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Associated Press
03-06-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Austria's Tyrolpath Leads Europe with First Clinical Adoption of Techcyte's SureView™
Tyrolpath launches Europe's first SureView™ installation, combining AI, imaging, and automation for high-volume cervical cytology. 'Dr. Obrist and his team are pioneers in adopting new technologies to advance patient care, and we are proud to support their vision with our AI-driven solutions.'— Ben Cahoon, Chief Executive Officer of Techcyte OREM, UT, UNITED STATES, June 3, 2025 / / -- Techcyte, leader in AI-powered digital pathology, announced today the first European clinical implementation of its Techcyte SureView™ cervical cytology solution at Tyrolpath, one of the largest private pathology laboratories in Austria. In partnership with BD, Techcyte's exclusive global distributor for Techcyte SureView™, this milestone marks a significant advancement in the digital transformation of cervical cancer screening in Europe. Tyrolpath, located in Zams, Austria, processes hundreds of thousands of Pap smears annually. To manage this volume, and lay the foundation for future diagnostic applications, Tyrolpath acquired the Pramana Spectral HT-4 scanner — the only open, multipurpose whole slide imaging system to offer smart, inline, volumetric scanning, providing high-throughput capacity, redundancy, and the flexibility to support multiple indications. The lab has integrated Techcyte's SureView™ platform alongside BD's SurePath™ liquid-based cytology, creating an automated, end-to-end cervical cancer screening workflow from sample collection through digital review. 'We are thrilled to see Tyrolpath leading the way in Europe,' said Ben Cahoon, Chief Executive Officer of Techcyte. 'Dr. Obrist and his team are pioneers in adopting new technologies to advance patient care, and we are proud to support their vision with our AI-driven solutions.' Dr. Peter Obrist, owner of Tyrolpath and a key opinion leader in cytology, remarked, 'SureView™ brings a new level of confidence to cervical screening. The combination of BD SurePath™ preparation, Pramana's high-quality imaging, and Techcyte's AI analysis enables us to maintain the highest diagnostic standards while preparing for the future of digital pathology.' Sandra Knöthig, Product Manager Women'sHealth & Cancer C&EE from BD added, 'This collaboration marks an important step in the evolution of cervical cancer screening. Our partnership with Techcyte and Tyrolpath demonstrates how innovation can be scaled to meet the needs of high-volume laboratories while laying the groundwork for broader diagnostic applications.' This implementation reflects a growing interest across Europe in modernizing cytology workflows through integrated, digital solutions. As partners explore the broader potential of AI and automation in laboratory diagnostics, this collaboration serves as an example of how technology and expertise can come together to support the evolving needs of clinical practice. Troy Bankhead Techcyte + +1 435 210-6200 email us here Visit us on social media: LinkedIn X Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
The Guardian
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Art with Cantona and puppet animals lined up for Manchester international festival
A giant herd of puppet animals raising awareness of the climate crisis and artwork inspired by footballers including Eric Cantona are part of the 10th edition of the Manchester international festival (MIF), whose organisers want visitors to have 'a moment to reflect'. The former Manchester United footballer Juan Mata and the art curator Hans Ulrich Obrist have put together the event's 'set piece', a celebration of the beautiful game where artists and footballers collaborated on purpose-made artworks. The England Lionesses midfielder Ella Toone, the former Netherlands and Juventus enforcer Edgar Davids, and the Manchester United great Cantona are among the footballers taking part in Football City, Art United, which will take place in Aviva Studios and include sculpture, sound installations and animation. It was inspired after a conversation between MIF's artistic director, John McGrath, the poet Lemn Sissay, Obrist and Mata, who saw MIF's Poets Slash Artist show, where visual artists and poets collaborated, and asked if something similar could be done with footballers. Mata also featured in 2023's edition of the festival, working with Obrist and Tino Sehgal. McGrath said: 'It's about treating both things with mutual respect, not just can we do something smart and arty about football but rather asking what's the creativity behind these great human endeavours.' Low Kee Hong, who curated the festival alongside McGrath, said he wanted the 18-day event, which has expanded to include sites across Greater Manchester, to be a place where people could 'transcend the stress of everyday'. 'We open up our phones and it's a shitshow,' said Kee Hong, who previously led arts organisations in Hong Kong and Singapore, and will oversee future MIF editions. 'It's important that we're reminded that we are capable of hope and joy. 'It's not escapism. But because we live in the world we live in right now, it's more important to lean into the way artists are fashioning and seeing the world … We also need to ask what kind of world do we want to live in?' The tagline of the festival is 'Dream Differently', and other highlights include The Herds, a group of animal creations designed by the team behind the Little Amal puppet. It is hoped they will provoke thought about the climate crisis. The Royal Exchange theatre is also hosting the premiere of Liberation, by Ntombizodwa Nyoni. The play is inspired by the fifth Pan-African Congress, held in Manchester in October 1945, which was attended by the anti-colonial activist and later Kenyan prime minister Jomo Kenyatta, the eventual Ghanian prime minister Kwame Nkrumah, and the American writer WEB Du Bois. Christopher Isherwood's novel A Single Man is being turned into a stage version by MIF and the Royal Ballet while Blackhaine, who has collaborated with Kanye West, will perform his new work And Now I Know What Love Is, taking inspiration from the 'seemingly desolate spaces' of urban landscapes in the north-west of England, where he grew up. Two Indigenous artists will also come to Manchester: Santiago Yahuarcani's first international solo show will be held at the Whitworth art gallery, and the queer collective FAFSWAG will take over HOME during MIF with work that includes live cultural ceremonies. The film-maker and artist Juliet Ellis's new work A Symphony of Flesh and Bones is an exploration of the male body through the prism of her father, a world champion bodybuilder, and her brother, a former cage fighter. The Herds will open MIF on 3 July and the event runs until 20 July in various venues around Manchester city centre and Greater Manchester.
