Category: Animation

  • Digital Replacement: Creativity, Connection, and the Role of AI

    Digital Replacement: Creativity, Connection, and the Role of AI

    By Michael Astrachan

    As long as I can remember, I’ve been an artist. For me, art is a way to connect with others, make sense of life, express ideas, and share stories. Over time, I’ve developed an appreciation for the history of art and the many ways humanity has created and utilized it.
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    Introducing Our New Showreel

    By Michael Astrachan

    We’re excited to unveil our latest showreel, a visual journey through the therapeutic areas and scientific stories that have shaped our recent work. In just two minutes, this reel captures recent years of collaboration, storytelling, and discovery in some of the most dynamic fields of medical science. From oncology and mRNA science to hematology, neurology, …
  • Logo of Connecticut Innovations featuring a stylized blue C that cleverly breaks to form an I, symbolizing innovation. To the right, connecticut is elegantly written in gray lowercase letters, with innovations in vibrant orange lowercase letters.

    Supporting Innovation in Connecticut: A Partnership of Progress with Connecticut Innovations

    By Michael Astrachan

    As a Connecticut-based company, we're not just located in the state; we are an integral part of its vibrant ecosystem of innovation and progress. Our pride in being a Connecticut company runs deep, fueled by the opportunities to collaborate with remarkable inventors, scientists, and entrepreneurs.
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    Werewolf Therapeutics PREDATOR platform

    By Michael Astrachan

    XVIVO recently partnered with Werewolf Therapeutics to create an animation about their INDUKINE molecules and how the molecules could transform immunotherapy as it is practiced today. Werewolf leadership had worked with XVIVO on a previous animation and really enjoyed the process and the final product. So it was an easy decision to pick a scientific animation studio when Werewolf needed help visualizing their science.
  • Illustration of a virus, reminiscent of a coronavirus, in vibrant colors. This piece merges art and science as the virus is shown attaching to a cell surface with varied shapes and hues. Dimmed viruses in the background add depth, creating a behind-the-scenes feel to this medical animation.

    The Art and Science of Medical Animation: Behind-the-Scenes

    By Michael Astrachan

    The Vaccine Makers Project, a program of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (VEC@CHOP) and Medical History Pictures (MHP), partnered up again with XVIVO to help develop two new animations, this time about how COVID-19 mRNA and viral vector vaccines work. Here, we’ll show you what went on behind the scenes to make the COVID-19 vaccine animations.
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    COVID Vaccine Animation goes Viral!

    By Michael Astrachan

    The Vaccine Makers Project, a program of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (VEC@CHOP) and Medical History Pictures (MHP) partnered up again with XVIVO to help develop two new animations, this time about how COVID-19 vaccines work. With the monumental task of helping people understand new information about COVID-19, we were honored and thrilled to put our passion for communicating science into these animation projects.
  • An illustration of teeth with visible biofilm highlights oral hygiene. A corner text box reads: Biofilm can persist in 75% of the mouths surface. The image shows upper and lower teeth, promoting Listerine mouthwash for a cleaner, healthier smile.

    Wash your mouth! With Listerine

    By Michael Astrachan

    Continuing our long working relationship with Johnson & Johnson, XVIVO created a series of animations for their Listerine mouth rinse line of products. The animations were all developed for dental professionals, to educate them on the mechanism and benefit of the various Listerine products.
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    How COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Work – Vaccine Makers Project

    By Michael Astrachan

    In partnership with CHOP, VMP and Medical History Pictures, XVIVO has created a series of animations that bring to life the detailed processes of how the human immune system fights diseases at both the cellular and molecular levels with the help of vaccinations. In response to ever-evolving conditions within the current pandemic, we have just completed the first of two new videos that explain specifically how COVID-19 vaccines work to prevent the disease.
  • Illustration of a knee joint showcasing the bones, ligaments, and cartilage. The image highlights the structure and connection between the femur, tibia, and fibula on a blue gradient background, offering insight into ligament repair techniques like BioBrace for enhanced joint recovery.

    Reinforcing Tendon and Ligament Repair with BioBrace

    By Michael Astrachan

    Biorez has pioneered the BioBrace, the first ‘biocomposite’ soft tissue scaffold engineered to both mechanically reinforce tendon and ligament repairs, and enhance healing through its unique material properties and open architecture.
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    Innovative Ocular Therapeutics

    By Michael Astrachan

    Qlaris Bio is investigating a novel type of medicine to reduce the pressure inside the eye, with the hopes of providing a new and targeted option to people suffering from glaucoma. To help viewers understand how their investigational drug QLS-101 works, the first step was to make the complex anatomy of the eye more understandable and explain the variety of factors that regulate the pressure inside the eye under normal circumstances.

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