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Automated SDS-PAGE in 1 minute per sample - Lab 901 launches ScreenTape for
rapid protein electrophoresis and analysis
Edinburgh – 6th May 2009 At the recent BioProcess International (BPI)
congress in Dusseldorf, Lab901 unveiled its new ScreenTape P200 product for
rapid SDS-PAGE and analysis. Generating results in only 1 minute per sample, the
P200 protein system extends the use of Lab901’s existing bench-top TapeStation®
instrument which has already started to make a global impact in the DNA market
for PCR diagnostics.
Used with the TapeStation, ScreenTape P200 combines gel loading,
electrophoresis, imaging and analysis. Results include a gel image,
electropherogram, molecular weight determination and % purity - all generated in
60 seconds per sample. There is no need to prime chips, stain / de-stain gels,
image gels or annotate gel images when using the ScreenTape System. ScreenTape
can run just a few samples, leaving unused lanes available for future
experiments and reducing the waste commonly encountered with chip-based systems
and pre-cast gels.
‘We are very excited about the launch of ScreenTape for protein analysis’
commented Richard Rowling, Lab901’s Sales & Marketing Director. ‘The combination
of convenience and speed means that scientists can now move more rapidly between
steps in their expression / purification workflows, saving time and money.’
‘The response from scientists expressing and purifying recombinant proteins or
MAb’s has been tremendous at the BPI meeting’ said Dr. Ken Macnamara, Lab901’s
Head of Science. ‘There is a real appetite for speed and automation in the
BioPharma industry. Our poster, describing rapid At-line monitoring of MAb
production, was very well received’ he added.
Information about the new ScreenTape P200 product is now available on the
recently updated Lab901 website www.lab901.com
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About Lab901
Lab901, based in Edinburgh, UK, is a leading laboratory automation company. The
new ScreenTape P200 variant allows scientists expressing and purifying
recombinant proteins and Monoclonal antibodies (MAb’s) to carry out SDS-PAGE and
analysis in a fraction of the time needed for traditional gel-based or
chip-based methods. Lab901 has been selling its D800 and DS12 DNA ScreenTape
products into the PCR diagnostics market for the past 18 months and has now
shipped over 60 systems globally. ScreenTape is manufactured at Lab901’s
production facility in Loanhead, Edinburgh.
Contact: Richard Rowling +44 131 448 2904
www.lab901.com
About the ScreenTape® System:
The ScreenTape system is the first fully automated, walk-away solution for gel
electrophoresis. Customers simply load their samples and the ScreenTape
consumable into the compact TapeStation instrument and, within 1 minute per
sample, fully analysed results for protein, RNA and DNA samples are displayed.
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Product enquiries
Lab901 Ltd
Donna McDade +44 (0)131 448 2904
Email: info@lab901.com
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Richard Rowling +44 (0)131 448 2904
Email: info@lab901.com
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