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38 | AUGUST 2014 | GENengnews.com | Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News For more information, visit our website (GENengnews.com), click on New Products, and search through our comprehensive new products database. NEW PRODUCTS Inverted Microscope The Leica DMi1 enables cell biologists to check and document cell and tissue cultures within seconds. Equipped with LED illumination, it provides constant color temperature with up to 20 years lifetime. The convenient two-hour auto-of function helps reduce energy costs. To improve workfow, phase contrast observa- tion is simplifed as the 10x, 20x, and 40x objectives share the same light ring meaning the user no longer needs to match light rings and objectives. If documentation is needed, a confguration with a digital camera connected to the integrated C-mount is available. Leica Microsystems www.leica-microsystems.com Triple Quadrupole GC-MS Featuring high-efciency sample throughput, quick and easy method development, and low detection limits, GCMS-TQ8040 with Smart MRM provides accurate, cost-efective, and user- friendly triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS. With over 32,000 MRM transitions in a single run, it can combine more than 400 compounds into a single MRM method without sacrifcing sensitiv- ity or selectivity. Smart MRM with fexible MS events prevents compounds from being lost or missed when retention times shift in the presence of a complex matrix. The GCMS-TQ8040 is also capable of accepting installation of two narrow-bore capillary columns into the MS simultaneously. Shimadzu www.shimadzu.com Microbioreactor micro-Matrix ofers an inte- grated technology platform for the rapid handling and growth of large numbers of microbial strains, clone libraries, mutant banks, and cells. The system provides 24 independent bioreac- tors in a microtiter plate footprint. pH and dissolved oxygen can be controlled in each individual bioreactor via gas and liquid addition. Temperature is controlled in- dividually in each bioreactor by the integrated cooling and heating system. The PC-based human interface ofers simple, intuitive interaction for advanced process control in each of the 24 bioreactors. Applikon Biotechnology www.applikon-biotechnology.us DNA Sequencing Kit ThruPLEX® DNA-Seq builds on the ThruPLEX chemistry to generate DNA libraries with expanded multiplexing capability and even greater diver- sity with lower duplication rates. The ThruPLEX chemistry is a single tube, three-step library-prep kit for low input (0.05 ng to 50 ng) amounts which is useful for clinical samples such plasma, other bio- fuids, and FFPE samples. Kits contain up to 96 Illumina-compatible indexes predispensed and sealed in linear barcoded microplates. ThruPLEX DNA-seq can be used in any DNA-Seq application, RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and ofers ro- bust target-enrichment performance with all of the leading platforms. Rubicon Genomics www.rubicongenomics.com Imaging and Analysis Platform Cell biologists have a new imaging and analysis software available to them that ofers speed, fexibility, and efciency for large- scale, high-throughput biology, including complex morphological analyses of cells, cell structure, and aggregations of cells in colonies. The CellInsight™ CX5 High Content Screening Platform is simple enough to be applied to everyday assays such as viability and proliferation. The system is now enabled with true fve-color spectral illumination, al- lowing access to a greater range of fuores- cent reagents. Seven new validated assays were added to the platform, as well as the capability to accept images for analysis in many diferent formats. Thermo Fisher Scientifc www.thermofsher.com Reagents for Target-Specifc Preamplifcation The SsoAdvanced PreAmp Supermix is useful for research- ers who are working with limited samples or are interrogat- ing multiple targets simultaneously. The supermix is formulated to permit unbiased, target-specifc preamplifcation of cDNA or genomic DNA (gDNA), which allows researchers to stretch their limited nucleic acid samples. PrimePCR PreAmp assays are wet-lab validated preamplifcation primers that work with the supermix to ensure optimal preamplifcation for real-time PCR. The SsoAdvanced PreAmp Supermix can be paired with iScript Advanced or iScript Supermix reverse transcription reagents. Bio-Rad www.bio-rad.com