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Jan Grawé

Jonas Jarvius

Anders Lind

Johan Skaborn

Mats Gullberg

Markus Klintstedt

Henrik Svanberg

Jerker Persson

Ylva Molin

Jurg Bartholdi

Henrik Söderström

Carl Rosenfeld

Karin Granström

Ander Lind

An analysis instrument includes a cartridge bay for receiving a sample preparation cartridge. The cartridge bay includes a controllable heater for heating a sample; a first temperature sensor for monitoring the temperature of the controllable heater; and a second temperature sensor for monitoring the temperature of the sample.

Analysis instrument and sample preparation cartridge

An apparatus is for moving a sample holder on a platform from a loading position where the sample holder can be removed from the platform to a locked position where the sample holder is securely held. The sample holder is configured to rest on wheels within a recessed portion on the platform. The apparatus is configured such that: (i) movement of the platform from the loading position to the locked position causes a vertical clamp to lower down on top of the sample holder, and a horizontal clamp to be pressed to an outer periphery of the sample holder; and (ii) movement of the platform from the locked position to the loading position causes the vertical clamp to rise above the sample holder, and the horizontal clamp to be moved away from the outer periphery of the sample holder.

Analysis instrument

Blood testing apparatus

A method for performing microscopy-based imaging of samples includes: loading a sample holder onto a support configured to receive the sample holder; moving the sample holder in a first direction, from a starting position on a first strip of the sample holder, to move the sample holder relative to an imaging line of a line camera, to capture an image of the first strip of the sample holder; monitoring a focal plane using an autofocus system as the sample holder is moved in the first direction; in response to a determination by the autofocus system, moving an objective lens along an optical axis to adjust the focal plane; and moving the sample holder in a second direction, to align the imaging line of the line camera with a position on a second strip of the sample holder.

Method and device for microscopy-based imaging of samples

A method for performing microscopy-based imaging of samples comprises: loading a sample holder () onto a support () configured to receive the sample holder (); moving the sample holder () in a first direction, from a starting position on a first strip of the sample holder (), to move the sample holder () relative to an imaging line of a line camera (), to capture an image of the first strip of the sample holder (); monitoring a focal plane using an autofocus system () as the sample holder () is moved in the first direction; in response to a signal from the autofocus system (), moving an objective lens () along the optical axis to adjust the focal plane; and moving the sample holder () in a second direction, to align the imaging line of the line camera () with a position on a second strip of the sample holder ().

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Uppsala, Sweden

Jan Grawé