LI-COR Biosciences
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LI-COR Biosciences designs, manufactures, and markets integrated instrument systems for plant physiology, biotechnology, environmental research, and drug discovery. LI-COR instruments for photosynthesis, gas analysis and light measurement are used worldwide for plant physiology, climate change research, agricultural research,and environmental monitoring. LI-COR infrared instrument and reagent systems provide imaging for applications including Western blots, In-Cell Western assays, EMSA's, gel documentation, in vivo imaging, and DNA Sequencing.
[edit] History
LI-COR Biosciences was founded in 1971, under the name Lambda Instruments Corporation. The name was formally changed to the acronym LI-COR, Inc. in 1980. LI-COR is a privately held company based in Lincoln, Nebraska USA, with subsidiaries in Germany and the United Kingdom. A more complete historyof the company can be found at their web site.
[edit] Significant scientific contributions
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.
Fluxnet sites worldwide, numbering over 400 sites, use a number of LI-COR instruments including the LI-7500 Open Path CO2/H2O gas analyzer for measuring atmospheric carbon dioxide, LI-7000 Closed Path CO2/H2O gas analyzer, LI-6400 Portable Photosynthesis System, LAI-2000 Plant Canopy Analyzer for measuring leaf area index,and LI-COR light sensors. The Fluxnet sites contribute significantly to the global climate change studies conducted by various university and government researchers worldwide.
LI-COR gas analyzers are used worldwide for monitoring volcanic CO2. USGS monitors CO2 using LI-COR analyzers at Mount St. Helens and other locations.
Results from Google Scholar show LI-COR products have been cited nearly 10,000 times by peer reviewed journals.
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