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Essential features
Whole slide imaging has become increasingly adopted by pathologists as a tool to digitalize pathology
Major manufacturers of whole slide scanners and 2 of each of their representative products are listed as a resource for the pathology community
Manufacturers appear in alphabetical order (see Table of Contents above)
3DHISTECH is dedicated to providing clinical pathologists, researchers and universities with digital pathology solutions to facilitate quick and accurate diagnostics, support medical discoveries and foster education
High quality objectives, adapters and 12 MP camera with xenon flash illumination (up to 41x or 82x optical magnification and 0.242 or 0.121 μm/pixel resolution)
Double width slide compatibility with built in sensor to automatically detect slide type
AI based automated tissue detection for faster scanning
Compact design: small footprint (12 kg weight and 38 cm width)
Akoya Biosciences is a spatial biology company that offers the most comprehensive end to end solutions for high parameter tissue analysis from discovery through clinical and translational research, enabling the development of more precise therapies for immuno-oncology and other drug development applications
Multispectral imaging enables the identification and downstream quantification of multiple overlapping biomarkers (up to 8) without the interference of autofluorescence as the signals are unmixed from one another
Liquid crystal tunable filter (LCTF) technology generates unmixed, annotated regions of interest of up to 9 colors for deeper interrogation of biology
Generate unmixed whole slide scans at 40x magnification of up to 7 colors in about 20 minutes (15 x 15 mm region) for analysis of biology across the entire slide in a streamlined workflow and without selection bias
Digital whole slide scanning at 10 - 40x in brightfield or fluorescence
Enclosed system with built in touchless automation allows user to visualize, analyze, quantify and phenotype immune cells in situ with enhanced security and reliability
Integrated inForm and phenoptr tissue analysis software packages support configurable projects for biomarker quantification and spatial analysis
Image multiple markers (up to 6) with sample to data in 24 hours
Accurate and quantitative data removal of autofluorescence interference and reduced fluorescence crosstalk
High speed automated digital whole slide scanning from 10x to 40x in brightfield or fluorescence
Scalable solution - easily integrate with PhenoCycler (formerly CODEX) to access high plex solutions
Integrated inForm® and phenoptrReports tissue analysis software packages support configurable projects for biomarker quantification and spatial analysis
Bionovation Biotech Inc. is aimed at using a significant technological innovation to improve digital imaging in pathology with high speed, high magnification microscope scanners for hematology, microbiology and cytology and complete AI tools that enable the user to annotate and train AI apps by themselves and copyright them
Grundium enables easy remote imaging for customers, ranging from individual clinics and hospitals to health systems all the way to enterprises providing laboratory services
Small footprint, high precision and affordable Ocus® microscope scanners are equally practical in various fields of microscopy, such as pathology, AI diagnosis, marine sciences, environmental research, geology and material sciences
Comparable magnification of 20x; long 5 μm depth of field, continuous autofocus and Z stacking of up to 5 layers reveal sharp details even in less than perfect samples
Small footprint (18 x 18 x 19 cm); lightweight (3.5 kg)
Scan time of a 15 x 15 mm sample is ~60 seconds
Easy to use, with 15 minutes of training
Fits a variety of workflow, supports all key file formats
Pairs with any device with internet connection (computer, laptop, tablet)
Ocus®20 main features and key applications
Ocus®20 versus Ocus®40 microscope scanners comparison
KFBIO is devoted to providing the most complete and suitable end to end digital pathology solutions for different customers, including digital pathology equipment, software and AI products
The company's vision is to promote the development of digital pathology and make digital pathology benefit human beings
Scanning speed and capacity: 32 second scan speed (15 mm x 15 mm area at 40x); output 81 slides/hour at 40x; 450 slide capacity
No touch during scanning and continuous loading of the racks directly from the HistoCore Workstation (Stainer & Coverslipper)
Dedicated SAM (Scanner Administration Manager) server and software that allows the user to set up and monitor multiple Aperio GT 450s at a time; no more single workstations for each scanner
Automated IQ checks during each scan to ensure quality
99.5% accurate tissue finder that allows the user to adjust if needed
Mikroscan provides whole slide scanning systems for digital pathology and robotic microscopes for live, remote telemicroscopy
Mikroscan's vision is that every patient will receive the right diagnosis from the right expert at the right time, regardless of where they live in the world
Mikroscan is committed to partnering with the pathology community by providing technology enabled products and services that increase a pathologist's reach, remove barriers to workload efficiency and enable new discoveries
Capacity: 420 slides per day (15 x 15 mm specimen); load an entire case at once and view all slides live; scan or view 20 1 x 3" slides or 10 2 x 3" slides
Complete set of objectives - 2x, 4x, 10x, 20x and 40x - for true magnification (manual and automated focusing)
Capture and store individual and through focus regions of interest with Snapshots and Z Snaps
Morphle powers pathology labs, cancer hospitals and research institutes with AI enabled robotic plug and play whole slide scanners that guarantee superior image quality, quick scanning and cutting edge image analysis tools at competitive pricing
Slide capacity: 1, with / without / nondried coverslips, 1" x 3", thickness from 0.8 to 2 mm
Scan time: 150 - 250 secs with dense focus map and AI repair (15 x 15 mm)
Optics and camera: 0.22 microns/pixel at 40x with primary camera; Secondary Preview Camera for macroimaging and high power flash LED with custom condenser
