The Flow Cytometry Facility for the School of Biological Sciences is based at the Kings’ Building campus in Edinburgh. We offer a full range of flow cytometric services to students and staff based at the University and to external companies and academics. We will sort and/or analyse cells and other particles using our state-of-the-art instrumentation as well as provide full flow cytometry training and consultancy.
Research facilitated by the Flow Cytometry Facility should be acknowledged in research publications. This important metric helps us to provide the best service possible using the most capable instumentation available.
Service Status
| Instrument | Successful performance check | Successful sterility check | Comments |
| Aria III (sorter) | 04 May 2026 | 10 April 2026 | |
| FACSDiscover S8 (sorter) | 04 May 2026 | 10 April 2026 | |
| Attune (analyser) | 04 May 2026 | N/A | |
| Canto II (analyser) | 04 May 2026 | N/A | |
| Fortessa (analyser) | 04 May 2026 | N/A | |
| ID7000 (analyser) | 04 May 2026 | N/A |
Performance check = Laser, fluidic, and detector optimisation and assessment using instruments built in QC procedure.
Sterility check = 72hr @ 37°C in Luria-Bertani (LB) broth to detect for bacterial contamination, 120hr @ 30°C in Yeast & Mould (YM) broth to detect yeast contamination, and a Mycoplasma test using isothermal PCR. Sterility testing is completed once per month.
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