Advanced Imaging
Oxford-ZEISS Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Imaging and IDRM Imaging Suite
About
The Institute of Developmental & Regenerative Medicine and the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology have developed a unique and personal relationship with Carl Zeiss GMBH to form the Oxford-ZEISS Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Imaging (Oxford-ZCoE). This relationship allows users unrivalled access to state-of-the-art technologies and world-leading expertise. We have created an environment where our researchers and collaborators can truly tailor their microscopy experience and work directly with ZEISS R&D to realise their imaging needs.
The Oxford-ZEISS Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Imaging (Oxford-ZEISS CoE) is more than a bioimaging facility – it’s a space where together with ZEISS Research and Development (R&D) Oxford’s researchers conceive and create new methodologies exploiting the latest commercial ZEISS microscopy technology.
Instruments
Find more about IDRM bioimaging instruments on their dedicated page.
The ZEISS Lattice Lightsheet 7 makes light sheet fluorescence microscopy available for live cell imaging at subcellular resolution. It is a rapid and gentle state-of-the-art live-cell imaging system ideal for experiments demanding high temporal resolution or imaging of sensitive processes.
The ZEISS 980 Airyscan 2 in IDRM is an inverted confocal ideal for rapid live-cell 4D imaging, optimised for simultaneous spectral detection of multiple weak labels with the highest light efficiency. Its sophisticated software allows fine control of imaging, including airyscan, automation, spectral separation and processing.
The Leica DMi8 is an inverted wide-field fluorescence microscope with filter sets for imaging DAPI/FITC/Cy3/Cy5/Cy7 or similar. Attached to a Phenocycler System for automated multiplex imaging with DNA bar-coded antibodies. The only system at the KIR/IDRM that has the capability to image in the near-IR of dyes such as Cy7 or Alexa 750.