Nestor Cell Culture System
- Delivers consistent, reproducible results.
- Compact, intuitive and ready to use in any lab.
- Automates routine R&D cell culture workflows.
- Saves up to once day of cell culture work every week.
- Compatible with standard flasks, plates, erlenmeyers and petri dishes.
A machine designed to automate many of the routine processes involved in adherent cell culture, allowing researchers to focus on experimental design, data analysis and scientific discovery rather than day-to-day maintenance. The system can perform cell culture operations including coating, seeding, feeding, sampling, passaging, differentiation, maturation and harvesting.
Thistle Scientific is pleased to offer the Nestor Cell Culture Automation System from Cellaven, a flexible solution designed to automate routine cell culture workflows. Developed specifically for research laboratories, Nestor helps scientists reduce time spent on repetitive cell culture tasks while improving consistency and minimising contamination risks.
Key Benefits
- Automates routine cell culture workflows
- Reduces contamination risk with a closed sterile system
- Delivers highly reproducible culture conditions
- Compatible with standard vessels and media bottles
- Compact design suitable for almost any laboratory
- Easy to install, learn and operate
- Low maintenance with no annual servicing required
Flexible Cell Culture Automation
Nestor has been designed to integrate seamlessly into existing laboratory workflows. Researchers can continue using their preferred culture vessels, media bottles and protocols without requiring extensive process changes.
The system supports a wide range of commonly used cell culture formats, including cell culture flasks, multi-well plates, Petri dishes, Erlenmeyer flasks and air-liquid inserts. Up to ten culture vessels can be controlled independently, enabling multiple experiments to run simultaneously.
Reliable and Reproducible Results
At the heart of Nestor is a closed fluid handling system designed to maintain sterility throughout the cell culture process. Independent feeding and collection pathways help eliminate the risk of cross-contamination between cultures while ensuring consistent media handling.
Precise fluid dispensing helps deliver reproducible cell culture conditions across multiple vessels, reducing variability and improving confidence in experimental results.
Designed for Everyday Laboratory Use
Nestor features an intuitive user interface with visual, step-by-step guidance that allows users to quickly set up and run protocols. Pre-configured workflows are available for rapid implementation, while custom protocols can be created to match specific applications.
The compact instrument sits alongside an incubator while culture vessels remain inside, making it easy to incorporate automation into existing laboratory layouts without sacrificing valuable bench space.
Low Maintenance, High Productivity
With only a monthly consumable kit replacement and no annual maintenance requirements, Nestor offers a practical approach to cell culture automation. By reducing manual handling, minimising routine workload and improving reproducibility, Nestor helps research teams increase productivity and spend more time focusing on the science that matters.
