November 1, 2023

Hope to see you this month at Neuroscience 2023 - we have a lot of exciting things to show and tell! Stop in to see the latest Pathfinder software and MPM hardware updates. And watch for a major announcement next week about an exciting NEW modular probe positioning product, developed in collaboration with the Allen Institute.

Contact me if you have questions before the meeting, and I can connect you with the right person to speak with at the booth.

REMINDER: If you're ordering Neuropixels 2.0 probes for use with the MPM System, please order the version with metal cap. See our probe mount prototype below.

- Ed Friedrich

EVENTS

Neuroscience 2023

November 12–15, 2023 (exhibits)

Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Washington, D.C.

We are looking forward to Neuroscience 2023! Visit us to see what's new with our standard Multi-Probe Micromanipulator (MPM) System with Pathfinder software. Learn about the latest updates from the developers of open-source tools Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer, Pinpoint, SpikeGLX, and Open Ephys GUI working with our MPM Pathfinder software.

See the Multi-Probe Micromanipulator (MPM) at Neuroscience 2023

• New Scale Technologies - Booth 3222 (view floor plan)
• Neuropixels - Booth 3233
• Cambridge Neurotech - Booth 3039
• NeuroNexus - Booth 2724

PRODUCT NEWS

Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer and Pinpoint working with New Scale’s MPM Pathfinder Software

PRODUCT NEWS

Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer and Pinpoint working with New Scale’s MPM Pathfinder Software

Andy Peters, developer of Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer, and Dan Birman, developer of the Pinpoint trajectory planning tool, have been collaborating with each other and with New Scale, continuing to refine their interfaces with our Pathfinder software for the Multi-Probe Micromanipulator (MPM) System.

We have demonstrated that the two trajectory planning tools agree when running a Pathfinder simulation. By scaling and orienting the Allen CCF atlas in the same way, the result is a common framework for all tools.

Additionally, Bill Karsh (HHMI/Janelia Research Campus) and Josh Siegle (Allen Institute) have announced that their SpikeGLX and Open Ephys GUI data acquisition systems now accept atlas location information from both Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer and Pinpoint.

Current MPM System users: We are inviting researchers to beta test (a) the MPM System and Pathfinder with Pinpoint, and (b) the connections of Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer or Pinpoint to SpikeGLX or Open Ephys GUI. Contact us if you are interested in participating as a beta site.

PRODUCT NEWS (REMINDER)

MPM System will use Neuropixels 2.0 Probes

with metal cap

Multi-Probe Micromanipulator (MPM) System users who are ordering Neuropixels 2.0 probes should order the version with metal cap.

The MPM System probe mounting kit (in development) will use the Neuropixels 2.0 probe's metal cap for mounting and alignment.

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