Techne has announced two thermal cyclers, TC-4000 and TC-5000.
The TC-4000 features a versatile block format with interchangeable 60ml x 0.5ml, 96ml x 0.2ml, 384-well and in-situ thermal blocks.
With a flexible heated lid, the TC-4000 can accommodate a variety of consumables and is suitable for high sample throughput applications using Gensoft PC software to control linked thermal cyclers.
The TC-5000 is a gradient thermal cycler with an easy-to-program touch-screen interface and graphical display showing the sample temperature profile while the experiment is running.
A heating rate of 3C per second and block uniformity of +/-0.3C at 50C with or without a gradient ensure quality results from PCR applications.
The wide 30C linear gradient range allows for protocols to be optimised in a single experiment.
Techne offers its four-year, or 80,000-cycle, warranty for both instruments.