Early stage · building our first prototype

Trust what you see.

CytoScope counts, recognises and tracks cells in 2D, 3D and over time, in one tool and with no coding. Every result comes with a confidence level, so you only review what really needs your eyes.

Become a pilot lab How it works

Founded by students at Humanitas University & Politecnico di Milano

45 cells found · 40 accepted · 5 for you to check
Confident: accepted Uncertain: you review
The problem

Biology runs on images. Analysing them is slow and fragmented.

Microscope images are growing faster than the tools to analyse them. Following cells over time is still an open research problem, so much of the counting and checking is still done by hand, and manual annotation is subjective.

Image dependence
77%

of 240 research papers in eight biology journals contained original images.[3]

Data size
Terabytes

The newest 3D live datasets span hundreds of gigabytes to terabytes each.[1]

Trust
By hand

Manual annotation is slow, labour-intensive and subjective, so researchers can't be fully sure of their own numbers.[5, 6]

The solution

The whole analysis in one place, and how sure it is of each result.

Optimise

Count, recognise and track cells in 2D, 3D and over time, in a single tool, with no coding experience needed.

Trust

Every cell and every track gets a confidence level, so you review the uncertain ones first, not everything.

Check

Your corrections improve the model, and every result stays traceable, so any analysis can be repeated.

Cloud workspaceRemote access and storage
Chat assistantAsk for an analysis in plain words
Shared reviewTeams check results together
Automatic reportsMethods and figures ready to publish
Who it's for

Built for labs that measure cells in images.

We start with imaging facilities: shared microscope centres that each support on average 200 researchers from 55 lab groups a year, and report not having enough capacity to meet image-analysis demand.[2] The rise of organoids and other 3D tissue models makes the gap bigger every year.

  1. ListenInterview researchers and facility managers to confirm the problem.
  2. BuildA first prototype that analyses cells in 3D images and marks each with a confidence level.
  3. ProveTest it with pilot labs in Milan on real data: does it save time, and do they trust it?
Academia, pharma & biotech
Research institutes
in Italy & Europe
Imaging facilities
in Milan
Team

From different experiences to one opportunity.

Hands-on research experience uncovered the need behind CytoScope; computational problem-solving and entrepreneurial drive are turning it into a tool for the life sciences.

JB

Joaquin Barrera

Co-founder

MEDTEC student. Computational and research skills. Neuroscience research intern at Humanitas University and LMU Munich.

IB

Ivan Battipaglia

Co-founder

MEDTEC student. Computational and research skills. Undergraduate research internship at the University of Helsinki.

XW

Xi Zhi Wang

Co-founder

MEDTEC student. Creative thinking, initiative and entrepreneurship.

Run an imaging facility or a cell biology lab?

We're looking for pilot labs to test CytoScope on real datasets. Tell us how you analyse your images today.

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