MBF Bioscience
FormerlyMicroBrightField
TypePrivate
IndustryBiomedical
Founded1988 (as MicroBrightField, Inc.)
HeadquartersWilliston, Vermont, USA[1]
ProductsNeurolucida, Stereo Investigator, Microlucida, Neurolucida 360, Biolucida, WormLab, BrainMaker
WebsiteMBF Bioscience

MBF Bioscience is a biotech company that develops microscopy software and hardware for bioscience research and education. MBF Bioscience’s primary location is Williston, Vermont, United States, but has offices that market, sell, and support its line of hardware and software products throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.

History

The company was founded in 1988 as MicroBrightField, Inc. by a father and son, Dr. Edmund Glaser and Jack Glaser. Their goal was to develop neuroanatomical image software for the research community. The company changed its name from MicroBrightField, Inc. to MBF Bioscience in 2004. Now, MBF Bioscience provides solutions for stereology, neuron reconstruction, whole slide imaging, brain mapping, C. elegans tracking, and 2-photon microscopy. The company products are used in a variety of fields including stem cell research, cancer research, neuroanatomical studies, lung, kidney, reproductive, cardiac and toxicology research.[2]

In 2021, MBF Bioscience acquired Vidrio Technologies which is a provider of software and hardware components for laser scanning and two-photon microscopes.[3]

In 2023, MBF Bioscience acquired[4] Neurophotometrics LLC. (NPM), a company specializing in optical equipment.[5]

Awards

  • NIH SBIR's Small Business Success Stories[6]
  • Tibbetts Award – 2013[7]
  • Best Places to Work in Vermont in 2007,[8] 2009[9] and 2010.[10]
  • 2007 Vermont Small Business Person of the Year – Business Administration, which was presented to MBF Bioscience's co-founder Jack Glaser in 2007.

Offices

MBF Bioscience's main locations are in Williston, Vermont; and Ashburn, Virginia. It also has offices to sell and support its line of products in the Netherlands (Delft), China (Shanghai), Taiwan, and Japan (Shiroi-shi, Chiba).

Products

Neurolucida (1988): This microscope system creates and quantifies neuron reconstructions, allowing scientists to quantitatively analyze dendrites, axons, nodes, and synapses. Neuroscientists use this software for research in neurodegenerative diseases, neuropathy, memory, behavior, and ophthalmology.[11]

Stereo Investigator (1995): Stereo Investigator is an unbiased stereology system that uses different stereological probes perform quantitative analysis of tissue specimens. Stereo Investigator is used in research fields such as neuroscience, pulmonary research, cancer research, and toxicology.

Neurolucida 360 (2015): Neurolucida 360 software automatically creates and quantifies neurons, allowing scientists to see and analyze dendrites, axons, nodes, and synapses. Neurolucida 360 works with 3D and 2D images and excels at handling very large images. Neuroscientists use this software for research in neurodegenerative diseases, neuropathy, memory, behavior, and ophthalmology.[12]  

Biolucida (2011): Created to help share microscope images online and make image management easier for universities, medical institutions, and more. Biolucida is widely used in medical schools around the world to teach histopathology.

WormLab (2012): This software tracks the movement of C. elegans, a model organism widely used in research. WormLab is used in research fields such as neurodegeneration, genetics, aging, development, and toxicology.[13] 

BrainMaker (2015): This software combines serial sections of whole slide images to create full resolution 3D reconstructions of the entire brain (or any organ). BrainMaker is used in cell mapping and cytoarchitectonics.[14] 

NeuroInfo (2018): This software automatically delineates, identifies and maps brain regions into a common coordinate system, such as the Allen Mouse Brain Reference Atlas and Waxholm Rat Brain Atlas. Researchers use this software for neurogenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and connectomics.[15]

MicroDynamix (2020): This software allows researchers to visualize and quantify changes in dendritic spine morphology over a period of time from repeated imaging experiments.[16]

MicroFile+ (2020): This software converts microscope image files from most commercial microscope providers into the more space efficient, faster-loading JPEG2000 format and helps enrich the metadata and FAIRness of microscopy image data.[17]

Vesselucida: This microscope system creates and quantifies vasculature reconstructions. Neuroscientists use this software for research in vasculature diseases.

Vesselucida 360 (2018): Vesselucida 360 is used to reconstruct vessels and microvasculature in 3D and obtain data about the length, connections, and complexity of microvessels. Vesselucida 360 is used in research fields such as cancer, diabetes, strokes, and other conditions that affect microvasculature.[18] 

ClearScope (2020): This is a light sheet theta microscope system invented by Dr. Raju Tomer at Columbia University. ClearScope allows researchers to image cleared tissue from large specimens.[19]

TissueScope: This is a whole slide scanner created in collaboration with Huron Digital Pathology.

Vesalius: This is a resonant scanning laser confocal system that allows 2D and 3D imaging for mounted and cleared tissue specimens.

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Information". MBF Bioscience. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "MBF Bioscience | NIH SBIR/STTR". sbir.nih.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  3. ↑ "MBF Bioscience Announces the Acquisition of Vidrio Technologies". www.businesswire.com. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  4. ↑ Pasang (2023-10-27). "MBF Bioscience Announces the Acquisition of Neurophotometrics". MBF Bioscience. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  5. ↑ "About". Neurophotometrics. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  6. ↑ "Cutting-Edge Image Analysis Empowers Neuroscience Researchers | Seed". seed.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  7. ↑ Pasang (2013-05-20). "MBF Bioscience Wins Prestigious Tibbetts Award in Recognition of Outstanding Technological Innovation". MBF Bioscience. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  8. ↑ "2007 "Best Places to Work in Vermont"". bestplacestoworkinvt.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  9. ↑ "2009 "Best Places to Work in Vermont"". bestplacestoworkinvt.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  10. ↑ "2010 "Best Places to Work in Vermont"". bestplacestoworkinvt.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  11. ↑ "NITRC: Neurolucida: Tool/Resource Info". www.nitrc.org. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  12. ↑ "MBF Bioscience Neurolucida 360 for automatic neuron reconstruction". www.labonline.com.au. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  13. ↑ "MBF Bioscience Releases the Worms". vtbiosciences.org. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  14. ↑ "MBF Bioscience". scitech.com.au. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  15. ↑ "MBF Bioscience unveils whole mouse brain automatic region delineation | Tissuepathology.com". 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  16. ↑ "MBF Bioscience Announces Launch of MicroDynamix | Tissuepathology.com". 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  17. ↑ Heal, Maci (2021-02-17). "Converting microscopy image data and metadata with Microfile+". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  18. ↑ "MBF Bioscience". scitech.com.au. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  19. ↑ "MBF Bioscience Secures Exclusive License from Columbia University to Create New Light-Sheet Microscope System | Technology Ventures". techventures.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
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