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The Beacon instrument portfolio provides cutting-edge solutions for live single-cell, multi-parameter functional analysis, enabling researchers to drive breakthroughs in immune profiling, cell therapy, antibody development, and cell line engineering. Tailored to diverse research and bioproduction needs, the Beacon platform delivers varying levels of throughput, flexibility, and affordability. Explore the key differences between the Beacon, Beacon Quest, and Beacon Select for Cell Line Development in the comparison table below, or explore each instrument in detail through their dedicated product pages.
Beaconยฎ
Optofluidic System
The Beacon system is our highest throughput single cell optofluidic instrument, with the ability to run up to 4 chips at once. Applicable for antibody discovery, cell line development, and T cell profiling.
Beacon Questโข
Optofluidic System
The Beacon Quest is a mid-level throughput single cell optofluidic instrument with the ability to run up to 2 chips at once. Designed for addressing fundamental research questions in antibody discovery and T cell profiling.
Beacon Selectโข Optofluidic System
for Cell Line Development
The Beacon Select for Cell Line Development system is a 2-chip single-cell optofluidic instrument specifically designed for cell line development, with positive pressure to ensure samples are protected from contamination.
Culture Stationโข System
Expand scope and throughput of your Beacon Platform. Free up your Beacon or Lightning system during the culture phase and get results faster by running multiple chips in parallel.
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Beaconยฎ
- DescriptionOur flagship, high-performance solution for comprehensive single-cell functional characterization with unmatched throughput, flexibility, and application diversity
- Application AreaAntibody Discovery, Cell Line Development, T Cell Profiling
- Throughput Highest throughput Up to 80,000 NanoPens per run Each NanoPen characterizes a single cell or clone Up to 4 chips per run
- In-Build BiosafetyNegative presasure (protect the user from airborne contaminants)
- Applicable Assays Antibody Discovery: Affinity, Antigen specificity, Cross-reactivity, Ligand blocking, Membrane-bound antigen cell-binding Cell Line Development: Monoclonality, Growth, Productivity, Quality, Stability T Cell Profiling: Cytokine analysis, Surface marker staining, Cytotoxicity, Phenotyping
- Compatible Chips OptoSelectยฎ 1750b Chip (~1,750 NanoPens per chip) OptoSelectยฎ 3500 Chip (~3,500 NanoPens per chip) OptoSelectยฎ 11k Chip (~11,000 NanoPens per chip) OptoSelectยฎ 20k Chip (~20,000 NanoPens per chip)
- Compatible KitsAntibody Discovery Kit, Cell Line Development Kit, T Cell Profiling Kit
- Compatible SoftwareCell Analysis Suite SoftwareAssay AnalyzerImage Analyzer
Beacon Questโข
- DescriptionA mid-tier, versatile platform designed for medium-throughput single-cell functional analysis with affordability and flexibility for translational research and discovery applications
- Application AreaAntibody Discovery, T Cell Profiling
- Throughput Up to 40,000 NanoPens per run Each NanoPen characterizes a single cell Up to 2 chips per run
- In-Build BiosafetyNegative pressure (protect the user from airborne contaminants)
- Applicable Assays Antibody Discovery: Affinity, Antigen specificity, Cross-reactivity, Ligand blocking, Membrane-bound antigen cell-binding T Cell Profiling: Cytokine analysis, Surface marker staining, Cytotoxicity, Phenotyping
- Compatible Chips OptoSelectยฎ 3500 Chip (~3,500 NanoPens per chip) OptoSelectยฎ 11k Chip (~11,000 NanoPens per chip) OptoSelectยฎ 20k Chip (~20,000 NanoPens per chip)
- Compatible KitsAntibody Discovery Kit, T Cell Profiling Kit
- Compatible SoftwareCell Analysis Suite SoftwareAssay AnalyzerImage Analyzer
Beacon Selectโข for Cell Line Development
- DescriptionA specialized platform for cell line development, ensuring contamination-free bioproduction workflows with positive-pressure biosafety
- Application AreaCell Line Development
- Throughput Up to 3,500 NanoPens per run with 2 chips Each NanoPen characterizes an individual clone
- In-Build BiosafetyPositive pressure (protect the sample)
- Applicable AssaysCell Line Development: Monoclonality, Growth, Productivity, Quality, Stability
- Compatible ChipsOptoSelectยฎ 1750b Chip (~1,750 NanoPens per chip)
- Compatible KitsCell Line Development Kit
- Compatible SoftwareCell Analysis Suite SoftwareAssay AnalyzerImage Analyzer
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