Merck Millicell DCI Digital Cell Imager

Merck has announced the Millicell DCI Digital Cell Imager, designed to help improve cell culture lab productivity by assessing a broad range of parameters including confluency, morphology and cell growth trends, providing fast analysis results with low user bias. The product has an intuitive, built-in touchpad display that enables efficient execution of the repetitive daily techniques in the laboratory associated with cell passaging, screening or manufacturing of cell-based products.

As the future of laboratory work models evolves, researchers will likely have reduced time at the bench. With the Millicell Cloud software, an off-device subscription, analysis can be automated and data can be made accessible from remote desktops or mobile devices — supporting data redundancy for backup and protection by automatically sorting and storing data and images. Empowered with instant access to historical data, researchers can track cell culture trends and create consistent cell cultures.

Capturing essential insights while limiting the potential for exposure to contaminants is key in studies involving cell culture. The cell imager takes away the requirement for manual manipulation of the cell culture flask, which should result in reduced contamination risk and improved flexibility for the user. It is possible to evaluate a wide variety of cell cultures, including adherent cells and cell lines, spheroids and organoids, as well as hemocytometer or in-vessel measurement.