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ZEN Microscopy Software

Your Complete Solution from Sample to Knowledge

ZEN is the universal user interface you will see on every imaging system from ZEISS. For simple and routine works, ZEN leads you straight to result. For complex research experiments, ZEN offers the flexibility to design multi-dimensional workflows the way you wanted. No matter what microscopy task you have, you will find intuitive tools and modules to assist you:

Acquire images using smart automation
Process images with scientifically proven algorithms
Visualize big data by GPU powered 3D engine
Analyze images via Machine Learning-based tools
Correlate between light and electron microscopes

Smart Acquisition

Make your most complex experiments a success

Operate every one of your devices with the same convenient interface. Smart Setup, the intelligent control center, will automatically generate the settings for you, regardless of the microscope types. Aiming for reproducible experiments? So long as you have one raw image from a previous acquisition, a simple click lets you replicate the exact experiment precisely. You will find plenty of other smart automation, some guide you for rare events detection, and others assist you with hardware calibration.

Quantitative Processing

Obtain reliable and reproducible results

More than 180 image processing tools help you transform and manage your data. Simply search the keyword of your intended method, e.g., kymograph or deconvolution, ZEN will lead you straight to it. ZEN will read the metadata of the input image, then display only the logical processing steps, and optimize the default parameters automatically. You can even process images from other platforms using third-party import tools. With a dedicated workspace, you can also batch process multiple images with ease for quantitative and unbiased results.

Powerful Visualization

Interact with your big data confidently

Quickly generate a huge 2D tile scan with multi-channels at high magnification, and smoothly zoom in and out with a simple mouse scroll, just like using a map application on your smartphone. Having 200 GB of cleared mouse brain data? Just load it in ZEN – you will be amazed by the speed and clarity of the various 3D rendering methods. Powered by arivis ImageCore technology and efficient use of system resources, you can view your large 3D images even on regular consumer hardware.

Effortless Analysis

Gain insight into your research efficiently

Image analysis is essential to extract meaningful information from your microscopy images, via digital tools of segmentation and registration. ZEN addresses this with the simple and modular Bio Apps. Each Bio App is optimized for one type of application, e.g., cell counting or confluency measurement, with tailored segmentation settings and streamlined data presentation. The wizard-based ZEN Image Analysis module guides you step by step to create your unique measurements.

Unique Correlative Microscopy

Combine perspectives across scales and modalities

ZEN overlays, navigates, and organizes your multimodal data. Spending days painfully locating synapses between two special neurons for the ultrastructural information? You can substantially improve your efficiency by combining the large field of view of a widefield fluorescent microscope and the high resolving power of a field emission electron microscope. ZEN lets you quickly overview the whole slice with fluorescent markers, identifying and relocating ROIs for EM imaging.

Secure Storage

Stay confident when dealing with complex data

ZEN stores each of your valuable experiments with all its metadata.

The .czi file format is Bio-Formats compatible and can be read directly by ImageJ, and much other third-party software. Export your data into OME-TIFF (Open Microscopy Environment) to further facilitate cross-platform image data exchange.

To manage massive amounts of data, ZEN provides a server-based central platform to store and organize your raw data and manage user access right; while ZEN Data Explorer grants browser-based access from anywhere.

New Packaging Structure

ZEISS ZEN - ZEN Packages Structure — * Includes Base Acquisition Package ** No device control and acquisition features *** Requires 2D Toolkit Package **** Sold as a stand-alone software

Simplified Access to Endless Possibilities

ZEN software provides a comprehensive end-to-end solution for any microscopy user, continuously evolving to address emerging life science applications with added features, e.g., automated smart acquisition, intuitive image analysis, and cloud-based data management. However, the increased capabilities also make the ZEN ecosystem complex. With ZEN version 3.6, you get simplified options that make the numerous capabilities of the software more accessible. Many ZEN modules show great synergy and have been frequently combined to get your specific job done. Using that as the guiding principle, we have consolidated all the powerful software functionalities into a simple set of acquisition, toolkit, and application packages tailored to your experiments. The packages come with a substantial price saving compared to the individual modules, so you can get more value for your investment.

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Base
Perform basic image acquisition of multi-channel fluorescence and time-lapse experiments with manual, coded, and motorized microscopes.

Motorized Focus
Acquire images of multi-channel fluorescence, time-lapse and z-stack experiments, with software autofocus, extended depth of focus processing, and direct processing.

Motorized
Acquire images of multi-channel fluorescence, time-lapse, z-stack, tile scan, and multi-position experiments with software autofocus, extended depth of focus processing, and direct processing.

