FLIMLABS

Our instruments overcome the state-of-the-art FLIM technology providing a solid platform to perform fluorescence lifetime-based experiments and analysis. FLIM LABS technology is portable, plug-n-play, further upgradable, and simple to handle. The instrumentation works in conjunction with an AI-driven data analysis software that can be easily tailored to your needs. We want to encourage and support users to leverage fluorescence lifetime in their applications with a technology that is accessible and intuitive. We are indeed developing a do-it-yourself DIY ‘FLIM starter kit’, consisting of desktop-sized and battery-powered pulsed laser modules, with single-photon detectors included. At the heart of this kit there is our FLIM acquisition card, USB-powered and fitting in the palm of a hand. The FLIM card is based on a FPGA system architecture, a technology that is fully reprogrammable at the level of the instrument core functions and available at a competitive cost.

The philosophy behind FLIM LABS drives our innovation not only towards a re-engineering of FLIM hardware components but also towards a re-thinking of the all FLIM data interpretation process. We want to make FLIM-based techniques as accessible as possible. So, we have created a unique FLIM analysis user-experience by introducing AI-based algorithms in our software. The idea is to make data interpretation straightforward by automatizing, and thus minimizing user efforts: non-skilled customers can operate our FLIM instruments on their own. Our software takes advantage of a FLIM-phasors approach integrated with an AI algorithm, making the experience almost user-independent and reliable over different experiments. It also requires negligible input from the users, so that the obtained results are easier to reproduce. Our software takes into account ICT technology: we encourage a strong FLIM community by facilitating the access to in-cloud data archiving and online results storage.