STEDYCON 2 – From Zero to Hero: Confocal, STED, and TIMEBOW Lifetime Imaging Within Minutes

In modern research, imaging is everything. Many labs already have a microscope, but upgrading to a full confocal or super-resolution platform often requires a major investment. Until now.

STEDYCON 2 delivers a true revolution: it transforms any microscope—old or new, upright or inverted—into a fully capable confocal, STED, and lifetime imaging (FLIM/TIMEBOW) system. Installation takes only a few minutes, requiring nothing more than a free camera port and a good objective.

With all lasers, scanners, detectors, and the STED path integrated into a single compact box, STEDYCON 2 is—without exaggeration—the fastest and most cost-effective way to enter advanced fluorescence imaging.

Why STEDYCON 2? A Universal, Compact, and Extremely Powerful Solution

STEDYCON 2 is not just an upgrade: it is a technological leap in modularity and performance.

✔ Upgrade any microscope in minutes

STEDYCON 2 instantly turns any microscope frame into:

• a full 2D/3D confocal microscope
• a true STED super-resolution system (down to 30 nm)
• a powerful FLIM/TIMEBOW lifetime imaging platform
• an intuitive acquisition station controlled directly from a browser

✔ Plug-and-play installation

No alignment, no complex integration.
Simply connect STEDYCON to a camera port, open the web interface, and start imaging.

✔ Much lower cost of ownership

Compared to classical confocal or STED systems:

• significantly lower purchase cost
• nearly maintenance-free
• pre-aligned optical path (including STED laser)
• exceptional long-term stability with STEADYFOCUS

What’s New in STEDYCON 2

The new generation brings major enhancements:

🔹 Completely redesigned exterior

A premium, modern housing with a high-quality finish that perfectly matches the MIRAVA design line.

🔹 TIMEBOW Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) – Fully Integrated

Advanced FLIM technology developed together with PicoQuant is now built directly into STEDYCON 2.

🔹 Enhanced remote serviceability

A redesigned opto-mechanical platform improves stability, diagnostics, and remote support.

🔹 Newest software version

Featuring new functions, improved workflows, and direct export to LiGHTBOX for advanced data processing.

High-End Performance: Confocal, STED, and FLIM in One Compact System

STEDYCON 2 offers flagship-level performance in a shoebox-sized device.

Advanced Confocal Imaging

• High-resolution 2D/3D imaging
• Motorized pinhole
• QUAD scanner
• Multi-color acquisition

STED Super-Resolution Down to 30 nm

• Pulsed 775 nm STED laser
• Factory-aligned optical path
• Reliable, highly stable beam geometry

TIMEBOW FLIM

• Fully integrated lifetime imaging
• Ideal for molecular interactions, FRET, environmental sensing, and metabolic studies

Outstanding stability

• STEADYFOCUS hardware autofocus—no additional optics in the beam path
• All lasers aligned by design
• Maintenance-free operation

STEDYCON Smart Control – Browser-Based Imaging Software

No installation required—just open your browser and start imaging.

Key software features:

• Fully integrated TIMEBOW lifetime imaging (FLIM)
• One-click STED acquisition
• Intuitive sample navigation
• Multi-position and time-lapse imaging
• Z-stacks, volumes, line/scanning modes
• Stitching & tiling
• Dye database
• Export to LiGHTBOX for advanced processing
• TRUESHARP deconvolution
• 3D rendering
• Movie export
  …and much more.

Why Choose STEDYCON 2 for Your Lab?

✔ The fastest upgrade on the market
✔ Compatible with any microscope (upright/inverted, old/new)
✔ Three major imaging modalities in one compact device: Confocal + STED + FLIM
✔ Much lower cost of ownership than full confocal/STED systems
✔ Zero alignment, zero maintenance
✔ Ideal for biology, neuroscience, materials science, biotech, education, and industrial R&D

If your lab already has a microscope and you want to step into advanced imaging without major investments, STEDYCON 2 is the perfect solution. Compact, affordable, and incredibly powerful, it brings confocal, STED, and lifetime imaging to any microscope within minutes.

STEDYCON 2 truly turns any microscope from zero to hero.