SAN DIEGO, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2018
Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Bruker today
announced the release of the Luxendo MuVi SPIM CS
light-sheet fluorescence microscope for imaging optically cleared
samples. The MuVi SPIM technology allows fast,
long-term imaging of large samples with highest resolution and
optical sectioning, as well as minimized photodamage. By means of
physicochemical clearing techniques, the optical properties of
usually opaque samples are modified to render them transparent,
while keeping their structure intact. The Luxendo MuVi SPIM
CS brings together the best of light-sheet fluorescence
microscopy and tissue-clearing techniques, and provides new
solutions in sample mounting, sample size, and optics to enable
best-in-class, high-quality 3D imaging of cleared samples.
"The new Luxendo system complements the current
portfolio of imaging systems at our facility," said Dr.
Jim Swoger, Head of the Mesoscopic
Imaging Facility at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory
(EMBL) in Barcelona, Spain, the
first researcher to acquire a MuVi SPIM CS system.
"The cutting-edge optics and ease of use, together with its small
footprint, are some of the main advantages of this novel microscope
for my facility."
"The robust high-performance capabilities of the Luxendo
MuVi SPIM have now been extended to the imaging of larger,
optically cleared and fixed samples," added Dr. Andreas Pfuhl, Vice President and General
Manager of Bruker's Luxendo business. "The modular design allows
switching quickly between cleared-sample and live-sample imaging,
making the system a perfect choice for multi-user environments with
ever-changing applications."
About Luxendo MuVi SPIM CS
The Luxendo MuVi SPIM
CS is an extension of the MuVi
SPIM capabilities to enable 3D imaging of cleared
samples. The Cleared Sample Module is an add-on consisting of an
exchangeable cleared sample optical core unit (octagon) and an
overhead sample-positioning unit installed on the microscope's top
plate. The octagon can be easily removed from the microscope for
maintenance and cleaning of the sample chamber and objectives that
have been exposed to the mounting solution. The sample chamber and
detection unit in the octagon can be adapted to suit experimental
needs in terms of sample size and detection lens configuration,
providing highest flexibility.
The Luxendo MuVi SPIM CS features sample mounting
'from above' for easy sample access and optimized travel range
suited for various mounting methods (e.g., hook, plate, pin or
cuvette), a large sample chamber compatible with a broad range of
solutions used in different clearing protocols, as well as flexible
illumination and detection configurations to meet varied
application needs. As a result, the Luxendo MuVi SPIM
CS can image a great variety of samples at high speed and
high resolution.
To handle the vast amount of data produced by the light-sheet
technique, the new Luxendo LuxData comprehensive data
processing and storage solution provides fast transfer and
large-capacity storage, and also leverages multi-core- and
multi-GPU-based processing. This holistic approach supports the
complete acquisition, storage, and processing workflow for
high-resolution image data from Luxendo SPIM microscopes.
About Luxendo
Headquartered in Heidelberg,
Germany, Luxendo was founded in
September 2015 as a spin-off of the
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Luxendo was able to
rapidly develop robust product solutions based on the patented SPIM
technology. Now, as part of Bruker Corporation, Luxendo's
light-sheet microscopes join Bruker's existing portfolio of
swept-field confocal, super-resolution, and multiphoton
fluorescence microscope product lines, enabling new research
advances in small organism embryology, live-cell imaging, brain
development and cleared brain tissue, and optogenetics
applications. For more information, please visit
www.luxendo.eu.
About Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR)
Bruker is enabling scientists to make breakthrough discoveries and
develop new applications that improve the quality of human life.
Bruker's high-performance scientific instruments and high-value
analytical and diagnostic solutions enable scientists to explore
life and materials at molecular, cellular and microscopic levels.
In close cooperation with our customers, Bruker is enabling
innovation, improved productivity and customer success in life
science molecular research, in applied and pharma applications, in
microscopy and nanoanalysis, and in industrial applications, as
well as in cell biology, preclinical imaging, clinical phenomics
and proteomics research and clinical microbiology. For more
information, please visit: www.bruker.com.
Investor Contact:
Miroslava
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Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Development
T: +1 (978) 663-3660 x1479
E: miroslava.minkova@bruker.com
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