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New Protein G Biosensor for the Octet Platform: Label-Free!

FortéBio Octet Family

State-of-the-Art Ultrasensitive Western Blot Analysis Cell Biosciences’ FluorChem E Digital Darkroom System

Personal Gel Imaging at your Fingertips Cell Biosciences’ red Gel Imag-ing System

BioLevitator Now Offers Online pH Detection

Hamilton’s BioLevitator 3D Cell Culture System

The First 96-well Microfluidic Plate for DROPLET UV / VIS Reading

Trinean’s new DropPlate®96

SuperResolution AFM Imaging in Liquids through HyperDrive™

JPK’s new NanoWizard® 3 BioSci-ence Atomic Force Microscope

New CellPlayer™ 96-Well Cell Migration Assay

Essen Bioscience Inc.

Echo Liquid Handlers Enable Assay Miniaturization to Improve Results and Reduce Costs

Labcyte Inc.

Upcoming Events

Enter the drawing of an exciting new Apple iPad®! One every day during Ilmac / MipTec!

ContentsInvitation to Ilmac and MipTec 2010:

Visit our Ilmac and MipTec 2010 Booth with a Chance to Win One iPad® Every Day! Congress Center Basel, 21. - 24. September 2010

The Leading European Event for Drug Discovery

Discuss Cell Biosciences’ NanoPro Systems for Ultra-sensitive phosphorylation analysis of signaling proteins

Learn about label-free mea-surement of cellular metabo-lism in microplate format: Sea-horse XF Flux Analyzer family.

Move Liquids with Sound!™ Get the latest updates on Labcyte’s Echo acoustic liquid handling systems

Check out Essen BioScience’s IncuCyte Live-Cell Imaging System which operates in your incubator!

Discover the new automated workstation for live cell analysis under shear flow. Fluxion Biosci-ences’ BioFlux 1000 System

Monitor JPK Instruments’ new NanoWizard 3 BioScience Atomic Force Microscope!

12 Reasonsto stop by at our booth

Industry Exhibition for Research and Develop-ment, Environmental and Process Technology in Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals and Biotechnology.

Experience Trinean’s exciting new technology for automated quantification of small DNA/RNA and protein samples.

Trinean’s DropSense96® UV-VIS spectrophotometer.

Witness Hamilton’s new and smart approach towards 3D cell culture: The BioLevitator™ benchtop incubator and bio-reactor hybrid.

Discover Cell Biosciences’ cutting edge technologies for proteomics research!

Just stop by at our booth, re-lax and get a refreshment

Bring us your drawing card and participate in the daily drawing of an Apple iPad®!

And much more!

Please visit www.miptec.com and www.ilmac.ch for further informa-tion about both exhibitions as well as MipTec’s Scientific Program. Image courtesy by Apple

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September 2010

Analyte MW: > 10 kD on Octet QK Analyte MW: > 5 kD on Octet QKe, QK384LOD: 100 ng/mL for hIgG on Protein A biosensors in 5 min assay

Analyte MW: > 150 DLOD: 25 ng/mL for hIgG on Protein A

biosensors in 5 min assay

• 8-channel• 96-well• 1 plate position• Re-racking on Octet QKe

• 16-channel• 96-, 384-well• ≥ 40 µL sample volume• 2 plate positions• Biosensor re-racking• Automation-friendly

Octet Technology PlatformSystems and Features

Octet RED384 Octet QK384

Octet QKOctet REDO t t RED Octet QKeO t t QKe

The new Protein G biosensors from FortéBio further expand the ben-efits of the Octet platform for la-bel-free protein quantitation. Im-munoglobulins from species such as rodents, goat or bovine are not suited for Protein A binding, same as F(ab) fragments due to the lacking Fc terminus. This gap is addressed by Protein G as latest addition to the Dip and Read® biosensors, and thus extending coverage in the rapidly growing demand for fast, accurate and easy quantification of antibodies or other proteins in bioprocessing.

