School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University of Belfast
“Our group primarily studies the therapeutic potential of novel drug/nanoparticle radiation interactions for cancer treatment. Studies in 3-dimentional cancer models – spheroids, provide a more accurate simulation of tumour growth than traditional 2D monolayer experiments. Previously, spheroid quantification has proven exceptionally time consuming and labour intensive. However, the SCREEN CellI3imager NEO has revolutionised our spheroid capabilities. The imager provides high-throughput geometrical measurements of area, optical density and pseudo volume, in less than 1 minute acquisition time for a 96 well plate. The imager also provides high quality publication standard images and exports all quantitative data in a simple to use Excel report. Recent updates to the software ensure smooth operation, and Hiroki and all the team at SCREEN could not be more helpful in regard to minor trouble shooting.”