Mica Microhub
Mica is more than a highly automated microscope; it combines widefield and confocal imaging in a sample protection and incubation environment . With just one touch, you have everything you need—all in one place—to streamline fluorescence imaging workflows and get meaningful scientific results faster.
See Mica in action
Now you can focus on your science, not figuring out your microscope.
Access for all
Everyone can now leverage microscopy to make more discoveries.
Mica provides a clear sample overview and allows you to easily change observation conditions with just a few clicks.
- 85% fewer steps to the first image
- 33% less time to the first image
- 50% of the training time
No constraints - 4x more data with 100% correlation
The Microhub enables you to simultaneously capture all four labels of different structures in a single acquisition for widefield or confocal, without ever moving your sample. This overcomes the spatiotemporal mismatch between labels of moving objects during sequential acquisition. All are powered by our patented FluoSync technology, a fast and gentle method for multicolor fluorescence imaging.
No constraints - Select the right modality in real time
Mica unifies transmitted and fluorescence light imaging modalities. You can select from multiple imaging modalities all within one Microhub, including widefield, confocal, THUNDER imaging, LIGHTNING, Z-stacks, time-lapse and more.
This enables you to
- generate fast overviews with widefield at low magnification
- gradually zoom in on the regions of interest
- switch to confocal when and where needed without ever moving the sample to a different system
No constraints - Achieve physiological-like conditions throughout your experiments
Live cell experiments require the cells to be in optimal shape. Typically, 2D and 3D cells in media require the temperature and the pH (via CO2) in the environment to be controlled. Stable nutrition and ion concentrations require the evaporation to be minimal. Some experiments even demand the O2 to be mimicked closer to physiological levels. Mica can provide the right conditions in the live cell configuration.
- Mica is an incubator: The entire encapsulated inner sample space can be climate controlled (temperature, CO2 and humidity regulation) and offers ideal conditions for short and long-term live cell observation.
- From dark to light: Mica also enables you to enjoy a brightly lit lab—freeing you from the constraints of sitting in a dark room for hours monitoring your experiment.
Radically simplified workflows
Intelligent automation and AI-supported analysis enable greater efficiency and a faster track to publication.
- Reduce over 60% of process steps through system intelligence
- Reduce time and effort from sample to insight by simplifying your entire workflow
- Enable 100% reproducibility and repeatability throughout your experiment
Intelligent automation and AI-supported analysis enable greater efficiency and a faster track to publication.
Intelligent automation and AI-supported analysis enable greater efficiency and a faster track to publication.
| Microscope Group | Confocal Microscope;Digital Microscope;Light Microscope |
| Application(s) | Anatomic Pathology, Cancer Research, Clinical Pathology, Dental Microscopy |
| Contrasting Method(s) | Brightfield, Fluorescence, Phase Contrast |
STELLARIS Confocal Microscope Platform
The synergy between the Power HyD detector family, optimized beam path, and White Light Lasers (WLL) empowers you to obtain more accurate and reliable data to test your hypothesis with precision