Bio-Rad was founded over 50 years ago to serve the needs of research, industry, and clinical laboratories. Through a network of more than 30 wholly owned subsidiary offices and local distributors, Bio-Rad offers a broad range of products and services to life science and clinical diagnostics researchers worldwide.

For more information on Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. and its product groups, which include Life Science Research, Life Science Education, Process Separations, Food/Animal/Environmental Testing, Clinical Diagnostics, Informatics/Sadtler, visit the Bio-Rad website.

New Products From Bio-Rad

TC10 Automated Cell Counter - Speed up your cell counting and accelerate your research!

Bio-Rad's TC10 automated cell counter gives you the accuracy of a haemocytometer without the headache. Save time, sample and frustration with a reliable count of total and viable mammalian cells in one simple step.

• Single Step Total Cell Count and Cell Viability in under 30 seconds
• Auto-focus
• Multiple focal plane analysis for greater accuracy of true cell viability
• Just a small sample volume required (5-10µl)
• Easy to use interface with automatic analysis (Load-Insert-View)
• Export and print images for storage and traceability
• Low running costs with two samples per slide and sample prices from as low as €0.60/£0.50
• Small footprint saving benchtop or cell culture hood space

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Fast electrophoresis and blotting with Mini-PROTEAN TGX Precast Gels

The new Mini-PROTEAN TGX Precast Gels not only offer long shelf life with a Laemmli buffer system, but the option to perform protein separation literally before your eyes! The unique TGX chemistry gives a very low gel resistance allowing for increased voltages without the excessive heating of the running buffer, something you cannot do with other gel chemistries. The result is the option to run your gels at up to 400 V to reduce the gel running time to just 11-14 minutes without loss of performance or excessive heating of the running buffer

The rapid electrophoresis workflow does not stop there though as Mini-PROTEAN TGX Precast gels blot in roughly half the time of a conventional Laemmli gel and coupled with Stain Free Technology you can separate, visualise, image and analyse your proteins in less than 20 minutes.

Application Zone: Gene Expression, Expression Proteomics, RNAi

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Amplification Products

• C1000 Thermal Cycler
  The C1000 thermal cycler offers fast, reliable results and is equipped with a full-color, state-of-the-art interface for programming and optimizing protocols and for monitoring and tracking runs.

• S1000 Thermal Cycler
  The S1000 thermal cycler combines powerful performance with streamlined features. The cycler can be used as a stand-alone instrument for PCR or be connected to a C1000 cycler for additional throughput. Up to three S1000 cyclers can be connected to a C1000 cycler, and the four cyclers can then be conveniently controlled as one high-throughput instrument.

• CFX96 Real-Time PCR Detection System
  The CFX96 optical reaction module converts a C1000 thermal cycler into a powerful and precise real-time PCR detection system. This six-channel real-time PCR system combines advanced optical technology with precise thermal control to deliver sensitive, reliable detection.

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