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Magnetic beads are an efficient way to clean up nucleic acid samples, but most protocols involve many wash and transfer steps, which can be tedious and time consuming to carry out manually. INTEGRA Biosciences’ innovative pipetting solutions are the perfect partner for magnetic purification protocols, allowing the user to reproducibly obtain high yields for a variety of downstream applications – including PCR, NGS, Sanger sequencing, immunoprecipitation, cloning and microarrays....
INTEGRA donates over $35,000 since 2015 to support groundbreaking breast cancer research
Jan 6, 2020
Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer facing women worldwide. To help fight this disease, INTEGRA launched PIPETGIRL – a limited edition of the PIPETBOY acu 2 pipette controller – in 2015 to support internationally renowned research institutes dedicated to finding a cure for breast cancer, donating 10€ / US$15 from each sale....
Reduce your 96 or 384 well plate preparation time by 80 % with the VIAFLO 96/384 handheld electronic pipette
Nov 27, 2019
Anima Biotech, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, is using INTEGRA’s VIAFLO 96/384 handheld electronic pipette to study protein translation in the drive to tackle undruggable targets in diseases such as fibrosis, respiratory syncytial virus, oncology and Huntington's disease. The VIAFLO 96/384’s ability to simultaneously transfer liquids into every well of a multi-well plate has increased the speed of pipetting, improved throughput and enhanced the accuracy of the process....
INTEGRA Biosciences is dedicated to developing innovative solutions to improve ergonomic pipetting in the lab, helping you to avoid repetitive strain injuries (RSIs). Prolonged manual pipetting is an occupation that puts you at risk of developing hand, neck and shoulder injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, and tennis elbow. INTEGRA supplies a wide range of electronic and manual pipettes suited to various applications....
INTEGRA Biosciences is dedicated to developing innovative solutions to everyday pipetting challenges, and offers an array of options to simplify and enhance 384 well pipetting, from multichannel manual pipettes to pipetting robots. 384 well microplate formats are becoming increasingly popular for a wide range of applications, allowing scientists to use less of their precious samples and expensive reagents, and helping to bring down the overall cost of research or routine screening...
Win a VIAFILL reagent dispenser, including a dispensing cassette of your choice from Integra
Oct 25, 2019
Win a VIAFILL reagent dispenser, including a dispensing cassette of your choice. To enter the prize draw, all you have to do is fill out a short questionnaire which will help us to better understand your needs. If you miss out on the main prize, you will still be in the running for one of 20 USB microscopes.
INTEGRA Biosciences has a suite of products designed to lower the cost of PCR setup and NGS library preparation. From Clear Advantage™ multichannel reagent reservoirs to VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing electronic multichannel pipettes, the company’s products can help to ensure efficient and reliable pipetting while reducing experimental costs.
INTEGRA Biosciences is dedicated to developing innovative solutions to improve pipetting in any application. It developed its GripTip pipette tips range to overcome the problems experienced by Tina – the star of a new INTEGRA comic – which are all too familiar to scientists working at the bench. Universal pipette tips require hammering on to stretch the tip, often resulting in a suboptimal fit...
Win an ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot, including a VOYAGER or VIAFLO electronic pipette of your choice and a charging stand. To enter the prize draw, all you have to do is fill out a short questionnaire, which will help us to better understand your pipetting needs. And if you miss out on the main prize, you will still be in the running for one of 20 USB microscopes!
When INTEGRA Biosciences launched the PIPETGIRL in 2015, the company pledged to donate 10€ / US$15 from every sale to internationally renowned research institutes dedicated to finding a cure for breast cancer. This limited edition version of the PIPETBOY acu 2 pipetting controller is still available today, and the company’s latest donation of 20,000 CHF has been awarded...
SelectScience has presented INTEGRA Biosciences with the prestigious Reviewers’ Choice Life Sciences Company of the Year award. INTEGRA was chosen in recognition of the quantity of positive feedback it has received from customers sharing their opinions on the SelectScience website over the past year. INTEGRA offers an extensive range of manual and automated pipetting solutions, providing customers....
Researchers at the University of North Texas are using INTEGRA’s VIAFLO 96 electronic pipette to increase the throughput of their ELISA, Luminex and flow cytometry workflows, as well as to improve the reproducibility of their results. The Applied Physiology Laboratory at UNT focuses on research in two key areas, physiologic and immunologic consequences of weight change, and using nutritional countermeasures to maximize immune health after exercise and performs analysis and testing...
