As a leading supplier of accessories for microscopy, Agar Scientific has built a strong and loyal customer base. The Electron Microscopy Laboratory at the University of Reading has worked closely with Agar for a number of years.
The Electron Microscopy Laboratory is a central facility for the University of Reading, housing 2 SEMs, 2 TEMs and a comprehensive suite of specimen preparation equipment. There are users from the departments of Chemistry, Pharmacy, Food Biosciences, Biological Sciences, Systems Engineering, Geography and Archaeology working on a wide range of projects, from the structure of viruses to the chemical composition of ancient artefacts. The staff offers full training in operation, analysis and interpretation and work in partnership with research groups across the campus on specific projects in physical and life sciences. The Laboratory offers a full consultancy service for health, biosciences, food, chemical, medical, electronic, forensic and failure analysis, security, nanotechnology, polymer and materials across manufacturing industries as part of “looking at things differently.”
Dr Laura Felisari working with the FEI Quanta SEM at the EM Lab at the University of Reading
Describing their relationship with Agar, Manager of the EM Laboratory, Dr Peter Harris says “Agar is a “one-stop shop” which can provide almost everything we need for our EM facility. It is very convenient to be able to source what we need from a single supplier. We have used Agar since the Laboratory was set up 10 years ago. Agar has a great deal of expertise in all aspects of electron microscopy, and they respond quickly to our technical queries. Delivery times are usually very short.”