Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification.. Purpose and Objectives: The MUSC’s Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine requires the Motic EasyScan 2 equipment for the advancement of procedural and biomarker related studies to run through the Thoracic Oncology Research Group. This will allow for more productive collaboration with industry partners, collaboration with the department of pathology, opportunity to apply for federal grants, assist in the development of the lung cancer screening, lung nodule, and lung cancer biorepository as well as the multi-cancer early detection biorepository. Sole Source Justification: Motic EasyScan 2 Scanner allows our team to scan 2 slides at once for easy connectivity and file transfer. Motic Digital Pathology is the direct manufacturer of the MoticEasyScan Two. Motic Digital Pathology is not third-party distributor of the scanner product therefore is not available through any other provider. Motic provides direct 24-hour support direct to customers. The MoticEasyScan Two, is a whole-slide scanner that brings automation to creating your digital library. The flexibility to optimize your research with open-source file format choices makes it easier than ever to integrate with analysis or 3rd party information systems.
