Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced that it is running a search for the oldest Multiskan microplate photometer in use as it celebrates the reader family's 30th anniversary.
Scientists who believe they may be using the oldest Multiskan are invited to submit their applications via the Thermo Scientific Reading Room on the company's website.
Researchers' submissions should include a short story about how their microplate reader has been used over its lifetime and, if possible, be accompanied by an image.
All valid entrants will receive a gift and their stories will be published in the Reading Room.
The search continues through to 31 December 2009 inclusive, and the winning entry will be announced on the Reading Room in January 2010.
The Multiskan family of microplate readers is widely used in immunology, microbiology and cell biology research for applications including Elisas, cell proliferation, enzyme activity and protein assays.