"I had a chance to test Lumascope in our cell culture lab. The device gives a great opportunity to observe live cells in a phase-contrast and fluorescence. We performed co-culture experiments where each cell type was labeled with different fluorochrome. Lumascope allowed for distinguishing cell type and observation of interaction between cells. The device was placed in a cell culture incubator with O2 control, therefore we could analyze those interactions in normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Additionally, the system can be useful for analysis of cells which express fluorochromes under control of certain promoters. It enables the evaluation of exact moment of certain genes activation and measurement of fluorescence intensity".

"We have chosen Etaluma LS620 for its superb combination of optics, image quality, sturdiness and ability to operate at very high relative humidity inside an incubator. We are using it for cell culture under flow in microfluidic chips in tightly controlled environment using programmatic hypoxia modeling and other cell environment modeling conditions. Since LS620 is a digital inverted fluorescent microscope, it allows for parameter setup and image capture from distance reducing incubator environment interreference."

"I am very pleased to have the opportunity to work with the Lumascope, a compact microscope with very powerful autofocus that can fit in standard cell culture incubator, easily accessible for objective exchange.  Fluorescent measurement showed high quality of pictures taken with crisp fluorescent signal, enabling to distinguish GFP labeled mitochondria using 40x lens. High definition phase contrast module enable also label free cell proliferation. Thus, the system is definitely a great asset to test the effect of compounds on proliferation and morphology changes".