Biolucida Medical Education

Biolucida Medical Education is an interactive learning software designed to simulate the experience of using a microscope that focuses through Z. Developed with input from leading medical educators, it enables the viewing, management, and sharing of image stacks and 2D & 3D whole-slide images, bringing enhanced, dynamic content to educators and students alike.

Traditionally, medical educators have turned to virtual slides instead of microscopes for teaching histology and histopathology. Biolucida alleviates common difficulties in acquiring and distributing these slides, allowing clear and efficient access even in large classes.

Key Benefits

• High-performance slide viewing for both small and large classes.
• Annotations and bookmarks to highlight specific slide structures and content.
• Flexible deployment on cloud or local networks.
• Integration capabilities with Blackboard, Moodle, and Canvas for comprehensive testing environments.
• Compatibility with most commercial slide scanners and microscopes.

The platform supports collaborative access, enabling multiple students and educators to simultaneously view microscopy slides online. It allows reusable collections of annotated slides, with controlled access via a user-friendly web interface. Additionally, it integrates seamlessly into an institution's IT environment, offering secure access and optimized performance regardless of internet traffic peaks.

Biolucida boasts multiplatform compatibility, being usable on both PCs and Macs, and accessible via various web browsers. It can operate within institutional IT structures or through an AWS environment managed by MBF Bioscience. Users can annotate slides with straightforward drawing tools, sharing annotations across slide collections, with the option to hide them during examinations.

The software can integrate with various educational platforms, enhancing existing content via standard HTML links, and can run alongside other educational tools. Educators have technical support from a team ready to assist with content creation and system integration.

Installation is streamlined with a new WAMP installer including Apache and PHP updates, ensuring a secure, state-of-the-art framework. The software supports extensive image formats like Zeiss CZI, Olympus VSI, and BigTiff, with built-in support for massive 3D slide viewing. System requirements include Windows 11 or OSX 10.9 and later for the viewer, and Linux or Windows Server 2016 for the server setup.