The Immunology of Cancer

23 May 2017

In this infographic, learn about the interactions between the immune system and cancer cells and how this understanding has led to breakthroughs in cancer vaccines and other novel immunotherapies. Detection reagents and instrument platforms have become increasingly sophisticated and sensitive for detection of key tumor antigens and associated immunology targets.

Flowsight® Imaging Flow Cytometer

Merck

The FlowSight flow cytometer offers high performance in a small package. Its innovative design increases signal and minimizes noise to provide unmatched fluorescence sensitivity. Twelve standard detection channels simultaneously produce brightfield, darkfield and up to ten channels of fluorescence imagery of every cell. With these unique capabilities, the FlowSight enables a broad range of applications. Intuitive: Easy-to-use, with imagery for every cell:The FlowSight operates like a conventional flow cytometer but also provides imagery of every cell. Powerful and intuitive analysis software seamlessly links quantitative data to imagery: Click on a dot in any plot to see the corresponding cell imagery. Click on a bin in any histogram to view all the cells in that bin. Draw gates on dot plots and view the resulting populations to validate results. Affordable: Designed and priced for every lab: The FlowSight is powerful enough for the core lab but sized and priced for any lab. The system can be factory configured or field upgraded with up to four excitation lasers (405, 488, 561, 642 nm), a 96-well plate AutoSampler, and a powerful quantitative image processing option. Whether in a base configuration or fully-optioned, the FlowSight sets a new standard of value.

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Image Stream®X Mark II Imaging Flow Cytometer

Merck

The revolutionary ImageStream®X Mark II Imaging Flow Cytometer combines the speed, sensitivity, and phenotyping abilities of flow cytometry with the detailed imagery and functional insights of microscopy. This unique combination enables a broad range of applications that would be impossible using either technique alone. This instrument produces multiple high-resolution images of every cell directly in flow, including brightfield and darkfield (SSC), and up to 10 fluorescent markers with sensitivity exceeding conventional flow cytometers. Compared to its predecessor, the new ImageStream®X Mark II Imaging Flow Cytometer offers a streamlined workflow, greater flexibility, and optimizations for rare cell applications. Taken together, the capabilities of the ImageStream®X Mark II make it superior for traditional flow applications while greatly expanding the scope of flow cytometry. Applications include the study of cell-cell interactions, phagocytosis, apoptosis and autophagy, the characterization of circulating tumor cells, and many others.

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