WiScan® Hermes 24/7 Fully Autonomous Imaging System
- Incubates plates in a built-in plate stacker which accommodates up to 20 plates under incubation conditions (37ºC, 5% CO2)
- Loads & unloads plates for imaging
- All external sources supported –Incubators, stackers, liquid handlers
- Acquires high quality images on the WiScan® Hermes automated high content screening system
- Produces presentation-ready results using multiple visualization tools (scatter plots, histograms, heat maps, time graphs, dose curves, etc.)
SKU:
IDA-HERMES247
The customer-inspired Hermes 24/7 establishes a new standard for simplicity and compactness in completely automated, image-based experimentation.
IDEA Bio-Medical’s in-house expertise in areas of precision machine design, manufacture and software development enabled the creation of the Hermes 24/7 fully automated sample-manipulator and high content imaging system.
In designing the new Hermes 24/7 automated system, they aimed to empower labs to utilize existing infrastructure to expand their capabilities while minimizing the amount of valuable lab space occupied.
With push-button programming the system autonomously:
- Incubates plates in a built-in plate stacker which accommodates up to 20 plates under incubation conditions (37ºC, 5% CO2)
- Loads & unloads plates for imaging
All external sources supported –Incubators, stackers, liquid handlers - Acquires high quality images on the WiScan® Hermes automated high content screening system
- Analyzes acquired images using WiSoft® Athena automated image analysis software
- Produces presentation-ready results using multiple visualization tools (scatter plots, histograms, heat maps, time graphs, dose curves, etc.)
| Features | Content/Description |
| 3D reader | EPI-fluorescence inverted optics mounted on XYZ (patented) linear scanner |
| Auto Focus | Patented ultra-fast laser-based Auto Focus with 100nm resolution |
| XY motion | Accurate positioning with 200nm repeatability |
| Illumination sources | 7 optional LED sources (DAPI,CFP,GFP,YFP,RFP,mCherry,CY5). Transmission: White LED source |
| Optical Filters | 2 emission filters and compatible dichroic filters (automatically exchanged) |
| Objectives (Air) | Choice of air objectives in the range: 2X to 60X, high NA. |
| Camera | High sensitivity CCD camera with 1.3MPixel resolution |
| Sample format | Supports full-area screening of 6-1536 well plates Supports slides, microarrays, 35 mm dish formats. U-shaped bottom plats are optional. |
| Computer | PC with Windows® operating system and touch screen. |
| Enclosure | Allows operation in fully lit areas |
| Desktop standalone platform | 47 W x 72 D x 57 H (cm), 18.5 W x 28.5 D x 22.4 H (inches) With plate cover closed |
| Certification | CE, UL |
Live Cell Imaging Module:
| Features | Content/Description |
| Live cell imaging | Allow long time lapse experiments. Sample does not move during most of the scanning process. |
| Live cell conditions |
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Object Mapping (Rare Event Detection) Module:
| Features | Content/Description |
| Object mapping for rare events detection |
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| Analysis tools | WiSoft® based image processing tools for object definition and detection in the first low magnification scan and further tools to analyze the detected objects with high magnification |
| Objectives | Automatic objective exchanger of up to 3 objectives at a time |
| Throughput | Enhances the throughput of high magnification scanning of rare objects |
| Statistical tools | Provides automatic decision resulting in efficient screening for minimum required objects in a well |
High Throughput (enhanced acquisition speed) Module:
| Features | Content/Description |
| Combination of HCS and HTS | Ultra-fast High Content Screening unit |
| Image acquisition speed | >10 images per second (depends on experiment conditions) |
| Throughput | A full 96-well plate screening using 10X magnification with a single field per well, three color fluorescence, 150 ms total exposure time per field, runs in ~2 minutes. With some applications, this will include data processing and analysis results simultaneously with image acquisition. |
Automation Module (interfacing to external robotic arms):
| Features | Content/Description |
| Remote accessibility | Protocols ( applications and screening parameters ) execution and management |
| External loader compatibility (Robot/manipulator) |
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| External loader(Robot/manipulator) integration | Full integration support |
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