FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ArrayBooster™
Considerably Improves Quality and Reproducibility of DNA Hybridization
JNetDirect Biosciences Introduces New Microarray Slide Hybridization Station
Reston, VA – June 12, 2003 - JNetDirect Biosciences of Reston, Virginia
announced today the addition of the ArrayBooster microarray slide
hybridization station to its product line.
The ArrayBooster is the first low volume hybridization station
with active agitation. It is compatible with all microarrays based
on the microscope slide format. There is no need to change
hybridization protocols and buffers that have been developed for
cover slip hybridizations. The instrument uses a proprietary
technology based on surface acoustic waves to agitate the sample
during the incubation process. Three different sizes of AdvaCards
with integrated pumps cover only the spotted array so that the
required sample volume is minimized . The ArrayBooster significantly
increases the homogeneity and slide-to-slide reproducibility of both
DNA and protein microarrays. Incubation times can be reduced by up
to a factor of ten without compromising the data quality. The
micro-agitation also increases the specificity of the hybridization
enhancing the signal-to noise ratio by up to a factor of 30. The
ArrayBooster is therefore the ideal instrument for the detection of
low expression genes. Up to four ArrayBoosters with a total of 16
independent incubation chambers are controlled by one PC through an
intuitive user interface.
“For many experiments with DNA or proteins carried out close to
the detection limit, this technology will be indispensable”,
explains Christoph Gauer, CEO of Advalytix.
“Feedback from labs using the ArrayBooster hyb station is very
positive,” stated François Coulombe, President of JNetDirect Biosciences.
“Our Web site features various method comparisons, and through our
demonstration program we are confident that we’ll keep getting
similar reactions from scientists after they try it and see the
advantages of the station for themselves.”
For additional information, visit www.SunergiaMedical.com or call
703.464.7007.
ArrayBooster is developed and manufactured by Advalytix AG, a
spin-off from the Center for NanoScience of the Ludwig - Maximilians
– University in Munich, Germany. The company has developed an
innovative technology to make the vision of a microfluidic processor
come true. Grown to about 30, the team includes members from such
diverse backgrounds as mechanical engineering, biology,
semiconductor physics, radio frequency circuitry and chemistry.
JNetDirect Biosciences is a sales and service organization devoted to
providing the highest quality, cost-effective scientific
instruments, software packages and supplies to the biotechnology
research community. The Company is focused on assisting university
and corporate scientists in the fields of genomics, proteomics and
tissue/cellomics.
CONTACT:
Tel.: 703.464.7007
Fax: 703-871-3901
www.SunergiaMedical.com
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