Win 1 of 100 PIPETBOY acu 2 pipette controllers from our limited summer color collection! This innovative pipette controller is now available in the latest seasonal colors – Pink Sunrise, Agave and Ocean Dream – as selected by our customers. To enter the prize drawing, all you have to do is fill out a short questionnaire that will help us to better understand your pipetting needs...
INTEGRA Biosciences is expanding the EVOLVE manual pipette range with the launch of the new 16-channel EVOLVE. Ergonomically designed to increase productivity and improve user handling, the new model is available in 10, 50 and 100 µl formats. The 16-channel option features 4.5 mm tip spacing, ideal for working with 384-well plates, reducing the number of pipetting movements, improving accuracy and increasing reproducibility....
INTEGRA’s innovative ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot, has scooped the SelectScience Scientists’ Choice Award for Best New General Lab Product of 2018. These prestigious awards highlight the best laboratory technologies to emerge over the last year, and are uniquely nominated and voted for by laboratory scientists, truly making them the people’s choice.The multi-award winning ASSIST PLUS is designed to put automation within reach of virtually every lab, streamlining routine pipetting tasks at an affordable price....
INTEGRA understands that today’s scientists want to do more than just straightforward pipetting tasks in microplates. Taking a fresh approach to pipetting innovation, the company asked laboratories about the specific challenges they face, and how these could be overcome by enhanced liquid handling products. The feedback was unanimous. Researchers want a pipetting robot that is easy to use, even for novices....
INTEGRA has responded to customers’ requests and developed two new 24-channel pipetting heads, extending the capabilities of its popular VIAFLO 96/384. Designed to make cell biology workflows more efficient and reliable, these handheld electronic pipettes allow plate filling, reagent addition or sample transfers to be performed in a single step, enabling quicker and more accurate pipetting....
INTEGRA Biosciences is offering labs the chance to win a VIAFLO 96/384 pipette. Designed to simplify plate replication, plate reformatting or reservoir-to-plate transfers, the VIAFLO 96/384 allows labs without the space or budget for an expensive pipetting robot to increase the speed and throughput of routine tasks. Affordable, compact and user-friendly, the VIAFLO 96/384 enables straightforward liquid transfers for 24-, 96- or 384-channels in parallel....
Researchers at the University of Zurich in Switzerland are using INTEGRA’s VIAFLO 96/384 multichannel electronic pipette to streamline the experimental workflow of studies on Pseudomonas aeruginosa – a bacterium that commonly infects individuals with lung conditions, such as cystic fibrosis. Alexandre Figueiredo, a PhD student in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, explained: “We recently completed an evolutionary experiment on Pseudomonas....
INTEGRA’s VIAFLO 96 electronic multi-channel pipetting system is helping biotechnology company HCS Pharma to improve the reproducibility of high content screening using its patented BIOMIMESYS® 3D cell culture technology. Elodie Vandenhaute, Study Director at HCS Pharma, explained: "96-well cell culture plates are not easy to handle, even with multi-channel pipettes. The VIAFLO 96 is really user-friendly, and allows us to, for example, seed cells, dispense reagents or perform media exchanges in every well simultaneously....
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Frost & Sullivan has presented INTEGRA Biosciences with the ‘2018 Global Laboratory Pipetting Company of the Year’ award, recognizing its products as innovative, revolutionary and able to fulfil the needs of customers. Frost & Sullivan’s transformational health research group conducted extensive research using key benchmarking criteria across two main areas – visionary impact and performance, and customer impact – to compare companies in the industry, and found that INTEGRA surpassed the competition....
INTEGRA Biosciences is offering labs the chance to win one of 10 VOYAGER pipettes. As the only electronic multichannel pipette that offers automatic adjustment of tip spacing, the VOYAGER was designed to revolutionize sample reformatting. One-handed, push-button adjustment allows parallel transfer of samples – from tubes to plates or 96- to 384-well formats – to be performed with ease, increasing speed and throughput. All you need to do to take advantage of this offer is fill out a short online questionnaire to help INTEGRA better understand the pipetting challenges faced by today’s scientists....
The ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot from INTEGRA Biosciences received a prestigious Basel Life MipTec Product Innovation Award 2018 at this year’s MipTec exhibition. The ASSIST PLUS puts automated pipetting within reach of virtually every lab. Using any INTEGRA electronic multichannel pipette, this compact system offers laboratory automation at an affordable price, providing reproducible and error-free processing while eliminating repetitive manual pipetting tasks....
