The platform’s AI-driven analysis tools enable precise insights and optimise laboratory workflow
Imaging company Ramona Optics has unveiled its live-cell imaging system Vireo at this year’s Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS 2025).
“By addressing the limitations of existing systems – including limited throughput, limited temporal resolution, and photodamage risk – we're providing scientists with tools to maximize efficiency and explore cellular dynamics in ways that were previously impossible,” said Ramona CEO Gregor Horstmeyer.
The imaging system has 24 miniaturised 4K video microscopes and real-time AI image processing. This helps to analyse the 96-well plate across five channels, which it can do in under two minutes.
Vireo’s AI-driven analysis tools include automated segmentation and viability assessments. This optimises workflow to transition imaging into precise insights.
Early case studies reveal Vireo’s ability to distinguish between cytotoxic and cytostatic effects of chemotherapeutic compounds, analyse growth dynamics of 3D tumour organoids and quantify morphological features across thousands of conditions.
"The need for precise, gentle, and high-throughput imaging technology has never been more critical," said Gregor Horstmeyer, CEO of Ramona. "Vireo represents a leap forward for the industry.”
