LightScanner® Instrument

The LightScanner is a post-PCR Hi-Res Melting™ system for mutation scanning using 96-well or 384-well plates. With superb sensitivity and specificity, this instrument is designed to meet the needs of high throughput scanning projects. An intuitive analysis software groups the results and provides automatic calling. PCR is performed in the presence of LCGreen dye, and PCR plates are then transferred to the LightScanner for analysis.

The HR-1 is a post - PCR Hi - Res Melting system with unsurpassed resolution and temperature precision that detects subtle differences in fluorescent signals over temperature change . This instrument allows mutation scanning as well as genotyping with no additional probes or post-PCR addition of reagents. The  HR-1 is an easy-to-use, low cost melting instrument using the single capillary form.

The RapidCycler was the first instrument engineered to match the speed of biochemical reactions and is used by thousands of research centers worldwide. With the input of our loyal customers and key engineers, we have upgraded the original instrument to take advantage of standard 1.5 mm reaction cuvettes. These cuvettes which are also used in the Roche LightCycler® and Idaho Technology R.A.P.I.D. and HR-1™ instruments, allow researchers to conveniently transfer samples between instruments for additional analysis.

The instrument's cycling system is based on heat transfer by hot air to its samples. Heating and cooling the samples with blasts of high velocity air results in nearly instantaneous temperature transactions which ensures temperature uniformity and rapid heat exchange within the sample.