Which brand of pipette to use may not be your first consideration when designing your laboratory workflows and SOPs to follow good laboratory practice (GLP), but choosing the right pipette can make it much easier to achieve consistent results. INTEGRA’s electronic pipettes – including the VIAFLO, VOYAGER and VIAFLO 96/384 ranges – are designed to meet the demands of the modern laboratory...
INTEGRA has expanded its Clear Advantage™ product family to include a divided reservoir, offering 5 and 10 ml volumes side-by-side, while still nesting comfortably in the company’s standard 25 ml reusable, sturdy base. A combination of design and innovation offers a pipetting experience with less reagent and plastic waste, and the lowest dead volume on the market....
INTEGRA has expanded its popular reagent reservoir product family to include polypropylene reservoirs with enhanced chemical compatibility that perfectly complements the existing polystyrene reservoirs. Polypropylene Multichannel Reagent Reservoirs – available in 10, 25 and 100 ml sizes – offer all the advantages of their polystyrene counterparts. The disposable reservoir fits securely within a sturdy reusable base, and features clearly visible integrated volume graduations for ease of use....
INTEGRA is on a mission to revolutionize the world of pipetting, engaging with its customers to understand the challenges faced by today’s laboratories.
INTEGRA has launched the ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot to put automated pipetting within reach of virtually every lab.
INTEGRA Biosciences is helping researchers to improve pipetting efficiency and ensure reliable results with a recently published guide to choosing the right micropipette.
This novel, robust and eco-friendly range relies on disposable, sterile, clear polystyrene reservoir inserts that sit securely within a sturdy, SBS-format, reusable base. Each flat bottom insert benefits from INTEGRA’s revolutionary SureFlo™ anti-sealing array, which prevents pipette tips from sealing off and stops liquid from ‘popping’ into tips, filters or the pipetting head...
The recently published Performance of Low Retention GripTips from INTEGRA demonstrates how these high quality consumables can improve pipetting performance for viscous and low surface tension liquids. High quality pipettes and correct techniques are essential to ensure reliable and reproducible results....
With intuitive hand guided operation, these systems enable the simultaneous transfer of entire plates in a single step, increasing throughput and reproducibility. The benchtop VIAFLO 96 and 384 channel pipettes benefit from a small footprint and easily exchangeable pipetting heads....
Early phase drug discovery research requires the highest level of accurate and reproducible testing in order to give you the proof to move confidently forward. While Likarda developed and uses a proprietary approach to 3D cell-based testing...
Pumping and dispensing culture media, buffer solutions and other liquids are routine tasks undertaken by many laboratories. Making sure that the liquid remains contamination-free during the pumping / dispensing operation, ease of operation and maintenance as well as ensuring a wide range of liquids can be transferred with high precision are key attributes of a good peristaltic pump....
An increasing number of clinical labs are being confronted with a growing need to process more samples in parallel without jeopardizing the quality of their results. At a certain point it becomes impossible to keep up the pace using traditional multichannel pipettes...
This environmentally-friendly design allows users to reuse the sturdy base and save money as you only replace the disposable inserts. Reagent reservoirs are used by many laboratories for the temporary storage of reagent during pipetting applications....
Juerg Bass, Marketing Communications Manager said, "The intuitive architecture of the new INTEGRA website allows visitors to simply and quickly locate pertinent product information including technical specifications, how it works, video demonstrations, customer reviews, application notes, best practice guides and related promotional offers....
The described protocol checks pipette functionality and provides a solid indication of its actual performance. It is not a substitute for an annual calibration performed by a specialized calibration laboratory but does allow you to assure your pipetting quality throughout the year....
In creating this new product range - INTEGRA has used a unique polypropylene blend to produce pipette tips with increased hydrophobic properties. Unlike silicone coated pipette tips which can wash out (or leach out) with the sample, INTEGRA’s blended polymer Low Retention GripTips will not negatively impact your results....
The MEDIAJET sets the gold standard for automated preparation of consistent high quality, contamination-free media in Petri dishes and test tubes. The surface of the MEDIAJET filling chamber is manufactured from a single piece of chemically resistant polyethylene, which allows efficient cleaning....
The VIAFLO ASSIST has been demonstrated to increase confidence in and the simplicity of a laboratory’s tissue typing workflow. Offering consistent dispensing volume, consistent immersion depth, and consistent pipetting angle, the reproducibility and accuracy of tissue typing protocols are increased....
