As a biologist with a focus on neuronal development of insects and the structure of sialic acid binding neuronal proteins in mammals, Heiko Gaethje gained first experience with widefield and confocal fluorescence microscopy and image processing of 3D data.

Heiko joined Olympus in 2004 as a web content manager in the Marketing and Communication team. Since 2008, he has worked as a microscopy trainer at the Olympus Academy and is responsible for the conception and introduction of digital learning tools. In addition, he supports and conducts microscopy training courses at the EMBL Heidelberg and the Zurich Winter School on Advanced Microscopy where he regularly answers questions related to image processing and image analysis.

I’m Takeo Ogama, a senior product and strategy planner and product manager for microscope cameras at Olympus. I have eight years’ experience working in the research and development department on various products – including cameras – and eight years of product planning, marketing and management experience. Before joining Olympus, obtained my master’s degree in neutrino physics from Osaka University in Japan.