Analyze up to 24 cell cultures simultaneously — 24/7, without opening the incubator. Automatic confluence tracking, remote access from anywhere, and never miss a passage point again.
"We used the zenCELL owl for growth assays of genetically modified clones and assays of sensitivity to long-term stress. In both cases the unique feature of the owl to provide continuous monitoring of cell growth and detachment yielded valuable data for our final manuscript. The team quickly responded whenever we had a problem with the device and was very helpful. When our device needed repairing, they provided us with a replacement device, so we could seamlessly continue with experiments and were not slowed down during revisions — which was invaluable."
Manual cell culture monitoring — walking to the lab, pulling plates from the incubator, checking under the microscope — is time-consuming, error-prone and disrupts the culture conditions every time. zenCELL owl eliminates all of this.
Set a confluence threshold and get notified automatically when your cells reach 80% — or any value you choose. No more coming in on weekends to check. The system alerts you when action is needed.
Every time you remove a flask to check it under a microscope, temperature drops, CO₂ fluctuates, and contamination risk increases. zenCELL owl images inside the incubator — no disruption whatsoever.
Check current confluence, morphology and growth curves from your PC, tablet or phone — whether you are at your desk, at home, or at a conference. Your cell cultures are always one click away.
Monitor up to 24 wells, flasks or dishes in parallel. Compare different cell lines, passage numbers or treatment conditions side by side under identical environmental conditions.
Every 10 minutes, an image and confluence value is recorded automatically. Retrospective analysis of any time point. Create growth curves, compare passages, and document your cultures completely.
Monitor cells under hypoxia, defined CO₂ levels, or other special incubator conditions — without ever breaking those conditions to check. Essential for stress assays and defined culture environments.
Place zenCELL owl on any standard incubator shelf. Connect via USB-C. Define your imaging interval and confluence thresholds. The system takes over from there — imaging 24 wells automatically, around the clock.
24-well overview in zenCELL owl software
Single well detail view
Repeated cell culture lab visits are time-consuming and inefficient. Evaluate the current condition of your cultures online — from outside the lab, at your preferred frequency. React quickly if necessary.
Consistent cell culture quality requires defined, stable conditions. zenCELL owl keeps cells in the incubator throughout — preventing temperature, CO₂ and humidity fluctuations and reducing contamination risk to near zero.
Timelapse of cell growth over time
Well history — complete growth curve
The zenCELL owl software is included at no extra cost. No annual licence fee. Browser-based, ImageJ compatible, and fully open API for automation integration.
Full well history with growth curves — all time points available retrospectively
Every image and confluence value recorded over the entire experiment is available for retrospective analysis. Zoom into any time point, compare wells, export data, or create timelapse videos for documentation.
One of the most commonly monitored cell lines — L929 mouse fibroblasts — imaged continuously over 48 hours with zenCELL owl brightfield imaging.
L929 mouse fibroblasts — brightfield imaging after 48 hours. Digital phase-contrast. Scalebar: 200 µm.
L929 cells were monitored continuously over 48 hours without a single manual imaging step. Confluence was calculated automatically every 10 minutes — providing a complete picture of growth dynamics that a daily manual check would have missed entirely.
Watch zenCELL owl monitor real cells inside a real incubator. Remote access demo, confluence alerts and growth curves — live, on request.
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