zenCELL owl Systems — Live Cell Imaging from €14,000
From single-well continuous monitoring to automated 384-well high-content screening — one platform, three configurations, one price point that changes everything.
The proven live cell imager for the incubator. Continuous brightfield imaging of up to 24 wells simultaneously — no stage movement, fixed position monitoring.
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 384-well high-content imaging at a fraction of Operetta CLS or ImageXpress costs. Enhanced software tuned for 3.5mm well diameter.
Light-based physiological scratch assay system. 24 wells in 60 seconds. Zero cell debris. No mechanical contact — ECM fully preserved.
Learn More →Glass-bottom plates with specialized surface coatings — optimized for migration assays and fully compatible with the Scratch Maker technology.
Shop Now →| 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 | 2mm smartphone-style | 4mm · motorized autofocus | 4mm · motorized autofocus |
| Open API | ✓ | ✓ Hamilton · Beckman · Python · REST | ✓ |
| Compatible vessels | T-flasks T12.5–T175 · dishes 35/60/100mm · 6/24-well | 6/24/96-well · T-flasks · dishes | 6/24/96/384-well · T-flasks · dishes |
| Leasing | from €390/mo | on request | on request |
| Best for | Routine monitoring · Scratch assay · Up to 24 wells | Drug screening · HCS · Spheroids · Automation | High-throughput · Pharma · 384-well HCS |
Book a free remote demo and we will recommend the right system for your specific application, cell types, and throughput requirements.
Watch zenCELL owl image live inside an incubator. Available.