September 22, 2021 – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (Franklin Lakes, NJ) announced the launch of a spectral-enabled cell analyzer, expanding current cell analyzer capabilities to at least 34 parameters with live spectral unmixing, enabling researchers to precisely analyze selected single cells from complex samples.
The new BD FACSymphony A5 SE Cell Analyzer is a fluorescence-activated, spectral-enabled cell analyzer that gives researchers the option of either spectral or compensation-based cell analysis to meet different flow cytometry needs. It is an important addition to the extended family of BD FACSymphony Cell Analyzers and Sorters, including the recently announced BD FACSymphony A1 Cell Analyzer, which offers premium performance in a benchtop format, the company says.
For existing users of the BD FACSymphony A5 Cell Analyzer, software and hardware upgrades are available to enable spectral analysis. With spectral unmixing, researchers have access to expanded dye capabilities to build larger panels or ease panel design efforts. Compensation-based analysis supports labs with existing protocols and users not ready to fully move to spectral analysis.
Spectral flow cytometry represents an alternative data acquisition and analysis strategy to conventional flow cytometry, providing flexibility of fluorescent label inputs without having to change filters, as well as the ability to multiplex more fluorescent labels in one multicolor sample, the company says.