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  • Illustration of a cell membrane featuring green, branch-like protein structures embedded within its surface. Various blue and purple molecules float nearby in a purple-hued environment, demystifying the microscopic biological processes at play.

    Demystifying the Lung Cancer Alphabet Soup

    By Michael Astrachan

    A Focus On ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer In partnership with Wedgewood Communications, XVIVO developed two videos for Takeda Oncology to discuss lung cancer mechanism of disease and treatments. This animation takes an extensive and detailed look at the sub-populations of patients who have non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which affects about 198,000 new patients in the United States each …
  • Nature materials magazine cover featuring an XVIVO illustration of phase change memory (PCM).

    Phase Change Memory Illustrated

    By Michael Astrachan

    Phase Change Memory illustration An XVIVO illustration graces the August 2018 journal cover of Nature Materials and is also currently featured on their home page. XVIVO partnered with researchers at RWTH Aachen University in Germany to help visualize the results of their recent studies, which were published in Nature Materials. The researchers were trying to improve on existing methods and devices …
  • An illustration of a human heart is overlaid with green waveforms and electronic signals, resembling ECG analysis. Hidden signals dance across a background featuring a blue gradient grid pattern, bringing the scene to life with subtle animation effects.

    Hidden Signals: Animating Advanced ECG Analysis

    By Michael Astrachan

    Chances are you know someone who has coronary heart disease (CHD). An estimated 16.5 million adults in American have CHD. And it is the leading cause of death in men and women, attributed to 1 of every 7 deaths in the United States. CHD occurs when cholesterol and plaque buildup on the inside of the arteries that supply blood …
  • A colorful, flowing cable emits a spectrum of blue, yellow, and green hues against a black background. Resembling the elegant movement of cilia, it twists with a shining light accentuating its curves.

    How Do Cilia and Flagella Move?

    By Michael Astrachan

    The XVIVO team is proud of a recent project in collaboration with Dr. Daniela Nicastro , Associate Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Nicastro and her research colleagues had completed some complex and ground-breaking research into how cilia and flagella generate their whip-like motion, and they asked XVIVO to help them visualize the …
  • Hand holding a tool grabbing a BCR-ABL

    Being There: Virtual Reality in Medical Animation

    By Michael Astrachan

    The team at XVIVO Scientific Animation is hitting the road to showcase their newest capabilities in virtual reality (VR) for interactive medical visualizations. In the latest fully-interactive experience they’ve developed, running on an Oculus Rift, you are a drug delivery agent who is miniaturized and inserted into a cell. Once in the cell, your job …
  • An inside look at the neuron network of the human brain

    XVIVO and PBS Present: My Love Affair with the Brain

    By Michael Astrachan

    On March 9th, your knowledge of the human brain will be challenged and revitalized through years of research and understanding conjured by the brilliant Dr.Marian Diamond. With over two million dedicated YouTube followers and a penchant for toting around a brain in a box, her special is bound to astound viewers. The PBS documentary and …
  • A person suffering from a rare disease with an inside look at the body.

    Rare Diseases Deserves a Voice

    By Michael Astrachan

    Heart disease affects 1 out of every 4 people in the United States.Breast cancer affects 1 out of every 8 women in the United States.In an average year, 1 out of every 4 Americans comes down with the flu. These are recognizable conditions because they occur in many individuals. You probably know somebody who has had one of these conditions, if …
  • A completed render of a ribosome.

    XVIVO First Look |”Dead” or “Weakened” Viruses

    By Michael Astrachan

    XVIVO is helping Medical History Pictures, Inc. to develop 3D animation for a biographical documentary about Dr. Maurice Hilleman (1919-2005), one of the most important contributors to modern vaccinology. We will routinely update with behind-the-scenes images while providing some science notes and musings. Vaccines against viruses are said to be made of dead or weakened pathogens, which already hints at the existence …
  • A colorful, 3D-rendered image of a virus surrounded by proteins unveils the mesmerizing inner life of a cell. The virus appears as a spherical structure with blue and purple hues, covered in orange and yellow protein spikes, set against a vibrant gradient background.

    THE INNER LIFE OF THE CELL: PROTEIN PACKING

    By Michael Astrachan

    Harvard University and XVIVO come together again to add to the growing series of scientific animations for BioVisions – Harvard’s multimedia lab in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. Protein Packing strives to more accurately depict the molecular chaos in each and every cell, with proteins jittering around in what may seem like random motion. Proteins occupy roughly …
  • A 3D illustration depicts a cell membrane with green protein structures extending from its surface, echoing the complexity of ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer. Blue and yellow proteins float in the surrounding space, suggesting an intricate biological or biochemical process.

    A FOCUS ON ALK-POSITIVE NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

    By Michael Astrachan

    In partnership with Wedgewood Communications, XVIVO developed two videos for Takeda Oncology to discuss lung cancer mechanism of disease and treatments. This animation takes an extensive and detailed look at the sub-populations of patients who have non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which affects about 198,000 new patients in the United States each year. The animation …

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