Access
Choose the access that fits your work
Academic and commercial access each come in three tiers, so you can start with a few slides and move up as your projects grow.
Great questions should not depend on where you work.
We believe molecular exploration should be within reach of every research group.
Aurora's academic access is a step toward that future, helping researchers find new possibilities in the tissue they already have.
Tiers for academic and non-profit research
Submit your first slides today on Aurora Direct. Academic Research adds Aurora Intelligence and the Aurora API for larger projects, and Academic Research Pro adds model adaptation with your own spatial data.
In every tier
- Virtual spatial transcriptomics (19k genes)
- AnnData (.h5ad) output for downstream analysis
- Quality-control and analysis reports
- An interactive spatial map
Academic Standard
Begin an exploration on your own slides.
Best for
Individual researchers and small projects in academic and non-profit research.
Includes:
- Aurora Direct: 3 images to start
- Up to 50,000 tiles per image
- Figures exported as PNG or PDF
Academic Research
Pursue a larger study, in shared workspaces or from code.
Best for
Research groups with larger cohorts, or with their own analysis pipelines.
Everything in Academic Standard, plus:
- Aurora Intelligence: shared workspaces, the slide viewer and comparisons between regions you select
- Programmatic access through the Aurora API
- Private, on-premises image processing
- Higher image and tile limits
Academic Research Pro
Build a long-term research programme with us.
Best for
Groups and institutions with work that runs over months or years.
Everything in Academic Research, plus:
- Capacity planned around your programme
- Model adaptation with your own spatial data, arranged with our team: finetuning, gene restoration and panel extension
- Onboarding and direct support
Applying for funding?
We can help you write and shape your application: how Aurora fits your study, and how to describe what it predicts.
Compare every capability
Scroll the table sideways to compare every tier.
| Capability | Academic Standard | Academic Research | Academic Research Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Individual researchers | Research groups | Long-term programmes |
| Images | 3 images to start | Higher limits | Planned around your programme |
| Virtual spatial transcriptomics (19k genes) | Included | Included | Included |
| AnnData (.h5ad) output | Included | Included | Included |
| Quality-control and analysis reports | Included | Included | Included |
| Interactive spatial map | Included | Included | Included |
| Figures exported as PNG or PDF | Included | Included | Included |
| Upload with Aurora Direct | Included | Included | Included |
| Aurora Intelligence and shared workspaces | Not included | Included | Included |
| Programmatic access through the Aurora API | Not included | Included | Included |
| Private, on-premises image processing | Not included | Included | Included |
| Model adaptation with your own spatial data | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Onboarding and direct support | Not included | Not included | Included |
Academic research terms
Academic access runs under research terms, for non-commercial research.
Attribution and citation are required in any publication that uses results from Aurora. How to cite
Commercial research and development is governed by a written agreement with Aurora.
Research data and model development
Academic access is offered at academic rates. In return, the data you upload under the academic terms, and the results generated from it, may be used to develop and improve Aurora's models and services, as the Terms describe.
Your data is never made public, and Aurora does not share the data itself with third parties, except as the Terms describe. By uploading, you confirm that you hold the rights and consents this use requires, including those of the patients or donors the tissue came from.
Discuss your research with us
Tell us about your project and the slides you work with, and we will help you choose the right route. To see a prediction first, open the example slide.