Laboratory apparatus and instruments, in particular laboratory apparatus and instruments for the processing and/or investigation of particles, especially laboratory apparatus and instruments for the imaging, identification, isolation, separation, dispensing and/or deposition of particles, in particular of individual or single particles, and laboratory apparatus and instruments for the handling and/or culture of cells, in particular of individual or single cells, and laboratory apparatus and instruments for the processing and/a investigation of cells, especially laboratory apparatus and instruments for the imaging, identification, isolation, separation, dispensing and/or deposition of cells, in particular of individual or single cells, and laboratory apparatus and instruments generating and/or detecting fluorescent or luminescent signals associated with particles and/or cells, for the imaging, identification, isolation, separation, dispensing and/or deposition of particles and/or cells, in particular of individual or single particles and/or cells, and laboratory apparatus and instruments for the imaging, identification, isolation, separation, dispensing and/or deposition of cells for genetic or biochemical analysis, in particular of individual or single cells, and laboratory apparatus and instruments for the imaging, identification, isolation, separation, dispensing and/or deposition of eukaryotic cells, especially, animal, plant, insect, fungal or human cells, and/or of prokaryotic cells, especially bacterial cells, in particular of individual or single such cells; laboratory apparatus for processing cells; cell culture apparatus for laboratory use; scientific research and laboratory apparatus, in particular scientific research and laboratory apparatus for the processing and/or investigation of cells or other particles, especially laboratory apparatus and instruments for the imaging, identification, isolation, separation, dispensing and/or deposition of particles, especially of individual or single cells or other particles, in particular such scientific research and laboratory apparatus generating and/or detecting fluorescent or luminescent signals associated with such cells or other particles, and such scientific research and laboratory apparatus for genetic or biochemical analysis or cells, and such scientific research and laboratory apparatus for eukaryotic cells, especially, animal, plant, insect, fungal or human cells, and/or for prokaryotic cells, especially bacterial cells.

Apparatus for processing cells for medical use, in particular apparatus for the handling and/or culture of cells, in particular of individual or single cells, for medical use, and apparatus for the imaging, identification, isolation, separation dispensing and/or deposition of cells, in particular of individual or single cells, for medical use, and apparatus generating and/or detecting fluorescent or luminescent signals associated with cells for the imaging, identification, isolation, separation, dispensing and/or deposition of cells, in particular of individual or single cells, for medical use, and apparatus for the imaging, identification, isolation, separation, dispensing and/or deposition of cells for genetic or biochemical analysis, in particular of individual or single cells, for medical use, and apparatus for the imaging, identification, isolation, separation, dispensing and/or deposition of eukaryotic cells, especially, animal, plant, insect, fungal or human cells, and/or of prokaryotic cells, especially bacterial cells, in particular of individual or single such cells, for medical use; cell culture apparatus for medical use