Theia is a titan in Greek mythology, specifically the Greek goddess of sight and vision. Thus, “Theiascope” is akin to a “Vision-scope” since the platform provides enhanced, almost mythical, vision to existing microscopes.

“Thay-ah”

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The Theiascope™ platform and related software can be cited according to the following [bibtex] example using the `@software` tag.

Yes, model development is one of our key services. As long as you know which features you would like the Theiascope™ to detect, we can work with you to train a Machine Learning (ML)-powered computer vision (CV) model for your use case. You can be as involved in the process as you want, and we are always happy to share our knowledge, too.

SAM2, Mask R-CNN (detectron2), Faster R-CNN, and RT-DETR.

We currently support models developed based on PyTorch. If you have a UNET implementation, we would love to work with you to support it as this is in Beta.

If your model is based on PyTorch, Ultralytics, detectron2, or Segment-Anything, then…yes!

No, there is no software to install. Only a web browser is needed. Output and exported files can be downloaded directly to your computer.

No, the Theiascope-S™ and Theiascope-M™ are all-in-one hardware-software platforms which include one or more GPUs.

Yes! The Theiascope-X™ is specifically designed to convert eXisting hardware into a Theiascope™. These “bring your own hardware” installations are “total conversions,” similar to dual booting between Windows and Linux. The hardware would become a dedicated Theiascope™ system when booted into that mode.

Yes! We can train a model to identify the unique characteristics of your images and analysis workflow. We currently support importing PNG, JPEG,, TIFF, BMP, and DM4 files. We also support movies including MP4 and AVI. Finally, we support ZIP archives of all previously mentioned file formats.

Materials, superconductors, semiconductors, steels, light weight alloys, nuclear fuels, radiography, cells, and more.

No, the Theiascope™ offers several post-acquisition image analysis methods to support established workflows and data backlogs. Using it in real-time is one of our favorite features, but it can analyze any image, any time.

The data is stored on the hard drive of the Theiascope™. Data can be exported as individual images or in bulk as a background job to be downloaded later on any computer connected to the Theiascope™. No data is stored in the Cloud. The Theiascope™ is an on-premise, self-hosted solution.

The Theiascope™ is cross-platform and instrument agnostic. It can work with anything that takes an image, whether that’s Materials, Biology, Medical, Quality Control, etc. As long as you have a computer with a web browser that can connect to the Theiascope™, you can use it.

Please see our Products page for details. Contact chris.field@theiascientific.com to request a quote.

Yes. The Theiascope™ is dual-purpose in that it can be used for real-time image analysis and quantitation while operating a microscope and to analyze images that were already acquired by uploading individual images, ZIP files, or videos.

The Theia Scientific team is entirely remote, however our co-founder Kevin Field is also Director of the Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory, so much of our work originates at the University of Michigan. We also maintain a strong presence in the DC metro area with our co-founder, Christopher Field, Head of Product Development, Cy Tamanaha, and our Business Administrator, Mary Powell, residing in the DC metro area. We are all in the Eastern time zone.

The Theiascope™ was created with security in mind. The system itself requires only a web browser to run, and can function within a closed network. Our co-founders are extremely familiar with network security issues with experience deploying in government and armed service facilities, and would be more than happy to work with your IT department to set you up for success from the start.

Yes! We can provide free demos via either a video conference call, or if you are located within the DC metro area, Southeast Michigan, Chicagoland area, or the Southern California area we can arrange an in-person demonstration. Please contact us at info@theiascientific.com to request a demo today.

Theia Scientific leverages a customer-feedback driven iterative development workflow combined with Over-the-Air (OTA) updates (where permitted) to push new features and bug fixes to all Theiascope™ customers with a yearly basic support agreement approximately every two weeks. Premium support is also available that provides high availability responsiveness, priority feature development, on-site technical support, and more.

Several research groups at universities and national laboratories in the United States have published conference proceedings and presented work at international conferences utilizing the Theiascope™ for their data analysis and visualizations. Several manuscripts have been submitted to peer-reviewed scientific journals. Once published, we will add them here.

We are continuously developing and evolving the technology to match the pace and scale of modern R&D experiments. We are always looking to collaborate and apply our experience and technology to new and exciting research and use cases. Contact us to work on a paper together and be listed below!

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