Leica Microsystems Acquires Aivia Software

Leica Microsystems acquired certain assets, including Aivia, from SVision LLC. Aivia is an AI-enabled visualization, analysis, and interpretation software. It includes a wide range of machine learning and deep learning algorithms, 2D to 5D image visualization functionalities, cloud-based model training modules, web applications, and the ability to process large data sets on the terabyte scale.

Left: Original data imaged using an SP8 confocal microscope with a 40× 1.3 NA objective lens and resonant scanner in line average mode. Right: Image restored using the 40× confocal AI deconvolution model from Aivia. Courtesy of Leica Microsystems.

In addition to acquiring the Aivia software suite, Leica Microsystems will take on SVision LLC’s associates, who will continue to operate from their existing facilities in Bellevue, Wash. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The company also recently announced the establishment of a dedicated imaging hub at Imperial College London.