Barcode support: all types supported, including linear type (example: CODE 39, CODE 128) and matrix (example: QR code, PDF417)
LIMS integration
Image storage: 2,000 - 3,000 scans stored in primary hard disk and autorolled out to local / cloud archival based on retention time for hot storage
Local: RAID 6 NAS based chained storage
Cloud: cold storage on Amazon Web Services, 10 cents per slide per year
Slide capacity: 6 slides batched at once with walkaway experience, with / without / nondried coverslips, 1” x 3” and 2” x 3”, thickness from 0.8 to 2 mm
Scan time: (15 x 15 mm) 90 secs with flash mode with 3 focus points; 150 - 250 secs with dense focus map and AI repair
Optics and camera: 0.22 microns/pixel at 40x with primary camera; Secondary Preview Camera for macroimaging and high power flash LED with custom condenser
Barcode support: all types supported, including linear type (example: CODE 39, CODE 128) and matrix (example: QR code, PDF417)
LIMS Integration
Image storage: 2,000 - 3,000 scans stored in primary hard disk and autorolled out to local / cloud archival based on retention time for hot storage
Local: RAID 6 NAS based chained storage
Cloud: cold storage on Amazon Web Services, 10 cents per slide per year
Motic Digital Pathology addresses the growing global pathology care gap by making digital medicine approachable for hospitals, labs and doctors everywhere
Motic promotes adoption of telepathology through innovative, cost effective solutions developed directly in conjunction with partner pathologists
With direct manufacturing and 24/7 service and support, Motic's scanners and software drive faster, more reliable and more efficient work in healthcare, research and education
Nikon Microscope Solutions unit is a part of the Nikon Healthcare Business Division of the Nikon Group of companies
The Microscope Solutions unit is focused on serving customers in research, biotech / pharma, the clinical laboratory and education with industry leading microscope based imaging solutions
Objective Imaging is the market leading provider of automated digital microscopes for use in digital pathology and remote diagnostic applications
Objective Imaging specializes in whole slide scanning with its TurboScan™ scanning engine to provide an effective, reliable and affordable tool for the rapid acquisition of whole slide images from standard glass microscope slides
Focused on delivering fully integrated digital pathology solutions that maximize quality, efficiency, affordability and throughput of customers' pathology labs, OptraSCAN provides a complete whole slide image solution system via an on demand, pay per use program to make digital pathology accessible to all
Philips offers tools and resources for every stage of the pathology process, for a comprehensive, end to end experience that allows the user to digitize workflow, unify patient data, connect the teams with a scalable solution and gain new insights through real time collaboration
Slides scanned at the equivalence of 40 times magnification (0.25 μm/pixel)
Scanner capacity: up to 60 slides per hour for a slide with 15 x 15 mm tissue size; slide capacity of 300 slides that can be continuously loaded
Automated operation supported by numerous algorithms for detection of tissue, barcode and coverslip as well as continuous autofocusing algorithms used during scanning
Multisite harmonization and security: a virtual network made up of multiple laboratories, allowing the user to connect the team with a scalable solution and sharing histology data across an organization
Real time collaboration: slide viewing with colleagues simultaneously in a manner that mimics a multiheaded microscope and with shared control of the screen
Slides scanned at the equivalence of 40 times magnification (0.25 μm/pixel)
Scanner capacity: 20 slides that can be continuously loaded
Automated operation supported by numerous algorithms for detection of tissue, barcode and coverslip as well as continuous autofocusing algorithms used during scanning
Multisite harmonization and security: a virtual network made up of multiple laboratories, allowing the user to connect the team with a scalable solution and sharing histology data across an organization
Real time collaboration: slide viewing with colleagues simultaneously in a manner that mimics a multiheaded microscope and with shared control of the screen
Pramana, Inc is a new health technology company from nference that enables digital transformation for next generation pathology at medical centers and pathology labs
Pramana offers a first in class digital pathology as a service (DPaaS) solution by providing a turnkey service offering with cutting edge whole slide imaging systems and a scalable software platform for clinical workflows
Pramana is a gateway for pathologists to utilize AI enabled decision support leveraging applications developed by nference and other healthcare technology companies
Live, Instant Scan and Slide Scan modes allow the user to directly work on the sample, perform various analyses and scan the slides for documentation and future viewing
10 second dual sample image overview picture
1x - 850x zoom and live stitching with interchangeable objectives
Unique solution for oil immersion, whole slide scanning and complete solution for digital microscopy
Scan entire slides and selected regions of interest with air and oil lenses up to 100x
View specimen on glass slides in high magnification in 3 different modes (Live, InstantScan, Scan and digitize specimen [whole slide image] on glass slides for documentation and further examinations)
Cloud storage and image analysis: cloud solutions, virtual classrooms and powerful image analysis tools
For various applications as in hematology or oncology research
Live remote control from anywhere while collaborating with colleagues
Scopio harnesses the power of computational photography and AI to image and analyze the morphology of cells at a large scale, expediting access to life saving treatments and improved patient outcomes
Visiopharm® is a world leader in AI driven digital precision pathology software
Visiopharm's pioneering image analysis tools support thousands of scientists, pathologists and image analysis experts in both academic institutions and the biopharmaceutical industry
