1988 - 2008: 20 Years of Innovation

Welcome to our celebration.

ADInstruments and PowerLab have come a long way since 1988. We wouldn't be here without your support, and we're determined to thank the life science community by making 2008 our most innovative year yet.

Throughout 2008 we'll be releasing new products, running promotions and telling you more about how PowerLab data acquisition systems make a difference in life science research and education.

Message from our Chairman

For history enthusiasts, the ADInstruments History page provides a tale of our beginnings.

What to Expect from ADInstruments in 2008:

Software: Charting a New Course

• LabChart 6 - A new name, look and set of features for your data acquisition and analysis software
• LabChart Reader - A new addition to our software range that will make it easier than ever before to share your data with your peers
• LabAuthor - A new tool for educators that will empower you to completely customize LabTutor experiments to suit your classroom

Hardware: On the Move

• More PowerLab compatible instruments and accessories from some of life science's most respected suppliers

Promotions: 20 Years of Innovation, 20 Years of Value

• Regular giveaways designed especially for PowerLab users

Bookmark this section, and check back regularly for more details about current events and offers. This section will be updated on a monthly basis.

LabChart Platinum Draw
Register for a LabChart and/or PowerLab demonstration and enter the draw for one iPod Touch given away at random every month, as well as the major prize of a PowerLab 8/30 System with LabChart Pro and a Laptop, drawn at the end of the year.

LabChart Reader USB Flash Drive Draw
Download LabChart Reader and enter a draw for one of twenty 1GB Flash Drives given away at random every month.

LabChart Favorite Features iPod Shuffle Draw
Tell us about your favorite Chart or LabChart feature and enter a draw for one of two iPod Shuffles given away at random every month.

Education Experiment iPod Touch Draw
Submit an education experiment you have created using Chart or LabChart and go into a draw for an iPod Touch.

This page is dedicated to the latest 20th Anniversary news, draw announcements and product release news. Bookmark this page and check regularly for the latest news.

We'd like to highlight some of the research and education endeavours our customers are undertaking. After all, it is our customers that have supported us through the last twenty years. Plus, each User in Focus story is an interesting read. Enjoy.

Biopharmaceutical Company Founder Dr. Kengatharan, PowerLab User Since 1993 (01 August 2008)

Dr. M. (Ken) Kengatharan, co-founder of South San Francisco based biopharmaceutical company, Athenagen, Inc (later re-named CoMentis, Inc) has been using PowerLab systems to advance his research for 15 years. During this time he has progressed from being a doctoral student to becoming Vice President, Translational Research and Scientific Affairs at CoMentis.

PowerLab provides 20 Years of Savings at Wollongong University (02 July 2008)

In 1988 several scientists at the University of Wollongong pioneered the use of a compact, inexpensive computer-based data acquisition and analysis system that had been developed by the newly-established company, ADInstruments. Twenty years later, and educators at Wollongong continue to use PowerLab across five different courses in a range of applications.

Teaching Students & Educators at West Chester (12 June 2008)

As the North American summer vacation begins, the educators at West Chester University in Pennsylvania are using their break from teaching 400 students with PowerLab to share curriculum and experiment ideas with life science educators from institutions across the country.

Fish Physiology and Climate Change Takes PowerLab to Antarctica (06 May 2008)

In 2007, the effect of climate change on notothenioid fish prompted researchers from New Zealand and Sweden to pack up their PowerLab systems and travel to the Scott Base in Antarctica. The researchers investigated how a rise in water temperature affects the cardiovascular and respiratory physiology of the borch.

Teaching First Year Physiology with LabTutor (01 April 2008)

LabTutor software has been one of our most innovative developments for life science teaching. Learn how the University of Otago and the University of Western Sydney are using LabTutor to enhance introductory physiology courses during the first year of health science and medicine degrees.

International Space Station Astronauts Connect to PowerLab for Cardiovascular Research (27 February 2008)

Read about a group of Canadian researchers using PowerLab to investigate how life on the International Space Station affects astronauts' cardiovascular and cerebrovascular physiology.

If you're a fan of history, then this page is for you. Read about the birth of the company, product development timelines, and view some interesting images from way back then.