In these laboratories the analytical capabilities of the Octet platform provide particular value, because existing methods such as HPLC, Nephelometry and ELISA show limi-tations in throughput, performance and reliability. The Octet platform allows researcher to determine protein concentration of up to 400 samples per hour, at the quality of HPLC and without the need for any labeling or washing steps.

Early cell culture screening

Protein purification

Cell line selection for optimi-zation of antibody production

Biologicals manufacturing monitoring

FortéBio Inc.New Protein G Biosensor for the Octet Platform: Label-Free!

Bottlenecks in development and manufacturing of biotherapeutics are further reduced by FortéBio’s Dip and Read® Immunogenicity Assay Kit (high-sensitivity detec-tion of anti-drug antibodies) or Residual Protein A Assay Kit (Pro-tein A leakage during column pu-rification). Custom assay service is available at FortéBio for the indi-

vidual development of Host Cell Protein detection assays, but also for customized biosensors.

FortéBio’s Octet systems apply a label-free technology that ac-celerates the development of biotherapeutic and pharmaceu-tical products, by rapid measure-ments of binding affinities, bio-molecular interactions or protein concentrations. Different Octet models are available, covering the support of 96-well or 384-well detection, 8 to 16-channel simultaneous readout, biosen-sor regeneration and re-racking, as well as automation capabili-ties. The entire product line will provide life science researchers with unprecedented through-put, speed, flexibility and cost-efficiency.

For additional information or for a demonstration at your lab, please contact us via info@bucher.ch or use the at-tached reply card.

Assay KitsAssay Item Comments

Immunogenicity Kit Bridging and Direct assay formats to detect high- and low-a�nity anti-drug antibodies

Residual Protein A Detection Kit Protein A and biosimilars such as MabSelect SuRe

Host Cell Protein Custom Generic and process-speci�c assays

BiosensorsBiosensor

TypeAnalyte Measured

Using BiosensorApplication

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Anti-hIgG-fc hIgG, human fc-fused proteins Q

Anti-mIgG-fv mIgG, rat IgG, mouse-fab, rat fab Q

Protein A Many human and other IgG types Q

NEW! Protein G Many murine and other IgG types Q

Anti-Penta HIS His-tagged proteins, peptides Q

Streptavidin Native proteins, peptides Q, S, K

Super Streptavidin Native proteins, peptides S, K

Amine Reactive Native proteins (MW > 30 kD) S, K

Anti-hIgG-fc Capture Native proteins, peptides S, K

Aminopropylsilane Native proteins, peptides S, K

Q - Quantitation, S - Screening for Yes/No, rank ordering, K - Kinetics

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September 2010

Cell Biosciences’ new FluorChem® E Digital Darkroom SystemState-of-the-Art Ultrasensitive Western Blot Analysis

Cell Biosciences’ red Gel Imaging SystemPersonal Gel Imaging at your Fingertips

8 Megapixel ResolutionScientific-grade motorizedoptics for extremely high image resolution

Multiple FluorescentDetection WavelengthsAutomatic 4-positionemission filter wheel forimaging UV-excitablefluorescent dyes

White Light ImagingWhite lights provide rapid samplepositioning and imaging of Western blotladders or colorimetric protein gels

UV Gel ImagingUV transilluminator provides excitationfor DNA and protein stained gels andpulls out for easy sample loading

Flexible Image Storageand PrintingHard drive, USB ports andnetwork port allow imagesto be stored and printed

Simplified Touch ScreenControlSelect instrument settings,capture, save and print yourimage – all from one screen

The FluorChem® E Digital Dark-room redefines high-perfor-mance Western blot and gel imaging. Its innovative compact design incorporates state-of-the-art CCD optical technology for effortless detection of chemilu-minescent, colorimetric and UV fluorescent gels and blots. With its embedded PC and simplified touchscreen control, FluorChem E’s revolutionary image acquisi-tion and retrieval process chang-es the way images are captured, reviewed and archived.

