Versatile image analysis algorithm allows scientists performing drug discovery and basic science research to analyse a broad variety of cell-based assays very rapidly
Cellomics has announced the release of a new image analysis software module called the Spot Detector BioApplication.
This image analysis software module is designed to work with Cellomics's HCS instruments.
In addition, Cellomics also announced the release of a new rental plan for accessing BioApplication modules called the CellSelectRental Plan.
This new plan provides additional flexibility for scientists developing high-content assays.
The Spot Detector BioApplication is a versatile image analysis algorithm that allows scientists performing drug discovery and basic science research to analyse a broad variety of cell-based assays very rapidly.
This new BioApplication combines advanced object selection, sophisticated processing, and other features into a streamlined assay that allows researchers to scan and analyse a 96-well plate in as little as five minutes.
This BioApplication is flexible and fast, says Cellomics, and can perform assays such as mitotic index, cell proliferation and viability, and receptor internalization. Spot Detector is ideally suited for detecting activation of GPCRs.
"Using Spot Detector to analyse GPCRs on the ArrayScan VTI, we can screen over 20,000 wells a day," said Jeffrey Haskins, VP of technology and product development at Cellomics.
The Spot Detector BioApplication is available for ArrayScan HCS reader versions 3.1 and 4.0 as well as the new ArrayScan VTI HCS reader.
The CellSelect Rental Plan allows Cellomics's customers to rent BioApplication software modules on an as-needed basis, at a significantly reduced first-year cost compared to purchasing the modules.
This plan gives customers the budgetary flexibility and scientific tools they need for efficient utilisation of HCS resources.
"The rental plan will benefit our new customers by reducing the initial investment required for HCS, and current customers will also benefit from the ability to access our latest BioApplication software at a fixed monthly cost," stated Sarah Burroughs Tencza, product manager for bioapplications at Cellomics.
