A toolkit for a microscopy automation service

Session

Poster Session

Authors

Nasser Darwish-Miranda (1), Yann Cesbron (1), Robert Hauschild (1), Tereza Belinova (1), Alazne Domínguez-Monedero (1), Mohammad Goudarzi (1), Bernhard Hochreiter (1), Doreen Milius (1), Maximilian Schuster (1), Judit Singer (1), Christoph Sommer (1), Marco Dalla Vecchia (1), Çerağ Yahya (1), Gabriel Krens (1)

Affiliations

1. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Keywords

Automation, Smart microscopy, feedback microscopy

Abstract text

The integration of automated hardware control into imaging experiments offers significant advantages in standardization, throughput, and allows performing experiments otherwise not possible. While advancements in feedback and smart microscopy demonstrate interest within the community, they often rely on expert knowledge not widely available in microscopy facilities.

Our focus lies on enabling external hardware, including custom and off-the-shelf devices, not readily supported by microscopy acquisition software. Examples of our developments include acquisition workflows where micromanipulation, perfusion or scanning devices are driven in coordination with the microscope.

Through these examples we will discuss how a modular design approach facilitates the development and improves the quality of the outcome of automation projects, allowing results to be available across different systems and providing software tools to simplify future developments.

Finally, we will discuss our design guidelines, explaining their foundations and sharing insights gained from our experience.