MetaSystems

MetaSystems was established in 1986 and has over thirty years of experience developing cutting-edge software solutions for automated, microscopy-based imaging. MetaSystems was first founded as a spin-off of Heidelberg University’s Institute of Physics.

Currently, more than 13,400 MetaSystems devices are enhancing imaging workflows worldwide. These devices are installed in over 2,800 laboratories across 103 countries. Appleton Woods is proud to be their UK distributor!

Metafer

Metafer is a software designed to operate microscopes and its accompanying hardware, capture digital images. It helps the user identify, categorise and count human or non-human cells – as well as other items in microscopic specimens.

Features:

Easily record up to 800 slides in a single session.
Make use of different contrasting techniques, such as phase contrast, brightfield, fluorescence, darkfield and more.
Connect and integrate various imaging jobs with ease and take advantage of an automated immersion oil dispenser.
Turn on barcode reading for specimen tracking and identification.
Utilise a variety of parameters to build up automated focusing appropriate to the characteristics of the specimen.
Examine every imaging result in a neatly arranged picture gallery.
With a single mouse click, relocate objects that have been recognised on the microscope.
Adapt workflows to your needs with a versatile classifier-based imaging strategy.

Ikaros

Ikaros is a software for the generation of karyograms with real-time microscope images from cultured and stained cell specimens in their metaphase. The labor-intensive manual processing of photographs is eliminated by transferring images of chromosome spreads from the microscope directly to a computer via image processing software.

Features:

Accommodate a diverse array of banding techniques currently in use.
Maintain an ongoing record of all processing steps and have unlimited access to the original pictures.
Seamless switching from one capture setting to another e.g. transition from brightfield to fluorescence and vice versa.
Colour mode – Effortlessly capture images with a single click, using up to 12 colour channels. This removes the need for time-consuming processing in a dark room.
Deep Neural Networks (DNN) – Chromosome separation in unprocessed metaphase images facilitated by DNN technology, with the goal of minimizing the need for manual intervention.