Belfast, Northern Ireland, 01 October, 2014 Bitplane, an Oxford Instruments company and microDimensions today announce a partnership to bring Voloom, from microDimensions, to the wider life sciences market via the Bitplane sales channels.
Voloom is an intuitive and automated software solution for the alignment and reconstruction of whole slide scanner images (and other series of 2D images) of any size. Voloom enables the examination of tissue slices as a 3D volume thus revolutionizing the way users of whole slide imaging devices can see and interact with the entire 3D sample. Imaris natively reads Voloom output and can determine a number of key parameters (i.e. volume, shape, surface structure and many more quantitative measures).
The combination of Voloom and Imaris enables researchers who typically work with 2D serial sections (e.g. automated whole slide scanner or conventional microtome+microscope users) to complete quantitative analyses on 3D volumes. Initially both bright-field and fluorescence data are supported but in the mid term more imaging modalities will be added to the workflow.
Luciano Lucas, Bitplane Product Manager said, “Voloom’s speed and automation is remarkable. This tool, in combination with Imaris’ quantitative features, will greatly enhance the range of applications whole slide scanner users can complete. In addition, Voloom is a great way to convert classical 2D serial sections into 3D data blocks which Imaris can read and work with.”
Andreas Keil, microDimensions Product Manager, “Imaris is the de-facto standard for analysing 3-dimensional microscopic data. Therefore, it is the natural tool for advanced post-processing and analysis of 3D volumes that were reconstructed using Voloom. Bringing together Imaris and Voloom will open up new opportunities for the microscopy imaging community when analysing stacks of fluorescence and bright-field scans.”
For more information on Voloom or Imaris, visit www.bitplane.com.
Enquiries:
For further information please contact Victoria Gault on +44 (0)28 9023 7126, email info@bitplane.com, or visit http://www.bitplane.com.
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About Bitplane
Bitplane is the world’s leading Interactive Microscopy Image analysis software company. Bitplane was founded in 1992 and serves customers in 29 countries with direct representation and through partner organizations. Worldwide there are over 2000 research sites with more than 10,000 active users using Imaris routinely, resulting in a large number of peer-reviewed scientific publications primarily in the field of Neurosciences, Cell Biology, Immunology and Developmental Biology. Through constant innovation and a clear focus on 3D and 4D image visualisation, analysis and interpretation, Bitplane actively shapes the way scientists process microscopy images. In 2009, Bitplane joined Andor Technology, a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems.
About Oxford Instruments plc
Oxford Instruments designs, supplies and supports high-technology tools and systems with a focus on research and industrial applications. Innovation has been the driving force behind Oxford Instruments’ growth and success for over 50 years, and its strategy is to effect the successful commercialisation of these ideas by bringing them to market in a timely and customer-focused fashion.
The first technology business to be spun out from Oxford University, Oxford Instruments is now a global company with over 2300 staff worldwide and is listed on the FTSE250 index of the London Stock Exchange (OXIG). Its objective is to be the leading provider of new generation tools and systems for the research and industrial sectors with a focus on nanotechnology. Its key market sectors include nano-fabrication and nano-materials. The company’s strategy is to expand the business into the life sciences arena, where nanotechnology and biotechnology intersect.
This involves the combination of core technologies in areas such as low temperature, high magnetic field and ultra high vacuum environments; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; x-ray, electron, laser and optical based metrology; atomic force microscopy; optical imaging; advanced growth, deposition and etching.
Oxford Instruments aims to pursue responsible development and deeper understanding of our world through science and technology. Its products, expertise, and ideas address global issues such as energy, environment, security and health.
About microDimensions
microDimensions was founded as a high-tech spin-off of Technische Universität München, Germany in 2011. In its early days, microDimensions formed an interdisciplinary team with a deep understanding of computer science and medical imaging. It is supported by an advisory board of internationally renowned experts in the field of digital pathology. Within the first six months microDimensions’ development team finished the first product, a software for the accurate 3D reconstruction of serial histology sections. With its lean user interface and efficient algorithms to process huge data sets, the solution quickly found its route to market and continuously attracts pathologists working in the field of pharmaceutical, biotechnological, and basic biomedical research.
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