Put an End to Flow Cytometry Frustration

What’s your flow frustration factor?

If you rely on flow cytometry to characterize your cells, then you’ve probably experienced your share of confusion and delay—and that causes frustration. But how much frustration is acceptable? You decide.

Rate your frustrations on this scale:

Instrument clogging has become a routine part of my sample runs.
System breakdowns—and long waits for service—are a fact of life in my lab.
After acquisition using one software, I have to repeat most of the work on a different software for data analysis.
My software tends to freeze during sample acquisition.
I have to change my autosampler every time I change from tubes to plates or vice versa.
I spend far too much time setting up and running compensation samples.
“Constantly adjusting detector settings” is now part of my job description.

Get my score

Your flow frustration factor is:

0

Great job—maybe your lab is already using an Agilent NovoCyte flow cytometer?

If not, you may want to take a closer look at our frustration-free cytometers. They can help eliminate any lingering hassles caused by instrument clogging, detector adjustments, and software confusion.

Not bad. You seem to be minimizing the pain of clogs, breakdowns, and acquisition interruptions—but you can still do better. In fact, the Agilent NovoCyte flow cytometer typically receives a flow frustration score of less than 15.

But that’s not all. When you partner with Agilent, you’ll also benefit from expert insights that can help you achieve even greater workflow efficiency.

There’s room for improvement. Hassles like clogs, hardware changes, and instrument performance monitoring aren’t ruining your day—yet. But you have better ways to spend your time.

With features like simplified sample preparation, intuitive software, and automatic deep cleaning, Agilent NovoCyte flow cytometers can lower your flow frustration factor to 15 or less.

Your nerves may be getting frayed. Problems like work repetition, autosampler changes, and lengthy setup times are starting to put a real drag on your productivity.

But here’s the good news: An Agilent NovoCyte flow cytometer can bring your flow frustration factor down to 15 or less. And our expert insights help you spend more time on your science.

You’ve had it. Between system breakdowns, sample repetition, and detector adjustments, it’s a wonder you have any time left for your science.

We know that flow cytometry can be frustrating, so take a deep breath and let Agilent point you toward a more stress-free path. An Agilent NovoCyte flow cytometer typically receives a flow frustration score of 15 or less. And our expert insights can help you put more “flow” into your flow cytometry.

Start here:

Request our new flow cytometry tips and tricks guide—stat. It’s free and full of helpful information.

Have a conversation with an Agilent representative, who can tell you more about enhancing your research and increasing your productivity.

Have a conversation with an Agilent representative, who can help you fine-tune your flow cytometry workflow.

Have a conversation with an Agilent representative, who can help put your lab on a more productive path.

Have a conversation with an Agilent representative, who can help keep your flow frustration factor out of the “red” zone.

Have a conversation with an Agilent representative, who can share strategies and insights for pain-free flow cytometry.

New flow cytometry tips and tricks guide

Need help with sample preparation? Want to optimize your experimental design? Searching for data interpretation advice? Our handy guide has what you’re looking for.

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Flow cytometry doesn’t have to be complicated.

Agilent NovoCyte flow cytometers offer excellent capabilities, high quality data, and an easy to use platform to save researchers time—and frustration—when acquiring and analyzing experiments.

Begin—and end—your day with ease. It takes just minutes to prepare the cytometer for use, and prescheduled shutdown includes an automatic deep cleaning.
Keep clogs at bay. Electronically monitored valves and sensors allow for automatic clog detection and recovery.
Reduce the need for manual inspections. The cytometer automatically monitors and warns you when fluid levels are low or when the waste is full.
Maintain quality. An automatic QC test monitors instrument performance.
Stop changing hardware. A high-throughput loading system accommodates tubes or various plate formats.
End software hassles. NovoExpress software combines sample acquisition and data analysis into one simple interface.

Take a closer look

Designed with ease-of-use in mind

Discover how Agilent NovoCyte flow cytometers deliver consistently high-quality data, so you can advance your research. Our new video shows you how to:

Set up instrument parameters.
Produce high-quality flow cytometry data.
Simplify cleaning and decontamination after your run is finished.
Save time and reduce error with many automated functions freeing up your time and allowing walk-away capabilities.

Finally—an Answer to Frustration with Your Flow Cytometer