PerkinElmer Launches New Multilabel Plate Reader With Integrated Monochromator Options
WALTHAM, Mass. – PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences, a global leader in life science research, drug discovery and cellular science, today announced the launch of two new monochromator options for the EnVision® Multilabel Plate Reader, which is widely used by biotech, pharmaceutical and academic researchers for screening biochemical compounds in the drug discovery process. The new EnVision® technology – which will be exhibited at LabAutomation 2008, booth #427, on January 27- 30 in Palm Springs, Calif. – creates an optimized plate reader that integrates the sensitivity of filter-based system with the flexibility of a monochromator. EnVision® with Monochromator enables effortless shifting between detection technologies and applications, all on the platform that outperforms other benchtop readers on the market.
“The new monochromator options incorporated into the EnVision® system deliver unsurpassed flexibility and speed that improves hit-to-lead ratio for lead optimization,” said Dr. Richard Eglen, President, Molecular Medicine, PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences. “This new technology, which is scalable to researchers' needs, demonstrates our commitment to advancing the plate reader market and the established EnVision® brand.”
EnVision® Multilabel Plate Readers are designed to deliver superior performance, regardless of label or application. The new monochromator options turn EnVision into the ultimate dual-mode instrument, capable of reading both Absorbance and Fluorescence Intensity. Available in two formats, the Absorbance Monochromator measures absorbance assays with a single monochromator, while the Fluorescence Intensity Monochromator measures absorbance and fluorescence intensity with two double-grating monochromators.
The plate reader's modular design provides a scaleable solution for laboratories' ever-changing application needs and expanding throughput demands. The Monochromator Option can be combined with other EnVision® options, including the TRF (time-resolved fluorescence) LASER, which delivers a short, sharp excitation pulse, resulting in superior signal-to-noise ratios.
The EnVision® instruments are easily integrated into robotic systems such as PerkinElmer's JANUS® Automated Workstation, and are designed to provide the greatest configuration flexibility, accepting microplates from 1 to 3456 wells. When combined with the high-precision dispenser unit and temperature control, the EnVision can perform fast kinetic measurements, enzyme assays, and numerous other cell-based drug discovery assays. EnVision is also optimized to read PerkinElmer's proprietary AlphaLISA® technology, which allows homogenous measurement of large biological molecules in complex samples such as serum and plasma, without the need for washing.
For more information about the EnVision® Multilabel Plate Reader with Monochromator Option, visit www.perkinelmer.com/platereaders.
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PerkinElmer Inc.'s Life and Analytical Sciences business unit provides fully integrated, innovative solutions, leveraging deep scientific expertise and dedication to fulfilling customer needs to help scientists advance the pace and precision of their research and testing. It is a leading provider of diagnostic and detection instruments, reagents, software and services for advanced cellular science research and drug discovery, genetic screening, medical imaging, environmental, quality assurance and the health sciences industries.
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