ChemoMetec equipment

About ChemoMetec

ChemoMetec A/S is a Danish manufacturer of automated cell counters, cell analyzers and image cytometers, founded in Denmark in 1997 by Hans Martin Glensbjerg. The company develops and produces instruments for automated cell counting using image cytometry technology, a method that derives cell count and viability from a fluorescence image of a stained sample. It is headquartered in Allerød, Denmark, and operates as an independent, publicly listed company on Nasdaq OMX Copenhagen under the ticker CHEMM. Its instruments serve cell culture, bioprocessing and molecular biology laboratories, where a viable and dead cell count underpins decisions about passaging, harvest and formulation. The product range covers the NucleoCounter and XcytoMatic lines together with the cassettes, slides and reagents those instruments consume. Automated cell counting is the primary application: these systems replace the manual hemocytometer with a repeatable, documented measurement. They are also used for viability and cell density monitoring in mammalian cell culture and in the bioprocessing runs behind biomanufacturing and protein production.

NucleoCounter and XcytoMatic product lines

The NucleoCounter line is ChemoMetec's core platform for automated cell counting and viability analysis. Each instrument runs a dedicated cassette or slide that fixes the sample path and the staining protocol, so the count it returns is reproducible between operators. This architecture is what makes image cytometry practical as a routine bench measurement rather than a specialist technique, and it is the reason the NucleoCounter appears in cell line development, in antibody and protein production workflows, and in the cell culture monitoring that supports genomics and proteomics sample preparation.

The XcytoMatic line extends the same imaging approach toward higher-content cell analysis, where the image carries more than a count. Image cytometry of this kind supports cell imaging applications in which morphology, fluorescence intensity or marker expression are read alongside viability. For a laboratory working in synthetic biology or molecular diagnostics, this is the bridge between a simple count and a characterised cell population.

Across both lines the consumable is integral: the instrument and its cassettes are designed together, so when assessing a used unit the cassette type it accepts is as important as the model name. Name the specific cassette in any listing before committing, because it governs what the instrument can measure and how it is supplied.

ChemoMetec instruments on Questpair

Questpair lists 81 ChemoMetec instruments from 7 verified suppliers and distributors across 4 countries. Every unit is used: 100 percent of the listings are used. Prices run from EUR 150 to EUR 16.769.

Used instruments are listed below new pricing, which is the concrete difference this catalogue offers against buying new. Because the listings are used, the sensible checks are the model's cassette compatibility, its age, and its documented service history as stated in the individual listing. Where a warranty is needed for a specific instrument, it is arranged in consultation for that listing rather than set as a blanket term. Parts for a ChemoMetec unit can be sourced via Questpair, and manuals or documentation can be requested through Questpair, where specialists respond within one hour. For a buyer comparing used ChemoMetec options, the evaluation reduces to matching a listed model and its cassette to the cell counting or image cytometry work the laboratory runs, then weighing the listed price against the alternative of a new instrument elsewhere.

Questpair review of ChemoMetec

Our take based on listings data and supplier feedback

ChemoMetec occupies a defined niche in laboratory instrumentation: automated cell counting and viability measurement built on fluorescence image cytometry. For a buyer evaluating the used ChemoMetec listings on Questpair, three characteristics shape the decision, and each carries a practical consequence for a cell culture or bioprocessing lab.

The first is the image cytometry method itself. Rather than counting cells by impedance or by a manual hemocytometer, the NucleoCounter captures a fluorescence image of a stained sample and derives count and viability from it. This matters for anyone running mammalian cell culture, where viable and dead cell discrimination drives decisions about passaging and harvest timing. The same measurement supports cell line development and the viability checks that precede downstream steps in protein purification or antibody production. A lab moving from manual counting gains a documented, repeatable number; a lab replacing an older automated counter is buying into a method it can describe in a protocol.

The second characteristic is the consumable architecture. The NucleoCounter platform runs on dedicated cassettes and slides rather than open glassware, so a used instrument is only half of the operating cost. For the buyer, this means the purchase price visible on Questpair, which across these listings runs from EUR 150 to EUR 16.769, is the instrument alone. The upside is predictability: a fixed cassette protocol removes much of the operator variation that makes manual counts hard to reproduce between technicians. The point to check against any individual listing is which cassette type the model accepts, since this determines ongoing supply.

The third characteristic is the condition profile of the catalogue. Every one of the 81 ChemoMetec listings is used, and 100 percent of the listings are used. There is no new-equipment comparison to make on this marketplace; the choice is between used ChemoMetec units at the prices shown and whatever a buyer finds elsewhere. Used units are listed below new pricing, which is the concrete difference a buyer can act on. Where a warranty matters for a specific instrument, that is arranged in consultation for the individual listing rather than offered as a blanket term.

Taken together, these three points define who the used ChemoMetec catalogue suits. A biotechnology lab doing routine viability measurement in cell culture, a bioprocessing group monitoring cell density across a fermentation or perfusion run, and a molecular biology facility standardising its counts across operators all fit the method. The instrument does one job and does it with a documented workflow, which is precisely why a used unit remains useful: the measurement it produces has not changed, and the cassette protocol it runs is the same one a published method would reference. For the buyer, the evaluation reduces to matching a listed model to the cassette and sample volume the lab actually uses, then weighing the listed price against the alternative of buying new outside this catalogue. The 7 suppliers behind these listings sit across 4 countries, so availability is a matter of the specific unit rather than a single source.

Image cytometry at a bench scale

ChemoMetec's NucleoCounter instruments perform automated cell counting and viability analysis using fluorescence image cytometry, replacing the manual hemocytometer for routine cell culture work.

A used-only catalogue at a lower entry point

All 81 ChemoMetec listings on Questpair are used, priced below new equipment, with the range running from EUR 150 to EUR 16.769.

Consumable-driven platform with documented workflows

The NucleoCounter line uses dedicated cassettes and slides, so a used instrument pairs with consumables that follow a defined protocol rather than requiring custom setup.