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BioEMTalks: ConnectomX and the Katana Microtome — Precision Engineering for Serial Block-Face Imaging

An overview of ConnectomX's Katana microtome and the key technological innovations driving nanoscale precision in serial block-face imaging, presented at BioEMTalks.

ConnectomX Team17 Mar 2026

Research1 min read

Integration of katana microtome with JEOL Field Emission Microscope

Eudri Venter from JEOL UK presented JEOL's advanced scanning electron microscopy solutions for life sciences, specifically volume electron microscopy at the vEM Technology Forum 2025. Software...

ConnectomX Team21 Sept 2025

Research1 min read

Serial Block-face Imaging and EDS Elemental Mapping

This talk by James Thompson from University of Southampton presented at the vEM Technology Forum 2025 discusses the capabilities of this system combining both serial block face-imaging and...

ConnectomX Team21 Sept 2025

Research6 min read

An Integrated Solution for the Complete Serial Block-Face Scanning Electron Microscopy Workflow: From Image Acquisition to Data Processing

Techniques of volume electron microscopy (EM) have become a strong asset in scientific arsenal when three-dimensional (3D) ultrastructure of biological samples is to be examined. Serial block-face...

ConnectomX Team15 Sept 2025

Research2 min read

Enhancing FIB-SEM with katana microtome. A Correlative EM Workflow with FIB, SBF and Light Microscopy

Through BBSRC Facility Access Funding for Bioscience Partnerships, a collaboration between the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Central Laser Facility (CLF), and ConnectomX has developed an...

ConnectomX Team23 May 2025

Tutorials13 min read

SBF-SEM Sample Preparation Guide

An overview of common SBF-SEM sample preparation recipes

ConnectomX Team17 Dec 2024

Research3 min read

Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry in Combination with 3D SEM Facilitates the Identification and Segmentation of Cells and Organelles

3D SEM data collected using SBFSEM or array tomography provides ultrastructural information across large volumes of cells and tissues at high resolution. A significant bottleneck in data analysis is...

ConnectomX Team29 Oct 2024

Industry News1 min read

ConnectomX Serial Block Face Sectioning for SEM @ M&M 2024

Interviewed by Instructinate at M&M 2024

ConnectomX Team13 Aug 2024

Industry News2 min read

ConnectomX Partners with SenseAI

ConnectomX Team8 Aug 2024

Industry News1 min read

ConnectomX Katana Ultramicrotome for SEM - M&M 2023 Vendor Interview

Interviewed by Instructinate at M&M2023

ConnectomX Team22 Sept 2023

Research3 min read

Serial Block-Face SEM for Life Science

Understanding the 3D ultrastructure of cells, tissues and organelles is essential for unravelling fundamental biological processes, explaining disease mechanisms and advancing treatment strategies,...

ConnectomX Team26 Aug 2023

Research4 min read

Serial Block-Face SEM for Materials Science

Extend Materials Science into the next dimension

ConnectomX Team20 Jun 2023