- CELLSTAR-ALGORITHM.ORG
A novel segmentation algorithm dedicated to budding yeast
Automatic tracking of cells in time-lapse microscopy is required to investigate a multitude of biological questions. To limit manipulations during cell line preparation and phototoxicity during imaging, brightfield imaging is often considered. Since the segmentation and tracking of cells in brightfield images is considered to be a difficult and complex task, a number of software solutions have been already developed.
CellStar is one of such algorithms. It is optimized to segment and track images of budding yeast cells growing in monolayer (e.g. images from microfluidic chambers), however the algorithm can be also used to track other round objects (in brightfield as well as fluorescent images).
- TAXONIFY.ORG
A specie annotation tool for Deep Learning
Taxonify is a platform that expedites the process of species annotation for automated classification. It supports image browsing and annotation in a way that is optimal for taxonomists and their annotation workflow. Taxonify is free and open source - you can download, modify it and use it according to your needs!
It's currently used in the project Aquascope for annotation of phytoplankton and zooplankton images coming from automated underwater imaging cameras in lake Greinfensee (Switzerland). The software was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation project 310030L_182124 (Aquascope). You can check out more about Aquascope project on their website - www.aquascope.eawag.ch - Essential vision
Microscoft's Hololens tool for médecine
Essential Vision is application for visualization of time series 3D models and simulation results run on them. Application allows to share view with multiple users which makes it suitable for learning classes e.g. morphology class. It is dedicated for Hololens headset. Holoseries is free and open source - you can download, modify it and use it according to your needs!
It is a shared project between ETH Zurich and EXCITE.
- PrettyCity
The application enables you to remove cranes from any photo. Check out the app.
Original image
Cranes detection
Final results
EXAMPLES OF IMAGE ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES - LIFE SCIENCE
Other examples of our capabilities
Colony counting based on a Petri dish image
Segmentation of a central venous catheter removed from an asymptomatic patient
Segmentation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria
Monoclonal Antibodies Bound to HeLa Cells
Histopathology of a keratocystic odontogenic tumour. Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E)
Histopathology of a glomus tumor tumour. Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E)
Blood vessel segmentatation in retinal scan images
Bood cells segmentation
EXAMPLES OF IMAGE ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES - Other
Other examples of our capabilities
Carbon nanofibers obtained by electrospinning from a polymer percurson
Scanning an electron micrograph (SEM) of PLGA nanoparticles
Woodpile detection
A original image captured from NASA's World Wind software for water detection
Jellyfish detection at Monterey Bay, CA
Aircraft detection at the Newark Liberty International Airport
Showcase
Check out some of our projects (minus some details which have been removed due to NDAs)
Leica Biosystems
Microscopy, Image Processing, R&D
From our experience and research, we designed and developed an algorithm for nuclei segmentation in microscopy images which is now a key feature of Leica software. The following paper presents additional concepts not covered by the NDA.
A Robust Algorithm for Segmenting and Tracking Clustered Cells in Time-Lapse Fluorescent Microscopy (IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 2013).
European Space Agency
Image Processing, Cloud, R&D
Space debris refers to the increasing number of man-made objects orbiting Earth, such as obsolete satellites. As of July 2013, about 670,000 small items (1-10 cm in size) and 29,000 larger items were estimated to be in orbit. To help resolve this problem, we developed scalable image analysis algorithms that enable debris detection in images collected by telescopes.
Nvidia
GPU, R&D
Our team worked together with Nvidia R&D to develop applications of GPU units to Computational Fluid Dynamic simulations. We offer extensive knowledge of the design and of the pros and cons of current GPU units, along with their applicability to various domains.
Aeolus Robotics
Computer Vision, Machine Learning, R&D
We supported Aeolus Robotics by leading the development of a vision system that integrated with a revolutionary product they were developing. This system required competency in image analysis and computer vision, which our team provided. In addition, our teams also used recent Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning advancements to extend standard approaches.
connected business
MicroscopeIT spreads its ideas to dedicated spinoffs & other business entities
LifeFlow
Medical Diagnostics
LifeFlow specializes in cardiac diagnostics. Our team, which consists of bioengineers, cardiologists, and ICT professionals, has created an innovative, noninvasive method for identifying atherosclerosis via algorithms used in computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
We supported LifeFlow from its inception by providing consultation and an early prototype of a diagnostic tool.
MicroscopeIT's CSO is the co-founder of LifeFlow.
Vratis
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Vratis specializes in large-scale simulations of computational fluid dynamics and serves primarily as a consultation company.
MicroscopeIT's CSO&CEO are the co-founders of Vratis.
Histopixel
Deep Learning, Cloud Computing
Histopixel specializes in histopathological diagnostics. We apply state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to improve and accelerate the diagnosis of cancer through histopathological images.
We created a unique software for Histopixel that enables visualizing, annotating, and processing histopathological images. Cloud computations support bot deep learning techniques and the morphological analysis of data. The algorithm we proposed also reaches true positive rates of >84%, which is slightly above the level achieved by humans and was
a state-of-the-art accomplishment in 2016.Histopixel is a spinoff of MicroscopeIT.
Akimbo
Lower Silesia AI HUB
An organization centralizing AI efforts in Lower Silesia and promoting AI at the level of policymaking.
MicroscopeIT's CEO is a co-founder of Akimbo.ai and board member.
Cat-astrophe Games
Game Studio & Design Shop
An indie game studio created out of love for cats and computer games. CAG specializes in games featuring an engaging story and unique comic-inspired graphics. To develop games the studio uses its proprietary open-source 3D/2D Castle Game Engine.
MicroscopeIT's CEO is a co-founder of Catastrophe Games.
Tooploox
Software House
Tooploox (TPX) is a software development company (100+ devs) that provides state-of-the-art solutions for startups and enterprises. TPX focus on long-term partnerships and products that make people's lives better.
