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Pre-clinical Imaging Platform combining micro-ultrasound imaging with Doppler flow measurements

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Supplies

The phenotyping core facility at the Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, wants to purchase Visualsonics Vevo 3100 Preclinical Imaging System, which will be incorporated in the facility services. The system offers a wide range of ultrasound imaging, allowing for comprehensive echocardiographic evaluation, study of oncology, nephrology, saturation, vascular function and neurobiology.

This contract is divided into lots: no

Value excluding VAT: 241 249.00 EUR

NUTS code: DK042 Østjylland

The cardiovascular phenotyping core facility is a newly established facility at the Department of Biomedicine at Aarhus University. It aims to make phenotyping techniques more accessible and standardized, not only at the Department, but at the University, and to the research environment as a whole. The resources have to be high-quality and user-friendly. Ultrasound is one of the staples in phenotyping and is also of major clinical relevance. It’s incorporation in comparative research ensures vital translational value, if applied and analyzed correctly. This does, however, also demand that the researcher is equipped with a system that is fit for the use in rodents. In order to achieve high-quality data, the machine needs transducers with a much higher frequency than in conventional systems (for human use), to provide sufficient solution in micro tissues. The heart frequency also requires a higher frame rate. Also, conventional systems do not necessarily provide the potential to analyze rodents on a multi-tissue level, which means that our system needs to be more advanced. Additionally, since we are a core facility, the user interface and customer service should be good and straight forward, even across the different applications. Thus, this purchase will be made based on these requirements:

• The imaging platform combines high frame rate and ultra-high frequency transducers (≤70 MHz) allowing imaging resolution down to 30 µm.

• A variety of transducers are available to customize study protocols.

• The system is suitable for anatomical, hemodynamic, functional and molecular data assessment

• The system can be used in oncology, cardiology, molecular biology and neurobiology.

• The system has comprehensive echocardiographic features, i.e. B-Mode, M-Mode, Color/Power and Tissue Doppler, 3D and 4D imaging and corresponding analysis software, including opportunities for strain and pressure-volume loop analysis.

• The system can be upgraded to allow photoacoustic imaging, and the imaging of tissue saturation, contrast imaging, vascularization including blood flow velocity, hypoxia and ischemia and the use of microbubbles.

• The system can be combined and upgraded to laser technology (LAZR-X) for faster, more sensitive image acquisition at a wider wavelength range - 680-970 nm and 1200-2000 nm.

• The system has been acknowledged in relevant research publications within the last year.

Price

Options: no

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below

Explanation:

Visualsonics is the only manufacturer of ultrasound systems in preclinical research meeting the requirements above. The other available systems are limited in terms of technology and user interface and other rodent systems do not provide the needed functions/organs and are not fast enough. Human systems will produce poor results for rodents due to the low frequency.

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

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The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no

Official name: UJIFILM VisualSonics, Inc
Town: Toronto
NUTS code: CA Canada
Country: Canada

The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: no

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 241 249.00 EUR

Please contact Aarhus University, if you have a comment about this notice - udbud@au.dk

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