Improvision
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Life Sciences |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Ken Salisbury Andrew Waterfall John Zeidler |
| Headquarters | Coventry, England |
| Products | Imaging, Software, Microscopy |
| Parent | PerkinElmer |
| Website | www.improvision.com |
Improvision is a software developer based in Coventry, England. The company is the developer of Confocal, live cell imaging and image analysis software for 2D, 3D and 4D imaging.
History[edit]
Improvision was founded in 1990 by Ken Salisbury, Andrew Waterfall and John Zeidler. Improvision was acquired by PerkinElmer on 2 April 2007, in a cash transaction.[1][2]
The company is based in Coventry, England, and it develops and sells scientific imaging equipment and software including confocal microscopy systems and image analysis software for the Life Sciences industry.[3]
In 2002, it was a winner in the annual Lord Stafford Awards for Innovation.[4]
In April 2000, Improvision received a Queen's Award for Enterprise, the highest honour which can be given to a UK company, in recognition of outstanding achievement in export sales.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "PerkinElmer Acquires Improvision Ltd". PerkinElmer Corporate News.
- ^ Wilkinson, Matt (5 April 2007). "PerkinElmer buys imaging software specialist. PerkinElmer have continued to expand their cellular imaging portfolio with the acquisition of software company Improvision". in-PharmaTechnologist.com. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ "Imaging cells in four dimensions: Improvision's Volocity lets researchers examine how 3D images change over time". The Scientist. 18 February 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ Pain, Steve (9 October 2002). "Improvision wins prestige award for innovation". The Birmingham Post. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ Dunn, Peter. "National Award for University Support that Helped Coventry Company Achieve 700% Increase in Sales". The University Of Warwick. Archived from the original on 26 May 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2008.