Simplify Operations for True Ease of Use

Software wizards and tools simplify instrument controls from startup to shutdown, automate quality control, and optimize experiment creation. For example, the system’s AutoSampler includes a unique, active agitation capability to keep cells in suspension during acquisition. Also, an active cooling function further reduces variability and prevents sample degradation over time. Software and automation manage error conditions such as bubbles, clogs, and low sample volume, and enable walkaway operation.

Harness Complex Data

The ID7000 system builds on Sony’s experience with spectral analysis and simplifies many operations, even for complex experiments. The system collects the entire spectrum of light from 360 nm to 920 nm, which allows researchers to separate fluorochromes into pure signals to more accurately measure data. In comparison, conventional flow cytometry uses color compensation to determine each fluorescence intensity by subtracting overlapping fluorescence, resulting in gaps in the collected light. Thus, some of the data is lost.

Optics design and spectral technology make it possible for researchers to use both spectrally adjacent fluorochromes and fluorescent proteins in a panel—a capability that is not practical using a traditional cytometer.

A powerful capability of spectral technology is unmixing. Spectral unmixing objectively manages overlap between fluorescence spectra to improve data accuracy. A novel auto-unmixing capability, and new algorithms, speed processing for ease of operation. Spectral unmixing eliminates the subjectivity and complexity associated with manual compensation methods.

The ID7000 is a trademark of Sony Biotechnology Inc. For non-clinical research use only. Not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, or for any other clinical purpose. The ID7000 Spectral Analyzer is classified as a Class 1 laser product.