Perceptive Instruments - A Brief History

2009

June: Perceptive Instruments release the Ames Archive Manager, the latest addition to a suite of software for regulatory Ames testing.

2008

June: Perceptive expand our ISO 9001:2008 accreditation to incorporate ISO 90003:2004.

January: Perceptive achieve global record sales for Comet assay systems and colony counters for Ames assays.

2007

October: Ames Historical Controls program launched for managing historical data within an Ames Study manager database.

July: LMS appointed exclusive distibutor for Comet Assay systems in Japan.

2006

January: Official launch of the System Access Manager system for controlling user access to Perceptive Instruments software products

2005

December: Successfully reassessed to ISO 9001:2000 and TickIT by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance

March: Official launch of the Data Extractor for Comet Assay IV

2004

December: Official launch of Comet Assay IV system

2003

December: Complete rebuild of company website, offering more in-depth information.

September: Scope of ISO9001:2000 successfully extended to include design of Data Processing software.

September: Customer forum opens on website to help us provide the best possible ongoing support.

2002

December: Approved by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance to ISO 9001:2000 and TickIT issue 5.

October: Ames Study Manager software suite launched for conducting the Ames test.

June: Comet Assay III software launched.

2001

November: Launch of high resolution Sorcerer system for general purpose image analysis & colony counting.

2000

September: Launch of Sorcerer colony counting system with new design Petri-viewer.

1999

December: Approved by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance to ISO 9001 and TickIT.

1998

October: Unscheduled DNA synthesis scoring and data processing system developed.

August: Sorcerer automatic image analysis system launched to replace Domino.

1997

October: Custom morphometry systems supplied for fisheries research.

January: SpeckCheck 2 paper analysis system launched.

1996

December: Supplied customised system for screening vaccines against Meningitis.

1995

February: Relocation to larger premises at Steeple Bumpstead.

1994

December: First release of Comet Assay II software.

October: Supplied vision system for robotic colony picking station.

Sepember: Cardinal automatic colony counter launched.

1992

Sepember: Comet Assay I software added to Colourmorph for automatic analysis.

July: Special version of Domino supplied for automotive materials analysis.

February: Customised Domino system supplied for inhibition zone bioassays.

1990

December: Speck Check scanner based system for analysis of pulp and paper launched.

Sepember: Domino automatic image analysis and colony counting system introduced.

June: Colourmorph interactive image analysis system launched.

May: Perceptive Instruments Ltd formed to develop, manufacture and supply image analysis systems.