Aperio Expands Leadership Position in Digital Pathology Market.ScanScope[TM] Scanners and Spectrum[TM] Information Management Software Gold Standard for Digital Pathology VISTA, Calif. -- A global leader in digital pathology for the healthcare and life sciences industry, Aperio now has an installed base of more than 250 systems in 23 countries, including more than half of the top 13 pharmaceutical companies and more than two-thirds of the top 14 rated U.S. hospitals, per the 2006 U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. , Best Hospitals. Among some of the hospitals and health systems using Aperio are Duke University Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Health care The major teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School, widely regarded as one of the best health care centers in the world , Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic: see Mayo, Charles Horace. Mayo Clinic voluntary association of more than 500 physicians in Rochester, Minnesota. [Am. Hist.: EB, 11: 723] See : Medicine , and Stanford Hospitals and Clinics. A partial list of pharmaceutical customers includes Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Eli Lilly Eli Lilly can refer to:
Aperio is the gold standard in digital pathology solutions, serving markets that include pre-clinical research, basic research and education. Aperio also offers a full product solution for clinical organizations with applications in telepathology, quality assurance, archival and retrieval (PACS (Picture ArChiving System) A storage and management system for high-resolution images. Typically pertaining to the medical field, images such as X-rays, MRIs and CAT scans require a greater amount of storage than other industries. ) and automated image analysis. Aperio's solutions enable users to achieve greater efficiency and cost savings by improving workflow processes and expanding data access, integration and reporting capabilities. Aperio's award-winning and patented linear array-based ScanScope slide scanning systems, which include image analysis algorithms for quantitative analysis Quantitative Analysis A security analysis that uses financial information derived from company annual reports and income statements to evaluate an investment decision. Notes: , deliver unprecedented performance to create seamless, true color (1) Specifically, refers to 16,777,216 colors (24-bit color). See high color. (2) Generically, refers to photo-realistic color (typically requires 24-bit color as a minimum). whole slide images at giga-pixel resolution from an entire glass slide in a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
Dirk Soenksen, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Aperio commented, "We're proud of being the company that has, and continues to, set the high water mark in the emerging digital pathology market. Our team is committed to developing digital pathology solutions that meet the evolving needs of pathologists and laboratories around the world. Aperio was the first to offer an ultra-fast slide scanning system with oil-immersion optics to provide hematopathologists and microbiologists with the ability to digitize specimens at the highest resolutions. We also continue to forge relationships with respected international partners to help customers world-wide realize the productivity benefits of going digital, and are seeing overwhelming response to our technology in global markets." Aperio sponsors annual Pathology Visions conferences for digital pathology best practices in education, research and clinical applications held in both the U.S. and European communities. This year's third annual 2007 Visions conference will be held October 21-23 in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , CA to address a range of topics related to the rapidly growing digital pathology market. The European conference is December 3-5 in Amsterdam. For registration information, visit pathologyvisions.com or Aperio.com. About Aperio Aperio Technologies provides systems and services for digital pathology. Our award-winning ScanScope[R] slide scanning systems and Spectrum(TM) digital pathology information management software is helping pathology professionals around the world improve the efficiency and quality of pathology services, enhance patient care, and improve the bottom line. Applications include remote viewing, archival and retrieval, digital conferencing, research and education, and image analysis. For more information and to view a gallery of digital slides created by ScanScope Systems, visit www.aperio.com. |
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