The collaboration aims to unify data systems and automate workflows across pathology laboratories to address operational challenges.
Leica Biosystems has formed a strategic partnership with L7 Informatics to develop informatics solutions designed to improve operational efficiency in pathology laboratories.
The collaboration will integrate L7 Informatics’ Enterprise Science Platform (L7|ESP) with Leica Biosystems’ instrumentation to create a unified, AI-ready platform for pathology workflow development and deployment. Commercial product availability is expected in early 2026.
The partnership aims to address key challenges facing pathology departments, including siloed data systems, rising diagnostic demands, and workforce shortages that can slow workflows and delay diagnoses. The integrated platform aims to automate and orchestrate processes across the entire pathology workflow while enhancing reproducibility and enabling AI-driven decision support.
“Our partnership with Leica Biosystems represents the next stage of digital transformation in diagnostics,” says Mark L Spencer, president and CEO of L7 Informatics, in a release. “Together, we’re combining Leica Biosystems’ leadership in pathology with L7’s expertise in unified data and workflow orchestration to build the infrastructure required for the next decade of AI-enabled discovery and diagnosis.”
Addressing Workflow Barriers
The collaboration builds on Leica Biosystems’ position as the only company to own the full workflow from biopsy to diagnosis. By integrating L7|ESP’s data unification and workflow orchestration capabilities, the partnership aims to break down workflow barriers that have historically fragmented pathology operations.
“L7|ESP provides the foundation for our next-generation data connectivity and automation solutions, enabling unified data and automated, streamlined workflows across pathology labs,” says William Day, vice president and general manager of advanced staining instruments at Leica Biosystems, in a release. “This powerful advancement empowers laboratory professionals to focus on the work—rather than the workflow—so they can deliver faster, more reliable results with greater ease and efficiency.”
The L7|ESP platform offers flexible data modeling, extensive API integrations, and built-in applications including LIMS, ELN, MES, inventory management, and scheduling capabilities.
Leica Biosystems, a subsidiary of Danaher Corp, provides anatomic and digital pathology solutions for sample preparation, staining, imaging, and reporting. L7 Informatics, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, specializes in data unification and workflow orchestration for life sciences environments.
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