Deepcell Express
Mail us your cells. Get back publication-grade morphology data in 48 hours for $250/sample.
What if you could measure morphology without touching a microscope?
Deepcell Express is the first mail-in brightfield imaging and AI analysis service for cells, which uses Deepcell’s proprietary REM-I platform for high-content cell morpholomics analysis.
You send your samples, we handle the imaging and analysis and return a complete morphology report ready for figures, QC, or screening.
Built for CRISPR functional genomics, drug screening, stem cell biology, cell QC and general phenotypic screening, Deepcell Express replaces hours of microscope time with automated, AI-powered analysis.
We empower impactful science.
How it works
Step 1: Mail us your samples
Ship fixed or frozen cells in suspension.
Step 2: We image and analyze
Our high-throughput AI-powered platform captures and quantifies every cell.
Step 3: You get your report
Receive a secure link to your data on our cloud data analysis suite within 2 business days.
You will get access to our interactive Axon Data Suite with your complete morpholomics analysis
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High dimensional morphology map and top clusters (morphotypes).
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Brightfield images of each cluster showing frequency contribution in the sample (only 4 shown here as an example).
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Sample-to-sample cell morphology distribution comparison.
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Sample distribution by cluster
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Distribution of clusters and individual samples for 51 morphometric features (a few shown here as an example)
And more…
Who Uses Deepcell Express
RESEARCH INDUSTRY/AREA
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Example Use Case
High-content phenotyping of perturbation libraries
Description/Application
Combine CRISPR knockouts or perturb-seq designs with morphology-based phenotyping to identify novel gene-function relationships and cellular responses without labels.
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Example Use Case
Early phenotypic signature detection & toxicity profiling
Description/Application
Screen compounds by linking morphological changes in cells to functional outcomes, de-risking candidate selection.
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Example Use Case
Quality control and state monitoring of engineered cell products
Description/Application
Use morphological profiling to detect heterogeneity, off-target states, or degradations in manufacturing pipelines.
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Example Use Case
Tumor heterogeneity profiling & rare cell identification
Description
Use REM-I to identify tumor subpopulations (e.g. therapy-resistant cells) without labels.
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Example Use Case
Label-free immune subtype profiling
Description/Application
Distinguish immune cell subtypes (e.g. activated vs naïve T cells) based purely on morphology and enrich populations for further analysis.
Sample Preparation Guidelines
We recommend submitting fixed or cryopreserved cell suspension samples to minimize any risk of phenotypic changes during shipment.
Please adhere to a single sample format (fixed/cryopreserved) per order.
If you need to ship live samples, please contact us at express@deepcellbio.com in advance.
Samples must be compatible with BSL-2 laboratory standards.
Samples must consist of cells in suspension. Accepted formats: non-adherent cells, adherent cells in suspension, dissociated organoids or tissue biopsies.
Cell diameter: 6-25 µm. In special cases, we may accommodate samples slightly outside this range, please contact express@deepcellbio.com for confirmation.
Minimum cell count: Each aliquot should contain at least 1 × 10⁶ cells.
Samples should have a viability of ≥50% prior to freezing or fixation.
If Shipping Cryopreserved Samples
Please email express@deepcellbio.com with your cell handling protocol and include any reagents required for thawing or preparing single-cell suspensions, if applicable.