Genetix, the cancer diagnostic and biopharmaceutical technologies group, will develop and implement a nationwide network of automated cytogenetic analysis systems for NHS Scotland.
The project will connect NHS Scotland's five cytogenetic laboratories in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness through a network of more than 70 Cytovision workstations, delivering an integrated, standardised, automated cytogenetic analysis solution.
The network, which is replacing current microscope-based chromosome analysis methods, will enable the laboratories to balance workloads by sharing digital images across all five locations through Cytovision's web service capabilities and the NHS Scotland Wide Area Network.
Cytogenetics is the investigation of the structure, function and abnormalities of human chromosomes.
Genetix's Cytovision is a customisable system for cytogenetic imaging and analysis that is scalable in both hardware and analysis capabilities.
It is compatible for single stations to perform research on fluorescent in-situ hybridisation (FISH) signals or high throughput, automatic scanning and capture stations for high volume clinical laboratories.
The GSL-120 slide loader efficiently processes large batches of cytogenetic slides without the need for user intervention.
It integrates with the Cytovision system to provide an integrated cytogenetic imaging and analysis solution.
The GSL-120 slide loader incorporates high quality image capture using an automated oiling system, an integrated bar code reader and automatic data handling with trainable selection classifiers.
