New devices
New devices
VIB Technologies is constantly investing in new instruments and technologies for VIB researchers to use. Below you can find the new devices we obtained since 2023. More information and booking one of those devices is available on Connect.
BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter with BD CellView™ Image Technology
BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter with BD CellView™ Image Technology and BD SpectralFX™ Technology, the first spectral flow cytometer sorter with sort-capable image analysis, expands the power of cell analysis and sorting to new dimensions by combining spectral flow cytometry with real-time spatial and morphological insights—empowering scientists to address previously impossible-to-answer questions.
Available at Flow Core Ghent and Leuven
STELLARIS 8 FALCON
STELLARIS 8 FALCON (FAst Lifetime CONtrast) is the future of functional imaging. Harness the power of fluorescence lifetime to investigate cellular physiology and explore dynamics in living cells. STELLARIS 8 FALCON is a fully integrated solution for Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) and enables video-rate lifetime imaging acquisition for rapid kinetic studies in live cells.
Available at Bioimaging Core Ghent
Zeiss AxioScan 7
Digitize your specimens with Axioscan 7 – the reliable, reproducible way to create high-quality virtual microscope slides. Axioscan 7 combines qualities that you would not expect to get in a slide scanner: high speed digitization and outstanding image quality plus an unrivaled variety of imaging modes are all available in a fully automated and easy to operate system.
Available at Bioimaging Core Ghent and Leuven
Zeiss Elyra 7
The super-resolution microscope Elyra 7 takes you far beyond the diffraction limit of conventional microscopy: With Lattice SIM² you can now double the conventional SIM resolution and discriminate the finest sub-organelle structures, even those no more than 60 nm apart. You don‘t need to sacrifice resolution when imaging at high speed using only the minimal exposure needed for life observation. Elyra 7 enables you to combine super-resolution and high-dynamic imaging – without the need for special sample preparation or expert knowledge of complex microscopy techniques.
Available at Bioimaging Core Leuven
Thermo Exploris 240 BioPharma with neoVanquish LC
The power of leading performance. From small- to large-molecule analyses, the Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris 240 mass spectrometer delivers performance and versatility to drive discovery and identification with the quantitative precision and accuracy to confidently scale up while achieving impact. Operational simplicity with intelligent data acquisition helps you discover your fast track to confident results across a range of applications. Using proven Thermo Scientific Orbitrap mass analyzer technology you can address any challenge and achieve your objectives with excellence.
Available at Proteomics Core
Vanquish Flex HPLC system with fraction collector
For analyses that require more flexibility to accommodate all applications, Thermo Scientific Vanquish Flex UHPLC systems enable you to increase your productivity and drive innovation without compromising quality. Whether you need an LC or LC-MS solution, the flexibility of the Vanquish Flex systems with binary or quaternary solvent blending provides the most advanced performance through better separations, more results and easier interaction. Like all members of our Vanquish product line, Vanquish Flex UHPLC systems offer hardware precision, detector sensitivity, and simplicity of operation.
Available at Proteomics Core
Visium CytAssist
The Visium CytAssist is a compact instrument designed to simplify the Visium workflow by facilitating the transfer of transcriptomic probes from standard glass slides to Visium slides, enabling whole transcriptomic spatial profiling insights across your entire tissue section, and expanded compatibility with FFPE and/or FF samples.
Available at Single Cell Core
Chromium X Series
The Chromium X Series lets you access single cell analysis at any stage. From Chromium iX, offering cost-effective, lower throughput single cell analysis, upgradable to the high-throughput full-range Chromium X, we make single cell analysis a perfect fit.
Available at Single Cell Core
BD Rhapsody™ HT Xpress
The new BD Rhapsody™ HT Xpress System is a higher-throughput platform that leverages our proprietary, gentle, robust microwell-based single-cell partitioning technology to perform single cell analysis. The system is capable of single-cell capture and barcoding enabling capture of more than 320,000 cells per cartridge, making million-cell studies now possible. The BD Rhapsody™ HT Xpress System offers the same performance as the BD Rhapsody™ Express System, now featuring a new flexible cartridge design with the ability to run up to eight times the number of lanes at one time with a broad range of cell input, from 100–440,000 cells per cartridge.
Available at Single Cell Core
I.DOT Liquid Handler
The I.DOT is a liquid handler that anyone can use regardless of automation experience. The instrument transfers volumes as low as 4 nL with unrivalled precision and speed while dramatically reducing your laboratory’s plastics and reagent consumption. Whether you are dispensing enzymes and beads for NGS or qPCR or adding cells, compounds, and buffers for Assay Development or High-throughput Screening, the I.DOT offers unrivalled precision and ease of use for efficient and reproducible sample preparation.
Available at Single Cell Core
Microlab VANTAGE Liquid Handling System
Discover the ultimate in precision engineering, performance, and craftsmanship. The modular design of the Microlab VANTAGE automated liquid handling platform allows the lab to optimize storage, device integration, and transport space without sacrificing deck space. As a result, rely on Hamilton to process more samples in less time without risk of error or variability.
Available at Single Cell Core
DynaPro NanoStar II
The DynaPro® NanoStar® II is a unique cuvette-based DLS instrument used for the analysis of proteins, gene therapy vectors, viruses and virus-like particles, promiscuous inhibitors, micelles, liposomes, lipid and metallic nanoparticles, and more. To accommodate scarce and precious samples, specially designed quartz cuvettes afford robust, accurate measurements with as little as 2 µL of solution, while our proprietary disposable cuvettes provide comparable sensitivity with as little as 4 µL!
Available at Protein Core
ӒKTA pure™
ӒKTA pure™ chromatography system allows for quick and easy customization due to its modular design. Choose ÄKTA pure™ 25 with a flow rate of up to 25 mL/min or ÄKTA pure™ 150 with a flow rate of up to 150 mL/min.
Available at Protein Core
Octet
Based on Bio-Layer Interferometry (BLI), Octet® BLI systems enable real-time, label-free analysis for the determination of kinetics, affinity and antibody/protein quantitation. This fluidics-free instrument platform offers several advantages over other label-free techniques like Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR).
Available at Protein Core
Advanced Wyatt DynaPro NanoStar II
The DynaPro NanoStar II, equipped with DYNAMICS® Touch™ and advanced light scattering technology, is the first cuvette-based DLS instrument with fully integrated control. It not only excels in rapid DLS measurements for particle size determination, but also has thermal capabilities. This allows for the determination of thermal stability, thereby broadening the horizons of nanoparticle and protein analysis. This powerful combination empowers scientists to tackle previously unanswerable questions.
Available at Protein Core