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Hi,

My project group would like to thank everyone who took the time to
respond to our survey.
Here are the results as we promised.


Confocal Microscope Survey Results

1. Are you in academia or industry?

Academia: 53
Industry: 4


2. Rate your satisfaction of current confocal microscopy software
(1-unsatisfied, 5-very satisfied)

1: 3
2: 5
3: 23
4: 24
5: 2


3. Have you ever heard of a confocal microscope with any of the
features shown below (question 4). If so, please indicate the brand and
the model.

Total responded: 29


4. Rate the importance of the following attributes for confocal
microscopy  software (1-not important, 5-very important)

Ease of use:
1-2, 2-1, 3-7, 4-18, 5-29

Cross platform capability (works on multiple operating systems):
1-14, 2-11, 3-14, 4-7, 5-11

Standard file format (save files in TIF, JPEG,  etc):
1-4, 2-1, 3-3, 4-9, 5-40

Customizable:
1-2, 2-1, 3-9, 4-19, 5-26

Automated (capable of multiple measurements in  multiple cells):
1-1, 2-3, 3-8, 4-17, 5-28

Modular (can add additional assays if needed):
1-2, 2-1, 3-8, 4-22, 5-23


5. Pick the assays of interest:

Membrane translocation: 31
Nuclear translocation: 24
Cytotoxicity: 19
Cell cycle: 23
Morphology: 41
Ion flux: 20
Proliferation: 14
3D Analysis: 47
Other: 18


6. How much would you be willing to spend for a confocal microscopy
software package with all of the features mentioned above?

$0-$500: 5
$500-$2500: 10
$2500-$5000: 7
$5000-$7500: 8
$7500-$10000: 7
$10000+: 20


Man-Soo Hwang
UCLA Anderson School of Management
MBA Class of 2005

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