A device for monitoring the development of a biological material being accommodated in a culture dish under a gaseous atmosphere, said device in the orientation intended for use comprising: a housing having an extension in a longitudinal direction (X) and an extension in a transversal direction (Y), said housing comprises: two or more culture dish compartments , each adapted to accommodate a culture dish comprising a biological material to be monitored, each said compartment being separated from each of said other compartments, said two or more compartments being arranged along the longitudinal direction; each said culture dish compartment comprising a lid adapted to be able to be shifted between an open configuration in which access to the interior of said culture dish compartment is provided, and a closed configuration sealing off the interior of said culture dish compartment from its surroundings; wherein each said culture dish compartment comprises an inlet for supplying gas to and an outlet for removing gas from said culture dish compartment; wherein each said culture dish compartment comprising heating means for heating the interior of said culture dish compartment; wherein said housing comprises a camera for capturing images of a biological material in a culture dish; wherein said camera being attached to camera moving means for moving said camera along the area of the location of the culture dish compartments; said camera moving means being adapted to move said camera below the area of the location of the culture dish compartments in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction (X), and wherein in respect of one or more of said culture dish compartments at least part of the bottom of said culture dish compartments being transparent, thus allowing the camera to capture pictures of part of the culture dish from the position of said camera below said culture dish compartments . two or more culture dish compartments , each adapted to accommodate a culture dish comprising a biological material to be monitored, each said compartment being separated from each of said other compartments, said two or more compartments being arranged along the longitudinal direction; each said culture dish compartment comprising a lid adapted to be able to be shifted between an open configuration in which access to the interior of said culture dish compartment is provided, and a closed configuration sealing off the interior of said culture dish compartment from its surroundings; wherein each said culture dish compartment comprises an inlet for supplying gas to and an outlet for removing gas from said culture dish compartment; wherein each said culture dish compartment comprising heating means for heating the interior of said culture dish compartment; wherein said housing comprises a camera for capturing images of a biological material in a culture dish; wherein said camera being attached to camera moving means for moving said camera along the area of the location of the culture dish compartments; said camera moving means being adapted to move said camera below the area of the location of the culture dish compartments in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction (X), and wherein in respect of one or more of said culture dish compartments at least part of the bottom of said culture dish compartments being transparent, thus allowing the camera to capture pictures of part of the culture dish from the position of said camera below said culture dish compartments . <EOS>