BioImagene Announces US Labs as Its First Strategic Customer to Launch an Innovative Digital Pathology Solution.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- US LABS offers its Virtual Image(TM) digital pathology pathology, study of the cause of disease and the modifications in cellular function and changes in cellular structure produced in any cell, organ, or part of the body by disease. solution, built on iHarness, to all customers within its network BioImagene, the innovative provider of digital pathology solutions, announced that US LABS, a national, anatomic anatomic /ana·tom·ic/ (an?ah-tom´ik) anatomical. Anatomic Related to the physical structure of an organ or organism. pathology reference laboratory devoted to comprehensive, high quality, rapid response cancer testing, has selected its iHarness-powered image analysis solution to offer Virtual Image, a unique service, to its network of pathologists
US LABS' Virtual Image is launched as an innovative addition to the suite of services it already offers to its network of pathologists and pathology centers. Virtual Image(TM) is a revolutionary new system that works in concert with the pathologist pa·thol·o·gist n. A specialist in pathology who practices chiefly in the laboratory as a consultant to clinical colleagues. Pathologist , emulates a 20X microscope, and shortens the turnaround time (1) In batch processing, the time it takes to receive finished reports after submission of documents or files for processing. In an online environment, turnaround time is the same as response time. for accurate image analysis. US Labs has launched this service, built on BioImagene's digital pathology platform, iHarness. With an Internet-based solution, US LABS' customers will be able to analyze images anytime, anywhere and will be able to share them with their colleagues for immediate second opinions, resulting in the tremendous benefits of quicker analysis and reduced costs. "iHarness reduced the average analysis time from 20 minutes per case to around 2 minutes per case -- a 90% time savings. The implementation was very efficient and the transition to the new system was extremely smooth," said Matt Watson, Vice President of Operations at US LABS. "Together, US LABS and BioImagene are making tremendous progress toward achieving our objective of enabling and advancing digital pathology. BioImagene was very supportive during the implementation of our Virtual Image product. Their team was highly responsive and we were delighted with their commitment and dedication to delivering this product on time," said R. Judd Jessup, Chief Executive Officer of US LABS. "We are very happy to announce the live deployment of iHarness at US LABS. We have been working with US Labs very closely to enable their Virtual Image service and this is a great example of our ultimate vision of enabling truly digital pathology," said BioImagene Chief Executive Officer, Mohan Uttarwar. About US LABS Irvine-based US LABS is a national, anatomic pathology reference laboratory devoted to comprehensive, high quality, rapid response cancer testing. The company provides diagnostic, prognostic prog·nos·tic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or useful in prognosis. 2. Of or relating to prediction; predictive. n. 1. A sign or symptom indicating the future course of a disease. 2. , and predictive cancer testing services to hospitals, physician offices, surgery centers, and research institutions. About BioImagene BioImagene provides sophisticated bio-image analysis products built on iHarness, its patent-pending technology platform. BioImagene's products allow pathologists and researchers to analyze and interpret images with far greater speed and consistency. The data management systems of BioImagene's technology facilitate communication and collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. , improving the standard of patient care and increasing the speed of drug discovery. Its scalable digital pathology solutions have been embraced by clinicians, industry and researchers alike. BioImagene is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . For more information on BioImagene, visit the company's web site at www.bioimagene.com. |
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