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For more years than we care to remember, we have wanted to develop a confocal microscope based on a spatial light modulator, and at long last we have a design that performs well enough for us to commercialise. Would you…
Our MD Jez Graham along with our good friends and colleagues, Charlie Bleau (Scimeasure) and Chun Bleau (RedShirtImaging) have an article published in this month’s Laboratory News. Introducing NDR technology for tracking ‘fast and dim’ light. “Here we introduce a…
Showcase took place on Wednesday 29th March 2017 Cairn Research came 2nd in the Most Innovative Collaboration competition “The EPSRC funded Research and Training Centre in Physical Sciences for Health was well represented in the finals of the Enterprising Birmingham Innovation…
In which satire elects to take on reality – and loses by a landslide! Our Eternal President Decides to Mend his Ways As this episode in the Cairnland saga is being written, the territory that surrounds our 70 acre enclave…