Laboratory Products 27 Microarray Solutions Transform Functional Proteomics Workflows at ASU
Researchers at The Virginia G. Piper Center for Personalized Diagnostics at the Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, have invested in an HS 4800™ Pro automated hybridisation station and two PowerScanner™ units from Tecan for processing protein microarrays. Dr Joshua LaBaer, Director of the centre, explained: “We have adopted a unique approach to functional proteomics which involves printing the gene for the proteins on the slide and adding a cell-free extract that synthesises the proteins in situ. The proteins are made literally an hour before we test them.”
Dr LaBaer continued: “These instruments, our newest pieces of Tecan equipment, are real workhorses. The HS 4800 Pro runs by itself overnight and allows us to produce proteins in situ on the glass, wash them off, and even incubate them with samples, all in a single run, without any manual intervention at all. This instrument has done wonders in terms of reproducibility; we can do the same array on two different days and still get the same answer. The PowerScanners are also essential, with very good optics giving us strong signals. We run many slides repeatedly, which can be extremely tedious, and having reliable autoloaders on the PowerScanners has been very helpful.”
Dr LaBaer concluded: “In both cases, the devices were by far the best thing on the market. In the case of the PowerScanner, there was nothing out there with the same combination of good autoloading features, images and software. Other devices simply didn’t match the quality.”
Life Sciences Company Wins Prestigious Environmental Award
Grant Instruments, a world-renowned supplier of scientific, life sciences and data acquisition products, has been awarded ISO 14001 certification following an assessment by an independent body.
This certification has only been achieved by less than 1% of UK businesses and this prestigious award is supported by the Government and recognised worldwide.
Ludo Chapman, MD, said: “We have always been proud of the service we offer our clients and the way that we conduct our business with regard to environmental matters. Now with the award of ISO 14001 certification, this has been confirmed by outside experts who judge standards on a daily basis in a wide variety of trades and industries”.
QMS International plc paid particular tribute to “the investment in people and training that enables Grant Instruments to provide an efficient and environmentally friendly service to their customers.”
ISO14001 was established to bring together all the elements of a company that have an impact on society into a single environmental management system and to demonstrate that sound environmental policies are good for business. It encompasses energy and water conservation, waste management and recycling, as well as compliance with environmental legislation and regulations.
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