Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Bristol-Myers Squibb
We really like our Sony MA900, and we will be depending on it for a long time.
Application Area: Flow Cytometry
"A great instrument that allows us to sort single cells by using up to 12 FL channels. Very easy to use and take care of, and a big step up from the Sony SH800 sorter. After sales service could be a little better."
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ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
Love this instrument
Application Area:Cell sorting
"The instrument is very user friendly. The wizards are nice and takes the user through the application step by step. It would be nice if the compensation wizard prompted the user to look at the fully stained sample before recording but the rest of it is good. Users love the the manual compensation button and the arrow that allows one to correct compensation with ease. The results are reproducible and the template feature is great. Saving experiments for archiving is proving to be a challenge as a core facility though"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: Yale School of Medicine
Great result and must have in core facility or in lab.
Application Area:RNA isolation from PBMC, T cells sorting
"Very user friendly, application software is amazingly simple, and anyone can learn very quickly, and the software will tell you what to do next. the sorting quality is exceptionally good and RNA quality is great. I have sorted many times and for RNA-seq and results are fairly good. I recommend this machine."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: The Broad Institute
Great results, can't live without this instrument!
Application Area:Cell sorting on distribution of gfp signal based on gene expression
"The Sony's MA900 cell sorter is always reliable for clean, accurate, and efficient cell sorting. We have three of them in our lab along with 3 other SH800s. They're perfect for all applications our users have in our lab and super easy to use. Data is always reliable and reproducible."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: Yale School of Medicine
Amazing results from machine, Thank you very much Sony.
Application Area:Immunology of T cells in infectious diseases and cancer
"I used and am using this sorter machine. It is a very user friendly machine and life becomes very easy with this sorter. It has step by step instruction while running, I like this."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: ICMB
Very good cell sorter.
Application Area:Cell sorting
"What do you look for in a cell sorter? Ease of use - yes! Intuitive software - yes! Automated setup and calibrations - that would be nice - yes! Instrument stability - yes! Reproducible results - yes! Consumables, instrument price and service cost - yes! The Sony MA900 cell sorter checks all these boxes. In today's world with all the COVID restrictions, I've been able to easily train new users remotely on how to use the MA900. The software is intuitive, the sort chip and sort drop delay calibrations are fully automated processes. The results obtained have been of very high quality and very reproducible. Users new to the field of flow cytometry can be easily trained and sort on their own in a very short time. Sorting into multi-well plates is easily done and compensation can be automated or performed manually. The only bad things I can say about are 1) the sort chips are only good a for 24 hour period and 2) there is no batch analysis report - you have to create a report for one sample at a time."
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ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Merkel Technologies
Revolutionized the workflow.
Application Area:B lymphocyte characteristics
"Very reproducible results, extremely easy to use given the built-in workflows. Students seldom ask me about how to use it. It's great!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: University of Verona
Great results.
Application Area:Blood samples
"Easy and great results. Highly recommended for research use."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Cell-Bio Biotech
Excellent sorter.
Application Area:Stem cell sorting
"Automatic setup is the best feature. I love it, I don't need to be an experienced operator, the MA900 always give me a perfect sort."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Charité
I love its stability and love to work with the Sony sorter MA900 again and again.
Application Area:Sorting lymphocytes for immunology related research
"Due to the nicely designed software interface it is easy to use. Making it easy to obtain reproducible and high-quality results. The machine is easy to handle and maintain. Especially for long term studies reproducible and comparable results are essential and that is what the Sony MA 900 sorter provides."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Tel Aviv university
Great instrument and support.
Application Area:Bacterial sorting
"Great value for the product, especially given where I live."
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ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Ruonas
It's a state-of-the-art instrument that is fully automated.
Application Area:For hematology,CD4,Pvc and Mp counts,IVD diagnosis
"I will recommend the Sony MA 900 for hospitals, clinics, primary health care, research laboratories, and non-profit organizations because of it enables high-quality results and is easy to use"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Biolabtech LTD
Super fast and precise! Must have in biotech cell laboratory!
Application Area:Biotechnology cell therapy
"High precision (one cell per drop) allows for detection and sorting of rare cells from heterogeneous populations."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: AIIMS
Indispensable instrument.
Application Area:Stem cell research
"Very effective instrument. Make research easy and reproducible."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Mats University
Cell sorter is great and a very cheap technology to use.
Application Area:For sorting of cells
"Yes it was verry easy to use and very helpful to control fluid and simplifies operation."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: IFF
Best sorter on the market!
Application Area:Cell sorting
"Meets our needs of most sorting applications. Very easy to use, advanced automation that dramatically simplifies operation to make sorting less subjective and improve reliability."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Qhinghua
I love it, very good.
Application Area:Cell sorting
"Supporting 12 fluorescence parameters and 4-way sorting. Easy to learn and use."
Up to 14 parameters from 4 lasers
The MA900 offers choice and flexibility, enabling the detection of up to 14 parameters. Choose from 4 excitation lasers—488 nm, 405 nm, 561 nm, and 638 nm—on two beam spots. Free-form PMTs enable detection of fluorescence signals from each beam spot, allowing detection of up to 12 fluorescence parameters and two scatter parameters.
Automation across the workflow
The MA900 offers a high level of automation. Startup, aseptic cleaning, QC, and sort setup operate with a touch of a button to ensure optimal daily alignment of the flow cell to lasers, precise targeting, and fast recovery from clogging. Wizard-based cleaning cycles simplify maintenance and can be customized for aseptic sorting.
Easy to learn and use
The MA900 software guides operation. Advanced controls enable customization, and powerful tools let you focus on the biology, not the cytometer.
Manufacturer Sony Biotechnology | Available Worldwide
4.9 / 5.0 | 18 reviews