The FACS Core Facility - Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus

Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus hosts a satellite unit of Aarhus University’s FACS Core Facility in lab A401-126. The laboratory is equipped with a state-of-the-art 5-laser Bigfoot cell sorter and a 5-laser NovoCyte Penteon flow cytometer. Highly skilled personnel trains and assists users in flow cytometry and cell sorting.

The FACS Core Facility at Aarhus University was founded in 2010. Spring 2023 a satellite unit at SDCA will provide easier access to high-end flow cytometry and cell sorting for researchers at Aarhus University Hospital and companies.

The facility will be staffed mainly Wednesdays and Thursdays, however, upon request other weekdays are possible. Once trained, the instruments may be used 24/7. For more information about the equipment, booking, staff, etc. please go to: www.facs.au.dk

5-laser Bigfoot cell sorter inside a biosafety cabinet (349, 405, 488, 561 and 640 nm lasers). Can sort into 96- or 384-well plates, PCR tubes, Eppendorf tubes, 5-, 15, and 50-ml tubes. Up to 6 different populations can be sorted simultaneously.

5-laser NovoCyte Penteon flow cytometer (349, 405, 488, 561 and 637 nm lasers) can be used to analyze your cells of interest. The instrument has 28 fluorescence detectors distributes over the 5 lasers, allowing large flexibility in panel design.