Find the Right zenCELL owl System
for Your Lab

From single-well continuous monitoring to automated 384-well high-content screening — one platform, three configurations, one price point that changes everything.

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Hergestellt in Deutschland 50+ peer-reviewed publications Incubator-based · no bench space Leasing from €390/month Free remote demo

Systems

Three Systems. One Platform.

Standard System

zenCELL owl

€14,000

or from €390/month leasing

The proven live cell imager for the incubator. Continuous brightfield imaging of up to 24 wells simultaneously. No stage movement — fixed position monitoring.

✓ Up to 24 wells monitored simultaneously
✓ Continuous imaging every 5 minutes
✓ 5MP brightfield imaging
✓ T-flasks, dishes, 6–96 well plates
✓ AI cell counting included
✓ USB-C · 180×180×105mm · 1.5kg

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96-Well System

zenCELL owl SCAN 96

€24,000

zenCELL owl + Stage · or upgrade from €10,000

Adds a motorized XY+Z stage to the zenCELL owl. Automated scanning of entire 96-well plates in under 90 seconds. Whole-well stitching, autofocus, open API.

✓ Full 96-well plate scan in <90 seconds
✓ ~36 images/well · whole-well stitching
✓ 4mm Z-range · software autofocus
✓ Spheroid & organoid monitoring
✓ Open API · Hamilton · Beckman · ImageJ
✓ Add-on for existing zenCELL owl

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384-Well System

zenCELL owl SCAN 384

€29,000

zenCELL owl + Stage · or upgrade from €15,000

Full 384-well high-content imaging at a fraction of Operetta CLS or ImageXpress costs. Enhanced software tuned for 3.5mm well diameter.

✓ Full 384-well plate scan in <6 min
✓ ~10 images/well · whole-well stitching
✓ 4mm Z-range · enhanced autofocus
✓ Spheroid & organoid monitoring
✓ Open API · Hamilton · Beckman · ImageJ
✓ Add-on for existing zenCELL owl

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Accessories

Complete Your Workflow

Add-on

Scratch Maker

Light-based physiological scratch assay system. 24 wells in 60 seconds. Zero cell debris. The only physiological migration assay approach.

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Consumable

Coated Plates

Glass-bottom plates with specialized surface coatings, optimized for migration assays and fully compatible with the Scratch Maker technology.

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Coated plates for zenCELL owl migration assay

System Comparison

Which System Is Right for You?

Feature	zenCELL owl	owl SCAN 96	owl SCAN 384
Price	€14,000	€24,000	€29,000
Monitoring mode	Fixed position	Automated XY scan	Automated XY scan
96-well support	✗ Not supported	✓ Full auto	✓ Full auto
384-well support	✗	✗	✓
Whole-well stitching	✗	✓	✓
Scan speed	–	96-well <90s 24 images / 20s	384-well <6 min
Z-range / Autofocus	Fixed	4mm · autofocus	4mm · autofocus
Open API	✓	✓ Hamilton · Beckman	✓
Compatible vessels	T-flasks · 6/24-well · dishes · 35/60/100mm	6/24/96-well · T-flasks · dishes	6/24/96/384-well · T-flasks · dishes
Autofokus	Smartphone-style · adapter frame incl. · perforated plate for flasks & dishes	Smartphone-style · 2mm range · motorized stage	Smartphone-style · 2mm range · motorized stage
Best for	Routine monitoring · Scratch assay · Up to 24 wells	Drug screening · HCS · Spheroids · Automation	High-throughput · Pharma · 384-well HCS