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Hi all.  Its been a few years since this topic and we are looking for a flexible and powerful calendar/scheduling/billing software solution.  Our solution works but is homegrown and a bit patched together, we would like to find a more stable solution.  Please send me your pet solution… I am sure we would all like to know what the best product is at the moment
Thanks

Simon Watkins Ph.D

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Professor Immunology
Director Center for Biologic Imaging
University of Pittsburgh
Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
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Www.cbi.pitt.edu<http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
412-352-2277

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Simon
Check on this may be useful for you
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Hi all.  Its been a few years since this topic and we are looking for a flexible and powerful calendar/scheduling/billing software solution.  Our solution works but is homegrown and a bit patched together, we would like to find a more stable solution.  Please send me your pet solution... I am sure we would all like to know what the best product is at the moment Thanks

Simon Watkins Ph.D

Professor and Vice Chair Cell Biology
Professor Immunology
Director Center for Biologic Imaging
University of Pittsburgh
Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
Pittsburgh PA 15261
Www.cbi.pitt.edu<http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
412-352-2277

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I have been using a system called PPMS from Stratocore, http://stratocore.com/ 

Louie


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Hi all. Its been a few years since this topic and we are looking for a flexible and powerful calendar/scheduling/billing software solution. Our solution works but is homegrown and a bit patched together, we would like to find a more stable solution. Please send me your pet solution… I am sure we would all like to know what the best product is at the moment
Thanks

Simon Watkins Ph.D

Professor and Vice Chair Cell Biology
Professor Immunology
Director Center for Biologic Imaging
University of Pittsburgh
Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
Pittsburgh PA 15261
Www.cbi.pitt.edu<http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
412-352-2277



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We are using iLabsolutions for scheduling and billing, as are all the other core facilities at Dana-Farber.
It was chosen by our Office of Research for all core facilities and has regular product purchasing capabilities, too. I think there can be quite a few custom features. It's working well for us.

http://www.ilabsolutions.com/


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Thanks

Simon Watkins Ph.D

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Professor Immunology
Director Center for Biologic Imaging
University of Pittsburgh
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We use Calcium from Brown Bear.  Works well.

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Hi all. Its been a few years since this topic and we are looking for a flexible and powerful calendar/scheduling/billing software solution. Our solution works but is homegrown and a bit patched together, we would like to find a more stable solution. Please send me your pet solution… I am sure we would all like to know what the best product is at the moment
Thanks

Simon Watkins Ph.D

Professor and Vice Chair Cell Biology
Professor Immunology
Director Center for Biologic Imaging
University of Pittsburgh
Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
Pittsburgh PA 15261
Www.cbi.pitt.edu<http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
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We will be switching to iLab Solutions very soon. Not just for Light Microscopy but for all of our shared resources. The program(s) appear to be very professional and well thought out. I assume that this is also an expensive solution. I do not have the numbers myself as the negotiations were handled by administration for the entire institution.
Cheers,

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Beckman Research Institute
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Thanks

Simon Watkins Ph.D

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Professor Immunology
Director Center for Biologic Imaging
University of Pittsburgh
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I use g-calendar here at UMBC.  My university maintains and updates it and students all have g-accounts. My users in private industry all seem to have g-mail accounts so they too are able to use the facilities scheduling calendar.
On Jul 18, 2013, at 11:12 AM, Periasamy, Ammasi (ap3t) wrote:

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> Simon
> Check on this may be useful for you
> www.IdeaElan.com
>
> Dr. Ammasi Periasamy
> Professor & Center Director
> W.M. Keck Center for Cellular Imaging (KCCI)
> (University of Virginia Imaging Center)
> Mail or FedEx or UPS:
> Keck Center for Cellular Imaging
> University of Virginia
> Biology, Gilmer Hall, 485 McCormick Rd.
> Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
> Office Location:
> Physical and Life Sciences Building (PLSB-B005), White Head Rd.,
> Voice: 434-243-7602 (Office); 982-4869 (lab)
> Fax:[phone]; Email:[hidden email]
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Watkins, Simon C
> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 11:06 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: scheduling
>
> *****
> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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>
> Hi all.  Its been a few years since this topic and we are looking for a flexible and powerful calendar/scheduling/billing software solution.  Our solution works but is homegrown and a bit patched together, we would like to find a more stable solution.  Please send me your pet solution... I am sure we would all like to know what the best product is at the moment Thanks
>
> Simon Watkins Ph.D
>
> Professor and Vice Chair Cell Biology
> Professor Immunology
> Director Center for Biologic Imaging
> University of Pittsburgh
> Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
> Pittsburgh PA 15261
> Www.cbi.pitt.edu<http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
> 412-352-2277
>

Chere Petty M.S.
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Department  of Biological Sciences
University of Maryland Baltimore County
(UMBC)
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Baltimore Maryland 21250
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Hello All,

Zeiss and LaVision have turnkey solutions, and ASI has a half turnkey, half DIY solution (maybe 3/4-1/4).

