Atera Panels

Whole transcriptome spatial without compromise

Panels built for your needs

Off-the-shelf spatial discovery

Launching with a first-of-its-kind, whole transcriptome spatial discovery panel and a pre-designed 1,000-gene panel for targeted exploration.

Flexible customization

Add custom 1,000-gene panels to whole transcriptome and 1,000-gene Select panels. Atera Custom Panel Designer coming soon.

Powerhouse future capabilities 

Whole transcriptomes for more species, application-specific RNA panels, protein profiling, and base-by-base sequencing coming soon.

Broad coverage meets flexible customization

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Overview

Atera WTA (18,000+ genes)

Ultimate single cell spatial discovery

  • Optional customization with an additional panel of up to 1,000 genes

  • Human whole transcriptome available now with more species coming soon

Atera Select (1,000+ genes)

Targeted expression and pathway validation

  • Optional customization with up to two custom panels of up to 1,000 genes each

  • Human Multi-Tissue and Cell Typing with more species and tissue-specific panels coming soon

Panel sizes

18,000 genes

1,000 genes

Modularity

Stack Atera WTA with one custom panel of up to 1,000 genes for a total of 19,000 genes

Stack two Atera Select panels or one 1,000-gene custom panel for a combination of up to 2,000 genes

1,000-plex Atera Select panels can be stacked up to 2,000-plex; 3,000-plex modularity coming soon

Panel type

Ready-to-use panels

Customizable

Ready-to-use panels

Customizable

Compatible species

Human

Human

Compatible samples

FFPE tissue

Fresh frozen tissue

Tissue microarrays

FFPE tissue

Fresh frozen tissue

Tissue microarrays

Same-section capabilities

Gene expression

Morphology (H&E)

Same-cell protein profiling coming soon

Gene expression

Morphology (H&E)

Same-cell protein profiling coming soon

Throughput

800 whole transcriptome samples per year

Note: Run time calculated for 4 slides with 4 cm² tissue per slide

29 hours per run (when targeting 1,000 genes)

52 hours per run (when targeting 2,000 genes)

75 hours per run (when targeting 3,000 genes)

Note: All run times calculated for 4 slides with 4 cm² tissue per slide

Expanded panel offerings releasing soon

Mouse whole transcriptome

Human immuno-oncology

Human brain / neuro

Modularize and stack custom panels 

Target unique gene markers, expression signatures, and cell types.
  • Create 50- to 1,000-gene custom panels. Stack up to two 1,000-gene custom panels to make a 2,000-gene fully custom panel. Stacking three custom panels for a 3,000-gene custom panel coming soon.

  • Atera Custom Panel Designer coming soon, contact sales to start.

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