Press release summary
Evident introduced the Pramana POD, a benchtop whole-slide imaging scanner designed for small and midsize laboratories and specialty groups within larger institutions. The company said the system automates tissue finding, slide-label detection, focal-plane selection and scan-profile selection. Built-in image-quality assessment is intended to flag scans that may need review before they reach a pathologist.
The scanner supports brightfield applications including histopathology, core biopsies, hematology, cytology and microbiology. Evident lists throughput of 25 slides per hour at true 40X imaging under defined conditions. Volumetric imaging captures multiple focal planes, which can help laboratories handle specimens where a single plane may not contain all relevant detail.
For laboratory readers, the launch matters because it brings autonomous scanning and quality-control features to a smaller-footprint platform. That could lower the operational barrier for laboratories that want to digitize slides but do not need a high-capacity enterprise scanner. The company labels the Pramana POD for research use only and says it is not for diagnostic procedures; any future clinical use would depend on applicable regulatory authorization.
Original release: Evident, Oct. 17, 2026.
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