11/05/2009

Applied Cytometry to sponsor the 1st Aberdeen Cytometry Meeting

Product Specialist Gillian Byrne to speak and showcase VenturiOne® Offline Data Analysis Software at two-day event, sponsored by Applied Cytometry

Applied Cytometry, a leader in flow cytometry data analysis, announced today that its Product Specialist, Gillian Byrne will speak at the inaugural Aberdeen Cytometry Meeting, to be held at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, Aberdeen on 19th – 20th May 2009. Representing Applied Cytometry, Gillian will showcase the company’s latest product at the two-day event, in a presentation entitled 'VenturiOne® Offline Data Analysis Software – Making Flow Faster; explore your data with VenturiOne®' at 10.05am on Wednesday 20th May

This 1st meeting in Aberdeen will focus on technologies and methods involving cytometry, including stem cell research microbiology cytometry, immunology, muliticolour cytometry, cell sorting, quantum dot technology and data analysis tools. Following an overview of therapeutic treatments using flow cytometry on the first day of the conference, Gillian will speak on the second day of the event, which will focus on the 'Tools and Tips for FACS Acquisitions and Analysis'.

During the presentation, Gillian will give an overview of Applied Cytometry, its pedigree, capabilities and products, demonstrating the latest version of flow cytometry data analysis software, VenturiOne® v3. Designed to handle very large amounts of data generated, the software can analyse up to 400 files concurrently in less than ten seconds and produces significantly enhanced reports. Its inherent simplicity of set-up means VenturiOne® manages the vast majority of a laboratory's routine workload, making it ideal for both large and small scale, in-depth research projects.

Commenting on the event, Dr. Tracey Long, Marketing Manager at Applied Cytometry, said: "We are delighted to support the 1st Aberdeen Cytometry Meeting – it is fantastic to have so many specialists in their field brought together into one place. Applied Cytometry has over 15 years of experience in cytometry and we are delighted to be able to share our tools and tips as this field continues to expand and gain further recognition".

To find out more about the event and to register, contact Dr Raif Yücel & Linda Duncan, Flow Cytometry Facility: raif.yucel@abdn.ac.uk & l.duncan@abdn.ac.uk.

16/04/2009

Applied Cytometry sponsors Ireland’s first major stem cell meeting at the Human Pluripotent Stem Cells symposium

Company continues stem cell research commitment at the international three day event

Applied Cytometry, a leader in flow cytometry data analysis, will attend the Human Pluripotent Stem Cells symposium, the first ever major stem cell event to be held in Ireland. The three day event, held at the Croke Park Conference Centre in Dublin from 22nd – 24th April, will discuss both basic and therapeutic applications of human pluripotent stem cells and their differentiated derivatives and brings together an impressive list of international speakers in this focused and rapidly expanding area of medical science.

The event covers a number of key topics around pluripotent stem cells, to include epigenetic and reprogramming mechanisms underpinning derivation, maintenance and differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells. The emergence of human pluripotent stem cells as a platform for generating large quantities of disease-specific material will also be discussed, focusing specifically on two applications: disease modeling and drug screening.

Flow cytometry represents a powerful tool in stem cell research allowing simultaneous sorting of numerous parameters including multiple markers, generating greater amounts of data than ever before and so demanding increasingly capable analysis software. Applied Cytometry recently launched its latest version of its VenturiOne® v3 flow cytometry data analysis software, specifically designed to handle vast amounts of data generated in for example stem cell research. The software can analyse up to 400 files concurrently in less than ten seconds and in addition to rapid batch analysis, VenturiOne v3 also produces significantly enhanced reports, generated from within the software itself. Furthermore, its inherent flexibility and simplicity of set-up means VenturiOne manages the vast majority of a laboratory's routine workload.

Commenting on this event, Dr Tracey Long, Marketing Manager at Applied Cytometry, said: "We are delighted to be attending the Human Pluripotent Stem Cells symposium this year. As flow cytometers continue to push boundaries in terms of their capabilities, software that can analyse vast amounts of data is essential. Stem cell research is one of the areas truly able to benefit from these increased technological advances and VenturiOne® v3 revolutionises the analysis".

To find out more about the event and to register visit abcam.