Am I missing anyone?

Thanks


Best,

Gary



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Confocal Imaging Facility Manager
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Princeton University
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OpenSPIM from Kevin Elicieri and others in Madison
S

Simon Watkins Ph.D

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Professor Immunology
Director Center for Biologic Imaging
University of Pittsburgh
Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
Pittsburgh PA 15261
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On 7/18/13 12:18 PM, "Laevsky, Gary S." <[hidden email]> wrote:

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>Hello All,
>
>Zeiss and LaVision have turnkey solutions, and ASI has a half turnkey,
>half DIY solution (maybe 3/4-1/4).
>
>Am I missing anyone?
>
>Thanks
>
>
>Best,
>
>Gary
>
>
>
>Gary Laevsky, Ph.D.
>Confocal Imaging Facility Manager
>Dept. of Molecular Biology
>Washington Rd.
>Princeton University
>Princeton, New Jersey, 08544-1014
>(O) 609 258 5432
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Hi Simon,
We also use www.ideaelan.com software.  It has a couple of really nice
features that are difficult to find, including an intelligent automatic
usage tracker for billing.

Best Regards,

Jeffrey Caplan
Director of Bioimaging
Delaware Biotechnology Institute
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19711

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yes, two opensource projects come to mind:


OpenSPIM (www.openspim.org) from Huisken, Tomancak, us and colleagues

OpenSPIN (https://sites.google.com/site/openspinmicroscopy/) from Moreno and colleagues.


k

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> OpenSPIM from Kevin Elicieri and others in Madison
> S
>
> Simon Watkins Ph.D
>
> Professor and Vice Chair Cell Biology
> Professor Immunology
> Director Center for Biologic Imaging
> University of Pittsburgh
> Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
> Pittsburgh PA 15261
> Www.cbi.pitt.edu <http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
> 412-352-2277
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 7/18/13 12:18 PM, "Laevsky, Gary S." <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> >*****
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> >Hello All,
> >
> >Zeiss and LaVision have turnkey solutions, and ASI has a half turnkey,
> >half DIY solution (maybe 3/4-1/4).
> >
> >Am I missing anyone?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >
> >Best,
> >
> >Gary
> >
> >
> >
> >Gary Laevsky, Ph.D.
> >Confocal Imaging Facility Manager
> >Dept. of Molecular Biology
> >Washington Rd.
> >Princeton University
> >Princeton, New Jersey, 08544-1014
> >(O) 609 258 5432
> >(C) 508 507 1310

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We are also using PPMS from Stratocore for scheduling, user management and
invoicing. Quite happy with it!

Nico

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Hi all.  Its been a few years since this topic and we are looking for a
flexible and powerful calendar/scheduling/billing software solution.  Our
solution works but is homegrown and a bit patched together, we would like to
find a more stable solution.  Please send me your pet solution. I am sure we
would all like to know what the best product is at the moment Thanks

Simon Watkins Ph.D

Professor and Vice Chair Cell Biology
Professor Immunology
Director Center for Biologic Imaging
University of Pittsburgh
Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
Pittsburgh PA 15261
Www.cbi.pitt.edu<http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
412-352-2277

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Hi all,

I'm the founder of Quartzy (http://www.quartzy.com/), which offers core
facility scheduling, software for free:
http://www.quartzy.com/shared-laboratory-equipment-management-software/

It doesn't have a lot of the super fancy features like integration with
accounting software, but it's VERY easy to use, used by a lot of core
facilities already, and admins can download usage reports for billing
purposes (and it's free).

I'm happy to take any questions anybody has off list ([hidden email]).

