Boulder, CO – March 8, 2010 – Flagship Biosciences LLC, a provider of digital pathology services, announced it has selected Northern Arizona as its center for operations. “After a review of a number of locations, we selected Flagstaff as our histology image analysis and digital pathology center of excellence,” noted Dr. David Young, President of Flagship Biosciences. “Arizona is a business friendly climate, and Flagstaff provides a location with strong infrastructure and secure data hosting, as well as access to a large number of biological science graduates. We anticipate a number of exciting collaborations between Northern Arizona University (NAU), Northern Arizona Center for Emerging Technologies (NACET) and Flagship Biosciences. The City of Flagstaff has made strategic investments in the community for biotech innovations and technology-based companies with the establishment of NACET. NACET combines a new state-of-the-art laboratory facility with full business services, 24/7 secure facilities, and high-speed secure data hosting. These benefits, along with having two members of our board living locally, were key to our decision to relocate to Flagstaff.”
“NAU has been hugely receptive to the idea of digital pathology in its undergraduate teaching programs of anatomy and physiology and general pathology, says Dr. Robert Kellar, who teaches biological science courses at NAU. Aperio’s Second Slide technology is currently used by over 350 NAU students and faculty per semester, allowing unprecedented web-based access to histology in and out of the classroom. After learning basic steps on how to use a microscope, students will have additional opportunities to discuss the tissue biology they see on a computer screen on their laptops from any location with an internet connection. We are excited to see Flagship Biosciences LLC locate in Northern Arizona, as quantitative tissue measurement is an enabling technology for any number of biotech and medical device firms, and will help provide opportunities for NAU biology graduates.”
Flagship Biosciences LLC is a pathologist-owned company focused on utilizing whole slide imaging for quantitative pathology in pharmaceutical and medical device development.
