Tecan’s fresh and vibrantly colored laboratory instruments have kick-started a transformation among laboratory scientists. The popular Sunrise™ microplate reader and the new HydroFlex™ 3-in-1 platform are now available in bright orange, blue, red and green.

Life science is an exciting and fascinating field to work in, but most laboratories are full of boring-looking, dusty gray instruments. Tecan’s bold and colorful Sunrise and HydroFlex systems will brighten up any laboratory and bring a little fun to the workplace.

The colorful new look was first displayed at the Medica 2006 exhibition and a hot debate now rages over which color is best. Join in with your thoughts at www.tecan.com/colors, where you have the chance to win a Sunrise or a HydroFlex in one of the available colors or an iPod Nano every month until the end of the year.

The HydroFlex is a compact and versatile platform for automated vacuum filtration, magnetic bead separation and microplate washing. It provides increased productivity and reliable results by automating a range of 96-well format applications, including PCR clean-up and bead assays, ELISAs, cell assays and protein arrays. The Sunrise system is a fast, 12-channel absorbance reader for 96-well microplates that provides all the functionality needed for numerous applications in diagnostics, biotechnology and research laboratories. Order your new HydroFlex or Sunrise system in the color of your choice - but be prepared to do battle with your colleagues!

About Tecan

Tecan (www.tecan.com) is a leading global supplier of solutions for the biopharma, forensic and diagnostic industries. The company is a leader in the development, production and distribution of advanced automation and detection solutions for the world’s leading life science laboratories. Through its REMP subsidiary (www.remp.com), Tecan is the premier supplier of large-scale automated laboratory storage and logistics systems. Founded in Switzerland in 1980, the company has over 1100 employees, owns production, research and development sites in both North America and Europe and maintains a sales and service network in 52 countries. In 2006, Tecan achieved sales of CHF 405.9 million (USD 324.7 million; EUR 258.6 million). Shares of the Tecan Group are traded on the SWX Swiss Exchange (TK: TECN/Reuters: TECZn.S/Valor: 1210019).

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