The backup Leica cryostat that had issues with the cooling unit could no longer be repaired and has been removed from the CCI. Fortunately, Rob had foreseen this and  arranged finances for a new cryostat last year. So cryostat work can still continue at the CCI but tighter planning is required when large series are going…

Image distortions due to vibrations on the system were reported last week. We elevated the vibration insulator silicon supports and temporarily solved the problem. New insulators will be placed during the next Leica service. Please notify us when stripe patterns appear in your images.

This week the filter drawer changer that was locked has been repaired. The system was serviced and softWoRx packages on the Windows master acquisition station and the workstations have been updated.

Today, the NIS elements software on the NIKON A1R/STORM system has been updated to the newest version for the NIS suite (4.5) and the STORM module (4.1). In STORM,  Z stacking features, fiducial marker integration and sequential recordings on identical positions can be performed, potentially on regions in  live cells. In addtition, the 405 laser…

On the OMX imaging system, channel alignment is repeatedly disturbed by incorrect placement of the automated filter drawer (which sets in every time at startup) . A GE scientist is coming to solve this issue (in the week of February the 29th). Until then the filter drawer will be fixed to the BGR position to maintain…

We are experiencing problems with our netstorage. The central storage is currently not available so you will not be able to upload or download data. The data are secured and will be available again soon. Watch this blog for updates.  

The broken master PC on the OMX V4 system has been replaced and the OMX is fully functional again.

One of the PCs of the OMX-V4 system has a corrupted hard drive and does not boot. The system is not usable and will be repaired as soon as possible. The PC does not seem to be in stock in Europe, so it has been ordered in the US. As a result the system will…

The OMX V4 system is now updated with a DIC option to monitor ‘cell fitness’ or provide overviews of the cells that are imaged. So far, the quality is mediocre but we are trying to improve this.

The storage for gas tanks (CO2, N2) in the CCI corridor has been replaced and moved to make space for the flow cabinet that will be positionned in the recess behind it. Beware that the corridor has become more shallow because of the move.