Microscopy

The Nikon A1R+ is a fully-automated confocal imaging system, capable of capturing high-quality confocal images of cells and molecular events at high speed and enhanced sensitivity.

Inverted microscope Ti-Eclipse equipped with Perfect Focus System (PFS)
Objectives : x10 ; x20 ;x40 ; x60
4 excitation lasers : Diode 405 nm, Argon Ion 488-514 nm, Diode 561 nm and Diode 642 nm
A1R+ hybrid scanning head: galvano and resonant scanner
4 PMTs= 2 normal + 2 high sensitive GaAsp
Fast spectral detection
2 cage incubators (1 small + 1 large) equipped with humidity, gas and temperature controllers (Okolab)

The Leica system incorporates a light source allowing millisecond switching of excitation wavelengths, a high sensitive camera, ideal tools for analysis of FRET sensors or ratiometric dyes in mammalian cells and software designed for automated microscope acquisition and for dual-wavelength intracellular ion measurements.

Inverted microscope DMI 6000 equipped with Adaptative Focus Control (AFC)
Objectives: x10 ; x20 ;x40 ; x63
Lambda DG4+ (Sutter) light source
Camera Orca Flash 4.0 sCMOS (Hamamatsu)
Dichroic mirrors for ratiometric dyes and FRET
Metafluor and Metamorph softwares (Molecular devices)
2 cage incubators (1 small + 1 large) equipped with humidity, gas and temperature controllers (Okolab)

The MetaXpress Pico is an automated cell imaging system. It combines high-resolution imaging with powerful analysis. Whether you use fluorescence imaging or brightfield analysis, the automated imager offers a wide range of preconfigured protocols for cell-based assays. With features such as 2D deconvolution, Live Preview and 3-color quantification at multiple wavelengths. MetaXpress image acquisition and analysis software with high information content is included.

The IonOptix is a system that allows the simultaneous acquisition of contraction and calcium variations of cardiomyocytes using chemical probes (Fura2) or FRET sensors.

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