Nikon India opens first Centre of Excellence at IIT Hyderabad

The center is designed to offer advanced imaging technologies to trainees, visiting scholars, and collaborators nationwide, promoting meaningful partnerships between IIT-H researchers and Nikon teams. Serving as an innovation hub, it will enable researchers to study biological systems at multiple scales—from single cells to human tissues—driving advancements in high-resolution imaging, as stated in a press release.

Sangareddy: Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H) and Nikon India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nikon Corporation, launched Nikon India’s first Centre of Excellence on the IIT-H campus at Kandi in Sangareddy district on Monday. This centre aims to provide advanced imaging technologies to trainees, visiting scholars and collaborators across the country, fostering impactful partnerships between IIT-H researchers and Nikon teams.

As a hub for innovation, the centre will empower researchers to explore biological systems at various scales— from single cells to human tissues—facilitating breakthroughs in high-resolution imaging, according to a press release.

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Centre coordinator Dr Shourya Dutta Gupta said the centre was equipped with state-of-the-art imaging technologies, including an AXR point scanning confocal system with NSPARC super-resolution and TIRF imaging capabilities. It also houses a Nikon inverted microscope Ti2-E for fluorescence imaging, a Nikon TS2FL inverted tissue culture microscope, and a Nikon SMZ 800 with a fluorescence attachment for macro imaging. Leveraging its extensive resources, technical expertise, and experienced staff, the Centre will address critical challenges in cell biology and other research areas, promoting innovative studies across a range of scientific disciplines, Gupta said.

Representatives of Nikon, Aki Wakamiya, Kazutaka Watamahe, Deb Sekhar and Mahavir Tanwar from Nikon India attended the inaugural session.
Nikon India managing director Sajjan Kumar in a message said they were thrilled to introduce state-of-the-art microscopy systems to the broader scientific community in Hyderabad. Director of IIT-H, Prof BS Murty also spoke.