Name Body "SPIDER-FLOW: State-of-the-art high-Parameter Immunology and DEvelopmental biology Research FLOW cytometer (SPIDER-FLOW)" "The immune system is a network of cells and molecules, interacting to protect our body from infections and playing a critical role in a range of inflammatory diseases and cancer. The cells and molecules in the local tissue environment created by inflammation thus provide targetable markers which can be employed for detection, tracing, drug delivery and to regulate the outcome of inflammation and disease. Therefore, a major focus of our research is on a thorough characterization of the heterogeneity and dynamic changes of populations of immune cells in mouse models and human samples of various ..." "Next-generation, multi-technology immune-monitoring and easy-access spectral flow cytometry (CYTOMET)" "Flow cytometry represents an essential technology in alldomains of fundamental, translational and clinicalbiomedical research. At the KU Leuven, flow cytometricservices are centralized at the KU Leuven Flow and MassCytometry core facility (KUL-FMC) and shaped by the needsof its users. However, beyond life-time mid-rangecytometers threaten the research continuity. To warrant anuninterrupted transition of ongoing research projects fromaged to state-of-the-art equipment, the applying crossdepartmentalconsortium of biomedical researchers ..." "Flow cytometer cell sorter FCU-AFCS (FCU-AFCS)" "Flow cytometer (cell sorter) with 4 lasers (red/blue/violet/yellow-green) and 18 parameters (2 morphological parameters and 16 colors). The flow cytometer is built for cell analysis and sorting based on fluorescence and scatter properties. The Biomedical Research Institute (UHasselt) has a longstanding expertise in immunology research, specifically in autoimmune diseases. One of the core specialties is flow cytometry, including fluorescent-activated cell sorting (FACS). The BD FACSAria Fusion flow cytometer delivers exceptional multicolor performance and ease-of-use. This ..." "Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter (FACS)" "Robust, user-friendly and state-of-the-art fluorescence activated cell sorter (FACS) which allows isolation of individual cells and pathogens from complex cell mixtures derived e.g. from body fluids and tissues based on different cell characteristics (size, granularity and fluorescence). Isolated cells can be characterized in molecular detail, either directly or upon further cultivation. As such, FACS represents an essential tool in a plethora of life science research domains. Since FACS involves live cells and pathogens, it requires on-site access by users to avoid transport-associated ..." "SPECY-SORT: SPEctral flow CYtometer and cell SORTer  (SPECY-SORT)" "Flow cytometry is a technology allowing to analyse multipleparameters on a single cell level using live cells in complexmixtures, to gain insights in which proteins are expressed bythe cells and in which amount. Via this technique, it canthus be determined which types of cells are present in asample and what are their properties. Based on themeasured parameters, the cells can also be further sortedinto different fractions, allowing their functionalcharacterization or evaluation of cell-based therapies. Forthe current cell sorter in the ..." "FACS Core facility : technology platform for next-generation cytometry (FACS)" "Flow cytometry is a technique which has revolutionized cell-based scientific disciplines, including immunology, cancer and stem cell biology. The essence of flow cytometry is the ability to take a large mixed population of cells, narrow them down to a fluid stream that is only a single cell in diameter, and then read multiple parameters from that cell. This process allows us to distinguish different cell types apart from each other and to create pure populations for functional analysis. Flow cytometry is therefore both a critical technology in its own right, and also a gateway technology ..." "Flanders BioImaging ((FBI)/EBI)" "Flanders Bioimaging (FBI) is an interuniversity consortium focused on advanced light microscopy and biomedical imaging, set up to integrate, optimize and coordinate the available infrastructure in Flanders. This consortium includes infrastructure for the study from the molecular scale, over small and large animal models to human biomedical imaging.The main goal is to provide seamless access for international researchers through a link with the EuroBioImaging (EuBI) project, which received the status of European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) in 2019. Therefore, FBI ..." "BD FACS cell sorter (BD FACS)" "To be in a position to better understand the roles played by different immune cells in healthy and disease settings we must first be able to purify these cells. Only once we can obtain these cells as a pure fraction can we truly assess their individual contributions in any given setting. In recent years, our ability to discriminate between different cells types that often look similar has improved dramatically. By marking the cells with many different fluorescently-labelled antibodies recognising proteins on the surface of specific cell types, we can now accurately identify the cells." "Intravital imaging as tool to bridge the gap between macroscopic in vivo imaging and microscopic tissue analysis  (IVM)" "Intravital two-photon microscopy (IVM) is a powerfulimaging technique that allows dynamic imaging at cellularand subcellular resolution in living animals. By bridging thegap between macroscopic in vivo imaging and microscopicanalysis of processed tissues, IVM can serve theunderstanding of biological processes and the assessmentof new therapeutic strategies within the complex context ofliving organisms. IVM is thus an indispensable technique toaddress important fundamental and applied researchquestions raised by VUB researchers and will ..." "FB-III (“FB triple-I”) : Flanders BioImaging: Integrating Imaging Infrastructure from cell to man (EUBI)" "Flanders Bioimaging (FBI) is an interuniversity consortium of advanced light microscopy andbiomedical imaging core facilities set up to integrate, optimize and co-ordinate the availableimaging infrastructure in Flanders. This infrastructure allows imaging from the molecular scale,via small and large animal models to human biomedical imaging, and the main aim is to provideseamless international research access via linking to the EuroBioImaging (EuBI) project, whichachieved European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) status in 2019. This includes ..."