Microscopy on the Mac

Advances in microscopy technology make it easier than ever for science labs to incorporate digitized data into their workflows. Macs give scientists the processing power, the advanced graphics, and unique productivity benefits to do so seamlessly and accelerate their research.

Top Advantages of Macs for Microscopy

Streamlined data capture, analysis, and storage.

• The 64-bit, 3GHz Mac Pro with up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 2TB of local storage can simultaneously acquire multi-dimensional, RAM-intensive image data while executing real-time 3D rendering for on the spot analysis and quality assessment.
• The Mac Pro also comes with 4 FireWire ports (FireWire 800 and FireWire 400) and five USB 2.0 ports for connecting microscope hardware, eliminating the need for hubs and streamlining hardware integration.

Fast, scalable, image data retrieval

• Xserve RAID delivers up to 10.5TB of storage with a 2Gb Fibre Channel interface that allows you to connect straight to a Mac Pro desktop system — perfect as a local storage solution for large 3D and 4D files.
• For under $2 USD per gigabyte, you also have a superior cost-effective way to create a Storage Area Network (SAN) suitable for networked capture and analysis workstations.

Brilliant image clarity, faster time to insight

• The combination of the Mac Pro, a high-performance graphics card, and the 30-inch HD Apple Cinema Display delivers amazing image quality, colour accuracy, and visual clarity for optimal 3D rendering and automated tracking of microscopic objects in 4D.
• Multi-display viewing options on the Mac Pro give you an expansive work area to see multiple windows, images, and applications at one time.

Real-time Collaboration

• With a single click of the mouse, iChat AV lets you video conference and collaborate with your peers for remote diagnosis and virtual face-to-face meetings across your company or the world.

Consolidated workflow

• A Mac system allows you to do your science, publication, and day-to-day productivity tasks all on a single platform — there’s no need to switch from one system to another.

Tight integration with digital microscopy instruments

Mac solutions for microscopy seamlessly integrate with the latest technology in microscopes and digital microscope cameras — supporting faster automation and sample movement, higher precision, and better resolution.

Featured Solutions

Microscopes	Spinning disk confocal imagers	Digital microscope cameras	Featured Microscopy, Visualization, and Analysis tools
Leica, Nikon, Olympus, Zeiss	BD Cary II, Olympus DSU, Yokoguwa	Diagnostic Instruments, Hamamatsu, Jenoptik ProGres, Leica DFC, Olympus, Optronics, Roper Scientific (Photometrics) CoolSnap	μManager (open source), Slidebook by Intelligent Imaging (3i), Volocity by Improvision, Imaris by Bitplane, Huygens Professional by Huygens, ImageJ (open source)