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SICASYS Software GmbH

Image analysis and microplate reading for life sciences research, including smartphone-based microplate readers and microarray analysis tools.

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Overview

SICASYS is a software company that develops innovative solutions focused on helping users efficiently understand and utilize visual information. The company serves the life sciences sector as well as color and visual recognition applications, offering a portfolio of specialized tools for microplate reading, microarray analysis, peptide microarray design, and emerging color vision technology.

SICASYS products are supported by customer testimonials and have been cited in scientific publications available through Google Scholar, reflecting their adoption and credibility within the research community.

Life Science Products

  • Spotxel® Reader: Transforms a smartphone into a microplate reader, supporting image capture, assay setup, colorimetric data analysis, and overall image analysis of microplates. The platform is actively under development, with an AI and computer-vision pipeline advancing through milestones — including Alpha and Alpha 2 stages — focused on improving plate outline detection using machine learning.
  • Spotxel® Microarray: Provides intuitive and user-friendly tools for microarray image and data analysis. The latest release, version 3.6, introduces support for PepSlide Designer arrays (PSF Array Support), enhanced batch processing with image rotation, smarter table customization, and additional improvements.
  • PepSlide: Comprehensive design and analysis software specifically built for peptide microarray applications, enabling researchers to work with complex peptide array data.

Color Solutions

  • Viclus®: An emerging product currently in development that leverages color vision and visual recognition technology. Further details and updates are forthcoming as the product progresses.

Research and Development

  • SICASYS maintains an active R&D program, with regular updates published on milestones achieved in their AI and computer-vision pipeline, particularly for the Spotxel® Reader detection engine.
  • The company has reached successive alpha milestones in plate detection, progressively improving the accuracy and capability of automated plate outline identification within the Spotxel® Reader platform.
  • Ongoing enhancements to Spotxel® Microarray demonstrate a commitment to expanding functionality, including batch processing improvements and broader array format support.

SICASYS continues to advance its product portfolio across life sciences and visual technology domains, combining AI-driven innovation with practical laboratory software tools designed to support researchers and scientists in their work.