Bio-Rad Laboratories has announced the launch of its CFX Manager software version 1.5, a key component of the company's 1000-series thermal cycling platform.
CFX Manager software v1.5 controls Bio-Rad's CFX96, CFX384, and MiniOpticon real-time PCR detection systems.
Whether performing a first real-time PCR experiment or analysing a comprehensive gene expression study, CFX Manager software enables researchers to easily set up experiments and analyse data.
The combination of the easy-to-use data analysis capabilities of CFX Manager v1.5 and the compact, portable MiniOpticon provides a solution for researchers requiring medium to low throughput real-time PCR.
Built on Bio-Rad's MJ Mini thermal cycler, the MiniOpticon's two-colour multiplexing capability can detect a range of fluorophores for real-time PCR applications and gel-free PCR analysis.
Pairing the CFX96 or CFX384 systems with CFX Manager v1.5, researchers can conduct high-throughput real-time PCR even faster.
Compatible with Bio-Rad's C1000 thermal cycler platform, the CFX96 and CFX384 systems deliver sensitive, reliable detection for real-time PCR applications, including absolute quantitation, genetic variation analysis, and gene expression.
CFX Manager v1.5 features include: a start-up wizard and intuitive navigation; flexible record keeping; customisable settings; e-mail notification upon run completion; well groups; and advanced analysis tools.
Users can perform normalised gene expression using multiple reference genes, gene stability values, and individual reaction efficiencies CFX Manager software version 1.5 is also available in Chinese and Russian editions.
These localised language editions are the first in the real-time PCR market to display a user interface in either Chinese or Russian.
The Chinese and Russian versions of the software have all of the same features as the English version of CFX Manager v1.5 and work with the regional language settings on both the Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista operating systems providing localised, language-specific environments.
