Data management software for cellular imaging

PerkinElmer Inc. launched the Columbus 2.0 platform at the High Content Analysis East conference in Boston this week. The high content screening (HCS) data management software is designed for cellular imaging and analysis and provides a central repository to import, export, and manage cell image data. The latest edition has faster interfacing between images and data management and is fully web-enabled, meaning it can be used without installing software. One installation can serve an entire laboratory, department or even organization.

It is fully compliant with the Open Microscopy Environment (OME) and uses the OMERO server, developed by the OME, which enables it to support a wide range of file formats, allowing flexible, rapid and high performance analysis of images regardless of their origin. The software comes in two versions: Columbus Gallery, which provides data archiving, management, and visualization; and Columbus Conductor, which comes with the Gallery functions but also allows analyzing or reanalyzing of HCS data from PerkinElmer's Opera or Operetta imaging readers image data from other instruments using Acapella image analysis software.

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Microscopy for high content analysis

GE Healthcare has introduced the IN Cell Analyzer 2000 cell imaging system for high content analysis. Although this isn’t a traditional microscope, you’ll find a microscope inside the box. The system can handle a variety of experiments, acquiring images fast enough for screening applications while including tools for investigative microscopy. It can image organelles, cells, tissues, and whole organisms. Its ability to capture an entire well in one image makes it easier to catch rare events. The system includes objectives ranging from 2X-100X and six imaging restoration modes. A manual microscope mode lets you see the real time effects of adjusting settings, and a selected sample area can be quickly previewed at any available magnification before starting image acquisition. 
The instrument is being shown at the Society for Biomolecular Sciences 15th Annual Conference and Exhibition in Lille, France this week. 

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