The Applied Biosystems brand, which is a division of Thermo Fischer Scientific, is one of the most recognized options in PCR or polymerase chain reaction technology in the market today. Using the Applied Biosystem PCR equipment, it is possible to create billions of DNA strands that are required in the research, development as well as medical fields.
With the use of different options in models of Applied Biosystem PCR equipment, any lab can find the ideal combination of price and performance. Buying used or refurbished equipment will allow for even lower pricing, which is an important consideration for smaller labs, startup testing facilities as well as for most research departments and labs.
Options in Equipment
The Applied Biosystems line of equipment offers both real-time and digital PCR systems. The choice of the two, which includes flex options between real-time and digital PCR systems, makes it easy for a lab to determine their needs and find a model that offers the size, testing capacity and features that are required.
All of the Applied Biosystem PCR equipment is designed with the end-user in mind. The systems are designed to be very user-friendly and to make operation intuitive and uncomplicated. This is essential in limiting human error issues which can be a concern for inaccuracies in any testing facility.
All of the PCR systems are able to incorporate remote monitoring capability. The larger models of flex real-time systems can also be fully integrated with automation, allowing for continuous processing of samples without the need for continual human oversight of the process.
The processing run times on the systems are as fast as 30 minutes, with the reactions per run in the range of 96 for the small system to up to 12,228 on the larger system. This allows the lab to choose for scalability as well as for capacity and still stay within the budget.