Virtual microscope - Slide scanner @Biobank UZ Gent

Instrumentation

Introducing the PANNORAMIC 250 Flash III: Advancing Pathology with Digital Precision

The Biobank of UZ Gent proudly presents the PANNORAMIC 250 Flash III, a digital microscope revolutionizing pathology. With high-resolution imaging for both brightfield and fluorescent sections, this device offers unparalleled versatility.

Equipped with four fluorescent filters—FITC, TRITC, DAPI, and Cy5—it delves into cellular dynamics with clarity. Instant evaluation through the CaseViewer program streamlines analysis, while seamless storage on the UZ Gent server, accessible via Artemis, ensures data security and accessibility.

In short, the PANNORAMIC 250 Flash III redefines pathology with precision, efficiency, and innovation

Location

• Campus UZ gent

Contact information

If you have any questions or are interested in the services provided by the Biobank of UZ Gent, please feel free to contact us at the following email address: biobank@uzgent.be.

Zeiss AxioZoom.V16: Fluorescence Stereo Zoom Microscope for Large Fields

Instrumentation

• Microscope
  •  Axio Zoom.V16 microscope body
  • apochromatic motor zoom 16:1 (0.7x … 11.2x)
  • Eyepiece PL 10x/23 Br foc
• 2 Objective's:
  • PlanApo Z 0.5x/0.125
  • Apo Z 1.5x FWD 30mm
• Brightfield and fluorescence illumination
• Filter set:
  • DAPI, GFP, mRFP 
• Camera Axiocam 305 color
• Zeiss image acquisition and processing software

Location

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Morphology, Salisburylaan 133 D5 entrance 78, B-9820 Merelbeke

Contact information

Prof. Ward De Spiegelaere

Fluorescent biosensor imaging

Expertise

Monitoring and quantitative analysis of signaling dynamics via existing/optimized or newly developed genetically encoded reporters and FRET-based biosensors in (single) living cells and tissues. (more information on the Laboratory webpage)

Instrumentation

Wide-field Nikon TiE inverted microscope with:

• Objectives: 10x and 20x (0.5 NA)
• Illumination: Lumencor Spectra X LED Light Engine
• Emission Filter sets and Dichroics (Chroma Technology) on automated filter wheel Lambda 10-B Smart Shutter (Sutter Instrument)
• Camera : DS-Qi2 CMOS camera (Nikon), 4908 x 3264 pixels
• OkoLab topstage incubation for CO2 and temperature control
• Software: Nikon NIS-Elements with JOBS module (Nikon)

Details Equipment configuration 

Location

VIB/UGent Center for Inflammation Research (IRC)

Room W278

Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 71

9052 Gent-Zwijnaarde

Contact information

Prof. Dr. F. Riquet: franck.riquet@irc.vib-ugent.be