Discovery Biology Instrumentation


Envision Multilabel Plate Reader (PerkinElmer)

  • For general drug discovery research
  • Detection: AlphaScreen, fluorescence intensity, fluorescence Polorization, time-resolved fluorescence (TRF), luminescence and absorbance
  • Applications
    • Cellular reporter gene assays: single and dual luciferase; GFP, beta lactamase
    • Cellular GPCR assays: HTRF cAMP, AlphaLisa
    • Biochemical and cellular enzyme assays: LANCE, DELFIA, HTRF and kinetic studies
    • Genotyping: SNP
    • Quantification assays: UV/Vis spec.; ELISA
  • Manufacturer's website

 

EnSpire Multilabel Plate Reader (PerkinElmer)

 

  • For general drug discovery research
  • Detection: Optical biosensor label-free, fluorescence intensity, absorbance, luminescence and AlphaScreen
  • Applications
    • AlphaScreen
    • Luciferase reporter gene assay
    • DNA, RNA and protein quantification
  • Manufacturer's website

FLIPR Tetra (Molecular Device)

 

  • For GPCR and ion channel research
  • 96-w and 384-w heads
  • Measure fluorescence and luminescence
  • Fast kinetic cellular assays
    • Calcium flux (FLIPR and aequorin assay)
    • Membrane potential
  • Manufacturer's website

Flexstation 3 (Molecular Device)

 

  • For general drug discovery research
  • Scanning fluorometer and integrated fluid transfer workstation
    • Calcium and potassium ion channel flux
    • GPCR Gq-coupled calcium flux
    • Membrane potential
    • Fatty acid uptake
    • cGMP and cAMP assays
  • Manufacturer's website

 

SECTOR Imager 6000 (MSD)

 

  • For general research
  • Quantification of cytokines, chemokines, phosphoproteins, biomarkers and metabolites
  • Applications:
    • Measuring cytokine secretion
    • Screening for substrate phosphorylation or other modifications by activation of enzyme, kinase or GPCR
  • Manufacturer's website

 

TopCount NXT Gamma Counter (Packard)

 

  • For Enzyme, GPCR and ion channel research
  • A liquid scintillation counter for radiometric assays
    • Competitive binding assays
    • Filtration (filter binding) assays
    • Enzyme assays
    • RIA assays
  • Manufacturer's website

Accuri C6 Flowcytomer

  • Measure physical (shape and size) and chemical (surface and intracellular protein and DNA) properties of cells
  • Applications:
    • Determining surface receptor and intracellular protein/cytokine expression levels
    • Identifying and quantifying distinct cell population
    • Measuring calcium flux
    • Immunophenotyping
    • Determining nucleic acid content
    • Measuring enzyme activities
    • Cell apoptosis studies
  • Manufacturer's website

 

SPR-2 (sierra sensors)

 

  • For label-free detection of surface plasmon resonance
  • Measure the molecular interactions of small molecule/protein and protein/protein
  • Applications:
    • Determining kinetic rates and affinity constants of binding events
  • Manufacturer's website