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    New Year, New Reel

    By Michael Astrachan

    To kick-off the New Year, we’re launching a fresh new showreel for XVIVO. 2018 was an exciting and rewarding year for the team at XVIVO Scientific Animation. We delved into new topics, such as neuroendocrine tumors and ciliary motility, we expanded our capabilities in virtual reality and interactive experiences, and we completed hundreds of projects …
  • Brown holiday card showing the XVIVO team

    XVIVO Cheer

    By Michael Astrachan

    XVIVO is in the holiday spirit! This past Saturday, the team at XVIVO got the opportunity to relax, unwind and celebrate another successful year together. Our team looked dapper and dressed up for the holiday season! Here are some of the highlights from this year’s XVIVO Holiday Party! Our audio director, Matt Berky, was under …
  • Close-ups of several cells in the human body.

    Snip, Snip: New Genome Editing Tools in Development

    By Michael Astrachan

    The NIH Somatic Cell Genome Editing program is supporting development of new tools and tests that may one day bring more gene therapies to patients. What if a disease could be treated by diving into a cell to edit the DNA causing the disease? That may be a reality in the not-to-distant future for many …
  • XVIVO founder Michael Astrachan seated at a desk in a modern office

    Meet Michael Astrachan, XVIVO’s Founder and President

    By Michael Astrachan

    From airbrushing t-shirts at malls around Connecticut to producing his own scientific illustration and animation studio, Michael Astrachan merged the logical left side of his brain with the creative right to establish XVIVO 17 years ago. He was chosen to tell his story and discuss his company’s development with WTNH’s Ann Nyberg; an interview made possible …
  • 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 …

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