The reason for misaligned tips lies in the widespread generic tip cone and tip fitting design as well as in the memory effect of the tip material, which gradually moves back to its original, non-stretched shape. Pipette tips not being perfectly level on a multichannel pipette are very likely to cause issues such as different immersion depths or faulty touch offs of individual tips, leading to negatively impacted pipetting results....
The introduction of this new capability provides screening labs with a unique alternative to fully automated robotic liquid handling systems as the VIAFLO 384 is the only benchtop pipette on the market, which allows easy and precise pipetting into 1536 well plates. Most screening assays start in larger formats (96 - 384 well plates) before they are up-scaled to the 1536-well plate format.....
At the push of a button, VOYAGER II pipettes allow you to expand tip spacing anywhere between 4.5 mm and 33 mm (depending on the model). This enables rapid and optimised multichannel pipetting between microplates, tube racks and gel boxes of different sizes and formats. The VOYAGER II pipette incorporates a new 135-degree rotatable body enabling users to always hold the pipette in a comfortable working position. Additionally, the reduced...
Many laboratory applications require liquid transfers between various labware formats. Due to varying requirements in their sample processing, different labware vessels are typically used for sample storage, processing and analysis tasks. Traditional multichannel pipettes were not designed to accommodate the wide variety of labware formats used today because their tip to tip spacing is optimized for use with standard 96-well microplates....
Unlike traditional pipettes which utilize a single rotating plunger to set volumes, the EVOLVE features three adjustable dials for setting each individual volume digit. Simply depress and twist the plunger to unlock the volume dials. Once unlocked, freely adjust the three dials to rapidly set the desired volume. This revolutionary approach allows users to set volumes more than ten times faster....
Unlike traditional pipettes which utilize a single rotating plunger to set volumes, the EVOLVE features three adjustable dials for setting each individual volume digit. Simply depress and twist the plunger to unlock the volume dials. Once unlocked, freely adjust the three dials to rapidly set the desired volume. This revolutionary approach allows users to set volumes more than ten times faster. Covering a volume range of...
Unlike traditional pipettes which utilize a single rotating plunger to set volumes, the EVOLVE features three adjustable dials for setting each individual volume digit. Simply depress and twist the plunger to unlock the volume dials. Once unlocked, freely adjust the three dials to rapidly set the desired volume. This revolutionary approach allows users to set volumes more than ten times faster. Covering a volume range of..
The introduction of the new 50 microliter head enables the VIAFLO 96/384 to uniquely offer optimised pipetting performance in five volume ranges 0.5-12.5, 2-50, 5-125, 10-300 and 50-1250 microliters. Accommodating pipetting heads that are quickly and easily interchanged enables investment in a single VIAFLO 96/384 base unit rather than multiple units as would be required by other systems to achieve optimised performance at different pipetting...
The introduction of the new 50 microliter head enables the VIAFLO 96/384 to uniquely offer optimised pipetting performance in five volume ranges 0.5-12.5, 2-50, 5-125, 10-300 and 50-1250 microliters. Accommodating pipetting heads that are quickly and easily interchanged enables investment in a single VIAFLO 96/384 base unit rather than multiple units as would be required by other systems to achieve optimised performance at different pipetting...
Available in single, eight and twelve channel formats, covering a volume range of 0.2 – 5,000 µl, the ultra-lightweight, well balanced design of the EVOLVE enhances productivity and comfort even during prolonged pipetting sessions....
Unlike traditional pipettes which utilize a single rotating plunger to set volumes, the EVOLVE features three adjustable dials for setting each individual volume digit. Simply depress and twist the plunger to unlock the volume dials. Once unlocked, freely adjust the three dials to rapidly set the desired volume. This revolutionary approach allows users to set volumes more than ten times faster. Available in single, eight and twelve channel formats, covering a volume range of...
Uniquely the VIAFLO 96/384 offers all the benefits of increased microplate sample handling as well as lower sample and reagent use without the expense or complexity of a robotic liquid handling system. With its compact design, this easy-to-use benchtop system requires little space on a lab bench and fits into most laminar flow hoods to allow work under sterile conditions....
The VIAFILL is ideal for applications including compound storage / addition, ELISA, genomic / proteomic studies and screening as well as cell based and kinetic assays. Featuring an intuitive touchscreen user interface, programming of repeat dispenses, variable volume dispenses and custom programming is both fast and easy. Users can quickly alternate between 8 and 16 channel dispensing cassettes enabling rapid...
