DURHAM, NC -- (Marketwire) -- 11/21/08 -- Tecan, a global leader in laboratory automationand detection, has been granted DLReady(TM) certification status for itshigh-end multimode readers Infinite® M1000 and Infinite F500, by PromegaCorporation, USA, a provider of innovative solutions and technical supportto the life sciences industry.The multimode microplate readers have met Promega's acceptance criteria forbeing certified as DLReady(TM) in the corresponding validation programmanaged by Promega. The certification demonstrates compatibility with theDual-Luciferase Assay and underlines the excellent injector and flashluminescence performance of Tecan's Infinite M1000 and Infinite F500multimode microplate readers.
The Infinite M1000 is Tecan's new, high-end, premium Quad4Monochromators(TM)-based multimode instrument, providing outstandingflexibility, sensitivity and speed for demanding applications in drugdiscovery, life sciences and research. Its new luminescence technology andinjector option makes it the obvious successor to Tecan's high performanceSafire2(TM) microplate reader.
The Infinite F500, Tecan's high-end, filter-based multimode instrument, isTecan's most sensitive filter-based detection platform yet. It is based onthe latest technological developments to provide a multifunctional andmodular system that rapidly analyzes all your luminescence andfluorescence-based assays at outstanding sensitivity levels. The optionalintegration of reagent injectors (two injectors with selectable volumes),make this a powerful and versatile drug discovery tool in assay developmentand screening.
To find out more on Tecan's multimode readers, visitwww.tecan.com/microplatereader.
DLReady is a trademark of Promega Corporation, Madison, WI, USA.
About Tecan
Tecan (www.tecan.com) is a leading global supplier of laboratoryinstruments and solutions for the biopharma, forensic and diagnosticindustries. The company specializes in the development, production anddistribution of automation solutions for life science laboratories. Throughits REMP subsidiary (www.remp.com), Tecan is the premier supplier ofautomated laboratory storage and logistics systems. Founded in Switzerlandin 1980, the company has production, research and development sites in bothNorth America and Europe and maintains a sales and service network in 52countries. In 2007, Tecan achieved sales of CHF 414.4 million (USD 345.3million; EUR 252.7 million). Registered shares of the Tecan Group aretraded on the SWX Swiss Exchange (TK: TECN/Reuters: TECZn.S/Valor:1210019).
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