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MBF Bioscience

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We create hardware for light sheet and multiphoton microscopy, fiber photometry, and whole slide imaging, along with quantitative image analysis software for stereology, brain mapping, neuron reconstruction, vascular analysis, and C. elegans behavior.

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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New research from LMU Munich (@lmu.de) found comparable anatomy learning outcomes online and in person using Histologi@, a 3D virtual slide box powered by Biolucida Viewer. Read the study: mededu.jmir.org/2026/1/e82012 #VirtualMicroscopy #MedicalEducation #AnatomyEducation #Histology #Biolucida
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
As research grows more complex, so do the experiments needed to answer it. We’re developing an MHS driver for ScanImage as part of the Model Hardware Standard research preview, exploring safer, more connected imaging workflows with AI agents. Learn more: mbfbioscience.com/mbf-bioscien...
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MBF Bioscience Is Adding Native Support for the Model Hardware Standard in ScanImage®
We’re adding native support for the Model Hardware Standard (MHS) in ScanImage as part of the MHS research preview. MHS is a new standard...
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A new Molecular Psychiatry study from Yale used the FP3002 Fiber Photometry System to track serotonin and norepinephrine in real time, revealing a potential role for norepinephrine in psychedelic pharmacology. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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α2-Adrenergic receptor modulates 5-HT2A-mediated behavioral effects of MDMA and psilocybin in mice - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - α2-Adrenergic receptor modulates 5-HT2A-mediated behavioral effects of MDMA and psilocybin in mice
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
We're here at #FENS2026! If you're attending the meeting, come visit us at Booth #154. We'd love to talk science, hear about your research, and share our latest innovations in imaging and neuroscience software.🔬🧠 We can't wait to see you! #Neuroscience #Microscopy #BrainResearch #Imaging
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
We're excited to exhibit at #FENS2026 in Barcelona! Visit our Booth #154 for live demonstrations of SLICE™ and FP3002 and discover the latest innovations in neuroscience imaging and analysis. See you in Barcelona! 🧠🔬 fensforum.org #MBFBioscience #Neuroscience
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
New in Nature Methods: Max Planck researchers developed a head-mounted multiplane microscope for imaging across cortical layers in freely moving mice. Using #ScanImage and high-speed #vDAQ, the team recorded activity from >1,800 neurons across five imaging planes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Simultaneous two- and three-photon multiplane imaging across cortical layers in freely moving mice - Nature Methods
A lightweight head-mounted multiplane microscope allows simultaneous imaging from >1,800 neurons spread across the cortical layers in freely moving mice performing complex behavioral tasks, sampled...
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We're excited to see the innovations behind the award-winning SLICE light sheet microscope featured in a new Nature Biotech Research Briefing highlighting the work of Dr. Raju Tomer @rtomer.bsky.social and collaborators. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SLICE #LightSheetMicroscopy
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Affordable centimeter-scale 3D microscopy with submicrometer resolution - Nature Biotechnology
Submicrometer-resolution three-dimensional (3D) imaging of large samples has been constrained by the short working distance, high cost and inflexible design of immersion objectives. We developed hybri...
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Delighted to see this work featured by BioPhotonics. HySIL & SCOPE help make high-resolution 3D tissue imaging more accessible. Proud to have collaborated on bringing these advances to researchers through the SLICE™ Light Sheet Microscope. 📖 www.photonics.com/Articles/Hyb...
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Great to see this work featured by Phys.org. (@sciencex.bsky.social) The article highlights the Nature Biotechnology publication from Dr. Raju Tomer and collaborators introducing HySIL and SCOPE, technologies that make high-resolution 3D tissue imaging more accessible. phys.org/news/2026-06...
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Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and Technology
Daily science news on research developments, technological breakthroughs and the latest scientific innovations
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🔬 Celebrating Dr. Raju Tomer's Columbia team—just published in Nature Biotechnology! SCOPE technology + SLICE = accessible, high-resolution 3D imaging. Honored to support this groundbreaking work. Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @rtomer.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
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Hybrid solid−liquid optics enable scalable, high-resolution light-sheet microscopy across diverse immersion media - Nature Biotechnology
Hybrid solid–liquid optics improve light-sheet imaging of intact biological samples.
