Fakta om udbudet
Udbyder
University of Copenhagen
Vindere
(11.12.2020)
Essen Bioscience Ltd
Units 2 and 3 The Quadrant Newark Close
SG8 5HL Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5HL
Acquisition of an IncuCyte Live-Cell-Analysis-System
University of Copenhagen
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
Postal address: Nørregade 10
Town: Copenhagen K
NUTS code: DK01 Hovedstaden
Postal code: 1165
Country: Denmark
Contact person: Mahmut Yüksel
E-mail: FGN253@ku.dk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.KU.dk
Section II: Object
Acquisition of an IncuCyte Live-Cell-Analysis-System
The IncuCyte Live-Cell Analysis System is the first real-time system that automatically captures and analyses images of living cells around-the-clock for days, weeks, or months, while cells remain undisturbed inside a standard tissue culture incubator.
The IncuCyte Live-Cell Analysis System is the first real-time system that automatically captures and analyses images of living cells around-the-clock for days, weeks, or months, while cells remain undisturbed inside a standard tissue culture incubator. The IncuCyte system is intended to be used for studying cancer cell viability, migration, invasion, etc.
Section IV: Procedure
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Essen BioScience Ltd is is the sole manufacturer of the Incucyte S3 and is the sole distributor in Denmark
The IncuCyte Live-Cell Analysis System is the only system available on the market with the following capabilities.
1) The automated image acquisition and analysis system can operate and capture images from within a standard tissue culture incubator so that precise control of temperature, humidity and other environmental factors such as CO2 and oxygen can be maintained.
2) The optics can move to the areas being imaged. The cell culture vessels must remain stationary during this process. Stationary optics and stage driven vessel movement are not acceptable.
3) The system is capable of simultaneously imaging and analysing any mixture of two assay plates that conform to the ANSI/SLAS standard for assay plates. These include 384-well microplates, 96-well microplates, 48-well plates, 24-well plates, 12-well plates, and 6-well plates. Each assay plate is able to run a different application, accommodating six different assay applications in parallel.
4) The system can accommodate the following but is not limited to the following plastic tissue culture vessels: 92.6 cm2 Roboflask, 500 cm2 Tripleflask, 84 cm2 Autoflask, 225 cm2 flasks, 185 cm2 flasks, 182 cm2 flasks, 175 cm2 flasks, 162 cm2 flasks, 150 cm2 flasks, 75 cm2 flasks, 25 cm2 flasks, 35 mm dishes, 60 mm dishes, 100 mm dishes, 150 mm dishes, chambered slides and microslides.
5) The system possess fully automated, hands-free operation for periods exceeding 25 days and is designed to autofocus and auto expose without intervention during this time period. The automated imaging system can return to the same location in a repeated fashion without error over this same time period.
6) The software is capable of generating label free, time based, growth curves for cells in 2D and spheroid cultures.
7) The software is able to mask, quantify and generate time based curves based on fluorescence metrics including but not limited to: fluorescent count, fluorescent average area, fluorescent total area, fluorescent confluence, fluorescent mean intensity, fluorescent average integrated intensity, fluorescent total integrated intensity, and fluorescent eccentricity.
8) Control of the system is distributed over a network and the client software is able to elicit control of the automated image acquisition and analysis system from any networked computer. Unlimited licensees of the client software is available. The client software does not operate using a client computer license key or dongle.
9) The system can perform whole-well imaging for selected vessels and include software for image navigation and panning.
10) The system has high definition phase contrast optics and two fluorescent wavelengths (red: ex 565-605 nm, em 625-705 nm; green: ex 440-480 nm, em 504-544 nm). The fluorescence optics are capable of reading YoPro-3, mKate2, GFP, YFP, Alexa 488, intercalating DNA dyes, fluorescein or fluorescein derivatives.
11) The high definition optics of the system can image standard 384 well tissue culture plates without any sidewall or meniscus effects.
12) The system has the following objectives on an automated turret: 4 x plan, 10 x plan fluor, and 20 x plan fluor.
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Postal address: Units 2 and 3 The Quadrant Newark Close
Town: Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5HL
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: SG8 5HL
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: Martin.Isaksson@Sartorius.com
Telephone: +44 1763227400
Internet address: https://www.essenbioscience.com/en/
Section VI: Complementary information
Postal address: Nævnenes Hus, Toldboden 2
Town: Viborg
Postal code: 8800
Country: Denmark
E-mail: NH@naevneneshus.dk
Telephone: +45 72405600
Internet address: www.KLFU.dk