Gelcompany has sold its first High Performance Electrophoresis (HPE) flat-top tower system in Saudi Arabia.
The three complete HPE systems were sold to Shareef Antar from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia.
Antar, the chief research specialist in the Proteomics Core Laboratory within the Biosciences and Bioengineering Department, said: 'We have selected Gelcompany's HPE system for our new facility as it represents the next generation in protein electrophoresis.
'The HPE system fits within the vision of KAUST of applying the latest technology to inspire a new age in scientific research,' he added.
The HPE system was launched late last year and its technology is said to enable high resolution, reproducibility and ease of use in 1D and 2D gel electrophoresis separations.
In 2D electrophoresis, the HPE technology can detect up to 15 per cent more proteins spots than other systems because it uses thinner pre-cast gels and an efficient cooling system with high electric field strength.
This results in running times of around four hours and produces high resolution and sharp bands or spots.
The new HPE system uses 1D and 2D precast gels in a flat-top tower with four horizontal electrophoresis platforms in one system.
The quality-controlled, precast HPE gels on plastic backing are laid onto the cooling plates, eliminating the time-consuming vertical electrophoresis preparation of glass gel cassettes.
There is no need for technicians to handle tanks containing up to 25 litres of buffer fluid or for time-consuming cleaning for reuse.
In addition, there is no need to handle toxic monomer acrylamide for gel casting.
The HPE gels have a one-year shelf life and remain stable during storage.
The equilibration buffer is provided with the HPE gels.
