IMAGXCELL

What IMAGXCELL does

IMAGXCELL is a privately held French company headquartered in Villejuif, founded in 2017, that supplies high-performance imaging microscopy solutions to life sciences and biophysics research laboratories. Its offering spans three layers: software (the MetaMorph and MetaFluor automation/ratio-imaging platforms from Molecular Devices, plus the Wave Tracer super-resolution module and XYZebra TIRF/photomanipulation plugin), integrated systems (spinning-disk confocals from CrestOptics, Yokogawa, Andor, and Aurox, plus fast-scanning TIRF, super-resolution, and high-speed widefield configurations), and illumination and detection components (CoolLED and Lumencor light engines, Hamamatsu sCMOS and EM-CCD cameras, and Hamamatsu W-VIEW image-splitting optics).

The company does not manufacture core optics; instead it assembles and integrates products from a curated set of OEM partners into customized research setups that extend the life of existing microscopes and provide multi-modal imaging capability. Revenue is generated from one-time license sales of integrated systems and software, hardware resale, and bundled professional services (training, on-site/remote support, troubleshooting, and tailor-made MetaMorph macros), packaged in 1–12-day bundles. Sales are conducted directly through a single sales and technical-support contact, Marie-George Côme, PhD, primarily to academic research institutions and imaging core facilities in France and Europe.

IMAGXCELL has no disclosed funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no public revenue figures. Its strategic posture is that of a focused boutique integrator: it has expanded its confocal lineup in 2023 with three new CrestOptics-based systems (CICERO, X-Light V2, X-Light V3) and is exploring an adjacent data-storage service (currently listed as under construction). The business is small (1–10 employees) and reliant on a limited set of disclosed academic customers, with concentrated exposure to European neuroscience and cell-biology research budgets.

Name

IMAGXCELL

Legal name

IMAGXCELL

Website

https://imagxcell.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IMAGXCELL is a French boutique integrator that assembles customized high-performance microscopy systems — combining spinning-disk confocals, TIRF, super-resolution, and MetaMorph software — for European academic life sciences and biophysics research laboratories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific Microscopy Imaging Systems

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Microscopy, Imaging & Flow Cytometry Instruments (HLAGAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Lab Middleware, Instrument Connectivity & Automation (HLACAMAI)

Keywords

• Confocal microscopy systems
• Scientific imaging software
• Fluorescence microscopy equipment
• Super resolution imaging
• LED illumination systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Villejuif

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Integrated Microscopy Systems: Sale of custom integrated microscopy systems combining confocal microscopy, TIRF, super-resolution, and widefield fluorescence technologies with software platforms
2. Imaging Software Licenses: Sale and licensing of imaging software including MetaMorph, MetaFluor, Wave Tracer, and XYZebra for microscopy automation and analysis
3. Illumination and Detection Hardware: Sale of LED illumination systems, scientific cameras, and image splitting optics from partner manufacturers
4. Professional Services: Technical support, training, consulting, troubleshooting, and system integration services offered as bundled packages (1-12 days on-site or remote)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IMAGXCELL provides high-performance integrated microscopy imaging systems and components for life sciences and biophysics research laboratories. The company designs and delivers custom integrated microscopy setups combining spinning disk confocal, TIRF, super-resolution, and high-speed widefield fluorescence modalities, integrates resells partner hardware (cameras, LED illumination, image splitting optics), and licenses microscopy automation software (MetaMorph, MetaFluor, Wave Tracer, XYZebra), complemented by professional training, support, and consulting services that extend the lifetime of existing research instruments.

Product overview

IMAGXCELL provides a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance microscopy imaging solutions for life sciences and biophysics research. The offering is organized around three product categories: software (MetaMorph, MetaFluor, Wave Tracer, XYZebra), systems (confocal microscopy platforms including CICERO, X-Light V2/V3, CSU-X1, Dragonfly, Unity, Clarity, plus TIRF and Super Resolution systems), and detection/illumination components (Hamamatsu cameras, image splitting optics, and CoolLED/Lumencor LED illumination systems). The portfolio enables researchers to build customized imaging setups with flexible hardware and software integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CICERO: Spinning disk confocal solution by CrestOptics - complete widefield and spinning disk solution for confocal imaging
• X-Light V2
• X-Light V3
• CSU-X1
• Dragonfly
• Unity
• Clarity
• StarSCAN
• Wave Tracer
• MetaMorph
• MetaFluor
• XYZebra

