Molecular Devices has launched two microplate analysis platforms - the Spectramax Paradigm and Filtermax F3 and F5 series readers - designed to expand laboratories microplate analysis capabilities.
The Spectramax Paradigm platform is a user-upgradeable multi-mode reader that is suitable for drug discovery research, including high-throughput screening.
The Filtermax F3 and F5 series readers are said to deliver good assay performance and are suitable for a range of life-sciences research applications.
Mark Verheyden, president of Molecular Devices, said that with the two new platforms, the company now offers an ideal microplate reader for any combination of application detection and budget needs.
The Spectramax Paradigm platform is said to be the only multi-mode detection platform that allows users to upgrade the functionality of their instrument directly.
Upgrading is as simple as selecting from more than 20 mix-and-match detection cartridges and inserting them into one or more of the 12 instrument slots.
A single cartridge can be changed in less than two minutes and the instrument can be fully reconfigured in 10-20 minutes.
This flexibility provides a platform that can easily be adapted to meet constantly evolving application needs and advancing detection technologies while accommodating most budgets.
With multiple detection modes, including Alphascreen and HTRF, as well as 1,536-well microplate compatibility to support high-throughput screening, the Spectramax Paradigm reader is ideal for drug discovery and development, particular for assay development, lead identification, and lead optimisation.
The Filtermax F series platform is said to deliver a combination of value, performance and sensitivity, putting high-performance multi-detection capabilities into the hands of life-science researchers.
This filter-based platform offers good assay performance across a range of life-science applications and currently offers two models: the F3 with absorbance, fluorescence, and luminescence detection modes; and the F5 with those same modes plus fluorescence polarisation and time-resolved fluorescence modes.
All products are for research use only - they are not for use in diagnostic procedures.