美国Amnis www.amnis.com
总部设在美国华盛顿州西雅图的Amnis公司,专业开发和制造流动细胞高速成像的ImageStream系统。在细胞以高至300个/每秒的速度通经这个仪器时,系统可以产生6张高分辨率的显微图像。系统的独到之处在于可以在数分钟之内对成千上万个细胞成像而无需制作玻片。ImageStream系统中的一个内部组件——IDEAS®成像分析组件,是高度精密但简单易用的工具,能一次处理成千上万张图像。IDEAS将大大推进血液病学、免疫学和肿瘤学上的深入研究,为公司的诊断应用开发提供了重要基础。
2011年Merck Millipore 收购快速细胞成像技术公司Amnis Corporation
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Amnis Corporation has created the ImageStream® Cell Analysis System, a breakthrough technology for high speed imaging and analysis of cells in flow. The system is a next generation instrument that combines the power of microscopy and flow cytometry in a single platform to advance applications in drug discovery, basic biomedical research and diagnostics. The ImageStream makes it possible to gather detailed quantitative morphologic and fluorescence information from tens of thousands of cells in a single experiment and use that information to define and analyze cell subpopulations. The system enables advanced applications in apoptosis, nuclear translocation of transcription factors such as NFkB, co-localization of cell surface markers and intracellular molecules, automated morphologic cell classification and many others.