Electron microscopy subsampling and inpainting software developer SenseAI, has announced a partnership with ConnectomX, the manufacturer of katana microtome, an innovative microtome device that can transform any SEM into a volume SEM.
The partnership will combine the high-volume SEM capabilities of ConnectomX with the superfast, low-dose inpainting methodologies from SenseAI.
SenseAI, a spinout from the University of Liverpool, uses AI workflows to generate images faster with significantly reduced beam damage and up to 100x less data. Most importantly, there is no loss of integrity of the images.
katana microtone is a device that converts a standard SEM into a volume SEM for serial block-face imaging. It features a diamond knife that slices sample layers as thin as tens of nanometers with incredible precision.
“Combining our two cutting edge technologies is producing some really exciting results. The SenseAI software is able to process the volumes created by ConnectomX in minutes, rather than days or weeks. And because of the low-dose used by SenseAI, we are able to preserve the samples from beam damage. This leads to an accelerated data collection workflow with less errors and higher repeatability.” said Dan Somers, CEO of SenseAI.
“We’re delighted to partner with SenseAI. Customers are looking for increased performance from serial block-face solutions, in terms of increased speed, thinner slices, and better imaging quality. Our combined technologies provide a world-leading capability that we are excited to provide” said Cheng Cheng, CEO of ConnectomX.