Best,
Adam

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> We are also using PPMS from Stratocore for scheduling, user management and
> invoicing. Quite happy with it!
>
> Nico
>
> _______________________________________
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> Bioquant BQ0004
> Im Neuenheimer Feld 267
> D-69120 Heidelberg
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]]
> On
> Behalf Of Watkins, Simon C
> Sent: Donnerstag, 18. Juli 2013 17:06
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: scheduling
>
> *****
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> *****
>
> Hi all.  Its been a few years since this topic and we are looking for a
> flexible and powerful calendar/scheduling/billing software solution.  Our
> solution works but is homegrown and a bit patched together, we would like
> to
> find a more stable solution.  Please send me your pet solution. I am sure
> we
> would all like to know what the best product is at the moment Thanks
>
> Simon Watkins Ph.D
>
> Professor and Vice Chair Cell Biology
> Professor Immunology
> Director Center for Biologic Imaging
> University of Pittsburgh
> Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
> Pittsburgh PA 15261
> Www.cbi.pitt.edu<http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
> 412-352-2277
>

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Hi all,

booking software is one of the most fundamental tools in any modern facility. At the Gulbenkian Institute we took this seriously and developed what is the most powerful and flexible booking system, Agendo http://www.cirklo.org/agendo.php#features. This software is open source (as reference UNAM mexico) or available as SaaS with costumers spread all around the world from

www.cirklo.org

Best,
Nuno Moreno, PhD
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
http://lnkd.in/6VXcrM





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> Hi all,
>
> I'm the founder of Quartzy (http://www.quartzy.com/), which offers core
> facility scheduling, software for free:
> http://www.quartzy.com/shared-laboratory-equipment-management-software/
>
> It doesn't have a lot of the super fancy features like integration with
> accounting software, but it's VERY easy to use, used by a lot of core
> facilities already, and admins can download usage reports for billing
> purposes (and it's free).
>
> I'm happy to take any questions anybody has off list ([hidden email]).
>
> Best,
> Adam
>
> --
>
> Adam Regelmann, MD, PhD
> www.quartzy.com
> The Free and Easy Way to Manage Your Lab
> What scientists are saying: http://quartzy.com/testimonial/
> 855-QUARTZY x700
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Nicolas Dross <
> [hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
>> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
>> *****
>>
>> We are also using PPMS from Stratocore for scheduling, user management and
>> invoicing. Quite happy with it!
>>
>> Nico
>>
>> _______________________________________
>> Dr. Nicolas Dross
>> Nikon Imaging Center @ University Heidelberg
>> Bioquant BQ0004
>> Im Neuenheimer Feld 267
>> D-69120 Heidelberg
>> [phone]
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Watkins, Simon C
>> Sent: Donnerstag, 18. Juli 2013 17:06
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: scheduling
>>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
>> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
>> *****
>>
>> Hi all.  Its been a few years since this topic and we are looking for a
>> flexible and powerful calendar/scheduling/billing software solution.  Our
>> solution works but is homegrown and a bit patched together, we would like
>> to
>> find a more stable solution.  Please send me your pet solution. I am sure
>> we
>> would all like to know what the best product is at the moment Thanks
>>
>> Simon Watkins Ph.D
>>
>> Professor and Vice Chair Cell Biology
>> Professor Immunology
>> Director Center for Biologic Imaging
>> University of Pittsburgh
>> Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
>> Pittsburgh PA 15261
>> Www.cbi.pitt.edu<http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
>> 412-352-2277
>>
>
>
>
> --
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> www.quartzy.com
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> What Scientists Are Saying... <http://www.quartzy.com/testimonial/>

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Adam,

if I get it right from your web site you do not give away a free
software, but you run Quartzy essentially as 'Software as a Service' on
your web server - but for free. I can understand (and much appreciate)
the motivation of enthusiast giving software away for free, but I don't
see how anybody would even pay money to host other peoples software and
data.

This raises some questions about your business model. According to your
website you have several investors, they likely would get some money
back, so how do you hope to make a revenue?

Since the decision for any management software is a serious investment
also in time spent setting everything up, everyone relying on your
software probably wants to have an idea how sustainable your approach is.