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Attending #Celegans2026 (MAPSS + DevCell)? Visit our booth to see the latest in WormLab for C. elegans tracking, imaging, and behavioral analysis. We'd love to discuss your research and show what's new. uwmadison.eventsair.com/mapsdev26/
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
We’re having a great time at the Canadian Association for Neuroscience Meeting in Montréal! 🇨🇦🧠 We’re here today & tomorrow, so come say hi and see demos of: 🔬 SLICE™ light sheet microscopy 🧠 FP3002 fiber photometry 🧬 Brain mapping, neuron tracing & more #CAN2026 can-acn.org/meeting-2026/
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
We’re excited to share that our article, “Light-Sheet Microscope Design Puts Whole-Brain Imaging in Reach for Scientists,” is the cover article in the latest issue of BioPhotonics magazine! 📖 www.photonics.com/Articles/Lig...
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
We’re heading to the Canadian Neuroscience Meeting 2026 in Montréal! 🇨🇦 Stop by our booth to see live demos of 🔬 SLICE™ and 🧠 FP3002, plus solutions for neuron tracing, stereology, brain mapping, and more. Looking forward to connecting with the neuroscience community! @canacn.bsky.social
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
We had a great time at the AQLM course this week showcasing the SLICE light sheet microscope and connecting with passionate researchers exploring the future of 3D imaging. 🔬 Thank you to the AQLM team and everyone who stopped by to see SLICE in action! #LightSheetMicroscopy #3DImaging #Microscopy
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Reto Fiolka @retof.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
@rtomer.bsky.social : Pizza time at AQLM! @aqlm.bsky.social !
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Join us at the Weinstein Cardiovascular Conference (May 6–8, Jersey City)! See our light-sheet microscope 🔬 SLICE™ in action, plus demos of Vesselucida® 360 for automated vessel reconstruction and morphometric analysis. Let’s connect! weinstein-conference.oa-event.com #VascularBiology #3DImaging
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
We’re at #FOM2026 🔬 Join Matt Fay’s talk on SLICE: Democratizing High-Resolution Light-Sheet Microscopy for Cleared Tissue Imaging 🗓️ Today, March 30 | 16:30–16:50 📍 Room M12 . . #fousonmicroscopy #3Dimaging #slicelightsheetmicroscope
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
New paper out! 🔬 ClearScope enables subcellular-resolution 3D imaging of large specimens using light-sheet theta microscopy. This approach overcomes size limits of conventional light-sheet microscopes. Read the article: doi.org/10.3390/jima... . . #3Dimaging #neuroscience #lightsheetmicroscope
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Big news from MBF Bioscience! For the first time in our nearly 40-year history, we’re announcing a leadership transition. Jack Glaser is now CEO, and Veronica Pessino, PhD, has been promoted to President. 🔗 www.mbfbioscience.com/mbf-bioscien...
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🔬 First look at the redesigned #ScanImage UI — this Thursday! See how the new interface makes #multiphoton imaging faster & more intuitive. Learn about new features, upgrade tips, and join a live Q&A with the ScanImage team. 📅 Jan 29, 1 PM ET 📝 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🧠 🧠 What if pathologists could see the whole “tree,” not just 2D slices? Dr. Tomer’s lab is advancing 3D histopathology using the SLICE light-sheet microscope for high-res volumetric imaging of human tissue—revealing critical spatial context in disease. 🔗 biology.columbia.edu/news/meeting...
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Meeting the moment of data-driven discovery: A new framework for scalable and affordable 3D imaging | Biology
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Congrats to Sudha Guttikonda & the Makinson Lab team on winning the 2025 Columbia Stem Cell Initiative Photo Contest! Captured on the SLICE light-sheet microscope, this image highlights hiPSC-derived neuroimmune organoids and microglial diversity. 🔬 📸 www.stemcell.columbia.edu/news/announc...
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
🔬 New Publication: Our work on the SLICE™ light-sheet microscope is now published in Microscopy Today! The article highlights how SLICE delivers sub-cellular resolution, rapid volumetric imaging, and compatibility with widely used tissue-clearing protocols, all in a compact, turnkey system.
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
🔬 Upcoming Webinar: ScanImage Simplified Get an exclusive first look at the redesigned ScanImage interface built to make multiphoton imaging faster and more intuitive. 📅 Jan 29, 2026 | 1:00 PM ET 👥 Live demo + Q&A 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #ScanImage #MultiphotonImaging #Neuroscience
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🎨 You’re invited to an Evening of Art and Ideas! Experience science and creativity over appetizers, drinks, and the exhibition Umwelt: Phenomenal Worlds, exploring perception and consciousness. 📍 UC San Diego Park & Market 🗓️ Sun, Nov 16 | 6–9 PM ✨ We hope to see you there!
