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Overview
All iBright Imaging Systems feature on-board analysis software which is capable of many of the routine post-image capture analysis workflows, including molecular weight estimation, densitometry, and normalization. All analysis inputs are driven directly from the touchscreen interface.
Our standalone iBright Analysis Software is a free software for organizing and analyzing blot and gel images captured on iBright Imaging Systems. Our iBright Analysis Software was designed to build upon the on-board analysis workflows, with more functionality and with the added convenience of multiple software formats depending on preference and need.
The standard iBright Analysis Software is available in two formats: a desktop version (both PC and Mac OS compatible) and a cloud-based version accessible via web browser through our Connect platform. We now also offer a third version of iBright Analysis Software called iBright Analysis Software—Secure, designed from the desktop version of our software, and designed to support 21 CFR Part 11 compliance as part of our 21 CFR Part 11 compliance support package.
All versions of our iBright Analysis Software utilize four main workspaces: gallery, adjust, analyze, and annotate. Whether making a simple adjustment for a presentation, or to compare subtle differences between important samples, our software has you covered. We regularly update our software to add new features and to continuously improve the user experience.
| Software workspace | Function | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Gallery | Explore and organize your images |
View, store, sort, search, select, import, export, and create reports |
| Adjust | Fine-tune and refine your images for meetings and presentations | Rotate, straighten, flip, zoom, crop, invert, adjust contrast and gamma levels, apply false colors |
| Analyze | Gain a deeper understanding of the data | Auto-analysis (automatically detect lanes and bands), manual analysis (user-defined), quantitation (relative or absolute), and normalization using total lane protein and housekeeping proteins |
| Annotate | Label your image | Label analysis objects (Frames, lanes, bands & regions) through data table and/ or add text, boxes and arrows using annotation tools |
On-board analysis software
Rather than having to move to a separate computer for post-image capture data analysis, all iBright Imaging Systems offer the convenience of on-board analysis software for routine analysis workflows. The on-board analysis software automatically identifies lanes and bands to streamline this often tedious step of analysis. Molecular weight marker overlay with molecular weight estimation, quantitation, densitometry and normalization analysis can be performed directly on the instrument. Up to four blots or gels can be analyzed simultaneously, greatly increasing throughput.
iBright Analysis Software
Manage your images with ease
The Gallery workspace can be sorted based on mode (application), date, or file name, so your data is readily retrievable and organized. Our iBright Analysis Software provides the capability to import proprietary image files from iBright Imaging Systems and Invitrogen E-Gel Power Snap Plus Electrophoresis Systems (.g2i), as well as Invitrogen Power Snap Electrophoresis Systems (.vit). Additionally, unmodified and uncompressed TIFF files from other imaging instruments can be imported into iBright Analysis Software. This feature is beneficial for labs with multiple western blot and gel imaging instruments, including an iBright, or when users replace a western blot and gel imaging instrument with an iBright instrument and wish to reanalyze their data using our software, helping support consistency in the analysis process. By enabling the import of these file types, iBright Analysis Software offers users the flexibility to work with their existing data and leverage the comprehensive analysis tools and functionalities provided by our software. Image preview is adjustable, so you can scan through closely related data without opening each image individually.
Analyze your data quickly
Image analysis, which can be complicated and cumbersome, can be simplified to only a few clicks in the Image Analysis workspace of iBright Analysis Software. Automatically analyze up to four mini blots or mini gels at a time from a single image for increased throughput. Powerful algorithms are designed to consistently and accurately select and identify lanes and band boundaries for molecular weight estimation, densitometry, or normalization. Adjustments can be made to band display sensitivity to fine-tune the number of bands displayed for analysis. Images can also be analyzed manually if preferred.
The line plot option in the manual analysis workflow allows users to obtain an intensity profile along a designated line or a drawn box. This tool can help researchers quickly assess the linearity of signal or confirm the desired outcome of an experiment. By generating a line plot, users can visually examine the distribution of intensities along the designated line, providing valuable insights into the experimental outcomes.
Label for a more complete picture
The Annotate workspace allows the user to label the image. All annotations will appear in magenta in the viewport. Annotations and lane labels added using the annotation table will be included in the exported image and all annotations are included in the image report.
Bring it all together with a complete report
After analysis, view your images alongside your data report. Data can be filtered to view only desired parameters. Reports can be exported to PDF format, or the raw data can be exported to Excel software for further analysis.
iBright Analysis Software—Desktop application
The iBright Analysis Software desktop application is available for anyone to download and is compatible with both PC and Mac operating systems. The desktop application allows you to work without the use of internet while still having access to all the capabilities of our cloud-based application.
Make sure your desktop software is up to date! Download the latest version in addition to instrument firmware updates and patches.
iBright Analysis Software—Cloud-based
Cloud connectivity helps increase productivity. Images captured on the iBright Imaging Systems can be exported directly to Connect, our cloud-based platform. Conveniently access via web wherever an internet connection is available. Furthermore, with Instrument Connect in Thermo Fisher Connect, you can determine instrument status, firmware edition, and usage history, providing an extra degree of control over the monitoring of your investment.