Steffen

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>
> I'm the founder of Quartzy (http://www.quartzy.com/), which offers core
> facility scheduling, software for free:
> http://www.quartzy.com/shared-laboratory-equipment-management-software/
>
> It doesn't have a lot of the super fancy features like integration with
> accounting software, but it's VERY easy to use, used by a lot of core
> facilities already, and admins can download usage reports for billing
> purposes (and it's free).
>
> I'm happy to take any questions anybody has off list ([hidden email]).
>
> Best,
> Adam
>
> --
>
> Adam Regelmann, MD, PhD
> www.quartzy.com
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>
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Nicolas Dross<
> [hidden email]>  wrote:
>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
>> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
>> *****
>>
>> We are also using PPMS from Stratocore for scheduling, user management and
>> invoicing. Quite happy with it!
>>
>> Nico
>>
>> _______________________________________
>> Dr. Nicolas Dross
>> Nikon Imaging Center @ University Heidelberg
>> Bioquant BQ0004
>> Im Neuenheimer Feld 267
>> D-69120 Heidelberg
>> [phone]
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Watkins, Simon C
>> Sent: Donnerstag, 18. Juli 2013 17:06
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: scheduling
>>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
>> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
>> *****
>>
>> Hi all.  Its been a few years since this topic and we are looking for a
>> flexible and powerful calendar/scheduling/billing software solution.  Our
>> solution works but is homegrown and a bit patched together, we would like
>> to
>> find a more stable solution.  Please send me your pet solution. I am sure
>> we
>> would all like to know what the best product is at the moment Thanks
>>
>> Simon Watkins Ph.D
>>
>> Professor and Vice Chair Cell Biology
>> Professor Immunology
>> Director Center for Biologic Imaging
>> University of Pittsburgh
>> Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
>> Pittsburgh PA 15261
>> Www.cbi.pitt.edu<http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
>> 412-352-2277
>>
>
>
>

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Hi Steffen, you make a very good point.
iLab is also SaaS and I think that it would be very hard to improve on their product. I think in this situation it makes more sense to buy rather than build.
Cheers,

Brian D Armstrong PhD
Associate Research Professor
Director, Light Microscopy Core
Beckman Research Institute
City of Hope
Dept of Neuroscience
1450 E Duarte Rd
Duarte, CA 91010
626-256-4673 x62872

http://www.cityofhope.org/research/support/Light-Microscopy-Digital-Imaging/Pages/default.aspx


-----Original Message-----
From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Steffen Dietzel
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 2:55 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: scheduling

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Adam,

if I get it right from your web site you do not give away a free
software, but you run Quartzy essentially as 'Software as a Service' on
your web server - but for free. I can understand (and much appreciate)
the motivation of enthusiast giving software away for free, but I don't
see how anybody would even pay money to host other peoples software and
data.

This raises some questions about your business model. According to your
website you have several investors, they likely would get some money
back, so how do you hope to make a revenue?

Since the decision for any management software is a serious investment
also in time spent setting everything up, everyone relying on your
software probably wants to have an idea how sustainable your approach is.

Steffen

On 18.07.2013 21:00, Adam Regelmann wrote:

> *****
> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> *****
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm the founder of Quartzy (http://www.quartzy.com/), which offers core
> facility scheduling, software for free:
> http://www.quartzy.com/shared-laboratory-equipment-management-software/
>
> It doesn't have a lot of the super fancy features like integration with
> accounting software, but it's VERY easy to use, used by a lot of core
> facilities already, and admins can download usage reports for billing
> purposes (and it's free).
>
> I'm happy to take any questions anybody has off list ([hidden email]).
>
> Best,
> Adam
>
> --
>
> Adam Regelmann, MD, PhD
> www.quartzy.com
> The Free and Easy Way to Manage Your Lab
> What scientists are saying: http://quartzy.com/testimonial/
> 855-QUARTZY x700
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Nicolas Dross<
> [hidden email]>  wrote:
>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
>> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
>> *****
>>
>> We are also using PPMS from Stratocore for scheduling, user management and
>> invoicing. Quite happy with it!
>>
>> Nico
>>
>> _______________________________________
>> Dr. Nicolas Dross
>> Nikon Imaging Center @ University Heidelberg
>> Bioquant BQ0004
>> Im Neuenheimer Feld 267
>> D-69120 Heidelberg
>> [phone]
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Watkins, Simon C
>> Sent: Donnerstag, 18. Juli 2013 17:06
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: scheduling
>>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
>> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
>> *****
>>
>> Hi all.  Its been a few years since this topic and we are looking for a
>> flexible and powerful calendar/scheduling/billing software solution.  Our
>> solution works but is homegrown and a bit patched together, we would like
>> to
>> find a more stable solution.  Please send me your pet solution. I am sure
>> we
>> would all like to know what the best product is at the moment Thanks
>>
>> Simon Watkins Ph.D
>>
>> Professor and Vice Chair Cell Biology
>> Professor Immunology
>> Director Center for Biologic Imaging
>> University of Pittsburgh
>> Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
>> Pittsburgh PA 15261
>> Www.cbi.pitt.edu<http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
>> 412-352-2277
>>
>
>
>

--
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Walter-Brendel-Zentrum für experimentelle Medizin (WBex)
Head of light microscopy

Mail room:
Marchioninistr. 15, D-81377 München

Building location:
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Hi Steffen,

You raise a very good point.

Regarding sustainability:  Quartzy generates revenue by hosting vendor
catalogs.   We launched over four years ago and have grown (both in users
but also in revenue) to the point where we became interesting to investors.
 In the life sciences, businesses without business models don't get much
attention from investors :)

I personally feel that the scientists shouldn't be footing the bill for
this kind of software when there's so much money on the other side of the
market.  Fortunately, that personal feeling was borne out in the market.

Quartzy now has tens-of-thousands of individual scientists who use it and
many core facilities at institutions from all over the world (from Malaysia
to the UK and everywhere in between).  As I mentioned before, we don't do a
lot of the fancy integration that iLab or Stratocore do, but we take care
of the biggest pain points in an easy-to-use package.  There's no lengthy
sales process, negotiation, on-boarding, etc.  You just go to the site and
can get setup in under 10 min.

More than happy to answer any other questions or concerns!

Best,
Adam

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On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Armstrong, Brian <[hidden email]>wrote:

> *****
> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> *****
>
> Hi Steffen, you make a very good point.
> iLab is also SaaS and I think that it would be very hard to improve on
> their product. I think in this situation it makes more sense to buy rather
> than build.
> Cheers,
>
> Brian D Armstrong PhD
> Associate Research Professor
> Director, Light Microscopy Core
> Beckman Research Institute
> City of Hope
> Dept of Neuroscience
> 1450 E Duarte Rd
> Duarte, CA 91010
> 626-256-4673 x62872
>
>
> http://www.cityofhope.org/research/support/Light-Microscopy-Digital-Imaging/Pages/default.aspx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]]
> On Behalf Of Steffen Dietzel
> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 2:55 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: scheduling
>
> *****
> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> *****
>
> Adam,
>
> if I get it right from your web site you do not give away a free
> software, but you run Quartzy essentially as 'Software as a Service' on
> your web server - but for free. I can understand (and much appreciate)
> the motivation of enthusiast giving software away for free, but I don't
> see how anybody would even pay money to host other peoples software and
> data.
>
> This raises some questions about your business model. According to your
> website you have several investors, they likely would get some money
> back, so how do you hope to make a revenue?
>
> Since the decision for any management software is a serious investment
> also in time spent setting everything up, everyone relying on your
> software probably wants to have an idea how sustainable your approach is.
>
> Steffen
>
> On 18.07.2013 21:00, Adam Regelmann wrote:
> > *****
> > To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> > http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> > *****
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm the founder of Quartzy (http://www.quartzy.com/), which offers core
> > facility scheduling, software for free:
> > http://www.quartzy.com/shared-laboratory-equipment-management-software/
> >
> > It doesn't have a lot of the super fancy features like integration with
> > accounting software, but it's VERY easy to use, used by a lot of core
> > facilities already, and admins can download usage reports for billing
> > purposes (and it's free).
> >
> > I'm happy to take any questions anybody has off list ([hidden email]).
> >
> > Best,
> > Adam
> >
> > --
> >
> > Adam Regelmann, MD, PhD
> > www.quartzy.com
> > The Free and Easy Way to Manage Your Lab
> > What scientists are saying: http://quartzy.com/testimonial/
> > 855-QUARTZY x700
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Nicolas Dross<
> > [hidden email]>  wrote:
> >
> >> *****
> >> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> >> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> >> *****
> >>
> >> We are also using PPMS from Stratocore for scheduling, user management
> and
> >> invoicing. Quite happy with it!
> >>
> >> Nico
> >>
> >> _______________________________________
> >> Dr. Nicolas Dross
> >> Nikon Imaging Center @ University Heidelberg
> >> Bioquant BQ0004
> >> Im Neuenheimer Feld 267
> >> D-69120 Heidelberg
> >> [phone]
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]
> ]
> >> On
> >> Behalf Of Watkins, Simon C
> >> Sent: Donnerstag, 18. Juli 2013 17:06
> >> To: [hidden email]
> >> Subject: scheduling
> >>
> >> *****
> >> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> >> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> >> *****
> >>
> >> Hi all.  Its been a few years since this topic and we are looking for a
> >> flexible and powerful calendar/scheduling/billing software solution.
>  Our
> >> solution works but is homegrown and a bit patched together, we would
> like
> >> to
> >> find a more stable solution.  Please send me your pet solution. I am
> sure
> >> we
> >> would all like to know what the best product is at the moment Thanks
> >>
> >> Simon Watkins Ph.D
> >>
> >> Professor and Vice Chair Cell Biology
> >> Professor Immunology
> >> Director Center for Biologic Imaging
> >> University of Pittsburgh
> >> Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
> >> Pittsburgh PA 15261
> >> Www.cbi.pitt.edu<http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
> >> 412-352-2277
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Steffen Dietzel, PD Dr. rer. nat
> Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
> Walter-Brendel-Zentrum für experimentelle Medizin (WBex)
> Head of light microscopy
>
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At Vanderbilt, we developed and have been enhancing our own solution (CORES)
for scheduling and core management for over a dozen years.  This project has
been quite successful, and over time some 20 other universities and research
institutions contracted with Vanderbilt to use the software.
 
