inForm™ Version 1.2 Released

Software is now compatible with Windows® 7 32- and 64-bit systems. Major interface and performance improvements made, and new features introduced.

Woburn, Massachusetts – October 20, 2010
Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi) today announced the release of version 1.2 of the popular and powerful inForm™ advanced image analysis software.

inForm detects and quantifies tissue structures and protein markers within individual cells, in tissue sections stained with conventional histochemical and immunohistochemical methods. Through this technology, in combination with CRi’s multispectral imaging systems, cancer researchers and biologists can identify and evaluate multiple markers within a single sample. With conventional analytical approaches, overlapping multiple markers blend together into indistinguishable masses of color. inForm allows researchers to have an unparalleled understanding of complex expressions and interactions within a single tissue sample.

This new version features:

– Windows® 7 32- and 64-bit compatibility
– Training on more and larger images
– New Double-Positivity scoring option
– Membrane-segmentation option for the cell-segmentation step
– Object-counting algorithm
– Vectra™-specific tissue-finding algorithms and high-power field selection

inForm’s user-friendly interface and short training time allows researchers to develop reliable algorithms in a matter of minutes, compared to hours or days with other technologies. inForm can also be easily installed on a researcher’s laptop, foregoing the need for expensive blade servers, required by competing technologies.

About CRi, Inc.

Cambridge Research & Instrumentation (CRi) develops and markets optical imaging systems to advance biomedical research and molecular-based drug and diagnostic development. CRi’s patented systems enable researchers and clinicians to quantitate multiple disease and drug response markers in intact tissue samples, at a cellular level or in living small animals. CRi’s products integrate a unique multispectral imaging technology with proprietary image analysis algorithms to achieve unparalleled accuracy and sensitivity, rapidly and cost-effectively. CRi’s award-winning systems include Nuance™ for multispectral imaging on brightfield and fluorescence microscopes; inForm™ automated image analysis software; Vectra™ for high-throughput slide imaging and analysis; and Maestro™ for in-vivo optical imaging. Learn more at www.cri-inc.com

For more information, contact:

Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi)
Cathy Boutin
Marketing Manager
Email: cboutin@cri-inc.com

www.cri-inc.com