ASHLAND, OR, March 20, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Gelcompany, a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of innovative proteomic, genomic and cell culture consumables and accessories worldwide, has announced the first sales of its new High Performance Electrophoresis (HPE) FlatTop Tower system into Switzerland and Saudi Arabia.
The Swiss sale was made to Professor Denis Hochstrasser, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Chairman of the Department of Genetics and Laboratory Medicine, and Director of the Laboratory Medicine Service at Geneva University and University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. Professor Hochstrasser, a world leading proteomics scientist, is also on the board of the Human Proteome Organisation Council (HUPO).
"I have been waiting 20 years for an electrophoresis system like this", said Professor Hochstrasser. "Never have I seen a system that is so reproducible, robust and easy to use. The results are outstanding and will offer new opportunities for the use of 2D electrophoresis."
The first Saudi sale was made to the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia.
KAUST is a new research university dedicated to a new age of scientific achievement in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is the realization of the vision of King Adbullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Launched by Gelcompany late last year, the HPE system uses 1D and 2D pre-cast gels in a FlatTop Tower with four horizontal electrophoresis platforms that enable high resolution, reproducibility and ease-of-use in electrophoresis separations. In 2D electrophoresis the HPE technology can often detect up to 15 percent more protein spots than other systems because of its thinner pre-cast gels and more efficient cooling system with higher electric field strength. This results in running times of around four hours and produces greater resolution and sharper bands or spots.
The quality-controlled, plastic backed, pre-cast HPE gels are laid onto cooling plates rather than the time-consuming vertical electrophoresis preparation of glass gel cassettes. The system does not require technicians to handle toxic monomer acrylamide for gel casting or to handle tanks containing buffer fluid. The gels have a one year shelf-life and remain stable during storage. Equilibration buffer is also provided, resulting in fewer variables than conventional electrophoresis.
About Gelcompany and Fluorotechnics
Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with regional offices in San Francisco, California and Tubigen, Germany, Gelcompany is focused on the development of innovative products, integrated into novel solutions that provide enhanced performance. Our core skills and technology advantage are in electrophoresis, where we have championed the introduction of High Performance Electrophoresis (HPE), a novel electrophoresis workflow solution.
Fluorotechnics, under the trade brand of Gelcompany, develops, manufactures and supplies products that enable Life Scientists to better measure biological processes. Our products have applications in proteomics, genomics and cell biology and are routinely used in research, development, quality control and diagnostics.
CONTACT
Brett Houser
+1 (415) 247-8760
brett.houser@gelcompany.com
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