Due to the success of this project, both internally and externally, we recently
decided that it was growing too large to continue to manage, support and extend
within a university setting.  Because Vanderbilt and iLab Solutions were the two
leaders in this area, partnering together and combining resources and systems
became an obvious decision.  We concluded that together, iLab/CORES clearly
offered the best software and user support, as well as the most established user
base (1,000 core facilities).  We are in the process of transitioning (Vanderbilt and
the 20 institutions using our software) to the iLab/CORES platform, and have been
pleased with the process so far.

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Light Sheet microscopes ... Zeiss and LaVision Biotec are single axis.
Not isotropic. I did not notice isotropic XYZ in the two OpemSPIM
projects just published in Nature Methods (Kevin's post ... more on
'Open' publications later).

ASI is putting together systems that should be capable of Wu and Shroff
dual view isotropic 330 nm resolution (with 20x/0.8 NA lenses and clever
image processing)
http://www.focusonmicroscopy.org/2013/PDF/159_Shroff.pdf

For fixed specimens, making tissue optically clear is useful -
especially for (isotropic) SPIM/DSLM. Some recent papers:

ClearT: a detergent- and solvent-free clearing method for neuronal and
non-neuronal tissue. </pubmed/23444362>* *Kuwajima T, Sitko AA, Bhansali
P, Jurgens C, Guido W, Mason C. Development. 2013 Mar;140(6):1364-8.
doi: 10.1242/dev.091844. PMID: 23444362

Structural and molecular interrogation of intact biological systems.
</pubmed/23575631> Chung K, Wallace J, Kim SY, Kalyanasundaram S,
Andalman AS, Davidson TJ, Mirzabekov JJ, Zalocusky KA, Mattis J, Denisin
AK, Pak S, Bernstein H, Ramakrishnan C, Grosenick L, Gradinaru V,
Deisseroth K. Nature. 2013 May 16;497(7449):332-7. doi:
10.1038/nature12107. PMID: 23575631CLARITY for mapping the nervous
system. </pubmed/23722210>

Chung K, Deisseroth K. Nat Methods. 2013 Jun;10(6):508-13. doi:
10.1038/nmeth.2481. PMID: 23722210 (review of a meothod published one
month earlier)

SeeDB: a simple and morphology-preserving optical clearing agent for
neuronal circuit reconstruction. </pubmed/23792946>* Ke MT,* Fujimoto S,
Imai T. Nat Neurosci. 2013 Jun 23. doi: 10.1038/nn.3447. [Epub ahead of
print] PMID: 23792946

Three-dimensional evaluation of retinal ganglion cell axon regeneration
and pathfinding in whole mouse tissue after injury. </pubmed/23510761>
Luo X, Salgueiro Y, Beckerman SR, Lemmon VP, Tsoulfas P, Park KK. Exp
Neurol. 2013 Mar 16. doi:pii: S0014-4886(13)00084-8.
10.1016/j.expneurol.2013.03.001. PMID: 23510761 ... used a LaVision
system, 3 minutes to acquire entire mouse brain (YFP-neurons), 30
minutes to export the data through their network. Modified protocol from
Erturk/Dodt THF->BABB.

