IonOptix
美國IonOptix www.ionoptix.com
美國IonOptix經過十幾年的不斷創新，推出了當今世界上最先進的，也是唯一的，同時測定
細胞內鈣離子濃度和細胞組織收縮特性的多套科研儀器。自從1995年此系統問世以來，它已被全世界100多家頂級醫學科研機
構和大型藥廠的研究院廣泛采用。這是一個具有劃時代意義的系統，它的特點是高度精密，容易操作，實驗結果可靠，且具權
威。此系統由以下部分組成：高精密度2波長的激光源，全新設計的PMT光電倍增管，高速CCD和ICCD攝像系統，信息處理和轉
換中心，以及完美的計算機圖像處理、資料攝取及其分析軟件。
From our international headquarters in Milton, IonOptix produces a range of systems for fluorescent ion quantitation and cell dimension measurements. Our goal is to produce the best possible systems priced within reach of the individual researcher.
IonOptix Corporation was formed in 1990 by Dr. Douglas Tillotson, with the goal of developing, manufacturing and selling complete systems for quantifying cellular ion levels using fluorescence indicators. These initial systems were video-rate chopper systems with only a single pair of excitation filters. They were the forerunners of our HyperSwitch light source. In 1992, Doug began a professional collaboration with a leading Boston cardiology lab whose heart research efforts principally involved whole organ studies. Through this collaboration, a system was developed to simultaneously record the calcium level and the cell length of a single cardiac myocyte (obtained by digitizing the output of an analog edge detector). Development of the software-based edge detection system was begun in 1995 and sales to the heart research community now account for approximately 3/4 of the IonOptix business.
In 1998 IonOptix Corporation received grant support from the NIH SBIR program for developing new instrumentation for cardiac contractility recording. Real-time sarcomere length recording was born from this effort and numerous other advances resulted including the development of the MyoPacer, a stand-alone field stimulator for myocytes in a microscope-mounted cell chamber. Further developments in recent years include faster CCD cameras, the C-Pace system for preventing de-differentiation in cultured cells and advances in software control and analysis.
In 2008 IonOptix Corporation, with Red Box Direct Ltd., formed IonOptix LLC in the US and IonOptix Limited in Europe as part of an expansion plan to grow our business and provide better local support to our customers.
