Welcome to the Flow Cytometry Platform (FCP) at Champalimaud Foundation. We offer state-of-the-art flow cytometry cell analysis and high-speed sorting. We are currently equipped with 3 cell sorter equipments: conventional BD FACSAria Fusion Cell Sorter with five lasers (375nm, 405nm, 488nm, 561nm and 640nm), conventional SONY MA900 Cell Sorter with four lasers (405nm, 488nm, 561nm and 638nm), and spectral SONY FP7000 Cell Sorter with five lasers (349nm, 405nm, 488nm ,561nm and 637nm). The Platform is also equipped with analytical instruments: two BD LSRFortessa X20 with four lasers (405nm,488nm, 561nm and 640nm) and two SONY ID7000 with five lasers (355nm, 405nm,488nm, 561nm and 637nm).
Our staff provides a variety of flow cytometric approaches for multiparameter fluorescent analysis and sorting of different cell types. Cell sorting is also available for live human cells and infectious (BSL-2 level) samples. Training on analytical cytometers and the SONY MA900 sorter is available to investigators in order for them to analyse and sort their own samples.
We welcome users from Champalimaud Research laboratories, other academic institutions and external commercial groups.
The Flow Cytometry Platform is one of the founders of the FLxFlow - a Portuguese network for Flow Cytometry which aims to bring together core flow facilities in the Lisbon area and enable the access of scientists to cutting edge applications.