Data Visualization & Analysis in Virtual Reality
Immersive Tools for Scientific Research
All apps are designed for working scientists — explore your data, identify features, and export results for follow-up with traditional pipelines.
StarGateVR
Pairs voice-driven AI with multi-wavelength astronomical catalog access for interactive exploration and collaborative analysis.
AstroCubeVR
Brings radio telescope FITS datacubes into navigable 3D volumes with full WCS coordinate support.
ConfocalVR
Renders 3D confocal microscopy stacks for spatial analysis.
FlowGateVR
Enables 3D gating of flow cytometry data.
Astronomy
Biology
Communicate Your 3D Microscopy — Load, Explore, and Share Confocal Image Stacks in VR
Publications & Announcements
2026 | Submitted to Astronomy & Computing
Revision under review, Astronomy & Computing
StarGateVR Immersive Virtual Reality Exploration of Astronomical Datasets: A Case Study
2026 | TissueGnostics Collaboration
Immersive Science and TissueGnostics announced a collaboration to explore tissue cytometry visualization in VR
2018 | Journal of Molecular Biology
ConfocalVR: Immersive Visualization for Confocal Microscopy
2018 | Journal of Molecular Biology
Molecular Visualization on the Holodeck
2019
Gates Foundation Grant: Revealing detailed host-pathogen interactions –
Awarded to Benaroya Research Institute, including a subcontract to Immersive Science for VR tool development
2023 | AAS
StarGateVR: Investigating Nearby Young Moving Groups
2023 | Non-technical Summary | Volume VR
MicroMagnify: A Multiplexed Expansion Microscopy Method for Pathogens and Infected Tissues
2019 | Craig J Daly. School of Life Sciences, College of Medical Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
From Confocal Microscope to Virtual Reality and Computer Games; technical and educational considerations
About
Background
Best Use
ImmSci’s tools are built for the early stages of research, where a scientist is looking for structure. Traditional analysis tools are optimized for precision but can obscure structure in complex, high-dimensional datasets. Our VR applications let researchers see that structure in immersive 3D, identify patterns and candidates, then export enhanced datasets for follow-up with conventional pipelines. StarGateVR adds a conversational AI interface: speak your questions, and the system queries astronomical archives on your behalf. The retrieval, cross-matching, and data munging are the AI’s job. The discovery belongs to the scientist.
ImmSci’s tools have been featured in The Journal of Molecular Biology and highlighted in Nature Toolbox and GeekWire. Following publication, ConfocalVR was downloaded by researchers at more than 200 institutions worldwide.