LOMO PLC won two tenders on supplying microscopes to the republic of Kazakhstan.
   In accordance with terms of the first tender LOMO has to supply batch of luminescent microscopes "MICMED-2 version 12" during the month for purposes of the Health Ministry of Kazakhstan on the sum about 1,5 million roubles. Police authorities of the republic also will get production of LOMO. Having won the second tender the St. Petersburg optical firm will deliver in the Middle Asia two new criminological microscopes MSK-3.
   On June 8 LOMO is going to take part in two more tenders, which will pass in the republic Kazakhstan. The company will struggle for the right to realize supplying of luminescent and biological microscopes on the total sum about 3,5 million roubles.
   We remind, that today microscopy at LOMO is one of the most important directions of civil production. The St. Petersburg firm designs and manufactures microscopes regularly, which intended for various purposes - from simple biological to unique metallographic and surgical microscopes. In 2004-2005 it is planned to begin producing of new generation of theses devices.  MSK-3, by the way, is one of such instruments - the first regular samples of which were made in December 2003.