Improvision is a software developer based in

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. The company is the developer of Confocal, live cell imaging and image analysis software for 2D, 3D and 4D imaging.

History

Improvision was founded in 1990 by Ken Salisbury, Andrew Waterfall and John Zeidler. Improvision was acquired by

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on 2 April 2007, in a cash transaction. 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

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industry. In 2002, it was a winner in the annual Lord Stafford Awards for Innovation. In April 2000, Improvision received a

Queen's Award for Enterprise The Queen's Awards for Enterprise is an awards programme for British businesses and other organizations who excel at international trade, innovation, sustainable development or promoting opportunity (through social mobility). They are the highest ...

, the highest honour which can be given to a UK company, in recognition of outstanding achievement in export sales.

References

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