System offers noninvasive cell imaging

The Celigo adherent cell cytometry system is a platform for non-invasive in situ live cell imaging. The Celigo Cytometer provides cellular analysis across such applications as cell health assays, cell culture maintenance, toxicity assays and assays for detecting the highest antibody-secreting cells within a population.

The cytometer boasts both brightfield and multi-color fluorescence modules and analysis software that provides cellular and sub-cellular data on each cell in a microplate well. The system offers real-time and endpoint assays. The company says it can analyze cells non-destructively, and is capable of label-free analysis of live cells and fluorescence cellular analysis.

The cytometer, which joins the company's line of automated microplate-based systems, is being demonstrated this week at the Live Cell Imaging meeting in Boston. It is said to be compatible with typical lab set-ups and integrates with automated drug discovery systems via customized drivers. Compatibility also extends to IT systems containing proprietary databases that port genomics and proteomics data and chemistry information.

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