The BD FACSCanto system breaks new frontiers in flow cytometry by providing an efficient, easy-to-use yet powerful six-color benchtop analyzer. It incorporates many technology advances first developed in the BD™ LSR II expandable analyzer and the BD FACSAria™ cell sorter. It supports a broad range of research applications, being particularly suited for rare event analysis with its high speed, great sensitivity, and minimal sample-to-sample carryover.

The BD FACSCanto derives its name from the musical term “bel canto,” meaning operatic singing that focuses on ease and purity of tone with an agile and precise vocal technique. This new flow cytometer embodies these qualities through its simple yet novel optical design, and robust electronics that keep signals precisely separated at high acquisition rates.