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Instruments & Services
Welcome to the Biozentrum FACS Core Facility!
We are a dynamic and dedicated team, providing extensive flow cytometry services in collaborative setting, empowering researchers to achieve their scientific goals.
We provide scientific guidance and tailored training on experimental design, operation of our analytical flow cytometers, and data analysis.
All sorts are operator assisted.
BD FACS AriaFusion Cell Sorter
5 lasers, 18 fluorescent parameters plus FSC and SSC
Runs with 1.5mL, 5mL or 15mL tubes
Sterile bulk sorts collect up to 4 populations simultaneously or single cell sorts into 96-well, 384-well plates and custom formats
BSL2 hood
BD FACS CantoII Analyzer
3 lasers, 8 fluorescent parameter
Runs with 5mL Polystyrene FACS tubes
High-throughput option for 96-well plates
Canto is easy to use and suited for beginners
BD LSR Fortessa Analyzer
4 lasers, 16 fluorescence parameters plus FSC and SSC.
Runs with 5mL polystyrene FACS tubes
High-throughput system for 96-well plates
BD FACS AriaIII Cell Sorter
The Aria is a cuvette based cell sorter, has 4 lasers installed and is capable to measure up to 13 fluorescent parameters. It is possible to perform aseptic bulk sorts for up to 4 populations simultaneously or single cell sorts into 96-well, 384-well plates and other custom formats for various downstream applications.
10x Chromium Controller
We are hosting the controller from 10x to generate the library for scRNA-Seq in our facility. Therefore we can enrich and purify the samples by cell sorting and immediately process it for sequencing. The instrument can be booked via our booking homepage PPMS.
For more information contact the FACS Core Facility and the Genomics Facility.
Education and Training
We offer hands-on instrument trainings for the independent use of our analytical flow cytometers and for the Melody cell sorter. Learn here how to schedule an instrument training. Furthermore we provide several teachings based on of flow cytometry. If you have any special training needs please contact us directly.
Data Analysis
We offer two FlowJo licenses that can be booked over our booking homepage. Additionally the users have the possibility to buy an annual FlowJo on-site license for their own use on a dedicated device. Other common software to analyze flow cytometry data include FCSExpress, Cytobank, and the freely available Flowing Software. For more information regarding analysis software and analysis assistance please contact the FACS Core Facility team.