Oculyze GmbH
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
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| Industry | Biotechnology |
| Founded 📆 | |
| Founders 👔 | Dr. Katja Schulze, Dr. Ulrich M. Tillich, Kilian Moser, Prof. Dr. Marcus Frohme |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Hochschulring 1, 15745 Wildau, Germany |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Dr. Katja Schulze (CSO & co-CEO), Dr. Ulrich M. Tillich (CTO & co-CEO), Michael Johannes (CCO) |
| Services | Image recognition software and cloud infrastructure for data analysis and storage |
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| 🌐 Website | oculyze |
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Oculyze GmbH is a German SaaS company located in Wildau, Germany, that creates custom services for image analysis.
The company has automated expert image analysis by combining artificial intelligence (AI) with methodical pattern recognition and deep learning to create computer vision software with different applications.[1][2][3] Oculyze’s technology uploads the pictures the users take via the Oculyze apps and analyzes[4][5][6] them in the cloud[7] by using recognition algorithms. The algorithms take an image as an input and output interpretations of the data through the use of the AI.
History of Oculyze GmbH
In November 2015 an EXIST grant was used to develop the Oculyze technology.[8] and in February 2016 the patent on Oculyze Technology was registered.[9]
Oculyze GmbH was officially founded in 2016 by Dr. Katja Schulze, who specialized in bioinformatics and image recognition of microscopic images, Dr. Ulrich M. Tillich, who specialized in laboratory automation, Kilian Moser, who specialized in business development, and Dr. Marcus Frohme, professor of molecular biology at the TH Wildau.
The launch of the Generation 1 Better Brewing (BB) device took place in 2016, while BB2 and Oculyze FW automated yeast cell counters were launched in 2018. In the meantime, in 2017, Brandenburg Kapital invested into Oculyze[10] and in 2018 Constantia New Business joined Oculyze shareholders.[11]
The patent for the Oculyze microscope assembly was further granted by Australia in 2021[12] and by the US in 2021.[13]
Achievements
| Date | Achievement |
| April 2016 | First Place: Science4Life Technology Slam[14] |
| July 2016 | Fourth Place: Science4Life (Final Phase)[15] |
| June 2017 | Top 100 Excellent Places in the Land of Ideas[16] |
| September 2017 | Winner: Next Round: Brandenburg[17] |
| April 2018 | Winner: German Accelerator: Bio-Technology[18] |
| September 2018 | Winner: Innovation Prize 2018[19] |
| October 2021 | Winner: Lely Accelerator[20] |
Automated yeast cell counters market
Automated yeast cell counters typically replace the classical manual count, done through a microscope, on a hemocytometer.[21] The automated yeast cell counters that are currently available on the market[22] are being used by brewers[23] and wine makers, but also bakeries, distilleries, ethanol and bioethanol (or ethanol fuel) producers to analyze the yeast and monitor fermentation at various stages in the production process.
References
- ↑ Friederike Rex, Adeline Hirschler and Maren Scharfenberger-Schmeer (2020). "SSR-Marker Analysis—A Method for S. cerevisiae Strain Characterization and Its Application for Wineries". Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637).
- ↑ Parise Adadi, Alastair Harris, Phil Bremer, Patrick Silcock, Austen R. D. Ganley, Andrew G. Jeffs and Graham T. Eyres (2021). "The Effect of Sound Frequency and Intensity on Yeast Growth, Fermentation Performance and Volatile Composition of Beer". Molecules 2021. Special Issue Volatile Compounds in Fermented Foods and Beverages: Formation, Release, Analysis and Sensory Properties (23): 7239. doi:10.3390/molecules26237239. PMC 8658799 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 34885824 Check|pmid=value (help).CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Sarah Köhler, Maximilian Schmacht, Stefanie Malchow, Lennart Wolff, Martin Senz (2020). "Preparation of freeze dried and vacuum dried yeast starter cultures: evaluation of relevant viability detection analyses". BrewingScience.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ Myriam Ladrie, Marie-Hélène Lessard, Gérald Bourdaudhui and Steve Labrie. "Molecular typing of Brettanomyces sp. brewing yeasts using RAM-PCR and REA-PFGE". Thèses et mémoires.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ Inge Russell, Julie Kellershohn (2018). Advances in Technology and New Product Development in the Beer, Wine, and Spirit Industry. In: Panda S., Shetty P. (eds) Innovations in Technologies for Fermented Food and Beverage Industries. Food Microbiology and Food Safety. Springer. pp. 89–104. ISBN 978-3-319-74820-7. Search this book on
- ↑ Filipe da Silva Dias, Universidade do Minho, Escola de Engenharia, Implementação de sistema de controlo de qualidade química, microbiológica e sensorial ao processo de produção de cervejas, 2021
- ↑ John Girkin (2019). A Practical Guide to Optical Microscopy. CRC PRESS Taylor&Francis Group. ISBN 9781138064706. Search this book on
- ↑ "Lokal gründen – global denken". Exist.
- ↑ "Microscope assembly". Google Patents.
- ↑ "Sechsstelliger Betrag für Oculyze". VentureCapital Magazin.
- ↑ "Oculyze: Mikroskopie-Start-up erhalt Millionenbetrag". Gruender. 5 March 2019.
- ↑ "Microscope assembly". Google Patents.
- ↑ "Mobile microscope assembly". Google Patents.
- ↑ "Oculyze gewinnt bei Science4Life Technology Slam | CHEManager". www.chemanager-online.com.
- ↑ "In drei Schritten zum High-Tech-Unternehmen". Business Insider. October 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Oculyze – Smartphone-Mikroskop mit Bilderkennung". land-der-ideen.de.
- ↑ ""Brandenburger Startups gekürt". Lausitz Branchen".
- ↑ "Oculyze neues Mitglied im German Accelerator Tech Programm im Silicon Valley". www.chemie.de.
- ↑ "Das gabŽs Neues in der Kellerwirtschaft". der-badische-winzer.de.
- ↑ "Lely proudly announces Oculyze as winner of the second 'Feed the Future' challenge - Lely". www.lely.com. October 11, 2021.
- ↑ K. Thomson, A. Bhat, J. Carvell (2015). "Comparison of a new digital imaging technique for yeast cell counting and viability assessments with traditional methods". Journal of the Institute of Brewing. 121 (2): 231–237. doi:10.1002/jib.224.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ "Global Yeast Cell Counters Market 2022 Industry Insights and Major Players are Nexcelom Bioscience, Logos Biosystems, ChemoMetec, Oculyze". Mianeh.net.
- ↑ Aneta Ciosek, Katarzyna Fulara, Olga Hrabia, Paweł Satora and Aleksander Poreda (2020), Chemical Composition of Sour Beer Resulting from Supplementation the Fermentation Medium with Magnesium and Zinc Ions, Biomolecules, 10(12), 1599; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10121599
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