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.
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.
What to expect in the report
You will get access to our Axon Data Suite with your complete morpholomics analysis
1.High dimensional morphology map and top clusters (morphotypes).
2.Brightfield images of each cluster showing frequency contribution in the sample (only 4 shown here as an example).
4. Sample distribution by cluster
5.Distribution of clusters and individual samples for 51 morphometric features (a few shown here as an example)
And more…
3.Sample-to-sample cell morphology distribution comparison.
Who Uses Deepcell Express
Research industry/area
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Example Use Case: Tumor heterogeneity profiling & rare cell identification
Application: Use REM-I to identify tumor subpopulations (e.g. therapy-resistant cells) without labels.
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Example Use Case: Quality control and state monitoring of engineered cell products
Application: Use morphological profiling to detect heterogeneity, off-target states, or degradations in manufacturing pipelines.
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Example Use Case: High-content phenotyping of perturbation libraries
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
Application: Screen compounds by linking morphological changes in cells to functional outcomes, de-risking candidate selection.
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Example Use Case: Label-free immune subtype profiling
Application: Distinguish immune cell subtypes (e.g. activated vs naïve T cells) based purely on morphology and enrich populations for further analysis.
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Example Use Case: Morphology-based tissue deconvolution / cell segmentation
Application: Analyze tissues (e.g. biopsy sections) by segmenting and profiling individual cells morphologically after dissociation.
Why Scientists Choose Deepcell Express
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We handle all imaging and analysis so your team can focus on experiments.
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Brightfield imaging works with fixed or live cells, as well as dissociated tissue and organoids.
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Uses highest resolution imaging and powerful AI model. Data output includes counts, morphology distributions, and analysis parameters for full reproducibility.
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Used by scientists at top basic and translational research, and biopharma organizations.
Sample Preparation Guidelines
We recommend submitting fixed or cryopreserved cell suspension samples to minimize any risk of phenotypic changes during shipment.
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 2 × 10⁶ cells.
If Shipping Cryopreserved Samples
Samples should have a viability of ≥85% prior to freezing.
Please email express@deepcellbio.com with your cell handling protocol and include any reagents required for thawing or preparing single-cell suspensions, if applicable.
Pricing
Deepcell Express Report - $250 / sample
Includes:
Brightfield imaging (up to 100,000 images per sample)
Automated morphology quantification using our AI models.
Downloadable images and CSV morphology quantification file.
Access to your data on our Axon Datasuite for 1 month.
All orders include an order number and sample submission form.