The 48th Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan

Introducing Microplates for High-Precision Cellular Imaging Evaluation

In in vitro drug screening, a wide range of human cell models—including human iPSC-derived differentiated cells, cancer cell lines, primary cells, and immortalized cell lines—are being actively utilized as promising alternatives to animal testing. To support drug evaluation using these models, efforts are underway to establish comprehensive and physiologically relevant assay systems, integrating cells, culture plates, and analytical instruments.
In this seminar, we will introduce examples of various assays and cell observation results obtained using high-content analysis instruments (such as confocal imaging cytometers). These observations were performed on cells cultured in cyclo olefin polymer (COP) microplates, which enable the rapid acquisition of high-quality, clear images.