Nikon BioStation IM-Q is a compact cell incubator and monitoring system which enables users with minimal microscope experience to perform live cell imaging without a steep learning curve. IM-Q promotes a wide range of short-term and long-term time-lapse experiments, including studies on cell growth, morphology, and protein expression, through consistent environmental control of temperature, humidity, gas concentration combined with phase and excellent fluorescence imaging. In addition, researchers can choose from two types of microscope cameras. Perfusion function further expands experimental possibilities