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
We’re excited for #SfN2025 next week in San Diego! 🎉 Stop by Booth #1835 to demo our latest innovations and see 🔬 SLICE™, our award-winning light sheet microscope, in action and discover how it’s making 3D imaging more accessible than ever! #LightSheetMicroscopy #3DImaging
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
We’re excited to be at @spaommeeting.bsky.social 2025 in Braga, Portugal! 🇵🇹 Stop by our booth Nov 5–7 to see 🔬SLICE™, our award-winning light sheet microscope, and chat about our neuron tracing, stereology, and image analysis tools. Let’s connect in Braga! 🤝 👉 spaom2025.org
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
MBF Bioscience is heading to San Diego for #SfN25! 🔬 Visit us at booth #1835 to explore our software solutions — from neuron tracing to light sheet imaging and beyond. Let’s connect! We’d love to learn about your research. Your discoveries inspire us! ✨ . . #SfN2025 #Neuroscience
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Only one day left at #VascularBiology2025 in Cape Cod! 🧬 Stop by our booth to see Vesselucida® 360 in action + learn how SLICE™, our award-winning light sheet microscope, is making 3D imaging faster, scalable, and more affordable. www.navbo.org/vb2025/
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Attending the Vascular Biology Conference in Cape Cod? 🌊 Stop by the MBF Bioscience exhibit! 🖥️ Try Vesselucida® 360 – software that automates vessel reconstruction & morphometric analysis. 🔬 See SLICE™, our award-winning light sheet microscope, in action. www.navbo.org/vb2025/
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Neurolucida 360 featured in Journal of Neuroendocrinology! 🧠 McMaster Uni researchers mapped oxytocin neurons in autism-risk KO mice, uncovering sex- & region-specific differences! 👏 @katrinachoe.bsky.social @neuroash.bsky.social @siyaoneuro.bsky.social 📖 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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<em>Journal of Neuroendocrinology</em> | BSN Journal | Wiley Online Library
Oxytocin (OXT), a neuropeptide hormone essential to a wide range of social functions, has drawn increasing attention as a crucial contributor to the neurobiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Ce...
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Join our Open Office Hours every Tuesday, 12–1 PM ET. Our experts are ready to answer your questions on stereology, light sheet imaging, or analysis workflows. Drop in anytime to connect with our team & get the most out of your MBF system - no appointment needed! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: MBF Bioscience Weekly Open Office Hours. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
We invite you to our weekly MBF Bioscience Open Office Hours. This is a great opportunity to connect directly with our scientific and technical experts, ask questions, and get tailored advice specific...
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
👩‍🔬 We're hiring a Senior Scientific Support Specialist! 🔬 Join us in advancing neuroscience research by training researchers, solving complex imaging challenges, and collaborating with top labs worldwide. 📖 Learn more: www.mbfbioscience.com/careers
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
MIT scientists unveil a microscope that images deeper into live brain tissue at single-cell resolution. Supported by ScanImage + vDAQ for 3-photon photoacoustic imaging at unprecedented depths. 📖 news.mit.edu/2025/imaging... #neuroscience #multiphotonimaging #scienceinnovation #sciencediscovery
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Imaging tech promises deepest looks yet into living brain tissue at single-cell resolution
A team of MIT Picower Institute scientists and engineers demonstrates a new microscope system capable of peering exceptionally deep into brain tissues to detect the molecular activity of individual ce...
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
🔬 Another exciting milestone! The Olivier George Lab at @ucsandiego.bsky.social is now part of the SLICE™ #Light-Sheet community with the installation of their new system. We’re proud to support their research and look forward to the groundbreaking discoveries ahead. 📷 @Sélène Bonnet-Zahedi
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
✨ Exciting news! SLICE™, our award-winning light sheet microscope, is now up and running at the Marlin Lab at Columbia University @columbiauniversity.bsky.social, ready to power advanced 3D imaging and accelerate discovery. Here’s to more breakthroughs ahead! 🚀🔬 #3DImaging #ResearchInnovation
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
At #MAF2025 in Montréal! 👋 See SLICE™, our award-winning light sheet microscope 🔬, in live imaging demos. We’re also showcasing our solutions for multi-photon imaging, fiber photometry, neuron tracing, brain mapping and more. ⏳Show ends tomorrow - don’t miss it! #3DImaging #LightSheetMicroscopy
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
👋 We’re heading to #MAF2025 in Montréal! Stop by our booth Aug 24–27 to see SLICE™, our award-winning light sheet microscope 🔬 and explore powerful #fluorescence imaging solutions like multi-photon imaging, fiber photometry, neuron tracing, and more. 📍 See you in Montréal! maf2025.org/en
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Pacific Optica @pacificoptica.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Check out some sweet Ventana Wide + Cousa imaging. pacificoptica.com/ventana/ Live raw data over a 3.2 mm wide field-of-view with 16,000 lines/s scanning and submicron resolution. Demo now at @omibs-mbl.bsky.social Thx @ewadorotaz.bsky.social @mbfbioscience.bsky.social @crisrodtsou.bsky.social !
