VisualSpreadsheet 6.1 represents a significant leap forward in FlowCam software, offering enhanced data analysis tools, user interface customization, EcoTaxa compatibility, and a next-generation compliance package. Full compatibility with VisualSpreadsheet 4 and 5 makes it easy to upgrade by allowing you to bring your existing runs, filters, libraries, and classifications into a modernized, feature-rich environment.
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Key highlights of the new software include:
Innovative Data Management with Metadata Tagging
All FlowCam customers can use metadata tags to organize and retrieve FlowCam data quickly. Metadata tags capture key details about sample origin, collection, processing, and experimental conditions. Tags are fully searchable, making it simple to manage large datasets and streamline your workflow. (Pictured here:
Advanced Data Integrity with 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance
For biopharmaceutical researchers, meeting regulatory requirements while managing large volumes of data can be challenging. VisualSpreadsheet 6.1 addresses this need with an optional, fully integrated 21 CFR Part 11 compliance package. Designed to support secure, traceable, and auditable workflows, the package allows organizations to customize roles, access permissions, and password policies to align with internal processes and data integrity standards.
A secure, timestamped audit trail automatically records how each FlowCam measurement is captured and processed, while searchable records make it easy to review data collection details. In addition, the software generates secure data archive files to facilitate long-term storage and retrieval, ensuring capacity for future data collection. Pictured below: an example of an Audit Trail in the VisualSpreadsheet 6.1 Compliance Package.
With these capabilities, VisualSpreadsheet empowers biopharmaceutical teams to operate FlowCam instruments with confidence in compliance-ready environments.
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Ensuring 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance with FlowCam
Easy Export of FlowCam Data to EcoTaxa
VisualSpreadsheet 6.1 introduces powerful new tools for aquatic researchers. With this update, FlowCam images and metadata can be exported directly in EcoTaxa-compatible formats, making it easier to build standardized datasets, support collaborative taxonomy, train machine learning models, and advance large-scale ecological studies. This update enables easy pairing of FlowCam's raw plankton imagery and particle metrics with EcoTaxa's powerful platform, allowing for the organization, classification, and sharing of data at scale.
Learn how to use metadata tags and how to export to EcoTaxa in our technical note:
Summary
VisualSpreadsheet 6.1 delivers a robust suite of new features designed to enhance data analysis, streamline workflows, and support regulatory compliance. Fully compatible with FlowCam 8000 series, FlowCam LO, ALH for FlowCam, FlowCam Nano, FlowCam Macro, and FlowCam 5000 instruments, this release introduces advanced tools for data analysis, 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, and EcoTaxa compatibility.
