We provide joint services and facilities for tissue processing, slide digitization as well as automated and expert-based tissue evaluation and consultation. Our platform consists of five core-facility units, two research groups and and a laser capture microdissection instrument.
          
            
                    
      
          
        
      
  
                        	
			
      				
														
						Histotechnology and laser microdissection
					
											
                    
            
                    
  
    
      
      
        
                     in Viikki
- Self-service: paraffin embedding, sectioning (paraffin, cryo-,  plastic and vibratome), histological stainings
- Histotechnological assistance,  training and service in the above techniques
 in Meilahti
- Histotecnological services: Tissue processing, sectioning of parrafin blocks and histological stainings
- Fluorescent IHC on paraffin sections and multiplexed fluorescent IHC
- Several tools for making tissue microarry blocks
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 in Viikki
- Histotechnological services:  paraffin embedding, paraffin and cryosectioning, various histological and immunohistochemical stainings (user supplied antibodies can also be used)
- Zeiss PALM MicroBeam laser microdissection instrument for dissection and collection of samples from histological sections and cell cultures
 
            
           
					
				
							 
					 
	
                        	
			
      				
														
						Slide scanning
					
											
                    
            
                    
  
    
      
      
        
                     in Viikki 
High throughput whole-slide scanning; bright field
- 3D HISTECH Scanner 20x (NA 0.8), 40x (NA 0.95) air objectives
 in Meilahti
High throughput whole-slide scanning; bright field and fluorescence
- 3D HISTECH Pannoramic 250 Flash II, 20x (NA 0.8), 40x (NA 0.95) air objectives
- Zeiss Azio Imager Z2,  20x, 40x and 63x  (NA 1.4) oil objectives 
- Zeiss Azio Scan Z.1 with 20x  (NA 0.8) and 40x (NA 0.95) air objectives. Macroslide (52 mm x 76 mm) scanning possibility 
 in Meilahti
High throughput whole-slide scanning; bright field and fluorescence
- 3D HISTECH Pannoramic 250 Flash III, 20x (NA 0.8), 40x (NA 0.95) air objectives
 
            
           
					
				
							 
					 
	
                        	
			
      				
														
						Expert support/collaboration
					
											
                    
            
                    
  
    
      
      
        
                    
- Veterinary pathology expertise  and consultation for research projects involving experimental animals
- Laboratory animal pathology services
 
- Advanced image analysis as a service 
- Image analysis experts available for advice