Syngene - Launch of Web based Filter and Lighting Selector can Help Find Optimum Gel and Blot Imaging Conditions in Seconds

Appril 15th 2008 Cambridge, UK: Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is delighted to introduce its unique web based filter and lighting selector at www.syngene.com/html/excitation_long.php .  This easy to use service is designed to save researchers using Syngene image analysers valuable time, by
helping them choose the right filter and lighting combination for a vast range of dye applications.

The excellent new technical site from Syngene contains information on the best imaging conditions to use with any Syngene image analyser for over 160 commercially available chemiluminescence, fluorescence and visible stains. By selecting the Syngene system, dye and sample format, researchers can automatically access all optimum filter and lighting choices in seconds, making this a powerful time saving resource for any Syngene system user.

The database, which took many hours for Syngene’s technical team to construct, is based on either bench conditions Syngene has discovered or manufacturer’s recommendations and will be updated as new commercial dyes become available.  Using it will save researchers time and effort with many image analysis applications.

Laura Sullivan, Syngene’s Divisional Manager commented: “At Syngene we have earned the reputation of providing the best technical support and are very excited
to use our expertise to make a unique filter and lighting selector available. With this new interactive database containing literally hundreds of imaging combin-
ations, yet again we are taking the lead by being the only company in the world to offer this high level of technical resource to our customers totally free of charge.”

Laura added: “Any scientist that goes to www.syngene.com/html/excitation_long.php  is guaranteed to quickly and easily find the correct filter and lighting combination
for them, ensuring optimum performance from their Syngene image analyser, even when viewing the most unusual commercial dyes.”

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For Further Information Contact:
Jayne Arthur, Syngene, Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1TF, UK.
Tel: +44(0) 1223-727123 Fax +44 (0) 1223-727101
Email: jayne.arthur@syngene.com  Web site: www.syngene.com 

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About Syngene

Syngene is a world-leading supplier of integrated imaging solutions for analysis and documentation of gel-based information. Syngene’s systems are used by more than 10,000 research organisations and over 50,000 individual scientists world-wide and include many of the world’s top pharmaceutical companies and major research institutes.

Syngene, founded in 1997, is a division of the Synoptics Group based in Cambridge, UK. The Group’s other divisions, Syncroscopy and Synbiosis, specialise in digital imaging solutions for microscopy and microbial applications respectively. Synoptics currently employs 40 people in its UK and subsidiary operation in Frederick, USA.