Thermo Scientific HeraCell 150i 150 L CO2 Incubator with Direct Heating and Built-in Decontamination

The Thermo Scientific HeraCell 150i CO2 Incubator is a 150-liter, 5.3 cu. ft. laboratory incubator designed for precise CO2 incubation and stable temperature control in cell culture, stem cell, and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) research. With its direct-heated chamber design, the incubator avoids water jackets, enabling faster recovery of set temperature after door openings, critical for maintaining optimal culture conditions.

Key features include:

• Capacity: 150 L (17x21x24″ internal dimensions) suitable for common culture vessels, flasks, and plates in research and core labs.
• Chamber Options: Available in copper—preferred for contamination-sensitive biotechnology workflows—and polished stainless steel, offering a smooth, easy-to-clean surface for standard biomedical applications.
• Decontamination: Integrated ContraCon 90°C moist-heat cycle provides in situ disinfection, reducing contamination risk critical to molecular diagnostics and biomanufacturing environments.
• Humidity Control: Pan-less system with an integrated water reservoir minimizes exposed water surfaces, simplifying cleaning while maintaining relative humidity below 90% at 37°C.
• Gas Control: Equipped with a thermal conductivity (TC) CO2 sensor ensuring accurate CO2 concentration control from 0 to 20%, essential for live-cell imaging and tissue engineering protocols.
• Temperature Range: Ambient +3°C to 55°C accommodates a wide range of incubation profiles.

This unit is widely adopted in biotechnology and clinical diagnostics laboratories for its reliable environmental control, critical for bioprocessing, molecular cloning workflows, and synthetic biology research. The combination of stable CO2 regulation, robust decontamination capabilities, and user-friendly maintenance aligns with the demands of modern laboratory incubation including biopharmaceutical production pipelines and stem cell culture expansion.

Its compact 26x27x75″ exterior footprint supports efficient use of space in shared lab settings, making the HeraCell 150i ideal for routine culture expansion and incubation applications requiring stringent contamination control and reproducible culture environments.