Inspirata announced its free remote pathology initiative, available to healthcare institutions looking to provide flexibility to their staff during COVID-19. The company is now joined by two industry partners, Hamamatsu and KiKo, Knowledge in Knowledge out.
Hamamatsu will provide its research use only (RUO) Whole Slide Image (WSI) scanner, NanoZoomer, to scan glass slides submitted by institutions for research and secondary consults. This device will not be used for any primary human diagnosis.
Inspirata will continue to offer its pathology workflow solution, which enables the actual remote use and sharing of cases among pathologists.
"This is an important validation of our efforts to support the community. Our successful past digital pathology collaborations make Hamamatsu and KiKo optimal partners for this initiative," said Mark Lloyd, PhD, EVP and Founder of Inspirata.
"We understand the need to allow as many pathology departments as possible to make flexible arrangements for their staff. We are proud to support this initiative by offering our RUO, WSI scanners, NanoZoomer," said Scott Blakely, Business Development Manager of Hamamatsu.