Oxford, August 8th, 2024
ConnectomX, the manufacturer of the katana microtome, has announced a partnership with SenseAI, a leading developer of electron microscopy subsampling and inpainting software. This partnership combines ConnectomX's high-volume SEM capabilities with the innovative, low-dose inpainting methodologies developed by SenseAI. ConnectomX's katana microtome transforms standard SEMs into volume SEMs, enabling serial block-face imaging. With its diamond knife, the microtome slices sample layers as thin as tens of nanometers with remarkable precision. SenseAI, a spinout from the University of Liverpool, leverages AI workflows to produce images rapidly while minimising beam damage and data usage—up to 100 times less than traditional methods—without compromising image integrity. "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, co-founder of ConnectomX. Dan Somers, CEO of SenseAI, added, “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 fewer errors and higher repeatability.”
About ConnectomX
ConnectomX emerged to push the boundaries of volume electron microscopy. It envisioned a universal tool that could complement and enhance the capabilities of existing scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) across the globe. Katana microtome came to life with this vision and became the world's first universal in-situ ultramicrotome, designed to fit seamlessly with any SEM, transforming it into a volume SEM, achieving a Z resolution at 20 nm.
About SenseAI
SenseAI dramatically changes the subsampling and inpainting electron microscopy landscape. Their innovative workflows generate the same high-quality images faster, with significantly reduced beam damage and up to 100x less data. SenseAI spun out from the University of Liverpool incorporating legacy research, laying the path to becoming the pre-eminent sub-sampling imaging firm across a number of sectors.
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