Using an INTEGRA VIAFLO 96 electronic pipette with DPX mixed mode tips, a single 96-well plate loaded with samples can be extracted and ready for LC-MS/MS analysis in less than ten minutes eliminating the need for a time-consuming evaporation step. Sample preparation is required to remove matrix interferences from urine samples prior to LC-MS/MS analysis. This procedure is typically very time-consuming and is...
In undertaking these experiments, independent researchers found that the unique electronically adjustable tip facility on the VOYAGER not only generated time savings of up to 80% from minimising the number of required manual handling steps but also improved pipetting reproducibility and reduced pipetting errors.
Besides increased mobility, the battery version of the VACUSIP allows you to keep the workspace clean and organized, making it ideal for the use in a Class II safety cabinet.
The Health Innovations Research Institute (HIRi) is an RMIT University initiative that seeks to address key health issues facing Australia in the 21st century, with research programs that examine how the human body functions at a molecular and cellular level. This research is targeted to provide innovative therapeutic strategies to improve the health and wellbeing of people in Australia and around the world.
In this new highly informative illustrated 'Best Practices' guide, expert advice is provided in areas including getting to know about safety and environmental requirements, waste segregation, safe liquid transfer, waste containment, correct labelling and disposal. Each area of best liquid waste disposal practice discussed is backed up with an explanation of why this produces optimal results.
As reaction components for real-time PCR experiments come in a range of different labware formats, scientists traditionally have used single channel pipettes to prepare the reaction mixes. Unfortunately preparing and transferring samples one by one is not only error prone but also very time consuming.
Preparation of reproducible serial dilution assays, especially in 384-well plates, is a challenging task because they require many pipetting actions and are highly dependent on an operator's technique and experience. However, observing good pipetting practice helps immensely to improve reproducibility and accuracy. In this white paper the author focuses on a selection of good pipetting techniques, which if maintained offer the best chance of...
The video features the continuing story of animated lab heroes Mason and Mary. Watching this funny video you will learn about how INTEGRA 10ml, 25ml and 100ml Multichannel reagent reservoirs are designed to nest inside each other, making it possible to get twice as many reservoirs in half the space of other products, reducing inventory space requirements and shipping costs. Unlike traditional reservoirs that have hard to see graduations moulded...
Founded over 100 years ago, the Forsyth Institute has established itself as the leading independent research institute in America specializing in oral health and its impact on overall wellness. In addition to its affiliation with the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Forsyth has collaborations with a vast array of academic institutions, hospitals, independent research institutes, and biotech and pharmaceutical companies. These interactions...
The Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber unites many of the world's leading experts in breast and gynecologic cancers with one common goal: to give all women the latest, most advanced care, including innovative therapies that are often available only through clinical trials. A place of hope and action, the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers offers multi-dimensional services to strengthen mind, body, and soul and...
Drawing upon decades of pipetting experience - INTEGRA has compiled an unbiased series of hints and tips to help you improve your handheld pipetting. Expert advice is provided in areas including before you start, how to pipette and optimising pipetting performance. Each area of best pipetting practice discussed is backed up with an explanation of why this produces optimal results.
Research work at the Institut Curie requires petri dishes for a wide range of applications including growing bacteria, yeasts and moulds, making it necessary to regularly produce 10 to 12 different types of media in varying quantities (from one to several litres). The assurance of reliable, high throughput production of these petri dishes, free of any contamination, is critical to ongoing research work. Fatima Dekmous, Departmental Head of the Wash facility at Institut Curie commented...
Research work at the Institut Curie requires petri dishes for a wide range of applications including growing bacteria, yeasts and moulds, making it necessary to regularly produce 10 to 12 different types of media in varying quantities (from one to several litres). The assurance of reliable, high throughput production of these petri dishes, free of any contamination, is critical to ongoing research work. Fatima Dekmous, Departmental Head of the...
Since its foundation in 1983, Octapharma has specialised in the development and manufacture of preparations from human plasma. The virus and prion group has been set-up for small scale production of plasma based drugs from human blood which must be tested to be free of contaminating viruses. The virology PCR assay developed by Octapharma involves fixing a PCR template on the well surface of 96-well plates and then undertaking a protocol that includes 3 washing steps...
As laboratories need to process more and more samples per day, they are facing the challenge to increase their throughput in the most efficient and economical way. Especially screening applications require handling and manipulating many samples between different formats. Traditionally this process often involved the use of single channel pipettes which is slow, inefficient and prone to errors. Using INTEGRA’s VOYAGER handheld pipette, with...
