INTEGRA ‘s newly-expanded Viaflo II electronic pipette range includes models designed to fill the gap between the existing 0.5-12.5ul and 5-125ul ranges. Available for single-, 8-, 12- and 16-channel Viaflo II pipettes, the new models deliver optimised precision pipetting in…
Category: PCR
qPCR assay plates streamline high throughput analysis
IDT reports that primers and probes for 5′-nuclease and intercalating dye assays (such as Sybr) can now be directly ordered online in a 96 well plate format. The launch of PrimeTime qPCR assay plates for high throughput qPCR analysis eliminates…
Detection time for mycoplasma reduced from a month to a day with PCR test
ROCHE reports that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the use of the Roche MycoTool PCR-based mycoplasma detection test for release testing of one of the company’s biopharmaceutical products. This makes MycoTool the first commercially-available mycoplasma polymerase…
Digital biology gives new approach to DNA quantification
THE FIRST product based on Bio-Rad’s ‘digital biology’ technology, the QX100 droplet digital PCR system, applies sample partitioning to PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and promises a new approach to nucleic acid quantification. PCR is widely used to amplify and quantify…
Nucleic acid extraction system now CE certified
ROCHE says its newly-launched Magna Pure 96 system for automated sample preparation is designed to better fulfill the needs of diagnostic customers. This latest IVD version of Magna Pure 96 is CE-certified for use in Europe, having previously been introduced…
PCR plates promise faster more accurate reactions
RAININ says the thin-walled polypropylene used in the construction of its FrameStar PCR plates gives better heat transfer and makes for faster and more efficient thermal cycling when using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A rigid, thermally-stable polycarbonate plate frame supports…
RDML format recommended for quantitative PCR data
CONDUCTING a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) experiment is a routine operation these days, but like many aspects of modern laboratory science the bottleneck comes in the analysis of the large quantities of data generated. Now a researcher at the Academic…
Data analysis package covers NGS, qPCR, and microarrays
INTEGROMICS says its new OmicsOffice platform is the first software bundle able to analyse data from NGS (next-generation sequencing), qPCR (quantitative polymerase chain reaction) and microarray experiments. OmicsOffice completes ‘Click And Go’ automatic workflows for RNAseq, ChipSeq, qPCR and microarray…
Benchtop 454 sequencer gets software upgrade
A SOFTWARE upgrade for Roche’s 454 GS Junior benchtop next-generation genomic sequencing system promises better sequencing consistency. The 454 GS Junior is a benchtop version of the Genome Sequencer FLX, and says Roche has become well established in a number…
Workstation is configurable to automate routine tasks
MANY laboratory protocols are time consuming and laborious, but may not lend themselves to lab automation because they combine functions on several channels. Aurora Instruments says its new Versa 10 automated liquid handling workstation goes some way to solving this…