Cellbox™ Go Flight

With the Cellbox™ Go Flight, you can take live cells anywhere, including on board an aircraft. This lightweight, portable CO2 incubator actively controls temperature and CO2, keeping your cells in optimal culture conditions throughout the journey. Designed for short- and medium-distance travel, the Go Flight is compact and robust. At around 8 kg including its carry bag, it is the lightest model in the Cellbox range.

Built for air transport

Inside the dedicated Go Carry Bag, the Go Flight complies with both ADR and IATA regulations, making it suitable for transport by road and by air. Air pressure changes during a flight, so the Go Flight regulates CO2 based on partial pressure. This keeps the CO2 environment for your cells consistent, even when the pressure around the incubator changes.

CO2 is supplied by sublimating dry ice. At a set concentration of 5%, the Go Flight maintains the CO2 atmosphere for up to 36 hours.

What the Go Flight gives you

• Cells in top condition: no loss of cell count or viability, no altered protein expression and no unwanted differentiation caused by a temporary lack of warmth or CO2.
• Wide setting range: choose a temperature between 18 and 40 °C and a CO2 concentration between 0 and 18%. The achievable range depends on the ambient temperature and the use of a cool pack.
• User-swappable battery: one battery lasts more than 12 hours. A spare battery extends the runtime without interrupting your transport.
• Custom gas mixtures: a dedicated inlet lets you precondition the incubation chamber with an external gas mixture, for example to create hypoxic conditions.
• Practical power options: USB-C charging, reverse charging for other devices, and a DC outlet inside the incubation chamber for third-party equipment.

Full control over every shipment

On the move, the Go Flight continuously records what happens inside and around the incubator. This includes incubation and device temperature, CO2 and O2 concentration, ambient pressure and CO2 partial pressure, acceleration and tilt, lid openings, step count, remaining CO2 capacity and battery level. The incubator connects via Wi-Fi and keeps its software up to date automatically, so afterwards you know exactly under which conditions your cells travelled.

Culture vessels securely in place

For stable positioning during transport, the Culture Vessel Adaptor is available as an option. Made of autoclavable aluminium, this insert has adjustable arms for culture flasks, well plates and other formats from various manufacturers. It slides into the incubator without tools, and the included foam layers allow multi-level setups. Please note: the adaptor is not included as standard and must be ordered separately.

What can you use the Go Flight for?

• Bioassays and cell-based research with partners at home and abroad
• Cell manufacturing and cell and gene therapy
• Temporary storage of cells under controlled conditions
• 3D cell culture and complex tissue models

Because cells continue to grow under incubation conditions during transport, you can even build the travel time into your expansion protocol, so no valuable time is lost.

Transporting by road only and looking for a longer CO2 runtime? Take a look at the Cellbox™ Go Ground. For advice or a quotation, contact Scala Scientific.