Leveraging an existing knowledgeable local sales and service team – INTEGRA Biosciences Deutschland GmbH was set up to market and provide top quality local support for the company’s innovative laboratory tools for liquid handling, media preparation, sterilisation and cell cultivation. Jan Müller, General Manager of INTEGRA Biosciences Deutschland GmbH, commented: “We are very happy to announce the opening of this...
The video features animated lab hero Mason in his romantic quest to win the heart of his adorable assistant Mary. Watching this simple, concise and funny video you will learn about how the FIREBOY Safety Bunsen Burner ensures high safety by eliminating the risk of gas leaking and explosion inherent in using alcohol burners, gas cookers and traditional Bunsen burners. With the FIREBOY Safety Bunsen Burner, gas ignition is both immediate...
Handheld pipetting requires practice to achieve steady reproducible pipetting results. Typical parameters influencing performance are tip immersion depth and pipetting angle. The automated pipetting capability of VIAFLO ASSIST ensures these parameters are always the same, resulting in increased reproducibility and thus better results. To use the VIAFLO ASSIST, simply mount a VIAFLO II electronic pipette onto the pipette adapter, choose a protocol and...
The new accessory expands available stage positions for microplates, reservoirs and tips on a VIAFLO 96 or VIAFLO 384 from 2 to 3 thereby enhancing workflow in a wide range of applications. Beneficially the Three Position Stage also features an indexing function to allow access to 384-well plates using a 96-channel pipetting head. For plate replication applications - having a tip rack on the left position, the source plate on the middle...
The VIAFLO II multichannel electronic pipette range combines ultra lightweight design and unsurpassed operational comfort enabling users to improve efficiency in their working environment. VIAFLO II electronic pipettes together with INTEGRA’s wide range of GripTip pipette tips form the perfect pipetting system. GripTips snap into place with minimal tip loading effort, providing a secure connection. GripTips never fall off and are always perfectly...
The new row dilution plate holder adds the functionality to perform serial dilutions in rows. Serial dilutions are often carried out in row format because it allows experimenters to dilute more samples (12 instead of 8 in a 96-well plate). The plate holder can easily be adapted to work with either 96 or 384 well plates.
Combining ultra lightweight ergonomic design with a highly intuitive user interface – VIAFLO II electronic pipettes are as easy to use as a single channel manual pipette but offer many advantages. The VIAFLO II’s integral colour screen together with easy to navigate touch wheel user interface ensures set up and operation are both simple and fast. With the VIAFLO II touch wheel user interface, it’s a lot quicker and easier to change volumes than with a manual pipette. Forget about twisting/rotating a knob on the manual pipette to go from...
The new row dilution plate holder adds the functionality to perform serial dilutions in rows. Serial dilutions are often carried out in row format because it allows experimenters to dilute more samples (12 instead of 8 in a 96-well plate). The plate holder can easily be adapted to work with either 96 or 384 well plates. Serial dilution of assay components is a key technique in drug discovery and life science research. In assay development, serial dilution can be...
The Technische Universität München, or Technical University of Munich (TUM), is a research university with campuses in Munich, Garching and Freising-Weihensstephan, Germany. The TUM is one of the most research-focused universities in Europe and has been ranked 11th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2014. The TUM features a strong, characteristic profile in the fields of Science and Engineering...
The Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes is one of the major biological research institutes in France. The objective of the IGDR is to develop research of excellence in areas including Genetics, Cell Biology and Developmental Biology. Employing 20 teams of scientists – current research interests at IGDR include investigations into cell polarity, cell cycle, signalisation, membrane trafficking, RNA stability, splicing...
The Technische Universität München, or Technical University of Munich (TUM), is a research university with campuses in Munich, Garching and Freising-Weihensstephan, Germany. The TUM is one of the most research-focused universities in Europe and has been ranked 11th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2014. The TUM features a strong, characteristic profile in the fields of Science and Engineering...
Located in Dauphin Island (AL), the FDA’s Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory (GCSL) site is used by the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) to conduct research programs related to seafood safety, especially seafood harvested from the Gulf of Mexico. The US FDA operates a mandatory safety program for all fish and fishery products under the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Public Health Service Act, and related regulations. The FDA program includes research, inspection, compliance, enforcement, outreach and the development of regulations and industry guidance...
