Demonstrating that cell lines are monoclonal – or that a gene was edited as expected – can be a time-consuming and highly-subjective process when relying on conventional technologies. The CloneSelect® Imager and CloneSelect® Imager FL are a high-throughput automated solutions for imaging and analyzing mammalian cells. Tracking the formation of a colony from a single cell is effortless as barcoded plates are tracked over time. Automated acquisition and analysis provides accurate, objective, and consistent results.
With high-resolution white light imaging, the CloneSelect Imager provides automated confluence, monoclonality assurance and industry leading acquisition times with the ability to image a 96-well plate in under two minutes.
The all new CloneSelect Imager FL features high contrast multichannel fluorescent and white light imaging that allows for accurate single cell detection and proof of monoclonality at day 0. Streamline your workflow with comparative confluence assays to identify and verify gene edits.
Track and view growth of every cell line
Electronically track and store plate data: cell confluence, cell number estimation, and growth curve
After initial seeding, CloneSelect Imager system can image every well, at any time point, using a ‘loci of growth’ functionality to highlight those wells that contain a single colony.
With a few simple clicks, the Monoclonality Report feature on the CloneSelect™ Imager (CSI) objectively organizes the supporting image evidence needed to establish clonality into an easily shareable report, saving researchers hours typically required to do the same process manually.
Quickly determine clonality of a cell line by visually inspecting the presence of multiple colonies in a single well. For example, the well on the left shows one colony while the cell on the right shows two.
To characterize the growth from a single cell to a colony, cell regions can be designated and adjusted for each time point in a series. The image bellow shows a single cell on Day 0 and two cells on Day 1 confirm monoclonality.
A single cell on Day 0 and two cells on Day 1 confirm monoclonality.
Export an entire well into 81 separate images to objectively confirm the absence of another cell. Below, a selected region is displayed over time.
Selectively highlight parts of a well to differentiate cells from ambiguous objects. A selected artifact region and its corresponding images over time is shown here.
Cell line development is a critical step in the process of generating biopharmaceutical molecules, such as monoclonal antibodies. The process often begins with transfecting the host cell type with the DNA encoding the therapeutic protein of interest allowing for random or directed integration of target DNA into the host cell genome. Thousands of clones are screened to isolate the rare high producing cells, a manual and time-consuming process.
Cell line development requires the discovery of single cell-derived clones that produce high and consistent levels of the target therapeutic protein. A critical first step in the process is the isolation of single, viable cells. Single cells proliferate to form colonies that can then be assessed for productivity of the target therapeutic protein. Viability and growth rates of single cell-derived clones can be characterized on the CloneSelect Imager and the SpectraMax i3x microplate reader and imaging cytometer.
The soft agar colony formation assay is a classical and renowned technique for characterizing the ability of cells to undergo anchorage-independent growth, a hallmark of carcinogenesis. After seeding in a matrix that enhances colony formation, such as a semi-solid media, cells are typically incubated with compounds that may affect colony growth. The CloneSelect Imager can image every well and automatically calculate confluence, estimate colony number and area, and track colony growth.
The drug discovery landscape is shifting, with more scientists centering cell line development, disease models, and high-throughput screening methods around physiologically-relevant 3D cell models. The reason for this is clear: Using cellular model systems in research that closely mimic patient disease states or human organs can bring life-saving therapeutics to market – faster.
Wound healing assays are used in a range of disciplines to study cell migration, the coordinated movement of a cell population. A manual or standardized wound is generated on a monolayer of cells grown in microplates. The microplates can be screened against a library to study the effect on cell migration. The effect of a library of compounds or genes can be studied using this approach. The CloneSelect Imager enables the rapid imaging (<90 s per plate) and objective, automated analysis of cell migration.
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) originate from one unique parent cell, thus binding only to a single epitope. Monoclonal antibody discovery typically refers to the screening and identification of specific antibodies that target a specific epitope for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, like the coronavirus for COVID-19.
Cell line development and assurance of monoclonality are critical steps in the process of generating biopharmaceutical molecules, such as monoclonal antibodies. A cell line can be established following the isolation of a single viable cell robustly expressing the protein of interest. A key milestone in this process is documenting evidence of clonality. Documentation of clonality is typically image-based, whereby an image of a single cell is produced and included in regulatory filings.
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