01/04/2009

Applied Cytometry showcases flow cytometry data analysis software at UKNSCN

Company one of 'key sponsors' at the annual event

Applied Cytometry, a leader in flow cytometry data analysis, is one of the key sponsors and exhibitors at this year’s UK National Stem Cell Network's (UKNSCN) scientific annual conference. Now in its second year the conference, a celebration of the latest in UK stem cell science will take place on 6th – 8th April 2009 at the University of Oxford Examination Schools, Oxford, UK.

Applied Cytometry will showcase its latest version of its VenturiOne® v3 flow cytometry data analysis software at the three-day event. The software can analyse up to 400 files concurrently in less than ten seconds. In addition to this rapid batch analysis, VenturiOne v3 also produces significantly enhanced reports, generated from within the software itself. This ability to handle high volume data makes the new version of VenturiOne ideal for analysing data generated from multiple 96-well formats, right up to 384 well plates. Furthermore, its inherent flexibility and simplicity of set-up means it can handle the vast majority of a laboratory’s routine workload.

Commenting on sponsorship of the event, Dr Tracey Long, Marketing Manager at Applied Cytometry, said: "We are proud to support the UK National Stem Cell Network at its annual conference. The popularity of this year’s event is testament to the high quality of research within the UK and our commitment to developing software to push back the boundaries in flow cytometry is in keeping with this".

Applied Cytometry will be located in the north school throughout the conference.

To find out more about the vents and to register, visit http://www.uknscn.org/meetings/meetings09.html.

02/18/2009

Applied Cytometry seminar at London Research Institute

Wednesday 25th February 2009, 17:00
London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, 44 Lincoln’s Inns Fields, London

Applied Cytometry announces that a seminar on the capabilities of the VenturiOne® flow cytometry data analysis software is to be held at the London Research Institute. This informal seminar will include a demonstration of the VenturiOne® version 3 software, providing delegates with an insight into this revolutionary new software and an opportunity to witness its speed and simplicity. The event will be hosted by Derek Davies in association with FlowCytometryUK. This is an open seminar and anyone interested in attending or receiving further information should email derek.davies@cancer.org.uk or info@appliedcytometry.com.

01/12/2009

Press Release

Up to 400 files analysed in under 10 seconds
Batch analysis mode makes new flow cytometry software even more powerful

Using the latest version of VenturiOne® flow cytometry data analysis software, up to 400 files can be fully analysed concurrently in less than ten seconds. This speed is a direct result of the patent pending multi-processor technology that lies at the heart of Applied Cytometry’s VenturiOne concept.

In addition to performing such rapid batch analyses, VenturiOne v3 also produces significantly enhanced reports, generated from within the software itself.

Being able to handle up to 400 files at one time makes the new version of VenturiOne ideal for analysing data generated from multiple 96-well formats, right up to 384 well plates. Furthermore, its inherent flexibility and simplicity of set-up means it can handle the vast majority of a laboratory’s routine workload.

As standard, the new software works in background calculation mode, which means that files are analysed as soon as they are selected. This considerably speeds up the time to result whilst removing the need to select all the required files before each run commences. However, when larger data files need to be analysed, for example in rare event detection, the background mode can be switched off. This allows files to be analysed sequentially, thereby avoiding any delays in reporting. There is also scope to modify protocols on the fly.

The sheer speed of VenturiOne v3 means users now have the time to perform numerous ‘what if’ analyses on their data to help them identify classifier populations and outcomes they would otherwise have missed had they relied on standard flow cytometry analysis protocols, running on slower software packages.

Once the data has been analysed, it can be presented in easy-to-interpret graphics using the newly enhanced report capabilities of VenturiOne v3. Since these are incorporated into the new software, there is no need to export the data to a standalone reporting package. In designing the report generation, Applied Cytometry’s programmers have ensured it is highly intuitive and easy to learn by anyone used to modern office tools.

Commenting on the launch of version 3, Dr Tracey Long, Marketing Manager for Applied Cytometry, said, "The performance of the latest version of VenturiOne underlines the inherent superiority of our patent pending multi-processor technology. In addition, the introduction of batch analysis and the improved reporting capabilities shows our total commitment to developing software that pushes back the boundaries in flow cytometry data analysis and helps users get the most out of modern flow cytometers and labelling techniques."

