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Automated live cell imaging - Cell-IQ from The Automation Partnership
Imaging and analysis of stem cell and primary cell cultures
Fully integrated, automated live cell imaging and analysis system
Cell-IQ™ is an automated live cell imaging and analysis system for studying changes in live cell morphology and distribution over time (days or weeks). The system is unique in combining safe, long-term, observation of live cells with sophisticated machine vision and image analysis that can provide quantitative data from samples that would normally require subjective human assessment.
  Cell-IQ is already used by leading primary and stem cell research organisations across Europe and Asia, and is now available in the USA and Canada exclusively from TAP.
Cell-IQ automates:
 
  • Precise environmental control for long term observation of stem cells (days or weeks) under optimal conditions
  • Different gas environments to enable evaluation of effects of normal and hypoxic conditions in parallel
  • Image capture with integrated kinetic analysis and production of ‘time lapse’ videos
  • Simplified recognition and quantification of changes in stem cell morphology (using Cell-IQ Analyzer™ software and Machine Vision Technology).
 

Cell-IQ can be taught to recognise and quantify changes in cell morphology using intuitive machine vision technology.
automated live stem cell imaging

Analysis is not limited to single cell populations - complex structures composed of groups of cells can be analysed eg. the growth of an embryonic stem cell colony on a feeder layer.

Cell-IQ offers:
 
  • Automated live cell imaging
  • Two plate positions available in the incubator for simultaneous monitoring and independent analysis
  • Patented ‘cell secure’ perfusion lid system to ensure optimum conditions and gas composition in plates (separate control for each plate)
  • Low intensity LED light source for reliable, cost effective and long-term illumination without cell damage or photo bleaching
  • Patented ‘cell secure’ perfusion lid to ensure optimum conditions for cell growth in plates
  • Optional CelLite™ multi label fluorescence module for additional analysis of labels and dyes
  • Automated Z-Stack capture to provide ‘all-in-focus’ image
  • Informatics system to translate time lapse image data into user defined graphs or exported to Excel for further analysis
Applications include:
 
  • Regenerative medicine & stem cell research
  • In vitro toxicology
  • Drug discovery and cell based assay development
  • Oncology research
  • Functional genomics
  For more information on Cell-IQ:
  Get more detail on the system's Key Applications
  Discuss your requirements with Ian Ransome, Sales Director
 
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