FlowCytoMonitoR: An R-Shiny Program for Advanced Monitoring Flow Cytometer Performance.
FlowCytoMonitoR enables comprehensive, multi-instrument monitoring of flow cytometer performance, improving detection of issues and increasing uptime across three major vendors.
- Why it matters: Accurate flow cytometry data depend on well-maintained instruments, but current QC tools are limited in visualization, multi-instrument comparison, and early problem detection, risking data reliability.
- What they did: The team developed FlowCytoMonitoR, an interactive R-shiny application compatible with BD Biosciences, Beckman Coulter, and Cytek Biosciences instruments, allowing detailed visualization of all QC metrics without coding skills.
- The result: This tool enhances performance monitoring, facilitates early problem identification, and has proven valuable in maintaining high service quality and instrument availability in a shared laboratory setting.