With its origins dating back to 1955, the Red Dot Design Award ranks among the most renowned design competitions in the world. INTEGRA received the prestigious Red Dot Design Award for the innovative design and function of its VIAFLO ASSIST pipetting assistant that reduces the need for traditional handheld pipetting to a minimum, relieving lab personnel from activities that may cause repetitive stress injuries.
VIAFLO II electronic pipettes together with INTEGRA’s wide range of GripTip pipette tips form the perfect pipetting system. GripTips snap into place with minimal tip loading effort, providing a secure connection. GripTips never fall off and are always perfectly aligned, resulting in superior accuracy and precision results. The integral color screen together with the easy to navigate touch wheel user interface promote ease of set up and operation....
INTEGRA 384-well reagent reservoirs (100ml) are fully compatible with all liquid handling systems including the VIAFLO 384 Handheld Multichannel Electronic Pipette. 384 individual pyramidal indentations in each reagent reservoir allow maximum liquid recovery when using a VIAFLO 384 electronic pipette as well as other platforms. VIAFLO multichannel reagent reservoirs are both economically and environmentally friendly because users can reuse the reservoir base and dispose of the reservoir inserts....
VIAFLO II electronic pipettes together with INTEGRA’s wide range of GripTip pipette tips form the perfect pipetting system. GripTips snap into place with minimal tip loading effort, providing a secure connection. GripTips never fall off and are always perfectly aligned, resulting in superior accuracy and precision results. The integral color screen together with the easy to navigate touch wheel user interface promote ease of set up and operation. All VIAFLO II pipettes offer a choice of up to 10 predefined pipetting modes (including repeat dispense, serial dilute and manual pipette) enabling users to quickly perform typical pipetting operations...
Multichannel pipettes are invaluable when working with multiwell plates. However, prolonged and repetitive pipetting sessions bear the risk of strain and fatigue, often resulting in repetitive strain injuries (RSI) and less reproducible results. VIAFLO ASSIST together with INTEGRA’s VIAFLO II electronic pipettes form the perfect symbiosis to prevent users from RSI and to increase the reproducibility of prolonged pipetting protocols such as serial dilutions, plate filling and reagent addition significantly....
The measurement of cellular bioenergetics, the processes by which cells produce and consume energy, is fundamental to determining the growth, development, function and metabolism of cells. The Seahorse Bioscience XF96 Extracellular Flux Analyzer enables the determination of the two major energy yielding pathways in cells, aerobic respiration and glycolysis, by simultaneously measuring the oxygen consumption rate (OCR) and the extracellular acidification rate (ECAR)...
Large scale gene expression screening projects require reliable high-throughput methods to isolate high quality RNA from a large number of samples. To meet this need, a growing number of commercial 96-well format RNA isolation kits are now available. Typically such kits are compatible with commonly used 96-well plate vacuum manifolds enabling the extraction (isolation) procedure to be accelerated...
Large scale gene expression screening projects require reliable high-throughput methods to isolate high quality RNA from a large number of samples. To meet this need, a growing number of commercial 96-well format RNA isolation kits are now available. Typically such kits are compatible with commonly used 96-well plate vacuum manifolds enabling the extraction (isolation) procedure to be accelerated....
Leveraging an existing knowledgeable local sales and service team – INTEGRA Biosciences SAS has been given the resources to market and provide top quality local support for the company’s innovative laboratory tools for liquid handling, media preparation, sterilisation and cell cultivation...
Today research, quality control and clinical laboratories require precision pipette controllers able to exactly dispense small volumes of liquids, reproducibly. As a consequence pipette controllers must reliably offer the highest accuracy, precision and robustness over many years of use...
With integrated vacuum pump and long-life battery the VACUSIP from INTEGRA is completely portable enabling aspiration and waste disposal where and when you need it. To optimize battery run-time, the pump automatically switches on and off according to the vacuum needed for an aspiration task. With its space saving footprint, silent operation and optimal organization, the VACUSIP is a true asset to any lab performing liquid aspiration tasks...
Electronic pipettes offer increased functionality when compared to manual pipettes. This is demonstrated in a series of YouTube application videos* that show how INTEGRA's VIAFLO electronic pipettes are able to function as repeaters, mixers, serial dilutors, manual pipettes and handheld sample processors...
One side of the 10mL reagent reservoir is molded into a pour back spout to help control liquid flow allowing users to neatly and easily return excess fluid to a source container. INTEGRA multichannel reagent reservoirs, now available in 10mL, 25mL, and 100mL, are cleverly designed to nest within one another without sticking. INTEGRA reagent reservoirs come in compact, space-saving packages...
