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title: The FlowCam Inspector 🔎 December 2021
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Interesting and relevant content, stories & research happening in the world of particle analysis.

| View in browser Dear FlowCam Family,   2021 was a year that brought many changes to all of us. Among the most significant for the FlowCam team was the return to traveling for demonstrations, installations, training & services, and in-person conferences. Given the success of our remote training options, we continue to offer virtual training via FlowCam University and individual virtual demonstrations and training.    We welcomed new team members, including a new CEO and senior leadership. We are excited to be expanding our operations in Maine and are looking to grow our FlowCam team. Come work with us, we are hiring!   We continue to innovate with new product releases. FlowCam LO is the first instrument to combine light obscuration with flow imaging microscopy. On the software side, we have incorporated your feedback into several updates and enhancements of VisualSpreadsheet 5.   Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to working with you in 2022. Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a prosperous New Year!   Warm Regards from Maine, Your FlowCam Team Read our 2021 Year in Review   Collage of the Quarter: FlowCam Nano Images Iron-containing colloidal particles generated from the photochemical reaction of Iron (III) citrate Aerosol Proxies. Courtesy of Purdue University.   Webinar on Demand - The Role of Orthogonal Techniques in the Detection of Protein Aggregation During Biopharmaceutical Development In this webinar, Danny Chou, Ph.D. discusses the opportunities and challenges in combining LO, FIM, and other orthogonal techniques for protein aggregate and particle characterization in biotherapeutic development and quality control. Watch on Demand   Comparing FlowCam Results with Light Obscuration: A Study by Japan's National Institute of Health Sciences In their recent publication, Quantitative Evaluation of Insoluble Particulate Matters in Therapeutic Protein Injections Using Light Obscuration and Flow Imaging Methods, Shibata et. al. compare the ability of Light Obscuration and Flow Imaging to detect and accurately characterize subvisible particles in injectable drugs. Access the full paper   FlowCam for the Characterization of Abrasive Compounds Superabrasives, such as micronized diamonds and cubic boron nitride (CBN), are used extensively in applications for cutting, grinding, and drilling hard materials. The effectiveness of a particular superabrasive material in a given application is largely determined by both particle size and particle shape. (Update link when published) Below: image on left shows mixed diamond powder with particle property Diameter ESD. The image on right shows diamond powder particles with a circularity filter applied. Read the Blog Post   VisualSpreadsheet 5.7 Now Available We continue to innovate and improve upon VisualSpreadsheet with a new release of version 5.7. Updates cover several categories including improvements to context file functions, enhancements to classification templates, and improvements to the user interface and calibration process.   Please contact Customer Care (orders@fluidimaging.com) for pricing and upgrade information.   Come Work with Us! We continue to grow and seek new members of our FlowCam team. Current openings include: Biopharmaceutical Instrumentation Sales Manager, Quality Assurance Analyst Senior Electrical Engineer. Check our Careers page to learn more.  FlowCam Careers   Upcoming 2022 Events Peptalk: January 17 - 19, San Diego, CA IFPAC: February 27 - March 2, Bethesda, MD  Pittcon: March 7 - 9, Atlanta, GA    Subscribe to our Newsletter Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc., 200 Enterprise Drive, Scarborough, Maine 04074, USA, +1 207-289-3200 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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