Summary: Agilent Technologies’ new NovoCyte Opteon Spectral Flow Cytometer is designed to enhance the acquisition, analysis, and reporting of flow cytometry data across various fields.

Takeaways:

  1. The NovoCyte Opteon offers configurations from three to five lasers and supports up to 73 high-quality detectors, making it capable of handling sophisticated, large-panel assays.
  2. The system allows researchers to analyze over 40 markers simultaneously, providing unprecedented flexibility and precision in flow panel design. 
  3. The NovoCyte system is equipped with advanced spectral capabilities and an intuitive software package that simplifies the workflow. 

Agilent Technologies unveiled a new flow cytometry system that is aimed at representing a leap forward in current technology, the NovoCyte Opteon Spectral Flow Cytometer

About the NovoCyte Opteon Spectral Flow Cytometer 

The system aims to set a gold standard for acquiring, analyzing, and reporting flow data across diverse domains—from basic research to drug discovery and therapy development.

The NovoCyte Opteon features configurations ranging from three to five lasers and support for up to 73 high-quality detectors. It meets researchers’ needs for sophisticated, large-panel flow cytometry assays while maintaining the easy-to-use features of the NovoCyte portfolio.

Support for Researchers

Researchers can now explore cellular mysteries with unparalleled precision, simultaneously analyzing over 40 markers, providing great flexibility in flow panel design.  

“2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the introduction of NovoCyte flow cytometry platform. Over the years, the technology-advancing and capability-enhancing NovoCyte Quanteon, Advanteon, and Penteon were added into NovoCyte portfolio, helping scientists to advance their cell analysis research,” says Xiaobo Wang, vice president and general manager of Agilent’s Cell Function and Phenotyping Business. “The addition of the new NovoCyte Opteon couples the inherent power of spectral flow cytometry with a highly intuitive analytical software package which streamlines workflow for high-dimensional, multi-parametric flow cytometry assays while being exceptionally easy to use, maintain and automate.”

Importance of Flow Cytometry

Flow cytometry is a crucial technology employed globally, spanning academic centers, biotech firms, and pharmaceutical companies. The NovoCyte Opteon assumes a pivotal role, empowering researchers with advanced spectral capabilities, user-friendly design, and customizable features to align with specific research requirements. 

Advanced engineering with proprietary technology ensures optimized light collection and electronic signal collection, real-time monitoring, and consistent, reliable data acquisition.

Featured image: The NovoCyte Opteon Spectral Flow Cytometer. Photo: Agilent