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LI-COR, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryResearch / Design / Manufacturing
Founded1971
HeadquartersLincoln, NE, U.S.A.
Key people
William Biggs, Founder, Thomas Reslewic, CEO
ProductsScientific Instruments, Measurement Systems and Software for Biological and Environmental Research
WebsiteLI-COR website

LI-COR Biosciences is an international biotech company which designs, manufactures, and markets instruments, measurement systems, and software for biological and environmental research, and develops relevant measurement methodologies and techniques.[1]

Origins and history

LI-COR Biosciences was a privately held company based in Lincoln, Nebraska, until its acquisition by Battery Ventures in 2021.[2] It was founded in 1971 under the name Lambda Instruments Corporation. The name was shortened to LI-COR, Inc., in 1978.

Products and Applications

Biotechnology

A LI-COR LI-7500 and sonic anemometer on an eddy covariance flux monitoring platform.
The LI-7500 (right) is used to measure CO2 and H2O concentrations.

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DNA analysis. Primary applications include cancer research,[3] drug discovery,[4] genomics research,[5]
neuroscience, cell biology, and education.

Environmental

LI-COR environmental instruments and software are used for

natural sciences
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Scientific contributions and recognition

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.

Researchers affiliated with micrometeorological networks around the world use LI-COR

FluxNet
and regional networks such as AmeriFlux, ICOS and AsiaFlux.

In 2010, the editors of R&D Magazine selected the LI-7700 Open Path CH4 Analyzer for an R&D 100 Award.[12]

In 2013, the historic benchmark of increase in CO2 concentrations at 400 ppm was reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration using LI-7000 Closed Path CO2/H2O gas analyzer.[13]

The LI-6400/6400XT Portable

Photosynthesis System is the most frequently cited photosynthesis system in peer-reviewed scientific literature.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lincoln-based Li-Cor keeps evolving after 45 years as a leader in biosciences". Omaha World Herald. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  2. ^ "Battery Ventures Acquires Analytical-Instrumentation Pioneer LI-COR Biosciences". Business Wire. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
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  12. ^ "Keeping tabs on methane | R&D; Mag". Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  13. ^ "LI-COR instruments established historic climate news". Lincoln Journal Star. 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  14. ^ "Physiological and Genetics Section Announcement". Botany.org. 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
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