Each Connect account offers 1 TB of cloud storage at no charge. Link user accounts on an iBright Imaging System to a Connect account to directly upload data to a personal gallery on Connect.
iBright Analysis Software—Secure
What is 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance?
The FDA released the Electronic Records and Signatures Rule, known as 21 CFR Part 11 in August 1997. This rule defines the requirements for use of electronic documents in place of paper documents. The law specifies the system elements, controls, and procedures that are necessary to ensure the reliability of electronically stored records.
21 CFR part 11 compliance is composed of both procedural and technical requirements. Procedural requirements are the standard operating procedures instituted by the end user, and technical requirements are the functional characteristics of the compliance management software used. Satisfying the technical requirements does not guarantee 21 CFR part 11 compliance alone. Compliance is the consequence of the end user’s work process and systems used.
For technical details on how the Invitrogen iBright SAE Software Solution for 21 CFR Part 11 Support helps ensure workflows compliant to 21 CFR part 11, review the technical specifications document.
What is the iBright SAE Software Solution for 21 CFR Part 11 Support?
To implement the iBright SAE Software Solution for 21 CFR Part 11 support on iBright Imaging Systems, you need the following components installed, activated, and communicating with each other (Figure 1):
- SAE Administrator Console Software: used with the iBright Imager and Analysis Application Profile to configure the security, audit and e-signature settings for iBright Imaging Systems
- iBright SAE License: used to activate the SAE settings for the iBright instrument and the iBright Analysis Software—Secure desktop software
- iBright Instrument—SAE Mode: firmware mode that connects the instrument to the SAE Administrator Console
- iBright Analysis Software—Secure: desktop analysis software that connects with the SAE Administrator Console
Figure 1: iBright 21CFR11 Software Solution* comprised of (1) Security, Audit and e-signature (SAE) Software (SAE Administrator Console, SAE Server, and SAE Application Profile (i.e. iBright Imager and Analysis Software)), (2a) iBright Instrument – SAE Mode (onboard software), (3) iBright Analysis Software—Secure (desktop analysis software).
*iBright SAE Software License is required for activation of the 21 CFR Part 11 support package
SAE Administrator Console
The SAE Administrator Console is the tool used to configure security, audit, and e-signature settings to meet user-specific requirements for security, audit, and e-signature of a particular instrument and/or analysis software. The instrument and/or analysis software application profile (e.g. iBright Imager and Analysis Software application profile) must be installed in the SAE Administrator Console before the SAE settings can be used on the instrument and/or analysis software (Figure 2). Once the application profile is installed in the SAE Administrator Console, an SAE server is used to connect to the instrument and/or analysis software to the SAE Administrator Console. By default, the SAE server is installed on the same computer as the SAE Administrator Console, which should be a network-connected computer configured with a static IP address.
Figure 2: Interface view from the SAE Administrator Console
iBright SAE License
iBright SAE Software License for 21 CFR Part 11 is required to activate SAE Mode on the iBright Imaging System and to activate the iBright Analysis Software—Secure desktop analysis software.
iBright Imaging System SAE Mode
When SAE Mode is activated, the iBright instrument connects to the SAE Administrator Console via the SAE server. Security, Audit and e-signature settings, as defined in the SAE Administrator Console, are implemented on the iBright instrument (Figure 3). Features include restriction of unauthorized users to the system, password policies and expiration dates, defined user permissions and roles, tracking of all data changes through audit log, available audit reports, and on-board e-signature workflows. All iBright Imaging Systems can run in SAE Mode through purchase of the iBright SAE Software License.
Fig 3. Visuals from the iBright Imaging System interface showing how to access SAE mode.
iBright Analysis Software—Secure
iBright Analysis Software—Secure is a separate version of our iBright Analysis Software platform to support compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 FDA guidelines for Security, Auditing, and Electronic Signatures when connected to the SAE Administrator Console via the SAE server. The iBright Analysis Software—Secure desktop software can be utilized on computers running Windows or Mac operating systems, and can be configured to:
- Control access to data using account credentials
- Track user actions through audit logs
- Detect data tampering
- Sign electronic documents using electronic signatures
How does the iBright SAE Software Solution for 21 CFR Part 11 Support work?
Functional characteristics of the Invitrogen iBright SAE Software Solution for 21 CFR Part 11 Support
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| System security | Controls user access to an application by allowing creation of user account and defining user privileges through roles and defining password policies |
| Auditing | Tracks actions performed by users, changes to the SAE module settings, and creating audit reports |
| Electronic signature (e-signature) | Determines if users are required to fulfill signature requirements before performing specific functions |
Additional design features for each function are detailed below:
