Photo Galleries
CYTO 2022, Philadelphia, PA
Sightseeing, June 2022, Philadelphia, PA
Franklin's Print Shop in Market Street Houses, Independence National Historical Park, Old City District
The Assembly Room where Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were signed, in Independence Hall
Visit to National Research Council, 2021, Naples
The Potomac installed at the Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA) at the National Research Council (CNR) in Naples, Italy. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
Dr. Romeo Bernini (front), Research Director at IREA-CNR, and collaborators. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
The Naples subway has a number of striking architectural features, like this 130-ft.-deep "Crater de Luz" ("light crater") by Oscar Tusquets Blanca. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
Naples Underground: caverns dug under the city in the 1500s to extract tuff (volcanic rock) as building material, later used as water cisterns, and later yet as bomb shelters during WWII. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
The National Museum of Archeology in Naples (MANN) has a vast collection of Etruscan, Greek, and Roman art. Here, a bust of Greek philosopher Democritus (famous for his formulation of atomism) from Pompeii. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
The iconic fresco of Terentius Neo and his wife, from Pompeii, at the MANN. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
Presentation at Istituto Mario Negri, 2021, Milan
The Istituto Mario Negri, a private nonprofit entity, was founded in 1958 to carry out biomedical research. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
The Institute occupies a striking building on the outskirts of Milan, across the street from the Polytechnic. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
The Institute has occupied the current building, a 420,000 sq. ft. facility, since 2007. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
Dr. Giacomo Vacca gave an invited talk at the Institute on "Nanoparticle Flow Cytometry." © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
Bill Telford Visits KRC, 2021
Dr. Telford's visit included a trip to the giant coast redwoods in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, near Santa Cruz. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
The park has a 40-acre grove of old growth coast redwoods, some of which are up to 1,800 years old and 300 ft tall. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
Enjoying the late-summer sunset in Capitola with Dr. Telford and friends. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
Dr. Telford, seen here with KRC's Rich Hanson (right) and Dr. Alan Chin (back), brought his portable Build-Your-Own Cytometer in a suitcase. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
Dr. Telford and the KRC team standing behind his Build-Your-Own Cytometer, seen here after integration with KRC's data acquisition hardware and Panama software. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
KRC's modular cytometer architecture lends itself to hybrid integration projects like this one. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
Dr. Telford's Build-Your-Own Cytometer, which relies on a compact layout and 3D-printed parts for portability. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
Potomac Cytometer Installation, National Research Council, 2020, Naples
Dr. Paolo Cappella, of KRC partner Cytoflow Service, installing the Potomac at the Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA) at the National Research Council (CNR) in Naples, Italy. © 2020–2022 Cytoflow Service
The Potomac installed at the CNR featured KRC's Panama Flow Cytometry Software. © 2020–2022 Cytoflow Service
Giovanni Contini, of Cytoflow Service, delivering user training on the Potomac. © 2020–2022 Cytoflow Service
Giovanni Contini validating the Potomac performance during installation. © 2020–2022 Cytoflow Service
The Panama software on the Potomac offers the user great flexibility with detection parameters. © 2020–2022 Cytoflow Service
The IREA-CNR user group includes biologists and physicists as well as environmental scientists. © 2020–2022 Cytoflow Service
Potomac Shipment, 2020
This shipment took place at the height of the first wave of the Covid pandemic in 2020, adding a layer of complexity to the process. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
The Potomac underwent several layers of packing for protection during international shipping. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
Vacuum-sealing the entire instrument ensured stability and moisture protection. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
The crate housed the instrument mainframe as well as monitors, fluid tanks, and other accessories. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
Shock and tilt sensors were used to help prevent mishandling during shipment. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
Kinetic River's founder and president, Dr. Giacomo Vacca, with the finished crate ready for shipment. © 2011–2022 Kinetic River Corp.
Potomac Assembly, 2020
Foundation of the Potomac optical bench--a honeycomb breadboard with custom cutouts. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
Alignment of the excitation arm is designed in by using a cage assembly. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
Optical components for beam shaping are mounted in the cage assembly brackets. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
Highly stable flexure mounts make for a very reproducible alignment process. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
Mounting of the detection arm to ensure mechanical stability and robust alignment. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
The two main optical modules—excitation arm and detection arm—side by side before integration. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
Mounting of precision achromatic lenses to accommodate a wide range of excitation wavelengths. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
The "second-floor" optical bench is mounted above the "first floor," site of power, electronics, and fluidics. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
All the detectors on the Potomac are PMTs, giving superior sensitivity also for the scattering channels. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
Assembly of the optical components occurs according to a validated procedure. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
The lenses used on the Potomac are high-quality, precision optical components for maximum sensitivity. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
The flowcell monitoring microscope provides indispensable information about beam alignment and core stream stability. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
The microscope is prealigned during assembly, giving the user the ability to remotely fine-tune the focus, without having to open up the instrument. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
This Potomac was built to accommodate an external 266-nm laser (see optical tube at left). © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
The Potomac undergoes extensive testing and verification during and after assembly. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
The Potomac incorporates the Shasta, a state-of-the-art fluidics control module. © 2011–2021 Kinetic River Corp.
Cytometry Development Workshop 2019, La Jolla
President Giacomo Vacca with Optica creator and BeamWise partner Donald Barnhart. © 2019 Kinetic River Corp.
Pelican cooling off by “gular flutter,” extending its neck and throat pouch with bill open. © 2019 Kinetic River Corp.
The La Jolla Shores Hotel, site of the 2019 Cytometry Development Workshop. © 2019 Kinetic River Corp.
The exceptionally mild climate of San Diego is a big draw for the annual fall Workshop. © 2019 Kinetic River Corp.
CYTO 2019, Vancouver
Non-Sign II, sculpture by Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo, Lead Pencil Studio, at the U.S.–Canada border near Vancouver, B.C. © 2019 Kinetic River Corp
Biomedical Scientist KP Shevgaonkar and intern Erica setting up the booth. © 2019 Kinetic River Corp.
President Giacomo Vacca and Biomedical Scientist KP Shevgaonkar finishing up booth preparations. © 2019 Kinetic River Corp.
The Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Olympic Cauldron at the Vancouver Convention Centre. © 2019 Kinetic River Corp.
Joe Fortes Seafood and Chop House, where Kinetic River hosted a dinner for customers and partners. © 2019 Kinetic River Corp.
The Drop, sculpture by the Inges Idee group, at the Vancouver Convention Centre. © 2019 Kinetic River Corp.
At CYTO 2019, Kinetic River presented the latest updates on its lineup of flow cytometers. © 2019 Kinetic River Corp.
CYTO 2018, Prague
The 600-year-old Astronomical Clock was unfortunately under restoration. At least one could see a life-size image of it on the scaffolding tarp. © 2018 Kinetic River Corp.
Kinetic River’s Potomac modular flow cytometer was on display at the CYTO exhibition. © 2018 Kinetic River Corp.
Standing-room only at Dr. Vacca’s and Dr. Nao Nitta’s Workshop on Flow Cytometry Trends and Drivers. © 2018 Kinetic River Corp.
CYTO 2017, Boston
Bill Telford gave a talk on the Potomac modular flow cytometer installed at NCI. (c) 2017 Kinetic River
CYTO 2016, Seattle
The ISAC President's Reception at the opening of the conference was held in Seattle's iconic Space Needle. (c) 2016 Kinetic River
This year's CYTO saw the launch of the Beam Genie, a dynamic beam stabilization device that automatically keeps a laser on target. (c) 2016 Kinetic River
Next to the base of the Space Needle is this astounding glass sculpture by world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly. (c) 2016 Kinetic River
The Potomac modular flow cytometer showed the power of custom configuration for flow cytometry. (c) 2016 Kinetic River
CYTO 2012, Leipzig
At CYTO 2012, Kinetic River showcased partnerships with Dolomite Microfluidics and National Instruments. © 2012 Kinetic River Corp.