Peering into the Brain: Neuralink’s brain-machine interface
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Michael Astrachan
XVIVO was recently tasked with creating an animation that provides a 30,000-foot overview of neurophysiological signaling in the human brain to help the team at Neuralink describe the science that underpins their BMI device development.
Understanding the Science Behind Viruses Can Help You Get Through the Pandemic
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Michael Astrachan
The beautiful thing about science is that once we understand how things work, we can then make intelligent decisions. There’s a lot of highly politicized and sometimes conflicting messaging floating around about the current COVID-19 pandemic raging across the globe. So we thought it would be timely to share with you some highly informative animations we have produced about the mechanisms of virus transmission and the capability of the human body’s immune system to fight back and protect us.
NIKON – SEE MORE THAN BEFORE
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Michael Astrachan
In anticipation of the release of the Ti2 in January 2017, our team composed a 4-part series of animations to highlight the spectacular features of this research microscope. It is safe to say the Ti2 Inverted Research Microscope will truly transform the way users capture data by way of supreme quality imaging.
HILLEMAN – A PERILOUS QUEST TO SAVE THE WORLD’S CHILDREN
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Michael Astrachan
Medical History Pictures together with Paul Offit produced HILLEMAN – A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children, a feature-length documentary about the life and legacy of this legendary scientist. The animation you see in this film was done by XVIVO and was an incredible project to be part of.
XVIVO’s New Interactive Showreel
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Michael Astrachan
Whether it is presenting your work at trade shows, capturing the attention of a busy physician, or educating your patients, let XVIVO help your story stand out from the rest with active experiences that educate, excite, and inspire your audiences.
CONDUIT™ Interbody Platform
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Michael Astrachan
XVIVO and DePuy Synthes (a Johnson & Johnson company) recently partnered on an animation of their CONDUIT™ Interbody medical devices to help healthcare providers understand the level of engineering and detail that is embedded in the devices, with the goal of optimizing efficacy.
XVIVO Welcomes Medical Illustrator Alisa Brandt
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Michael Astrachan
XVIVO is thrilled to announce its newest hire, Alisa Brandt. A Master of Arts graduate of John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, Alisa has extensive experience in medical and biological illustration, animation and fine art.
Neuralink’s Neurotechnology Platform
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Michael Astrachan
The scientists at Neuralink have an ambitious vision: creating high-bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to seamlessly connect humans with computers. This groundbreaking technology has the potential to assist people suffering from brain trauma due to genetics, heart disease, or cancer. To bring their vision to life for the company’s launch event, they turned to XVIVO.
When Migraine Attacks
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Michael Astrachan
Anyone who suffers from migraine can tell you it is more than just a bad headache. Migraine attacks often include pain with nausea or vomiting and can be accompanied by hypersensitivity to light, sound or touch and last for up to 3 days. When a migraine occurs, the person becomes disabled and can’t perform their normal daily …
Precision in Animating Surgery
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Michael Astrachan
Dr. Parth Shah, the Director of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at the Thoracic Outlet Center at Hartford Healthcare’s Heart and Vascular institute asked XVIVO to create an animation of a surgery he performs to relieve a condition called thoracic outlet syndrome, or TOS. The details of the surgery were difficult to convey in regular conversation and diagramming …
XVIVO was recently tasked with creating an animation that provides a 30,000-foot overview of neurophysiological signaling in the human brain to help the team at Neuralink describe the science that underpins their BMI device development.
