The Smarter ImageXpress Micro Confocal Alternative
from €14,000

Continuous in-incubator live cell imaging at up to 15× lower cost. No annual licence fees. Open API included free. SCAN add-on: 96-well in <90s, 384-well in <6 min. Made in Germany.

€150,000–250,000 Device Price

The ImageXpress Micro Confocal requires €150,000–250,000 capital investment. For labs primarily needing live cell monitoring and migration assays, the cost-to-value ratio is difficult to justify.

MetaXpress + IN Carta licence

MetaXpress and IN Carta AI analysis modules require ongoing licence fees. No open API, no ImageJ integration — your data and analysis workflow are locked into a proprietary ecosystem.

Bench-Top — Not Incubator

The ImageXpress requires cells to be removed from the incubator for every imaging session. True continuous monitoring — critical for migration kinetics and cytotoxicity studies — is not possible.

Automatic Autofocus

Works like a smartphone camera — fully automatic. Included adapter frame magnetically fixes well plates for reproducible positioning. Included perforated bottom plate for T-flasks (T-12.5 to T-175) and dishes (35–100mm). Focus range: 2mm.

Open API — Free

Full open API included at no cost. Native Hamilton STAR, VANTAGE, Beckman Coulter Biomek integration. ImageJ / FIJI fully supported. Python and REST API. No lock-in — your data, your workflow.

SCAN Add-on — from €10,000

Motorized XY+Z stage for automated 96 and 384-well scanning. 24 images in 20 seconds — 96-well in <90s, 384-well in <6 min. Whole-well stitching, automated plate change, single USB-C connection.