Applied Cytometry plans to continue to enhance its VenturiOne software, and all users will receive free upgrades introduced within 12 months of purchase.

11/06/2008

Competition for a year’s full license for VenturiOne®
software – winner announced

Many congratulations to Larry Arnold, Professor at the University of North Carolina who is the winner of the competition.
The draw took place on 6th June 2008 and the winner has been notified.

19/05/2008

Press Release

Data Analysis Software Combines Ease With Speed
Applied Cytometry launches VenturiOneTM, revolutionary flow cytometry software

The ease and speed with which flow cytometry data can be analysed has been vastly improved thanks to Applied Cytometry’s revolutionary VenturiOne® software launched today at ISAC, the International Society for Analytical Cytology Congress 2008 in Budapest. With a simple Office 2007 based interface, the system is also remarkably user-friendly, requiring minimal training before researchers can exploit its full capability.

Faster processing means rare-event and multi-parameter analysis containing more than 10 million events in the data files, can be anlaysed up to 10 times faster, making them part of a routine workflow. VenturiOne’s capabilities also include the intuitive exporting of data for easy insertion into presentations and publications.

Viewing results with multiple parameters is also much simpler since faster processing speeds allows VenturiOne® to automatically plot every combination of parameters and present these on a preview screen in seconds. By simply selecting, dragging and dropping, graphs and interesting features can be selected for further analysis, such as data comparisons between samples or even DNA analysis.

Furthermore the hierarchical view of plots provides researchers with an instant view of their gating strategy; whilst with the snapshot overlay functionality comparative analysis of single parameter histograms can be performed.

Designed to take advantage of the new generation of 64-bit multi-core processors, VenturiOne® achieves its remarkable speeds by making maximum use of the available hardware on any PC running Windows Vista or XP.

The safety, accuracy and reliability of your results is assured. The entire VenturiOne® development process was ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485:2003 accredited, demonstrating that it has met the quality requirements that medical device buyers expect. Furthermore, VenturiOne® has been risk assessed in accordance with ISO 14971:2007 medical device standards.

Notes to editor The Cancer Institute at the University of Pittsburgh were awarded Honorary Recognition for their research in the field of rare event analysis utilising Applied Cytometry’s VenturiOne software, at the BIO IT World Awards 2008, announced on 29th April 2008. They were nominated in the Basic Research R&D category.

For more information contact Applied Cytometry:
Tel: +(0) 1909 566 982
Email: sales@appliedcytometry.com
Website: http://www.appliedcytometry.com/

For press information, Sarah Herrmann of De Facto Communications Ltd:
Tel: +44 (0) 207 861 3838
Fax: +44 (0) 207 861 3839
Email: s.herrmann@defacto.com

23/04/2008

Press Release

STarStation 3.0 supports high sensitivity assays +/- magnetic beads.
Applied Cytometry launches Version 3.0 of its data analysis and control software for Luminex® xMAP systems.

Applied Cytometry has released new control software for Luminex® 100™ and 200™ multiplex assay detection systems that allow users of the Luminex® MagPlex microsphere range to speed up assay preparation by switching to magnetic, rather than vacuum, separation of the microspheres.

STarStation 3.0 also includes automated maintenance and calibration scripts for the MagPlex range, further streamlining the bioassay process. Working with high sensitivity reagent kits is also made simpler with the incorporation of a ‘one click’ option for increasing the Luminex® LX100TM or LX200TM RP1 voltage.

Just like earlier versions, V3 controls Luminex® 100™ and 200™ data acquisition and preliminary analysis through a user interface with just four tabs: Worklist creation; Data Acquisition; Analysis; and Reports. In addition to setting up and running the assay, the software can also provide users with a first look at their data by presenting clear and easy to use graphs and reports.

For more information contact Applied Cytometry:
Tel: +(0) 1909 566 982
Email: sales@appliedcytometry.com
Website: http://www.appliedcytometry.com/

For press information, Sarah Herrmann of De Facto Communications Ltd:
Tel: +44 (0) 207 861 3838
Fax: +44 (0) 207 861 3839
Email: s.herrmann@defacto.com

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