The INTEGRA VIAFLO 96 is a novel handheld 96-channel electronic pipette that has struck a chord with scientists looking for fast, precise and easy simultaneous transfer of 96 samples from microplates without the cost of a fully automated system. The VIAFLO 96 was designed to handle just like a standard handheld pipette - a fact borne out by consistent end user feedback that no special skills or training are required to operate it...
Specialists in laboratory liquid handling tools - INTEGRA has announced a special 3-year warranty to celebrate 30 years of its PIPETBOY serological pipette controller brand. During the last 30 years, millions of scientists around the world have benefited from the comfortable, safe and effortless way that PIPETBOY pipette controllers have enabled them to reproducibly pipette liquids from 0.1 to 100 ml...
At ANALYTICA 2012 - INTEGRA will launch a range of new application solutions for its VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipette. Visitors to Stand 401-504 in Hall A3 will be able to discuss a suite of new applications developed for the VIAFLO 96 - a 96-channel handheld electronic pipette that enables fast, precise and easy simultaneous transfer of 96 samples. The VIAFLO 96 has been designed to be used just like a standard handheld pipette. Therefore, no special skills or training are required to operate it...
INTEGRA have announced a new disposable reagent reservoir system that combines low-cost, stackable, crystal clear polystyrene reservoirs with clearly marked, graduated and reusable bases. The reagent reservoir inserts have been designed to be stackable, making it possible for the reservoirs to be stored in half the space compared to alternative designs. INTEGRA VIAFLO reservoirs are both economically and environmentally friendly because users can reuse the reservoir base and only have to dispose of the reservoir inserts...
Integra Biosciences and InSphero AG, a pioneering developer of advanced 3-dimensional microtissue models, have announced today that they will cooperate on providing high performance liquid-handling solutions for 3D cell culture...
INTEGRA has released a new application note that demonstrates how combining its MEDIAJET Petri dish filler with the DOSE IT peristaltic pump provides an optimised automated solution for the production of high quality blood agar. The quality of blood agar plates is of prime importance for the reliable determination of haemolysis type - a common technique in medical diagnostics to classify Gram positive cocci...
INTEGRA has announced that it will display its range of productive, handheld liquid handling tools at the inaugural European Lab Automation congress to be held in Hamburg (June 30th - July 1st 2011). The new generation of INTEGRA liquid handling tools uniquely bridge the gap between the power and productivity of automated liquid handlers and the simplicity and ease of use of manual systems...
INTEGRA has launched a new version of its popular DOSE IT peristaltic pump with enhanced functionality enabling laboratories to now undertake even challenging liquid handling tasks. Some liquid handling applications require more than just simple pumping. The new DOSE IT "CUSTOMIZE" software mode allows users to create their own personalized liquid handling protocols...
The INTEGRA VIAFLO 96 is a new 96-channel electronic pipette that enables fast, precise and easy simultaneous transfer of 96 samples. The VIAFLO 96 has been designed to be used just like a standard handheld pipette. Therefore, no special skills or training are required to operate it...
The new VACUSIP from INTEGRA is an out-of-box vacuum aspiration solution for the wide array of liquid waste disposal tasks carried out at the laboratory bench. Occupying a small bench top footprint - the VACUSIP makes disposal of liquid waste both safe and convenient. The VACUSIP provides an optimized solution for applications including the aspiration of small volumes of liquid...
Flame sterilization is a routine task carried out in many microbiological, clinical and life science laboratories. A new white paper from INTEGRA describes the security features of modern safety Bunsen burners in relation to the inherent dangers of flame sterilization using alcohol burners, gas cookers or a traditional Bunsen burner connected to a gas distribution system
INTEGRA has announced that it will be displaying a broad range of its latest liquid handling and media preparation products at Arab Health 2011 - one of the world's largest healthcare tradeshows and congresses.
Using a MEDIAJET vario Automatic Media Preparation System from INTEGRA - leading Danish healthcare provider - Herlev Hospital has drastically increased the efficiency and reliability of preparing its 2-compartment agar plates.
The compact VACUSAFE laboratory vacuum system from INTEGRA sets a new standard for simple, reliable and safe aspiration of waste liquids. Unlike many "home-made" aspiration systems made from non-optimised parts, the VACUSAFE is a dedicated product for the convenient and safe disposal of almost any liquid waste
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