The Imaging Facility provides access to high grade fluorescence research microscopes for scientists of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) to observe and analyze fixed samples as well as living organisms. Besides instructing first-time users in basic operation of hardware and software, user training for specialist features and continued assistance in acquisition, processing and analysis of images is offered. At present the Imaging Facility holds five microscope systems:

Zeiss LSM780 confocal laser scanning microscope including software for FCS (Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy) and RICS (Raster Image Correlation Spectroscopy)
Leica TCS SP8 confocal laser scanning microscope with two hybrid detectors and resonant scanner
Perkin Elmer UltraVIEW Vox Spinning Disk Confocal including FRAP unit
AppliedPrecision® DeltaVision RT® system including the quantifiable laser modules
Leica TCS SP2 confocal laser scanning microscope
All imaging systems are equipped with motorized xyz stages and incubation chambers with temperature and CO2 control.