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HomeSpring 2008 — Volume 1

New Products

• ¹²⁵I Insulin Human Recombinant A14
• EnVision^® Multilabel Plate Reader
• Integration Solutions
• 1536-well Microplates

Promotions

• 30% off validated GPCR cell lines

New Tools

• LumiLux^® live (PETV)
• RAD facility tour (PETV)
• Online microplate selection guide

Events/Invites

• Attend our SBS Workshop
• Attend our SBS Tutorial

Here are a few of the most recent additions. Click the links below to learn more about these new products.

AequoScreen (Aequorin) Cell Lines
¹²⁵I Insulin Human Recombinant A14

EnVision Multilabel Plate Reader with Monochromator Option
LumiLux CS Cellular Luminescence Platform
Automation Development Services for Your Integrated Solution
WIZARD²™ Automatic Gamma Counter
Tri-Carb® Liquid Scintillation Analyzers

AlphaPlate™ Light Gray 384- and 1536-well Microplates
½ AreaPlate Microplate
A Range of 1536-well Microplates (LabAuto 08)

These double-transfected cell lines express mitochondrially targeted apoaequorin and GPCR with or without the promiscuous G-protein G_α16.

• CHO-K1 (+G_α16) AequoScreen Parental Cell Line
• 1321N1 AequoScreen Parental Cell Line
• 1321N1 (+G_α16) AequoScreen Parental Cell Line
• HEK 293 AequoScreen Parental Cell Line
• HEK 293 (+G_α16) AequoScreen Parental Cell Line
• CHO-K1 (+G_qi5) AequoScreen Parental Cell Line

This popular version of an insuliniodinated compound is suited for use in both radioimmunoassay and receptor binding assays. The (3-[¹²⁵I]iodotyrolsyl A14), insulin, human recombinant is available fresh every second Monday of each month. This is one of the many new NEN® Radiochemicals from PerkinElmer. Stay up-to-date on all new NEN ¹²⁵I and other Radiolabeled Ligands, Iodinated Products and Custom Synthesis Services by visiting our Web site.

Better microplates mean better results. PerkinElmer adds range on new 1536-well microplates to its comprehensive range of plates.
You will see improved efficiency and error reduction with these new high-throughput microplates. Manufactured to SBS/AINSI standards, all with the same plate height (14.35 mm) and overall dimension as 96- and 384-well plates, these new 1536-well plates will simplify automation, reducing errors as no instrumentation adjustment is required to switch between 96- and 384-well plates. And the wider gripping area makes for smoother robotic operation.

Take a look at our new 1536-well plates:
OptiPlate™ black or white opaque microplates.
CulturPlate™ black or white tissue-culture-treated opaque microplates.
SpectraPlate™ clear protein binding affinity or tissue-culture-treated microplates.
CellCarrier™ black clear-bottom tissue-culture, PDL- or collagen-coated plates for Opera™ instruments.
ViewPlate™ black or white clear-bottom square-well untreated, LoBase or tissue-culture-treated microplates.
AlphaPlate light gray microplates designed to reduce crosstalk for use with Alpha technologies.    

Click here to use our new Web tool and find your ideal microplate by instrument, assay platform or trusted brand.

New AlphaPlate significantly reduces crosstalk. Designed explicitly for use with PerkinElmer’s Alpha technologies, this new microplate was shown to reduce crosstalk in the 1536-well format by 17X as compared to standard white plates. The patented light-gray AlphaPlate can be used with AlphaScreen and AlphaLISA^™ detection assays. 

½ AreaPlates are the same dimensions as standard plates with additional depth. 

Don’t worry about changing your procedure from a standard 96-well plate; the new ½ AreaPlate allows you to conserve your precious samples with a plate the same size as a standard plate. Ideal for fluorescence polarization, Alpha technology and general assay miniaturization.

Dual-system gives you the flexibility you want: The all-new EnVision Multilabel Plate Reader integrates both monochromator and filter-based platforms in one easy-to-use instrument.

This dual-system platform lets you select a high-throughput detection method while providing faster assay turnaround. The new monochromator option is 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 a high-performance quad monochromator package. The monochromator option is part of a highly flexible instrument platform accepting plates up to 3456 wells. It can be combined with other EnVision options, such as the TRF (time-resolved fluorescence) LASER and can easily be integrated into robotic systems.

Powerful functionality in a smaller footprint with LumiLux CS Cellular Luminescence Platform.

Extending the LumiLux Cellular Screening Platform, PerkinElmer now offers you the new LumiLux CS Cellular Luminescence Platform, a compact design that preserves the exceptional performance and sensitivity of the current LumiLux platform with a smaller footprint. Save valuable lab space or integrate it into your existing robotic platform. The LumiLux platforms are the only dedicated flash luminescence instruments that enable simultaneous 1536 “inject and read” flash luminescence assays, allowing laboratories to produce over 200,000 data points per day.

Rapid Automation Platform Development—giving you the applications-specific solution you need.

Introducing a new consulting service. Integration Solutions offers you direct access to PerkinElmer’s extensive expertise in liquid handling, robotics, detection, software and reagent chemistries. Let us help you develop your application-specific solution, assay validation, systems integration, engineering services and new product development.

WIZARD² Automatic Gamma Counters now feature a user-friendly interface system with a package of technology advancements for academic, nuclear medicine and pharmaceutical researchers.

Tri-Carb Liquid Scintillation Analyzers are bench-top instruments for measuring small amounts of beta, gamma and alpha radioactivity.