IncuCyte™ EX

IncuCyte^EX was developed in order to provide imaging capability to automated cell culture systems. The system potentially integrates into any automated live-cell imaging system via a programmable Command Language Interface. This interface allows for automatic loading, scanning, unloading and data retrieval from a robotic scheduling computer. The IncuCyte^EX shares the same Graphical User Interface with the IncuCyte Plus and IncuCyte^FLR systems and allows users to view phase-contrast images, movies and kinetic growth curves via any computer with local network access. The system also adopts the same footprint as the other IncuCyte™ imagers and is factory configurable for different vessel configurations.

"You wouldn’t do manual cell culture without looking at your cells…. why would you expect your robot"

IncuCyteEX showing two different drawer configurations a) T-175 compatible with Select-T and b) SBS microplate footprint compatible with Tecan Cellerity-Corning RoboFlasks or GNF –AutoFlasks

Essen engineers have worked together with several manufacturers of large-scale automated cell culture systems to integrate the IncuCyte^EX. Adding imaging capability to these systems adds a level of quality control and efficiency previously unattainable. IncuCyte^EX provides users on-line access to images and growth curves, as well as the capability to implement cell harvesting and splitting criteria based on image metrics such as confluence. Adding HD Imaging also enables QC in tougher imaging scenarios such as Triple-flask and 384 well plates.

Pictures showing IncuCyte^EX integrated within the GNF Automated Compound Profiling (ACP) system.

Kinetic growth curves collected with the GNF ACP system.
Data courtesy of GNF.

Robot gripper in CompacT SelecT loading a T175 flask into IncuCyte^EX. The IncuCyte^EX imager is compatible with a full-range of TAP systems including SelecT, CompacT SelecT and CellBase.

IncuCyte^EX integrated into a TAP CompacT SelecT cell culture system.