For further informations on the new FluorChem E either use the inforequest card or simply give us a call (phone 061 269 1111).

red combines advanced imag-ing technology with an integrat-ed on-board computer in one compact unit. Designed for ease of use – simply take red out of the box, plug it in and start imaging.

It’s that simple!

Are you curious to see how sim-ple it really is? Just give us a call (phone 061 269 1111) in order to arrange for a demonstration at your lab!

Touch Screen All imaging controls at your

fingertips.

Epi White LEDs Enable sample positioning

and focus.

Compact UV Transilluminator For excitation of common

dyes and stains. Easily slides in and out of system and is ideal for mini and midi gels.

Motorized Optics Provide protocol driven ac-

quisition.

3-Position Filter Wheel Allows dye flexibility for fluo-

rescent applications.

Network Port For archive and transfer of

images to a network loca-tion.

Front and Side USB Ports Save images to a memory

stick or connect directly to a printer.

Pronto Softwarered comes ready to go with its own software and captures the perfect image in just a few quick steps:

1. Place the gel on the sample tray and insert it into red.

2. Choose UV or white light.

3. Focus on the sample and choose exposure time using the touch screen buttons.

4. Click the Acquire button to image – that’s it!

red Personal Gel Imaging System

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September 2010

Hamilton’s BioLevitator 3D Cell Culture SystemBioLevitator Now Offers Online pH Detection

Trinean’s new and unique DropPlate®96The First 96-well Microfluidic Plate for DROPLET UV/VIS Reading

 

Fig.: Online detection of media acidification during cell cul-ture as a function of changes in the OD560 value (absorption of phenol red).

The BioLevitator™ is a benchtop incubator and bioreactor hybrid for high density eukaryotic cell cultures. It utilizes the GEM™ mi-crocarrier technology for the at-tachment of cells taking adher-ent cell culture into suspension.

The BioLevitator can now be equipped with an additional module for pH measurement during culture expansion. The determination of pH is based on the color transition of the indica-tor phenol red.

BioLevitator™ Features

HD cell culture proven for a variety of adherent cell types, e.g. established cell lines as well as primary cells and stem cells

streamlined workflow and reduced hands-on time: easy media exchange, washing and harvesting of cells

elimination of manual working steps and periph-eral instruments like centri-fuges and incubators

absolutely reproducible growth conditions for con-sistent experiments

gentle culture conditions particularly suited for sensi-tive cells such as stem cells

Benefits of online pH measurement:

Media exchange on demand, not on schedule

Easy installation as a system upgrade

For further informations or in order to arrange for a discussion simply send us an email at info@bucher.ch

Trinean has developed a patent-ed compact multichannel spec-trophotometer that combines a simplified optical setup with im-portant advantages in terms of throughput, sensitivity and stabil-ity. The DropSense 96 is a novel generation multi-channel UV-VIS spectrophotometer suitable for high throughput spectral analy-sis of microliter samples of bio-molecules or small compounds. The patented technology is based on a multi-channel spec-trophotometer using microfluidic channels for sample storage and measurement.

Several versions: DropPlate 16-S and DropPlate 96-S channel are designed with a single cuvette of 0.5 mm path length for genomics applications where dsDNA is typi-cally measured in the range of 10 - 1200 ng/µl. 96 samples can be read in less than 5 minutes with Drop-Sense96®. When the sample con-centration is unknown or a broader range needs to be covered Drop-Plate 16-D and DropPlate 96-D’s unique dual path length design is your best choice. Either 1.5 µl high

concentrated sample or 3 ul sam-ple measuring the sample using both chambers.

All DropPlate designs are perfect-ly suitable for robotic handling and provide steady measuring conditions and enhanced re-producibility due to fixed path-lengths and elimination of sam-ple evaporation.

Please call us for a demo! (phone 061 269 1111)

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September 2010

Essen BioScience Inc. CellPlayer™ 96-Well Cell Migration Assay

Making 96 perfect wound scratches has never been easier!

