Yokogawa introduces CellVoyager high-content analysis system CQ3000
New system enables advanced analysis of live cell cultures with high-definition, high-speed 3D imaging
2 Feb 2024
Yokogawa Electric Corporation introduces the CQ3000, a high-content analysis system for capturing high-definition 3D microscopic images of live cell cultures. Expanding the company’s CellVoyager™ family of products, the CQ3000 will be launched commercially later in 2024.
The CQ3000 has been designed to capture 3D microscopic images of live cell cultures in high definition at high speed. When used together with Yokogawa’s CellPathfinder™ image analysis software, the CQ3000 can quantify and analyze intracellular organelles to assess cellular reactions and the effects of drug compounds. It enables efficient evaluation of cells in a wide range of applications, from basic research to drug discovery screening.
High-definition observation of living cells over long time periods
The CQ3000 enables the stable and precise observation of live cell cultures over long time periods due to the high-precision temperature control and dual spinning-disk with microlens that captures optical slice images (confocal images) with higher speed and better sensitivity, which minimizes damage to cells compared to other confocal systems on the market.
High-speed screening
The CQ3000 can capture images of microplates at high speed thanks to enhancements to its stage control and auto-focus functions. When used in combination with optional dual camera and wide-field image capture feature, which uniformly captures the entire field of view, image capture time is reduced. The CQ3000 enables the high-speed selection of promising chemical compounds from vast numbers of new drug candidates.
High image quality
By using Yokogawa’s proprietary water immersion lens mechanism, in addition to detailed observation at high magnification levels, it is also possible to capture bright images at low magnification levels. The use of an optional uniformizer achieves even illumination across the entire field of view, for the capture of vivid images.