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3Scan
3Scan, Inc. was an American biotechnology company based in San Francisco, California. It offered automated microscopy services using a coordinated combination of both hardware and software for the 3D analysis of cells, tissues, and organs. The company was founded in 2011 by Todd Huffman, Megan Klimen, Matthew Goodman, and Cody Daniel. The 3Scan technology is based on the Knife Edge Scanning Microscope developed in the late 1990s by Bruce McCormick, founder of the Brain Networks Lab at Texas A&M University. History 3Scan CEO Todd Huffman originally worked as a neuroinformatics researcher at Texas A&M in 2003 and first encountered the technology which became the core of 3Scan's microscopy services during this time. While the KESM was originally developed as a neuroimaging tool, 3Scan has taken the principles involved in this technology and expanded its use to create a novel type of histology and tissue imaging. The company has raised a total of $22 million through two rounds of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Huffman
Todd Huffman is an American technology entrepreneur and prolific photographer. He was a co-founder of the biomedical imaging company, 3Scan, co-founder of the un-conference BIL_Conference, BIL Conference, and a member of the disaster aid group Synergy_Strike_Force, Synergy Strike Force. Career In 2011, Huffman co-founded 3Scan, a firm that develops new techniques for biomedical imaging. ''American City Business Journals, Biz Journals'' called 3Scan's main technology, the Knife-edge scanning microscope, a ''"robotic microscope."'' The microscope rapidly sections and scans samples, building 3d models of microscopic structures. ''Singularity Hub'' magazine quoted Huffman's description of their goal: “We’re trying to move from a world where humans are hunting and pecking through tissue looking for answers to a world where we generate large and reproducible data sets where we can use analytics to drive insights and real cures.” In January 2015, ''Forbes magazine'' interviewed H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lux Capital
Lux Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York City. It was founded in 2000, and focuses on investments in emerging technologies. History Lux Capital was founded in 2000 by Peter Hébert, Robert Paull and Josh Wolfe. In April 2011, former McKinsey Senior Partner Richard N. Foster and former CIA Director James Woolsey joined the organisation in senior management roles. In August 2012, former Pfizer head Jeff Kindler joined the organisation in similar capacities. The organisation had raised approximately $1 billion in investment funds by August 2019. By June 2021, it had raised approximately $1.5 billion in investment funds. Portfolio companies * 3Scan *AltspaceVR * Anduril * Applied Intuition *Auris Health * Bright Machines *Clarifai *Desktop Metal * Everspin Technologies * Kymeta * Luxtera * Nanosys *Nervana Systems *Orbital Insight * Planet Labs * Siluria Technologies * Transphorm See also * Entrepreneurship * Venture Capital * Startup company A startup or st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topographic Map
In modern mapping, a topographic map or topographic sheet is a type of map characterized by large- scale detail and quantitative representation of relief features, usually using contour lines (connecting points of equal elevation), but historically using a variety of methods. Traditional definitions require a topographic map to show both natural and artificial features. A topographic survey is typically based upon a systematic observation and published as a map series, made up of two or more map sheets that combine to form the whole map. A topographic map series uses a common specification that includes the range of cartographic symbols employed, as well as a standard geodetic framework that defines the map projection, coordinate system, ellipsoid and geodetic datum. Official topographic maps also adopt a national grid referencing system. Natural Resources Canada provides this description of topographic maps: Other authors define topographic maps by contrasting them with anot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spatial Analysis
Spatial analysis or spatial statistics includes any of the formal techniques which studies entities using their topological, geometric, or geographic properties. Spatial analysis includes a variety of techniques, many still in their early development, using different analytic approaches and applied in fields as diverse as astronomy, with its studies of the placement of galaxies in the cosmos, to chip fabrication engineering, with its use of "place and route" algorithms to build complex wiring structures. In a more restricted sense, spatial analysis is the technique applied to structures at the human scale, most notably in the analysis of geographic data or transcriptomics data. Complex issues arise in spatial analysis, many of which are neither clearly defined nor completely resolved, but form the basis for current research. The most fundamental of these is the problem of defining the spatial location of the entities being studied. Classification of the techniques of spatial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CT Scan
A computed tomography scan (CT scan; formerly called computed axial tomography scan or CAT scan) is a medical imaging technique used to obtain detailed internal images of the body. The personnel that perform CT scans are called radiographers or radiology technologists. CT scanners use a rotating X-ray tube and a row of detectors placed in a gantry (medical), gantry to measure X-ray Attenuation#Radiography, attenuations by different tissues inside the body. The multiple X-ray measurements taken from different angles are then processed on a computer using tomographic reconstruction algorithms to produce Tomography, tomographic (cross-sectional) images (virtual "slices") of a body. CT scans can be used in patients with metallic implants or pacemakers, for whom magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is Contraindication, contraindicated. Since its development in the 1970s, CT scanning has proven to be a versatile imaging technique. While CT is most prominently used in medical diagnosis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbes 30 Under 30
