Device and method to be carried out for examining and/or processing an in particular biological or medical sample

A device for examining and/or treating a sample, the device comprising, within a common treatment space:

• at least one dispensing unit for dispensing the sample into at least one sample holder comprising a plurality of wells, each respective well having a respective opening and a base area,
• an optical examining unit comprising an image sensor, a microscope, and/or an objective,
• a removal unit for removing the sample from the at least one sample holder and for depositing or outputting a previously isolated sample and
• at least one receptacle for moving the at least one sample holder into different work positions within a work region in the treatment space delimited by a respective well of the sample holder,
• wherein in a respective work position, the optical examining unit the least one dispensing unit, and
• the removal unit are positioned within the work region coaxially on two opposite sides of the at least one sample holder along an optical axis of the optical examining unit, and wherein the base area of each respective well is transparent such that an optical capture of the sample is implemented through the base area;
• wherein the dispensing unit or the optical examining unit is positionable at different vertical positions relative to the sample holder;
• wherein the individual wells in the sample holder are at least sectionally designed in cylindrical or conical fashion with an opening angle greater than zero.