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New Tubes and Plates Maximise Sample Recovery


Eppendorf launches new Protein LoBind Deepwell Plate 96/2000 µl and extends the Eppendorf LoBind product portfolio to 96-well high volume plate formats. The unique format flexibility enables customers to easily up-scale their experiments and achieve the same high quality results.


BD Diagnostics announced the European launch of the BD MAXTM Automated Molecular Diagnostic System and the BD MAX™ GBS Assay, the first in a planned broad menu of infectious disease assays. The BD MAX System is a fully automated workstation designed to offer on-demand and batch testing to accommodate varying workloads and designed for maximum lab efficiency and flexibility. The system enables users to develop their own fully automated assays on the open- architecture system. The system was unveiled at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.


“The increasing prevalence of infectious and drug-resistant organisms and their migration into healthcare facilities warrants faster, easier and more comprehensive testing with flexible workflows that accommodate each institution’s unique needs,” said Philippe Jacon, President, BD Diagnostics – Diagnostic Systems.


The BD MAX System offers a unique combination of simplicity, flexibility, scalability and lab efficiency. The system can be operated by any lab technician and does not require specialised molecular skills or lab facilities. It can concurrently process different assays for up to 24 patient samples typically producing results within two and half hours. It can also provide on-demand processing of up to four samples in under 90 minutes.


With hands-off operation and true walk away time, the system frees technicians to perform other tasks during a run, improving laboratory efficiency and productivity. The open platform design and general- purpose reagents offer maximum flexibility for implementation of fully-automated laboratory developed assays for DNA and RNA testing. The availability of the CE marked BD MAX Assay for detection of Group B Streptococci in pregnant women will help enable clinicians to take appropriate action to colonised patients to minimise the risk of infection to the mother or infant at childbirth.


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Storing or incubating biological samples for 24 hours in standard reaction vessels can result in the loss of more than 90% of the sample, due to adsorption to the plastic surface. Designed to maximise the recovery of valuable biomolecules, Eppendorf’s innovative LoBind®


consumables are manufactured using specially developed production technologies


and selected ultrapure polypropylene, for significantly reduced sample-to-surface binding. The absence of any surface coating, such as siliconisation, slip agents, biocides or plasticisers, prevents sample interference, while the material’s high chemical and thermal resistance ensures safety in all sample preparation protocols.


DNA LoBind Tubes and Plates are available for DNA or RNA applications in forensic analysis, microarrays, next generation sequencing, gene cloning and molecular biology. Protein LoBind Tubes and Plates are ideal for protein research, mass spectrometry, protein array sample preparation, and storage of peptide, antibody or virus samples. Both materials are offered as single tube formats ranging from 0.5ml to 2ml volumes and 96-well or 384-well micro- and deepwell plates with RecoverMax®


well shape.


Sample handling is facilitated by features such as the Safe-Lock lid on LoBind Tubes and the OptiTrack®


Plates. Shorter centrifugation times are made possible by g-safe® and dimension accuracy allow for reliable and fast workflow integration.


high contrast alphanumeric labelling for faster well identification on LoBind stability, and high stability


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