Next Generation of CO2 Incubators for Demanding Cell Culture Applications

Cell culture scientists working with sensitive cultures such as stem and primary cells, can turn to a new CO2 incubator that combines the latest technologies for optimal cell growth and contamination control designed to create uniform growth conditions with consistency and reliability.

The Thermo Scientific Heracell VIOS incubator series is ideal for academic research and pharmaceutical applications, allowing scientists to maximize their productivity with excellent reproducibility, reliability and efficiency.

“Reproducibility and contamination prevention are critical when it comes to sensitive cultures to ensure the integrity of your research,” said Doug Wernerspach, Global Business Director, Thermo Fisher Scientific. “Our new Heracell VIOS series leverage our long history of CO2 technology leadership with innovations, including our new THRIVE active airflow and proven decontamination that are critical for today’s demanding cell culture applications.”

Incorporating the breakthrough THRIVE active airflow technology, the Heracell VIOS delivers a homogeneous culturing environment with fast recovery for unwanted variation. Designed to protect valuable cultures from contamination, the Heracell VIOS is equipped with

• ISO class 5 HEPA filters to protect against airborne microbes and particulates
• Steri-Run, a fully automatic on-demand overnight 180 °C sterilisation cycle assures uniform 6-log high-temperature sterilisation on all surfaces
• Condensation-free chamber with covered, protected humidity reservoir
• 100% pure copper interiors to provide lasting sustainability and easy maintenance.

For operation simplicity, the intelligent iCAN touchscreen interface provides complete data visibility to monitor all incubator interaction, featuring on-screen menu prompts, error and usage monitoring, downloadable data logging with a standard USB, performance trend graphing and multiple language selection, including English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese and Mandarin.