Tissue Microarray System

Discovery-TMA high-speed automated optical platform and integrated software system is optimized for the acquisition, processing and analysis of images from tissue microarrays. The system brings high content screening technology to tissue microarray applications. Used with popular assays such as in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, the Discovery-TMA system is a fast and easy-to-use screening platform for tissue microarray studies designed for identification and validation of novel targets and characterization of diagnostic and therapeutic antibodies. Tissue microarrays consist of hundreds of samples fixed on a single slide, helping researchers make the most of scarce tissue resources. As a research tool, tissue microarrays have significant advantages compared to conventional tissue sampling methods, which require processing and evaluation of histological specimens one sample at a time. Investigators using tissue microarrays experience increased throughput, more information content, better experiment accuracy and reproducibility.