Imaging Facilities in Oslo
There are several shared imaging facilities in the Oslo region that have optical microscopes and microscopy experts. While there is some overlap in instruments, each facility has its own specific equipment. This page is intended to provide end users with a quick overview of what is available and how to contact the different imaging facilities.
- Physical Location: 3rd floor, Kristine Bonnevies hus, Blindernveien 31, 0371 Oslo
- Scientific Leader: Cinzia Progida, Oddmund Bakke
- Platform Staff: Frode M. Skjeldal, Linda H. Haugen, Xian Hu (Edna)
- Microscope in service and Image Modality:
- Point Scanning Confocal (4 units): Abberior Facilityline FLIM-STED(Installed Dec 2024), Zeiss LSM 880, Olympus FV1000 inverted, Olympus FV1000 upright.
- Spinning Disk Confocal (3 units) : Evident SORA, Andor Dragonfly, Nikon Ji with Spinning Disk(Installed August 2025)
- Others: Leica TIRF microscope
- Image Processing Softwares: Imaris, Huygens, NIS, Non commercial software can be installed upon request
- Future plan: Will move into the Life Sciences Building together with Advanced Light Microscopy-Gaustad. The two facilities will merge into the future Life Sciences Building Microscopy Facility in June 2026.
- Physical Location: The Norwegian Radium Hospital, building K, 6th floor, west wing
- Scientific Leader: Harald Stenmark
- Platform Contact: Ellen Skarpen, Vigdis Sørensen, Xian Hu (Edna)
- Microscope and Image Modality:
- Point Scanning Confocal: LSM 980 Airyscan2 (AI-Sample Finder and Axiocam702 available)
- Point Scanning Confocal: LSM 880 Airyscan Fast
- Point Scanning Confocal: LSM 780
- Spinning Disk Confocal: Nikon SoRa (Nikon Ti2-E with Yokogawa CSU-W1, SoRa superresolution, and Widefield imaging available)
- Spinning Disk Confocal: Nikon Crest (Nikon Ti2-E with Crest V3, Mightex Polygon photostimulation DMD, and Widefield imaging available)
- Slide Scanner: Olympus VS200 (Brightfield and Fluorescence)
- OMX (Widefield and TIRF available)
- Deltavision
- Image Processing: Imaris, Huygens, NIS-E
- Future Plan: Incubation automated imaging system (tender in prep)
- Physical Location: The Sintef Building, Forskningsveien 1, 4th floor, F wing
- Scientific Leader: Stig Ove Bø
- Platform Staff: Anna Lång, Emma Lång
- Microscope and Image Modality:
- Point Scanning Confocal: Leica TCS SP8 gSTED
- Spinning Disk Confocal: Nikon Ti2-E with CrestOptics X-light V3
- High-content Imaging: ImageXpress Micro Confocal (Molecular Devices)
- Widefield microscopy: Zeiss Axio Observer.Z1, Leica DM6000B
- Spatial proteomics: PhenoCycler Fusion 2.0 (Akoya Biosciences)
- Microinjection: Olympus IX83 microinjection microscope
- Laser microdissection: Zeiss PALM CombiSystem
- Image Processing Softwares: Huygens, NIS-E, LASX light, open source softwares can be installed upon request
- Future Plan: Will move into the Life Sciences Building together with NorMIC-IBV. The two facilities will merge into the future Life Sciences Building Microscopy Facility in June 2026.
- Physical Location: Institute for Experimental Medical Research, 4th floor, building 7, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål.
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- Scientific Leader: William Louch
- Platform Contact: Michael Frisk
- Microscope and Image Modality:
- Zeiss ELYRA LSM 710 / Axio Observer
- Zeiss LSM 800 Airyscan / Axio Observer
- Zeiss 7 Live / Axio Observer
- Zeiss Observer D1 / Cell Tester, Zeiss LSM 510 / Axiovert 100, Zeiss Axiovert 200 / Cairn Optoscan, Zeiss Axio Observer / PTI Wide-Field Fluorescence
- Abberior Minflux
- Image Processing Softwares: Huygens
- Physical Location: Domus Medica, Gaustad, UiO
- Scientific Leader: Coen Campsteijn, Kay Oliver Schink
- Platform Contact: Laura R. de la Ballina, Vidar Jensen
- Microscope and Image Modality: Dragonfly spinning disk, Nikon FLIM, Incucyte S3, GE DeltaVision, Nikon Crest Spinning disk(X-light V3 CREST)
Published June 26, 2025 10:07 AM
- Last modified Nov. 4, 2025 2:39 PM