Products and services

• MetaMorph Microscopy automation and image analysis software providing complete microscope and peripherals automation, multidimension acquisition and data analysis for fluorescence microscopy. Used by life sciences research laboratories worldwide.
• MetaFluor Quantitative fluorescence ratio imaging software for ratio imaging experiments and intracellular ion measurements.
• Wave Tracer MetaMorph Real-time super-resolution image processing software supporting GPU hardware acceleration for localization-based super-resolution microscopy. Resolves sub-cellular objects at 20nm (xy) and 40nm (z).
• XYZebra TIRF & Photomanipulation MetaMorph user program for real-time control of laser illumination, enabling TIRF, FRAP, SPIM and photomanipulation modalities with seamless integration.
• CICERO Spinning Disk Confocal Affordable, compact widefield and spinning disk confocal solution from CrestOptics with up to 15000 rpm speed, multi-beam scanning for reduced photobleaching, and 60µm pinholes optimized for high NA objectives.
• X-Light V3 Spinning Disk Confocal Faster, brighter, more versatile CrestOptics spinning disk confocal with up to 15000 rpm speed and a filter wheel with eight filter positions.
• X-Light V2 Spinning Disk Confocal Spinning disk confocal with up to 15000 rpm speed, large field of view, multi-beam scanning, and 3 motorized filter wheels from CrestOptics.
• CSU-X1 Spinning Disk Confocal Yokogawa-based spinning disk confocal offering up to 1000 fps speed with 50µm pinholes optimized for high NA objectives, designed for live cell imaging.
• Dragonfly Spinning Disk Confocal Andor Dragonfly high-speed confocal with wide field of view, deep tissue imaging capabilities, and Borealis illumination delivery.
• AUROX Unity AUROX all-in-one bench-top laser-free confocal microscope offering an affordable, compact, and easy-to-use solution for confocal imaging.
• AUROX Clarity AUROX laser-free spinning disk confocal with unique structure illumination disk designed for easy retrofit to existing microscopes.
• Fast Scanning TIRF System Multiwavelength TIRF modality system using MetaMorph XYZebra plugin enabling observation of molecular localization and dynamics near the plasma membrane.
• Real Time Super Resolution Imaging Super resolution imaging system adding STORM/PALM modalities with Wave Tracer software, achieving 20nm lateral/40nm axial resolution.
• High Speed Widefield Fluorescence High speed fluorescence widefield system with simultaneous dual-channel imaging, greater than 30fps streaming, and 5-6D imaging capabilities.
• ORCA-Flash 4.0 V3 Hamamatsu scientific CMOS camera with 2048x2048 pixels, 82% peak quantum efficiency, 100 frames/s, and 0.8 electrons readout noise.
• ORCA-Flash 4.0 LT Plus Hamamatsu scientific CMOS camera with 2048x2048 pixels, 82% peak QE, 30 frames/s, designed as an affordable sCMOS alternative.
• ORCA-Spark Hamamatsu fast, low noise CMOS camera with 1920x1200 pixels, 65 frames/s, and 6.6 electrons readout noise, positioned as a CCD alternative.
• ImagEM X2 Hamamatsu EM-CCD camera with 512x512 pixels, greater than 90% peak QE, 70 frames/s, and 8 electrons readout noise with EM gain up to 1200x.
• ImagEM X2-1K Hamamatsu EM-CCD camera with 1024x1024 pixels, 18.5 frames/s, 10 electrons readout noise, and 10x to 1200x EM gain.
• W-VIEW GEMINI-2C Hamamatsu dual channel image splitting optics with 2x ORCA-Flash 4.0, 450-800nm range, and ultra-low distortion for super resolution quality.
• W-VIEW GEMINI Hamamatsu compact dual wavelength image splitting solution for high-speed ratio imaging with 400-800nm range.
• PE-4000 CoolLED universal LED illumination with enhanced intensity, broadest spectrum 365-770nm, and individual LED wavelength selection.
• PE-340 fura CoolLED LED illuminator for Fura-2 ratiometric calcium imaging with dedicated 340nm and 380nm outputs.
• PE-300 Series CoolLED LED illumination systems for fluorescence imaging including pE-300White and pE-300ultra variants.
• PE-100 Series CoolLED affordable LED illuminator for fluorescence (pE-100) and transmitted light (pT-100) microscopy.
• SOLA Light Engines Lumencor mercury-free solid-state white light source with the entire visible spectrum, plus UV and near IR options.
• AURA Light Engine Lumencor flexible light source with up to 5 independently selectable solid-state light sources including LEDs, luminescent light pipes and lasers.
• SPECTRA Light Engine Generation III Lumencor light engine with up to 8 independently selectable solid-state light sources and substantial output power increases.
• CELESTA Light Engine Lumencor next generation solid-state illumination with 4 or 7 individually addressable lasers and up to 1000 milliwatts output power.
