Reference
Supported formats
File families EpistaBase can ingest, preview, parse, or route to a viewer today.
Format availability can vary by workspace configuration.
| Family | Formats | Typical result |
|---|---|---|
| Flow cytometry | FCS 2.0, 3.0, 3.1 | Metadata, channels, parsed events, Flow viewer/workspace path. |
| Sequence | GenBank, FASTA, EMBL, AB1-style sequence inputs | Sequence records and viewer/design surfaces. |
| Tabular | CSV, TSV, XLSX, XLS | Column metadata and preview; typed parsing where recognized. |
| qPCR | QuantStudio XLSX, Bio-Rad CFX CSV | Normalized well-level qPCR rows where parser recognizes the export. |
| Plate reader | Supported tabular/vendor exports | Parsed plate-reader reads where mapped. |
| Protein characterization | Supported Allotropy-backed exports | Typed protein characterization rows where mapped. |
| Microscopy image | TIFF, PNG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, WebP | Preview and microscopy viewer path. |
| Whole-slide image | SVS, NDPI, OME-TIFF, MRXS, DICOM WSI | WSI catalog rows, tile preparation, slide viewer where supported. |
| Microscopy vendor/archive | LIF, ZIP, Bio-Formats-backed CZI/ND2/LSM/OIB/OIF/VSI/IMS/ICS/IDS | Ingest to canonical microscopy data when available. |
| Genomics/mass spec | FASTQ, VCF, SAM/BAM, mzML, h5ad | Metadata or parsed artifacts when available. |
| Other | Attachments | Stored as files when accepted by the workspace. |
If a file fails processing, open the file detail and check the recorded error. Do not assume a failed file was ignored; failed status is part of the record.