Instrumentation

Overview

  • We offer a selection of fluorescent microscopes and analysis workstations including
    • Several confocal microscopes for 3D optical slicing
    • Several widefield deconvolution microscopes for live imaging and 3D digital slicing
    • High-capacity fluorescent slide scanner
    • OMX superresolution microscope
    • High-powered workstations with commercial analysis software

Confocal microscopy is not always the right choice for imaging! Please schedule a chat with us to determine the best microscope for your experiments.

Fluorescence Microscopes

TissueFAXS SL Fluorescent Slide Scanner

  • Rapid fluorescent scanning of fixed tissues
  • Up to 7 fluorescent tags
  • 120 slide loader

DeltaVision Ultra Microscope for Well-plates

  • Best for live cell imaging in well-plates
  • Inverted microscope with XYZ nano-motion stage and environmental chamber
  • Solid state illumination module
  • Ultimate Focus for long-term observation
  • SoftWorx deconvolution software

DeltaVision Microscope with Ultimate Focus and TIRF module

  • Best for live cell imaging, photokinetics experiments and TIRF imaging
  • Inverted microscope with XYZ nano-motion stage and environmental chamber
  • Solid state illumination module
  • Ultimate Focus for long-term observation
  • Four laser TIRF / Photokinetics module
  • SoftWorx deconvolution software

DeltaVision-OMX Super-Resolution Microscope

  • Best for imaging thin samples
  • Experimental microscope (OMX) with XYZ nano-motion stage
  • Structured Illumination with four lasers and three cameras
  • Heated stage available
  • Ring-TIRF illumination mode
  • SoftWorx SIM reconstruction processing software

Confocal Microscopes

COMING in April 2025:
Evident FV4000 combined multiphoton/standard confocal

  • Fast laser scanning confocal with 5 standard laser lines out to Cy7
  • Multi-photon mode for in-vivo imaging
  • Low-noise photon counting detectors
  • Silicone (Si) oil immersion objectives for deeper imaging in tissues
  • Heated environmental chamber for live animal or cell imaging

Leica SP8 Spectral Confocal Microscope

  • Best for imaging live or fixed thick samples and for Intravital Imaging
  • Leica inverted DMi8 microscope with heated & CO2 environmental chamber
  • White-light laser and 2 traditional lasers for tunable excitation
  • One PMT and 3 high-sensitivity detectors for tunable emission filters
  • Transmitted light detection

Nikon Spinning-Disk Confocal Microscope with TIRF module

  • Nikon inverted microscope with XYZ stage with perfect focus for Z stability
  • Spinning disk confocal and widefield camera modes
  • NOTE: Confocal mode has a small field-of-view and is primarily for live cell imaging on thicker samples. It is not intended for scanning large samples.
  • TIRF excitation arm
  • Standard epifluorescence mode with camera

Nikon A1R Ultra-Fast Spectral Scanning Confocal Microscope

  • Best for imaging live/fixed thick samples
  • Nikon inverted microscope with automated stage and environmental chamber
  • Four-channel confocal with optional 32-channel detector
  • Transmitted light detector
  • Standard epifluorescence mode with camera

Olympus FV1200 Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope

  • Best for imaging live/fixed thick samples
  • Olympus inverted IX83 microscope with heated and CO2 stage incubator
  • Five laser lines with three PMTs and two high sensitivity detectors
  • Transmitted light detection
  • Olympus software

LEAVING Feb 28 Olympus FV1000 Multiphoton Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope

  • Best for imaging live/fixed thick samples and intravital imaging
  • Olympus inverted IX81 microscope with heated and CO2 stage incubator, MaiTai laser, four photomultiplier detectors
  • Olympus software

Image processing workstations/computers

Nemo Imaris Workstation

  • 3D workstation with ImageJ and Imaris 3D software for image processing

Marlin StrataQuest Workstation

  • 2D workstation with StrataQuest for whole-slide image analysis
  • Paired with TissueFAXS Slide Scanner