Pyxa Project Grant

Access the next dimension of biology. Pyxa is the only commercially available platform for high-plex, confocal imaging designed to deliver fully annotated, single-cell maps of 3D gene expression in thick tissue. Traditional spatial technologies rely on thin 2D tissue sections that slice through individual cells, destroying their morphology and spatial relationships. Using Pyxa, researchers can investigate multiple cell layers within intact tissue, preserving cell-cell relationships and subcellular morphology. Researchers have used this technology to detect rare tumor-immune cell communication events, map the activation pattern of microglia surrounding amyloid beta plaques in Alzheimer’s disease, characterize cellular neighborhoods in untreated versus anti-PD-1 checkpoint blockade-treated colorectal cancer, and more.

To facilitate access to this technology, we are proud to launch the Pyxa Project Grant, which will enable the winner to run a full 8-sample service project on Pyxa, free of charge (value of $60,000). Winners will have the option to design a custom gene panel. Stellaromics will perform tissue sectioning, sample preparation, imaging, and primary data analysis.

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Award covers:

  • Up to eight 100 μm thick tissue samples
  • Custom 237-gene panel design
  • Sample preparation, imaging, and processing
  • Access to PyxaStudio data visualization software

 

Application criteria:

  • Applications welcome from researchers in the following locations: North America, Europe (including UK), Australia
  • Reviewers will weigh the impact of the proposed project to human health and the value add of 3D multi-omic data.

 

The application must be completed in one sitting. We recommend having your answers prepared to paste into the form.

  1. A 250-300 word abstract describing your proposed project and how this work has the potential to impact human health. This should also mention any single-cell and spatial technologies that you have already used.
  2. How will the addition of 3D multi-omic data enhance your research program?

 

Program timeline:

  • Application deadline: June 30, 2026
  • Winner will be notified by July 24, 2026
  • Samples must be delivered to Stellaromics’ Boston HQ by August 28, 2026

 

Applicants agree that if selected, Stellaromics may publicize their name, biographical information, institution or company name, project title, and resulting data. Full program terms below.

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Thank you for your interest in the Pyxa Project Grant. Before submitting your application, please review the key rules below. By submitting an application, you agree to be bound by the Pyxa Project Grant Official Rules and Program Terms (the “Grant Terms”), which incorporate the Stellaromics standard Terms and Conditions (the “General T&Cs”), as modified by the Grant Terms. The Project Grant is also subject to the Stellaromics Privacy Policy.

Key program rules at a glance:

  • Who can apply. Researchers aged 18 and older who reside and conduct research in North America (United States or Canada), Europe (including the UK), or Australia, and who are affiliated with an academic institution, research institute, hospital, government agency, or commercial entity. Stellaromics employees and certain other persons are not eligible.
  • Application deadline. June 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time.
  • Winner notification. On or before July 24, 2026.
  • Sample delivery deadline. August 28, 2026, to Stellaromics’ Boston, MA headquarters.
  • The Award. One winner will receive Pyxa™ spatial transcriptomics services performed by Stellaromics on the winner’s samples, at no cost. The Award is non-transferable, has no cash equivalent, and no substitution is permitted.
  • Use of results. The winner retains ownership of the results (data and analyses) but grants Stellaromics a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to use the results for: (i) scientific publication and presentation; (ii) advertising, marketing, and promotion of the Pyxa platform and of Stellaromics’ products and services; (iii) improvement and further development of the Pyxa instrument and platform technology; and (iv) development and commercialization of new products and services.
  • Confidentiality of submissions. Applications that are not selected will be kept confidential for a period of 5 years.
  • Publicity. By applying, you agree that if you are selected, Stellaromics may publicize your name, institution, project title, project description, and the results.

The full terms of the program are set out in the linked documents. To the extent of any conflict between the Grant Terms and the General T&Cs, the Grant Terms control.