Essen BioScience Inc., a global provider of life science research tools and discovery services, to-day announced the launch of its CellPlayer™ Cell Migration 96-well assay kit for the IncuCyte™ Live-Cell Imaging System. The ex-panding line of kinetic CellPlayer assays for the IncuCyte also in-cludes a co-culture assay for An-giogenesis.

The CellPlayer Cell Migration 96-well assay offers a more pre-cise and reproducible label-free method for monitoring the key biological processes involved in cell migration. This kinetic assay features automated data col-lection over a period of hours or days and generates data sets that are optimal for studying

pharmacological agents and gene silencing technologies for this important function. The Cell-Player Cell Migration 96-well as-say is run on the Essen IncuCyte, a compact automated micro-scope that resides inside a stan-dard tissue culture incubator. The IncuCyte software automates the data collection process and provides the subsequent analy-sis for the cell migration assay which means your cells remain in the controlled environment for the duration of the experiment. Cell migration is a multistep pro-cess that is important to many biological and pathological pro-cesses such as embryonic de-velopment, angiogenesis, and tumor metastasis.

 

 

Place WoundMaker 96 (1) onto 96-Well Image-Lock Microplate (2).

Firmly and smoothly depress the black lever at the front of the WoundMaker. This will slide the 96 pins across the cell monolayer and create 96 perfect wounds...

In order to learn how the Cell-Player Cell Migration Assay can provide precise and reproduc-ible data for the study of cell mi-gration, please visit us at Ilmac.

The new NanoWizard® 3 BioSci-ence AFM provides highest per-formance in liquid and air, inte-grated with optical microscopy. The tip-scanning head equipped with a flexure scanner gives high-est flexibility for a large variety of different samples.

The new NanoWizard 3 features:

HyperDrive™ & Vortis ControllerSuperResolution AFM fluid imag-ing with extremely low tip-sam-

JPK Instruments’ new NanoWizard® 3 BioScience Atomic Force Microscope SuperResolution AFM Imaging in Liquids through HyperDrive™

NanoWizard® 3 BioScience AFM on Zeiss Axio Observer.

ple interactions, no sample dam-age. High bandwidth, low noise control electronics. Extremely stable to drift and able to detect the smallest cantilever deflec-tions enabling some of the most stunning images ever produced by a commercial system.

DirectOverlay™ – For most pre-cise integration of AFM and opti-cal information into one calibrat-ed image. Additional techniques such as epi-fluorescence, confo-cal laser scanning microscopy, TIRF, FRET, FCS, FLIM, FRAP, STORM, PALM, STED, spinning disc, etc., can also be integrated. Com-bine AFM imaging AND force measurements with these optical methods on the same spot at the same time on a routine basis.

ForceRamp Designer – create custom force curves for conve-nient and flexible force mapping

ExperimentPlanner™ – plan your whole force spectrscopy experiment in an assay-like setup including environmental control.

Please contact us for a detailled discussion of your applications.

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September 2010

3rd International NanoBio Conference 2010 ETH Zürich

August 24-27. 2010

ILMAC 2010 Congress Center Basel

September 21-24, 2010

MipTec 2010 The Leading Event for Drug Discovery Congress Center Basel

September 21-24, 2010

Int. Symposium on Dendritic Cells Forum on Vaccine Science Palazzo dei Congressi Lugano September 26-30, 2010

Upcoming Events

Using truly touchless acoustic droplet ejection (ADE) technology, Echo liquid handlers de-liver more precise and more accu-rate results, en-abling miniatur-ization into higher density and lower well-volume mi-croplates.

The Echo systems use ADE to transfer any volume as low as 2.5 nL among 384- and 1536-well microplates, with any-well-to-any-well capability.

NEW Tools Enable Total Assay As-sembly on a Single Instrument

Labcyte has developed new acoustic droplet ejection pa-rameters that for the first time enable users to eject multiple fluid types on a single instrument. These fluids include common bi-ological buffers, protein and nu-cleic acid solutions, cell culture media, surfactants and DMSO.