• Microscopy Professional Services Technical support, training, consulting, troubleshooting, and system integration services offered as bundled packages (1-12 days on-site or remote) for customers using MetaMorph-based microscopy setups.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CrestOpticscoreTechnology or IntegrationIMAGXCELL integrates CrestOptics CICERO spinning disk confocal and X-Light V2/V3 systems into their custom microscopy solutions. CICERO offers an affordable, compact spinning disk solution with up to 15000 rpm speed. X-Light V3 provides fastest speed spinning disk for 3D confocal imaging.
• YokogawacoreTechnology or IntegrationIMAGXCELL integrates Yokogawa CSU-X1 spinning disk confocal, offering up to 1000 fps for live cell imaging with multi-beam scanning and lower photobleaching.
• Andor TechnologycoreTechnology or IntegrationIMAGXCELL integrates Andor Dragonfly high-speed confocal with Borealis illumination for deep tissue imaging and wide field of view. Also distributes Andor cameras.
• Hamamatsu PhotonicscoreTechnology or IntegrationIMAGXCELL distributes Hamamatsu sCMOS cameras (ORCA-Flash 4.0 V3, ORCA-Flash 4.0 LT Plus, ORCA-Spark) and EM-CCD cameras (ImagEM X2, ImagEM X2-1K) for scientific imaging.
• CoolLEDcoreTechnology or IntegrationIMAGXCELL distributes CoolLED PE series LED illumination systems (PE-100, PE-300, PE-340 fura, PE-4000) offering mercury-free, controllable LED illumination for fluorescence microscopy.
• LumencorcoreTechnology or IntegrationIMAGXCELL distributes Lumencor light engines including SOLA, FISH, V-nIR, U-nIR, AURA, SPECTRA Generation III, and CELESTA for solid-state illumination in microscopy.
• AuroxcoreTechnology or IntegrationIMAGXCELL integrates Aurox Unity (all-in-one bench-top laser-free confocal) and Clarity (laser-free spinning disk solution) into their product portfolio.
• Molecular Devices (MetaMorph)coreTechnology or IntegrationIMAGXCELL integrates and resells Molecular Devices MetaMorph and MetaFluor software platforms, which serve as the standard software backbone for their custom integrated systems. MetaMorph provides microscopy automation and image analysis for over 20 years.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Molecular Devices: Molecular Devices owns the MetaMorph and MetaFluor software platforms that IMAGXCELL resells and customises. MD is a broad-incumbent supplier of bioanalytical instruments (plate readers, cloners) and competes at the workflow level for the same neuroscience and cell-biology budgets.
• Andor Technology (Oxford Instruments): Andor supplies scientific cameras (ORCA-Flash), Dragonfly confocal systems and ImageJ/Imaris software that IMAGXCELL resells and integrates. Andor is also a direct competitor offering bundled end-to-end microscopy solutions to the same research customers.
• Hamamatsu Photonics: Hamamatsu supplies the ORCA-Flash and ImagEM cameras IMAGXCELL distributes. As one of the dominant sCMOS/EM-CCD vendors, Hamamatsu is both a supplier and a broader competitor in scientific imaging.
• Leica Microsystems (Danaher): Leica (parent Danaher) is a leading OEM for confocal, super-resolution and TIRF microscopes and acquired 3i (a former direct competitor of IMAGXCELL in multi-vendor integration). It competes for the same research-imaging procurement dollars.
• Carl Zeiss Microscopy: Zeiss is a major OEM selling fully integrated microscope systems (including the ZEISS CELL OBSERVER that IMAGXCELL has integrated for Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences). Zeiss competes for the same core-facility budgets with bundled end-to-end offerings.
• Yokogawa Electric (CSU): Yokogawa's CSU-X1 spinning-disk confocal is one of IMAGXCELL's flagship integrated products. Yokogawa also sells into the same life-sciences imaging market but through direct OEM channels rather than integrator-led resale.

Emerging players

• PhaseView: PhaseView is a French-based microscopy company developing spinning-disk and 3D imaging technologies. It is comparable as a small, France-rooted specialist targeting advanced life-sciences imaging research.
• Aurox: Aurox makes the Unity and Clarity laser-free confocal systems that IMAGXCELL integrates. Aurox is a smaller, niche peer whose affordable bench-top products complement the same research workflows.
• CrestOptics: CrestOptics manufactures spinning-disk confocal systems (CICERO, X-Light V2/V3) that IMAGXCELL integrates into custom rigs. They overlap directly on the same hardware products and both target advanced life-sciences imaging research.

Direct peers

• 3i (Intelligent Imaging Innovations): 3i (now part of Leica/Danaher) was a specialist integrator of multi-vendor microscopy rigs using SlideBook software—the closest historical analogue to IMAGXCELL's MetaMorph-centric custom-integration business model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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