Castor X

Castor X

Explore Cellular Essence. Decode Morphological Diversity.

Cell Analyze

High Throughput

Benchtop System

Fluorescence

Automation-ready

Cell Line Development

Mammalian Cells

Primary Cells

Meet the Countstar Castor X. This high-throughput, AI-driven cell imager eliminates background interference with unique Z-axis scanning. Accelerate your therapeutic workflows and reduce manual data validation by up to 80%.

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High-Throughput Intelligence for Cell Line Development

The Castor X translates complex morphology into definitive insights. By pairing advanced optics with AI-based image processing, the system instantly targets and quantifies cells across any microplate format, enabling faster, data-driven decisions.

Dual Auto-Focus Precision

Secure uncompromising clarity with combined laser and image-based auto-focus, ensuring fast, razor-sharp imaging across fully automated runs.

Darkroom-Free Design

Maximize bench space and usability. The compact, fully enclosed system executes all imaging internally, completely eliminating the need for a dedicated darkroom.

Universal Consumable Compatibility

Scale your workflows seamlessly. The open-stage architecture is natively compatible with standard multi-well plates, petri dishes, and cell culture flasks.

Accelerated Analytical Workflows

Dramatically increase throughput. Experience a highly optimized pipeline that rapidly transitions from raw sample imaging directly to AI-driven data analysis.

10MP Dual-Fluorescence

Capture complex cellular parameters with a massive 10MP CMOS sensor. Instantly map cell counts, confluence, and morphology using integrated dual-fluorescence channels.

21 CFR Part 11 Ready

Deploy confidently in secure, enterprise environments. Ensure complete pipeline compliance out of the box with strict access controls, electronic signatures, and comprehensive audit trails.

Product Details

Engineered for High-Throughput Precision

Seamlessly scale your workflows from routine single-cell imaging to fully automated monoclonality verification and complex viral assays on a single, intelligent platform.

Conquer Optical Aberrations

Bypass the limitations of traditional optics. Utilizing advanced concave meniscus imaging technology, the Castor X neutralizes light refraction at the well edges, capturing brightly illuminated, definitive images to reliably identify single cells across the entire well.

Millisecond Laser Auto-Focus

Standardize clarity across unpredictable microplates. The Castor X deploys a high-speed laser to scan the bottom of every well, establishing perfect focal planes in milliseconds to guarantee pristine image quality regardless of the plate brand or surface variation.

Accelerate Analysis with AI

Translate complex brightfield and fluorescent images into definitive data. Advanced algorithms instantly isolate targets, automatically flag monoclonal wells to drastically reduce manual review, and support the rapid deployment of custom algorithms to scale your capabilities.

Applications

Accelerate Cell Line Discovery

Cell Line Development & Monoclonality

Dynamically track cell proliferation across entire microplates. Leverage AI algorithms to instantly verify monoclonality and automatically flag monoclonal wells, drastically reducing the burden of manual review during media screening and cell line generation.

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Advanced Organoid Viability

Accelerate single B-cell screening to discover rare targets faster than traditional methods. The Castor X's AI easily distinguishes critical B cell clusters from complex MEF feeder layers, empowering rapid, confident validation.

High-Throughput Viral Plaque Analysis

Standardize your viral titrations. Execute automated, high-throughput plaque assays and viral immunostaining to significantly shorten vaccine development timelines, eliminating human error and delivering absolute quantitative accuracy.

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