Munich, Germany – ibidi GmbH, a supplier of solutions for Bio-Microscopy (so-called ‘µ-Slides’), releases the µ-Slide Chemotaxis 3D, a chamber for chemotaxis and migration studies of non-adherent cells in 3D gel matrices.

This new slide allows the motion tracking of non-adherent chemotactically active cells like lymphocytes, dendritic cells or macrophages in different gel matrices (e.g. collagen). So far, comparable cell-based assays only allowed the analysis of migrating cells in a two-dimensional fashion. With the ibidi µ-Slide Chemotaxis 3D it is possible for the first time to simulate, analyse and quantify the motility of non-adherent cells in an in-vivo like environment over a 48h period.

ibidi’s technology was funded by the german BMBF. ibidi was and is highly engaged in the focus program “optical technologies (Biophotonics)” in joint research projects.

Dr. Roman Zantl, managing director and head of R&D at ibidi, commented:

“The µ-slide Chemotaxis 3D was developed in close collaboration with US and European scientists. With this new slide we see a big potential to simulate interstitial chemotaxis of tumor and endothelial cells. We are proud to demonstrate the new µ-Slide Chemotaxis 3D to the scientific community during a Live Cell Imaging Workshop in Martinsried on July 6, 2010.”

About ibidi GmbH – www.ibidi.com

ibidi® GmbH, Munich, Germany, develops, produces and distributes micro-Slides (µ- Slides), a “Lab-on-a-Slide®” technology for the image based analysis of cells. The µ-Slides represent a new family of devices for the functional analysis of living cells. The µ-Slide product family consists of different slide types for cell-culture and high end optical microscopy.