{"id":2518,"date":"2026-11-02T07:55:47","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T07:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/bioimaging\/?p=2518"},"modified":"2026-11-02T07:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T07:57:10","slug":"news-grant-success-bbsrc-alert-25-funding-for-new-state-of-the-art-confocal-platform-for-bioimaging-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/bioimaging\/news-grant-success-bbsrc-alert-25-funding-for-new-state-of-the-art-confocal-platform-for-bioimaging-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS: Grant Success &#8211; BBSRC ALERT 25 Funding For New State-of-the-Art Confocal Platform for Bioimaging Hub."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2519\" style=\"width: 1319px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/bioimaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/492\/2026\/11\/LSM990.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2519\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2519\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/bioimaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/492\/2026\/11\/LSM990.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1309\" height=\"1185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/bioimaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/492\/2026\/11\/LSM990.png 1309w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/bioimaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/492\/2026\/11\/LSM990-624x565.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1309px) 100vw, 1309px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Above figure. Examples of real-world image datasets generated on the Zeiss LSM990 platform during its testing and evaluation. Thanks to all researchers who provided test samples.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We have recently obtained BBSRC ALERT 2025 funding (lead applicant, Dr Tony Hayes; \u00a30.758 million) for a new cutting-edge Zeiss LSM990 Lightfield 4D confocal microscope.<\/p>\n<p>The successful application brought together a team of co-investigators from across seven of Cardiff University Schools (BIOSI, MEDIC, DENTL, PHARMY, OPTOM, CHEMY and PHYSX) underscoring the potential of the instrument to catalyse world-class collaborative cross-disciplinary research over the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeiss.com\/microscopy\/en\/products\/light-microscopes\/confocal-microscopes\/lsm-990.html\">Zeiss LSM 990 confocal<\/a> is an industry-leading imaging platform that integrates several advanced imaging technologies.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeiss.com\/microscopy\/en\/products\/light-microscopes\/confocal-microscopes\/lightfield-4d.html\">LSM Lightfield 4D<\/a>: Enables high speed volumetric imaging at up to 80 volumes per second.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeiss.com\/microscopy\/en\/products\/light-microscopes\/confocal-microscopes\/spectral-multiplex.html\">LSM Spectral Multiplex<\/a>: Facilitates advanced high-plex fluorescence imaging and spectral unmixing of up to 10 fluorophores in a single scan.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeiss.com\/microscopy\/en\/products\/light-microscopes\/confocal-microscopes\/airyscan.html\">LSM-Airyscan 2<\/a>: Delivers super-resolution imaging down to 120nm lateral and 350nm axial at speeds of up to 18.9 frames per second.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.picoquant.com\/products\/microscope-systems\/lsm-upgrade-kit\/\">PicoQuant LSM upgrade<\/a>. Adds photon-counting capabilities, offering single-molecule sensitivity to track complex molecular dynamics and interactions and quantify fluorescence decay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This flagship microscope will be installed in the Bioimaging Research Hub in a newly refurbished microscopy suite during the first quarter of 2027 and, following a period of staff training, will be made available to researchers across Cardiff University, South Wales and GW4. Further details to follow.<\/p>\n<p>AJH 21.09.26<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have recently obtained BBSRC ALERT 2025 funding (lead applicant, Dr Tony Hayes; \u00a30.758 million) for a new cutting-edge Zeiss LSM990 Lightfield 4D confocal microscope. 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