CLE – finalizing installation

Here is an update on installations of the IVIF at the CLE C/D, please let us know if you want to visit: Please be aware that the access to the facility starting from the 18th of November will be through the animal conventional facility (green coat required).

  • Room CLE C 104 has been equipped with a hood for mouse handling, a microCT and a Biolum/fluo (“IVIS like”) detection system from MILabs. Both can be used separately or combined for 3D simultaneous Biolum/Fluo + CT. The IVIS lumina II (xenogen) will be moving to this location ultimately.

  • Room CLE C 102 has been dedicated and totally secured for irradiation with the already exciting Cesium irradiator and the RS2000 for whole cage irradiation.

  • Room CLE C 101 with its stereomicroscope leica M60 is equipped for animal surgery.

  • Room CLE D 102 & 103  intravital microscopy rooms. the first room has been installed with a surgery bench and a Leica stereomicroscope MZ16F while the 103 is hosting the multi-photon microscope from LAVISION.

  • Room CLE C 301 is where you can find IVIF staff and 3 powerful workstations for analyses on dedicated software (Imaris Cell packeage, Living Image 3.2 and 4.7 from perkin elmer, Imalytics from MIlabs…).

CLE – Workstation living image for xenogen IVIS

We have moved the workstation installed with living image 3.2 used for analyzing images previously acquired by the xenogen IVIS. It passed from the CIF to the IVIF in the room CLE C 301. The room can be accessed by a badge with the regular “scientifique” access from the CHUV.

It can be booked on OPEN IRIS  –> scheduler –> In vivo imaging facility CLE –> Workstation IVIF 4 for Biolum/fluo.

Soon we will upgrade to living image 4.7.

thank you for your understanding

CLE – Installation MILabs system final schedule

Here is the updated schedule for the MIlabs installation.

– Tuesday Oct 15th
Unloading, Unpacking, Inspection of the system, System Placement, Power up.

Wednesday Oct 16th
Mechanical checks, Mechanical Calibrations, CT start up.

Thursday Oct 17th
CT Mechanical Checks, CT safety.

Friday Oct 18th
CT Quality Assurance Scans, Emission Detector Calibration.

-Monday Oct 21st
Optical Installation and Calibration.

Tuesday Oct 22nd
Optical Quality Assurance.

Wednesday Oct 23rd & Thursday Oct 24th
User training and Customer Acceptance.