A Compact Fluorescence Microscope and a Cell Monitoring System

A cell monitoring system for automatic cell monitoring comprising

• an outer casing,
• a sample tray adapted to receive a sample, said sample tray being positioned within the outer casing,
• a gantry system arranged at least partly within the outer casing, said gantry system comprising a framework of connected extended members, said framework comprising
• a first extended member being configured to extend in at least a latitudinal direction, and
• at least one second extended member being configured to extend in a longitudinal direction, said longitudinal direction being perpendicular to said latitudinal direction and
• a gantry frame structure extending along an orthogonal direction being perpendicular to the latitudinal direction and the longitudinal direction,
• at least one movement member,
• an imaging system arranged on the gantry frame structure,
• wherein the imaging system comprises a detection layer and an illumination layer, and
• wherein the gantry frame structure comprises an internal orifice enabling the sample tray to be positioned within said orifice, and said detection layer is arranged within the outer casing and attached to a lower portion of the frame structure, and under the sample tray, such that the detection layer is movable in a planar direction in relation to the sample tray in response to actuation of said at least one movement member.