All Echo systems come pre-cal-ibrated so that you can be pro-ductive right away. Switch fluid types instantly with a single mouse-click; no further adjust-ment is required to achieve the same superior precision and accuracy our users have come to expect from Echo liquid handlers.

Labcyte Echo Liquid Handling FamilyEcho Liquid Handlers Enable Assay Miniaturization to Improve Results and Reduce Costs

These powerful new capabili-ties are available in bundled pack-ages to provide exactly the tools you need for your applications.

Echo Screening Package

Echo 520, 550 or 555 liquid handler

Pre-calibrated for 70-100% DMSO

Pre-calibrated for 384LDV and our NEW 1536LDV source plates

Your choice of Echo Plate Reformat or Echo Cherry Pick software

Echo Omics Package

Echo 550 or 555 liquid handler

Pre-calibrated for most com-monly used biological solutions

Pre-calibrated for 384LDV and 384PP source plates

Your choice of Echo Plate Reformat or Echo Cherry Pick software

NEW Echo® Qualified 1536-Well Low-Dead-Volume Source Microplate

The new Echo Qualified 1536 LDV source plate helps achieve lower dead volume (1 µl) and in-creased working volume (Range 1 - 5.5 µl). This new Plate is made from Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC) which makes it very rig-id and suitable for heat seal-

ing. Due to its superb acoustic properties the Echo Qualified 1536 LDV source plate also pro-vides up to 15% greater through-put than some other 1,536-well source plates.

Each lot of plates is tested to guarantee superior precision, accuracy and reliability for the demands of high-throughput liq-uid handling.

Echo Qualified 1536 LDV source plate design is conform to ANSI/SBS-1, -3 & -4 microplate stan-dard dimensions for footprint, outer flange and well locations.

Please call us for a detailed dis-cussion of your specific require-ments (061 269 1111).

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Cell Biosciences❑ NanoPro Immunoassay Systems❑ FluorChem E Digital Darkroom System❑ FluorChem Q Western Blot Imager❑ FluorChem Imaging System Family❑ red Personal Gel Imaging System❑ AlphaImager Imaging System Family❑ dPC ProteomeChip Fractionator

FortéBio Inc.❑ New Protein G Biosensor❑ Octet QK384 / RED384 for 384 wells❑ Octet RED System for Small Molecules❑ Octet QK / QKe System for Detection of

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Applied BioSystems by Life Technologies❑ ArcturusXT Automated LCM and Laser Cutting System❑ Turbo / RiboAmp / PicoPure / HistoGene

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Hamilton❑ BioLevitator™ 3D Cell Culture System

Denator AB❑ Stabilizor™ T1

Seahorse Bioscience❑ XF24 / XF96 Extracellular Flux Aalyzer

Essen BioScience❑ IncuCyte – Live-Cell Imaging Systems❑ New CellPlayer™ 96-Well Cell Migration

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JPK Instruments❑ NanoWizard® 3 BioAFM❑ ForceRobot® 300❑ NanoTracker™❑ CellHesion® 200

Trinean❑ DropSense 96® & DropPlate 16/96®

Fluxion Biosciences❑ BioFlux 1000 System - Automated Live

Cell Imaging under Shear Flow ❑ BioFlux 200 System - Live Cell Imaging

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Labcyte❑ Echo 520 / 550 / 555 Nanoliter Liquid

Handling Systems❑ Portrait 630 MALDI Reagent Multi-Spotter❑ POD 810 Plate Assembler❑ Deerac Equator Genomics Systems

Parallabs Inc.❑ Parallab 350 Integrated Nanoliter

Genomic Workstation

InvitationWe would like to invite you to stop by at our booths during Ilmac and MipTec.

Ilmac: Booth D02, Hall 1.1

MipTec: Booth J51, Hall 1.0

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Bring the attached card to either our Ilmac or MipTec booth and participate in the daily drawing of one new iPad®, the magical and revolutionary new portable device from Apple®.

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