scientific imaging equipment founded 1989 headquarters belfast northern ireland products scientific cameras spectroscopy solutions microscopy systems analysis software parent oxford instruments website andor.com andor technology ltd is a developer and manufacturer of high performance light measuring solutions scientific digital cameras . it became a subsidiary of oxford instruments after it was purchased for 176m in december 2013 . 1 andor technology was set up by its founders dr. hugh cormican dr. donal denvir and mr. mike pringle in the mid 1980s . while studying at queen s university belfast they used their physics know how to build a highly sensitive digital camera ... as a tool for their laser research . 2 they subsequently set up andor technology to develop it into a commercial product for use in scientific research . andor technology ltd was established in 1989 as a spin out from queen s university belfast . in december 2004 the company became a plc when it listed on the alternative investment market of the london stock exchange . 3 the company is based in belfast northern ireland . it designs manufactures and sells scientific imaging equipment including charge coupled device ccd electron multiplying ccd emccd scientific cmos scmos an improved active pixel sensor and intensified charge coupled device camera systems spectroscopy instrumentation and microscopy systems . the cameras can be used for low light imaging astronomy spectroscopy x ray time resolved and confocal microscopy studies and have a wide range of users including physicists biologists life scientists geneticists and nano technologists all around the world . andor introduced its first emccd camera the dv 465 in 2001 and the company was awarded the photonics circle of excellence awards from laurin publishing which recognizes the 25 most technically innovative new products of the year . 4 emccd is based on a ccd chip that incorporates electron multiplication or emccd technology . it is used in fields such as drug discovery where scientists need to watch vats of chemicals in real time astrophysics and oceanography . 5 in june 2010 andor technology announced a profit increase of 87 % . 6 references edit oxford instruments agrees to 176m andor technology deal . city a.m. december 11 2013 . retrieved september 12 2014 . stephen battersby march 10 2007 . a smashing career choice . new scientist . retrieved september 12 2014 . stock market float for ni firm . bbc news . december 3 2004 . retrieved january 1 2010 . laurin publishing 2001 photonics awards . photonics spectra . retrieved september 12 2014 . the eyes have it scholar search . red herring . dead link andor technology plc announces interim results . marketwired . june 15 2010 . retrieved september 12 2014 . external links edit andor technology corporate website english andor listing on the london stock exchange andor technology s information site on emccd technology retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title andor technology & oldid 676815031 categories photography companies of the united kingdomtechnology companies of the united kingdomelectronics companies of the united kingdomcompanies of northern irelandcompanies based in belfastphotography in northern irelandresearch support companieshidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from june 2008pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 19 august 2015 at 09 52 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view