Leica TCS SP8 FALCON laser scanning confocal microscope with integrated Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) using FALCON (Fast Lifetime Contrast) technology. Supports quantitative FLIM, TCSPC-based lifetime imaging, FRET-FLIM, metabolic FLIM (NAD(P)H/FAD), spectral (lambda) imaging, White Light Laser (WLL) excitation, HyD/HyD S detectors, STED super-resolution imaging, live-cell imaging, time-lapse (XYZT), Z-stack, tile scan, spectral unmixing, and LAS X software for acquisition and analysis.