''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 is a set of lists of people under 30 years old issued annually by ''Forbes'' magazine and some of its regional editions. The American lists recognize 600 business and industry figures, with 30 selected in twenty industries each. Asia and Europe also each have ten categories for a total of 300 each, while Africa has a single list of 30 people. ''Forbes'' hosts associated conferences and a section of its website called 30 Under 30. History ''Forbes'' launched its 30 Under 30 list in 2011 under the direction of Randall Lane. By 2016, the nominations for the list had reached more than 15,000, with ''Forbes'' editors selecting 30 winners for each of 20 categories. Over time, ''Forbes'' has expanded the feature to establish continental lists for Asia, Europe (launched in 2016), and Africa. ''Forbes'' also uses the Under 30 name for a dedicated channel on its website, associated with a 30 Under 30 social media app. ''The Washington Post'' reports the channel aim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Start-Up Chile
Start-Up Chile is a seed accelerator created by the Chilean government, based in Santiago de Chile. It provides equity free investment for qualified Startup company, startups. The program The program is managed by CORFO, the Chilean Economic Development Agency, via ''InnovaChile'', with the mission of encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation to improve productivity in Chile. Start-Up Chile receives funding from the Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chile), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (Chile), Ministry of the Interior. It launched in 2010, bringing 22 startups from 14 different countries to Chile, providing them with CLP 20,000,000 (Chilean pesos) of equity-free seed capital, and a temporary 1-year visa to develop their projects for six months. The selected Startup company, startups join a 24-week program in Santiago de Chile, Santiago where they receive mentoring, office space and access to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakout Labs
Breakout Labs is a grant-making body operating as part of the Thiel Foundation (a philanthropic organization created by Peter Thiel). Breakout Labs gives grants for early-stage scientific research that is too speculative or long-term to interest the for-profit sector (such as angel investors and venture capitalists) but may be unsuitable for traditional sources of funding for scientific research due to its radical or offbeat nature. Grants are made through a competitive application and selection process. Recipients Breakout Labs announced its first batch of grantees on April 17, 2012, its second batch of grantees on August 15, 2012, and its third batch of grantees in April 2013. The full list of grantees is on the Breakout Labs website. Goals Shifting the focus to innovation Peter Thiel has proposed a dichotomy between: * ''Intensive'' growth, which involves the creation of radical new technology. He likens this to "going from zero to one". * ''Extensive'' growth, which invol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used by Károly Ereky in 1919, meaning the production of products from raw materials with the aid of living organisms. Definition The concept of biotechnology encompasses a wide range of procedures for modifying living organisms according to human purposes, going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of the plants, and "improvements" to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. Modern usage also includes genetic engineering as well as cell and tissue culture technologies. The American Chemical Society defines biotechnology as the application of biological organisms, systems, or processes by various industries to learning about the science of life and the improvement of the value of materials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OS Fund
OS Fund is an American venture capital fund that invests in early-stage science and technology companies. Firm Bryan Johnson created OS Fund in October 2014, a year after selling Braintree to eBay for $800 million. He devoted $100 million from the sale of the mobile-payment processor to establishing the fund. Johnson and Jeff Klunzinger serve as the fund's general partners. The fund draws its name from the acronym for operating system (OS), the software that underlies the basic functions of computers and provides a foundation for other applications. OS Fund focuses on investment in technologies and platforms in genomics, synthetic biology, computationally derived therapeutics, advanced materials, and diagnostics. In September 2015, OS Fund published the methodology it uses to evaluate investments in the field of synthetic biology. In order to promote the brand, Johnson said the fund publicly released the "playbook" on its website to encourage others to invest in emergin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuroinformatics
Neuroinformatics is the field that combines informatics and neuroscience. Neuroinformatics is related with neuroscience data and information processing by artificial neural networks. There are three main directions where neuroinformatics has to be applied: * the development of computational models of the nervous system and neural processes. * the development of tools for analyzing and modeling neuroscience data, * the development of tools and databases for management and sharing of neuroscience data at all levels of analysis, Neuroinformatics is related with philosophy (computational theory of mind), psychology (information processing theory), computer science (natural computing, bio-inspired computing), among others. Neuroinformatics doesn't deal with matter or energy, so it can be seen as a branch of neurobiology that studies various aspects of nervous systems. The term ''neuroinformatics'' seems to be used synonymously with cognitive informatics, described by ''Journal of Biome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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