LI-COR Biosciences
.png) |
|
| Private | |
| Industry | Research / Design / Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Headquarters | Lincoln, NE, U.S.A. |
|
Key people
|
William Biggs, Founder |
| Products | Scientific Instruments for Biological and Environmental Research |
| Website | LI-COR website |
LI-COR Biosciences designs, manufactures, and markets instruments for biological and environmental research.
LI-COR Biosciences is a privately held company based in Lincoln, Nebraska with subsidiaries in Germany and the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1971 under the name Lambda Instruments Corporation. The name was shortened to LI-COR, Inc. in 1978.
LI-COR biotechnology instruments and reagents, which are based on near-infrared fluorescent and chemiluminescent detection, are used in a large variety of assays, such as western blot assays and cell-based assays, as well as in vivo imaging and DNA analysis. Primary applications include cancer research,drug discovery,genomics research, neuroscience, cell biology, and education.
LI-COR environmental instruments are used for photosynthesis research,greenhouse gas monitoring, greenhouse gas flux measurements, and soil respiration measurements. LI-COR also manufactures light sensors, leaf area meters, and plant canopy analyzers, all of which are used to make fundamental measurements in disciplines including plant physiology, climate change, agronomy (forestry and agriculture), and other areas of the natural sciences.
LI-COR automated DNA sequencers were the primary systems used by Genoscope, the French National Sequencing Center to sequence chromosome 14 of the Human Genome Project.
...
Wikipedia