Abstract: A microscope stage is movably mounted to a base and is movable relative to the base by two separate drive units on separate rail systems situated at an angle relative to one another. The drive units are mechanically isolated from one another and one of the drive units uses a belt drive.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for moving a microscope (100) stage, which device (10) has a first and second rail system (16a, 16b), and has a microscope stage (12) that may be moveably fixed to a first base (14) with the first and second rail systems (16a, 16b), furthermore, it contains: —a first drive unit (20a) for moving the stage (12) along the first rail system (16a), connected to the stage (12) via a first drive connection, and —a second drive unit (20b) for moving the stage (12) along a second rail system (16b) positioned at an angle to the first rail system (16a), connected to the stage (12) via a second drive connection, the essence of which is that the first drive unit (20a) is arranged on a second base (15) that is mechanically isolated from the first base (14), and the first drive connection is provided as a belt drive.