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Fixed patient-derived neuroendocrine tumor organoids labeled with DAPI (cyan) and phalloidin (magenta), imaged using Viventis SCAPE; scale bar 50μm. Courtesy of Marina Cuenca and Heleen Jungen (Dayton lab), EMBL Barcelona.

What’s the Best Organoid Imaging Approach for Early Drug Discovery?

Organoids and other complex in vitro models (CIVMs) are becoming increasingly important in early drug discovery and translational research, driven by the need for more predictive, human-relevant data…

Low-input spatial proteomics workflow for megakaryocyte isolation from bone marrow.

Spatial Proteomics Workflow in Blood Cancer (MPNs)

Megakaryocytes play a central role in the biology of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), yet their in vivo proteomic characterization remains a major challenge due to low abundance and disrupted…

History, Developments and Trends of Microscopy in Cancer Research

Cancer is a global disease, with 18 million new cases diagnosed and 10 million cancer-related deaths worldwide in 2020. This burden is set to increase, with a projected increase in cases of ~55% by…

Researchers Insights: Microscopy in Cancer Research

Discover how imaging techniques are driving cancer research forward. In this issue, we present comprehensive multimodal studies using microscopy, as well as new directions in intraoperative cancer…

Single cells collected via laser microdissection as part of the Deep Visual Proteomics workflow.

AI meets Deep Visual Proteomics (DVP) to Advance Disease Research

In this webinar, Dr. Andreas Mund will introduce a cutting-edge platform that merges Deep Visual Proteomics (DVP) with AI-powered pathology models, enabling high-resolution mapping of key regions in…

Cell DIVE multiplexed image of FFPE tissue section from human invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC)

AI-Powered Hi-Plex Spatial Analysis Tools for Breast Cancer Research

Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Investigating the tumor microenvironment (TME) is crucial to elucidate the mechanisms of tumor progression. Systematic…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) segmentation used in conjunction with LMD to increase discovery throughput.

Biomarker Discovery with Laser Microdissection

Explore the potential of spatial proteomics workflows, such as Deep Visual Proteomics (DVP), to decipher pathology mechanisms and uncover druggable targets. Altered protein expression, abundance, or…

Cell DIVE multiplexed image of FFPE tissue section from human colon adenocarcinoma tissue.

Multiplexed Imaging Reveals Tumor Immune Landscape in Colon Cancer

Cancer immunotherapy benefits few due to resistance and relapse, and combinatorial therapeutic strategies that target multiple steps of the cancer-immunity cycle may improve outcomes. This study shows…

3D high-plex imaging in cancer immunology. Overview of a pancreatic tumor section in mouse model, labeled with 15 markers and imaged in one go using STELLARIS with SpectraPlex. (https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-024-00260-7)

How to Streamline High-Plex Imaging for 3D Spatial Omics Advances

In this webinar, Dr. Julia Roberti and Dr. Luis Alvarez from Leica Microsystems introduce SpectraPlex, a new functionality integrated into the STELLARIS confocal platform for high-plex 3D spatial…