MDS Analytical Technologies has introduced six-channel and two-channel versions of the Spectramax L platform at Lab Automation 2009.
The Spectramax L is a multiple photomultiplier-based platform for microplate luminometers designed for drug-discovery scientists who screen small molecules for biological activity, and life sciences researchers who investigate protein-protein interactions.
The six-channel Spectramax L microplate reader system reads 96-well and 384-well microplates six times faster than conventional microplate luminometers, according to MDS.
The two-channel instrument reads flash and glow luminescence twice as fast as conventional microplate luminometers, and enables Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer (BRET) assays for proteomics studies.
MDS Analytical Technologies expects both the six-channel and two-channel versions of the Spectramax L microplate reader to be available for shipment in March 2009.