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
🏆 Big news! Our revolutionary light sheet microscope, SLICE™, has won the 2025 Microscopy Today Innovation Award! 🔬 Breaking barriers of cost and complexity, delivering advanced 3D imaging for labs everywhere, for under $75K. 📖 www.mbfbioscience.com/news/2025/08... #lightsheetmicroscopy #science
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MBF Bioscience's SLICE Wins Prestigious Microscopy Today Innovation Award
MBF Bioscience today proudly announces that its revolutionary light sheet microscope, SLICE™, has been awarded a Microscopy Today Innovation Award. the New Standard for Accessible Light Sheet Imaging.
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
🙏 Thank you to everyone who joined our recent webinar introducing SLICE – the revolutionary light sheet microscope that's redefining high-performance 3D imaging by making it scalable, accessible, and cost-effective. 📺 Missed it? You can watch the full recording here: youtu.be/UgMgN5tTtdM
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Webinar: Redefining High-Performance Light Sheet Microscopy with SLICE
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🚨 Tomorrow 12PM ET: Free webinar on SLICE, our revolutionary light sheet microscope making 3D imaging accessible & cost-effective! 🔬 Learn: SLICE pipeline, practical use & Q&A with Dr. Raju Tomer @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #lightsheetmicroscopy
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Join us for a free webinar featuring SLICE 🔬 — the high-performance, scalable light sheet microscope. With Dr. Tomer @rtomer.bsky.social (Columbia) + live Q&A! 📅 Aug 6, 12 PM ET 🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
🎓 Free Webinar: Redefining Light Sheet Microscopy with SLICE™ Join Dr. Raju Tomer (@rtomer.bsky.social er.bsky.social) inventor of Light Sheet Theta Microscopy & Matt Fay (MBF Bioscience) to learn how SLICE™ is making 3D imaging more accessible. 📅 Aug 6 @ 12PM ET 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Spencer LaVere Smith @spencerlaveresmith.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
The team used a lightbeads module from @mbfbioscience.bsky.social (tech developed by Vaziri lab) with a laser from Class 5 to perform lightbeads calcium imaging experiments on the Diesel2p large field-of-view microscope.
Five scientists working around a multiphoton control station with monitors and controls.
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
For years, light sheet microscopy was elite-only—high price, limited access. Now there’s SLICE: 🔹 Under $75K 🔹 $5K/year all-in support 🔹 Intuitive, high-performance design Re-engineered for real-world research. 🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/5n95ec2r #SLICELightSheetMicroscope #3DImaging #lablife
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SLICE: Breakthrough Light Sheet Imaging for Under $75,000
Move Beyond Traditional Light Sheet Microscopes. Meet SLICE - the New Standard for Accessible Light Sheet Imaging.
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
🧠 Your fiber photometry research just got easier! We’ve launched the MBF Web Store with 24/7 access to Neurophotometrics Fiber Photometry consumables: 🔹 Cannulae 🔹 Patch Cords 🔹 Split Sleeves and more.. 🛒 Explore now: store.mbfbioscience.com #FiberPhotometry #Neuroscience #labsupplies
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Heading to the #WormMeeting at UC Davis? 🐛 Visit our booth and explore WormLab—the ultimate solution for imaging, tracking, and analyzing C. elegans. Let’s connect and talk science! #Celegans #worm25 #WormLab #ImagingTools genetics-gsa.org/worm-2025/
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Homepage - 25th International Worm Meeting
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MBF Bioscience @mbfbioscience.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
🗓️ Today @ 12PM ET - Join our Open Office Hours and connect live with our product managers and application specialists. ✅ Ask research-related questions ✅ Get real-time support ✅ Learn from others in the community 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #sciencematters #neuroscience #science
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: MBF Bioscience Weekly Open Office Hours. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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