Recommendations for commercial multi-photon system purchase

Posted by Cameron, Lisa on
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I have been investigating commercial multi-photon systems for awhile in order to purchase a system for my Institute's core microscopy facility. Our interest is to have the capability to do intravital imaging on an upright stand, but also be able to have facility users be able to put slides on and use the visible scanner and detectors. I realize this is a tall order for such versatility in one system, but since it is for a core (which needs to bring in revenue), I'm looking for the most flexible system. Does anyone have any suggestions about the most recent systems on the market? Or could you point out factors you think are the most important for making the decision on which company to go with? Please feel free to contact me off line.

I have seen a demo of the Leica SP5 MP, Zeiss 710 NLO, Olympus MPE and Prairie's system.

(BTW - my own experience is with widefield and confocal live-cell imaging, so I have not done 2-p myself, but have been learning about it for about a year)

Thanks!
- Lisa

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Lisa Cameron, Ph.D.
Director of Confocal and Light Microscopy
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney St.; JF 215
Boston, MA 02115
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