Flow Cytometry Essentials
Empowering your research with expert solutions
Flow cytometry is a powerful technique used in a wide range of research areas. However, producing robust results is not always easy.
That’s why Bio-Rad is with you across the entire flow cytometry journey. With over 40 years of experience, we can help you plan smarter, generate high-quality data, and analyze results with confidence. From intuitive tools and trusted reagents to expert advice and best-in-class guidance, we’re with you at every stage.
This flow cytometry hub brings everything together in one place, giving you the support you need to keep your experiments on track.
Achieve success in your flow assays with Bio-Rad.
Flow Cytometry Products
Choosing the appropriate antibodies can make or break your experiment. Explore Bio-Rad’s extensive selection of tried-and-tested antibodies, including the exceptionally bright StarBright™ Dyes, and the supporting reagents to back them up.
Flow Cytometry Instruments
Meet Bio-Rad’s innovative, automation-ready ZE5 Cell Analyzer, ideal for a wide range of applications, with up to 5 lasers and 30 detection parameters and an acquisition rate of up to 100,000 events/second without losing data due to electronic aborts.
Flow Cytometry Explained
Hit a roadblock in your experiment? No problem. Bio-Rad offers a comprehensive library of tools and resources, including our award-winning online Flow Academy course that covers every aspect of the flow cytometry workflow, empowering you to get the most out of each experiment.Tools and Services
Flow Cytometry Design Tool
Our Flow Cytometry Design Tool streamlines the planning process by providing you with all the information you need, including protocols, resources, and products, specifically tailored to your experiment plus a customizable Experiment Planner.
Fluorescence Spectraviewer
Bio-Rad’s Spectraviewer uniquely supports flow cytometry, fluorescence microscopy, and western blotting in one customizable, multi-laser tool that visualizes spectra, spillover, and cross-laser effects while saving time with pre-loaded instrument settings.
Customized Flow Cytometry Panel Building Service
Building multicolor flow cytometry panels can be a daunting process as it can be complex and time consuming. Simply complete the form and we will be in touch to help build your panel free of charge.Popular Resources
Flow Cytometry Experiment Planning
To help you keep track of all your experimental details, Bio-Rad has generated a range of handy planners to organize, record, and streamline your flow cytometry workflow. Use them to document steps such as antibody selection, instrument settings, and analysis to ensure reliable and reproducible research.
Webinar: Insights from the IMMPROVE Consortium: Standardized High-Dimensional Flow Cytometry
Join the webinar led by Oliver Burton to gain insights into the effective design of a standardized, high-dimensional spectral flow cytometry platform with up to 77 markers and 53 colors, and learn how to address the challenges of instrument variability and user experience across multiple sites.
Flow Cytometry in Cancer Research
Download the new ebook highlighting important advances in cancer research using flow cytometry, including an interview with Xingwu Zhou about his innovative work on metal-based drugs, insights into new apoptosis measurement tools and improvements in assay throughput, and a summary of recent high-impact publications.Flow Cytometry Basics Guide
Practical advice to get you started in flow cytometry
Keep up to date with recent advances by downloading our popular Flow Cytometry Basics Guide, which not only provides practical advice and best practice examples when planning multicolor experiments, but also a basic overview of all the important flow cytometry principles.
This comprehensive guide is split into nine easy-to-read chapters covering 54 pages, making this ideal for beginners wanting to gain confidence when planning experiments, and can also be used as a teaching aid.
Featured Products
StarBright™ Dyes
StarBright Dyes are highly stable, ultra-bright, with narrow spectra and flexible integration, enabling bigger, better flow panels with ease.
TrailBlazer™ StarBright Dye Label Kits
Don’t compromise, label your antibody of choice to superior StarBright Dyes for flexibility in your assays.
Annexin V Kits: For Apoptosis Detection
Annexin V measurement by flow cytometry is the gold standard for detecting cells that have entered apoptosis. Now available conjugated to Bio-Rad’s bright and stable StarBright Dyes.
Bio-Rad Academy — Fundamentals of Flow Cytometry
All ten of Bio-Rad's Fundamentals of Flow Cytometry courses are now available online!
These courses cover the basics of flow cytometry and experimental best practice, supporting the development of your skills and knowledge, with a downloadable certificate available upon completion of each course.
When you enroll you also get access to Bio-Rad’s flow cytometry community where you can ask questions and get answers from your peers and flow cytometry experts.
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