ADInstruments
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Founded | 1988 |
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Headquarters | Dunedin, New Zealand |
Number of locations | Dunedin, New Zealand (R&D), Sydney (Operations), USA, UK, Germany, China, Malaysia, Japan, Brazil, India, Chile |
Key people | Michael Macknight (Director & Founder) Ian Clarke(CEO) Tony Macknight (Director, Co-Founder & Scientific Consultant) Stuart McLauchlan (Director) John Judge(Director) |
Products | PowerLab, LabChart, kuraCloud, Lt, LabTutor, LabAuthor, Scope, Chart, MacLab |
Website | http://www.adinstruments.com |
ADInstruments is an international company that produces
History
In 1985, the Physiology Department at New Zealand's
Michael and his father, Tony Macknight, created a company initially known as Analog Digital Instruments. Very soon, they formed a partnership with Boris Schlensky who bought in skills around manufacturing, marketing and distribution.
Two software packages were initially developed: Chart (chart-recorder software, now LabChart) and Scope (digital oscilloscope software), which provided software control of the recording unit as well as a range of display and analysis features:
- In 1988, business name was registered and the company began manufacturing Macintosh computer-based data acquisition systems for the life sciences researchmarket.
- In 1996 the company's first Windows compatible data acquisition system was released. The Windows compatible MacLab data acquisition systems were branded as PowerLab.
- In 2005 the LabTutor software for education was released.
- In 2015 the kuraCloud cloud based learning platform was released.
Sponsorship
The company provides grants, awards and sponsorship to students, researchers and educators in the life sciences industry:
Undergraduate
- The Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) presents awards to undergraduate neuroscience students.
- Prize for Human Structure and Function, for the highest aggregate mark in human structure and function subjects at the University of Newcastle(Australia).
- Zoology Prize, awarded annually to a student of Honours[8]
Educator
- The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Technology Innovation Grant[9]
- Progressive Educator Award[10]
- CRAWFLY Educator Scholarship Program[11]
Award nomination
In 2008 the company was nominated for two Life Science Industry Awards:[12]
- Best Sales Representative
- Most Knowledgeable Technical Support
References
- ^ JRA's Top 10 Best Place to work in 2009
- ^ JRA's Top 10 Best Place to work in 2010 Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kenexa/JRA Top 10 Best Place to work in 2011
- ^ Kenexa Top 10 Best Place to work in 2012
- ^ The Scientist Best Places to Work Industry 2012
- ^ Otago Daily Times news article
- ^ University of Otago Applied Science Industry Partner
- ^ UTAS Honors (Zoology) ADInstruments Prize
- ^ "NABT Technology and Innovation Grant". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ APS ADInstruments Macknight Progressive Educator Award
- ^ CRAWFLY Educator Scholarship Program
- ^ "Life Science Industry Awards". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-06-24.