Tecan is launching the Infinite® M1000, its new flagship microplate reader, at LabAutomation 2008, booth 305, 27-30 January in Palm Springs, USA. The high-end detection system offers top-of-the-range flexibility, sensitivity and speed for a wide range of detection modes, and has been especially optimized for time resolved fluorescence energy transfer (TR-FRET)-based assays, as well as glow luminescence, fast luminescence and dual color luminescence assays.

The Infinite M1000 gives excellent flexibility through its next-generation premium quad4 monochromators™, but its innovative technology also provides the uncompromising sensitivity and speed typically associated with filter-based systems. The platform can be upgraded with new detection modes at any time, making it ideal for bridging the drug discovery gap between research, assay development and screening in the biopharmaceutical industry, as well as for research laboratories with multiple users and ever-changing applications. The system provides high quality performance for a broad spectrum of applications that includes the latest biomolecular assays for primary and secondary screening, receptor-ligand binding studies, cell-based assays and UV fluorometry-based applications.

The Infinite M1000 has an optional state-of-the-art injector module for up to two injectors, and can be combined with a stacker module or fully integrated with the Freedom EVO® series of automated liquid handling workstations.

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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