As usual, my thanks to Bob Zucker for demonstrating optical clearing for
specimens intended for confocal microscopy.

***

With respect to OpenSPIM or OpenAnything publications, it is rather
silly to be publishing "Open" projects in subscription based journals.
Many of the readers of the listserv are in academia and have access
through our institutions (who are paying a lot of money for such access).
Not so bad for Nature Methods, since it offers free (print)
subscriptions, since that helps circulation numbers, which helps ad
revenue, which makes money. For anyone who wants a free subscription to
Nature Methods, a current web link(s) is:
https://www.sunbeltfs.com/forms/nh/friend.asp
http://www.sunbeltfs.com/forms/nh/friend.asp 
<https://www.sunbeltfs.com/forms/nh/friend.asp>
either one gets you to the subscription page. I don't know if it matters
whose name you use in the "your" fields, you are welcome to use mine (I
don't think I get any benefit out of it, but if I get a thank you check
from them, I'll toast the listserv when I deposit it), main thing is to
put your email address in that field.

George


On 7/18/2013 11:18 AM, Laevsky, Gary S. wrote:

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> Hello All,
>
> Zeiss and LaVision have turnkey solutions, and ASI has a half turnkey, half DIY solution (maybe 3/4-1/4).
>
> Am I missing anyone?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Best,
>
> Gary
>
>
>
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Hi George,

On Wed, 24 Jul 2013, George McNamara wrote:

> I did not notice isotropic XYZ in the two OpemSPIM projects just
> published in Nature Methods (Kevin's post ... more on 'Open'
> publications later).

Just to make sure: it is "OpenSPIM" (with an 'n') and OpenSpinMicroscopy.
And the way we get isotropic resolution is by... clever image processing
(SPIM reconstruction and the even more powerful SPIM deconvolution I
understand is just about to be published).

> With respect to OpenSPIM or OpenAnything publications, it is rather
> silly to be publishing "Open" projects in subscription based journals.

Even if I did not use as harsh words, there were quite a couple of heated
discussions about this before publication, my position matching yours.

In the end, pragmatism won: Nature Methods simply has the widest reach.
Also, please note that we published the originally submitted paper (which
is really the one you should read, not the drastically shrunk one in
Nature Methods): http://arxiv.org/abs/1302.1987 (if I understand
correctly, the OpenSpinMicroscopy project did the same -- we are not nasty
competitors, but rather collegial ones, we were in contact all along).

But there is one more thing I *must* point out about the "Open". It is a
frequent misconception that the "Open" means that you get everything for
free, on a silver platter (even if the NM articles are "open access" for
the first 6 months).

The "Open" implies that everybody is welcome to participate.

To that end, we put an immense effort in building the OpenSPIM Wiki at
http://openspim.org/. It is a Wiki, that means that you, George, need not
grumble if you find a mistake or something you want to clarify, you can
make yourself an account (all you need is to provide your email -- a
compromise to battle spam that I had to accept grudgingly, I wanted it
to have the least barrier of entry possible) and edit it. Simple as that.

The Wiki, you will see, has much more than the NM article. And being a
Wiki, it is also kind of peer-reviewed (I will *not* accept any lame
excuses there, claiming that it is too hard to rectify errors; it is dead
easy). In fact, it has *all* you need to know about OpenSPIM, including
blue prints and assembly instructions that in the words of one flattering
blogger could put IKEA to shame...

To top off the open nature of the project, the source code is not only
Open Source, but hosted on GitHub to facilitate contribution (and I was
adamant about offering the source code without a "register your email
address here and we may send you the source code that -- by the way -- was
also funded by you because you are a tax payer, after all" wall).

For the record, the OpenSpinMicroscopy project (which supports OPT in
addition to SPIM) also has a website (linked on http://openspim.org/Links
-- please excuse my not linking it directly, I am typing this mail on a
phone) and fully open source code, also hosted on GitHub.

In short, while I am sympathetic to your objections to publish the first
article about OpenSPIM in a closed journal, I have to point out that it
does not in the least affect the open nature of the project: the NM
article's only mission was to bring the project to the attention of as
many scientists as possible, the real information about the project is on
the Wiki and in the source code repository, both of which are developed
actively.

Sincerely,
Johannes