Advanced
Acquire images of multi-channel fluorescence, time-lapse, z-stack, tile scan, multi-position, and confocal HDR experiments with software autofocus, extended depth of focus processing, direct processing, and colocalization analysis.

Smart
Configure inhomogeneous acquisition experiments with a simple user interface, and perform adaptive and automated acquisition using image analysis or Python scripting tools.
2D
Employ extended image processing functions and perform automatic 2D image analysis guided by an intuitive software wizard.

3D
Employ extended image processing functions, visualize 3D/4D image stacks with advanced rendering tools, and perform 3D image analysis guided by an intuitive software wizard.

Vision4D
Visualize and analyze 3D/4D data of unlimited size with the flexible pipelines and machine learning tools of the stand-alone Vision4D software platform.

AI
Segment, classify, and denoise images based on deep learning algorithms accessible through a dedicated user interface for training AI models.

Connect
Acquire and correlate images from different instruments such as light and electron microscopes, with a sample-centric workspace and a dedicated file management system.

Developer
Customize and automate image acquisition, processing, and analysis with a dedicated Python script editor for recording, debugging, and code completion.

Molecular Quantification
Acquire and analyze molecular dynamics using FRAP, FRET, and ratio imaging within a dedicated analysis workspace using the most established algorithms.

Deconvolution
Intuitively enhance the resolution of 2D and 3D data down to 120 nm using 15 published deconvolution algorithms, powered by efficient multi-CPU/multi-GPU processing.
Bio Apps
Perform out-of-the-box cell counting, confluency measurement, spot detection, and gene/protein expression with AI-based segmentation and tailored result presentation.

Floating Licenses

Gain user flexibility and better use of workstation resources
The introduction of Floating Licenses for ZEN and its toolkit packages expands the usage models in your institution. Where ZEN users were formerly restricted to a particular workstation, you are no longer limited and may now use your infrastructure resources much more flexibly.

Zstandard metrics compared to other compression alternatives.
Source: https://engineering.fb.com/2018/12/19/core-data/zstandard/

Image Compression by Zstandard

Use the full potential of your imaging system
Advanced imaging systems acquisition rates can easily outpace data storage speeds, thereby limiting large data experiments. ZEN is now equipped with lossless and fast Zstandard compression. Up to 20-fold compression ratios accelerate data storage and optimize data economy. Zstandard comes built-in with both the Direct Processing module and ZEISS Lattice Lightsheet 7 systems. It is also optionally available for any data in .czi format.

Class selection for detailed scans: green-positive cells next to dark areas

Class selection for detailed scans: green-positive cells next to dark areas

Class selection for detailed scans: green-positive cells next to dark areas

Smart Acquisition Package

Improvements for Guided Acquisition workflows
The Guided Acquisition module has been equipped with new features to perform even more complex Smart Imaging workflows. For this, it now comes with fully developed class selection in the Image Analysis Wizard and allows precise adjustments on how much detailed acquisitions should be run.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Readiness

Open Model architecture enables model exchange
Deep Learning tools have become ubiquitously available in image analysis software, and the ZEISS software portfolio is no exception. To foster simple model exchange, ZEN and Vision4D are compatible with APEER Deep Learning and 3rd party models. Apply your favorite models in established workflows free of charge.

Other ZEN Versions

ZEN desk Image processing and analysis on offline workstations
ZEN lite Free version of ZEN for basic image acquisition and analysis

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ZEN Microscopy Software

Your Complete Solution from Sample to Knowledge

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ZEN Data Storage and Data Explorer

Smart data management in life sciences

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Visualization and Analysis of 3D Volume Models

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ZEN Microscopy Software

Your Complete Solution from Sample to Knowledge

Smart Acquisition

Make your most complex experiments a success

Quantitative Processing

Obtain reliable and reproducible results

Powerful Visualization

Interact with your big data confidently

Effortless Analysis

Gain insight into your research efficiently

Unique Correlative Microscopy

Combine perspectives across scales and modalities

Secure Storage

Stay confident when dealing with complex data

New Packaging Structure

Simplified Access to Endless Possibilities

Less Trouble to Convince Your Boss

ZEN Packages

Highlighted ZEN Packages

2D Toolkit

3D Toolkit

AI Toolkit

Bio Apps

Connect Toolkit

Deconvolution Toolkit

Developer Toolkit

Molecular Quantification Toolkit

Newest ZEN Release Highlights

Find out if you can benefit from the latest features available with the most current ZEN release.

Floating Licenses

Image Compression by Zstandard

Class selection for detailed scans: green-positive cells next to dark areas

Smart Acquisition Package

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Readiness

Other ZEN Versions

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