New Optima PHOTON Imager
Thanks to joint funding from Inserm and UCBL1 and the perseverance of users from several units at the site, SFR Biosciences has just acquired an in toto bioluminescence/fluorescence imager from Biospace: the Photon IMAGER Optima.
This device fills a gap in the SFR's range of instruments dedicated to small animal analysis and completes the range of equipment available at the AniRA-ImmOs platform, working closely with the activities of the AniRA-PBES platform.
Primarily intended for non-invasive imaging of small animals, the Photon IMAGER Optima can detect and quantify, in vivo, the bioluminescence and/or fluorescence emitted by cells, bacteria or viruses expressing the appropriate probes. The monitoring of anaesthetised animals allows longitudinal kinetic experiments to be carried out - monitoring infection, tumour growth or other biological responses - thus contributing to the reduction and refinement of animal experimentation.
A Macrolens module and the maximum sensitivity of this device will also offer the possibility of achieving micrometre-level resolution on explanted organs or other organs in ex vivo preparation.
The Optima was delivered and installed on 2 December 2025 in the A2-level experimental box in the new confined areas of AniRA-PBES (Franklin building). Initial training was held in the afternoon, attended by AniRA-PBES staff responsible for
