Date published: 01.09.08 - not release date

Grant targets ELISA market with 3-in-1 microplate shaker, thermoshaker and incubator

- Grant bio PHMP-4 delivers guaranteed temperature uniformity (±0.2°C) and stability (±0.1°C) due to innovative bi-directional heating

- PHMP-4 is three instruments in one - microplate thermoshaker, benchtop incubator, and cold room microplate shaker

CAMBRIDGE, UK, January 19, 2007 - Grant Instruments (www.grant.co.uk), a world-renowned supplier of scientific, life sciences and data acquisition products, has introduced a highly versatile, variable speed, variable temperature three-in-one microplate shaker, thermoshaker and incubator targeted at molecular and cell biologists, in particular those performing ELISAs (Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assays).

Part of the successful Grant bio range of life science products and extending Grant’s range of microplate equipment, the PHMP-4 can accommodate four standard depth 96- or 384-well microplates.

The PHMP-4 delivers excellent temperature stability (±0.1°C) and uniformity (±0.2°C) over the entire heating platform due to the innovative bi-directional heating system. The heated lid and base combination also prevents condensation which is critical when handling micro-volume samples at high temperatures. The combination of the bi-directional heating and the powerful orbital shaking produces the maximum yield from incubations.

The PHMP-4 is three instruments in one: it can be used as a microplate thermoshaker, a compact benchtop incubator without shaking, and a microplate shaker without temperature control. When employed as a thermoshaker or incubator, it provides a heating range from ambient plus 5°C to 60°C and optionally to temperatures above 60°C. As a thermoshaker or shaker without heating, it provides powerful orbital shaking with reproducible rotation speeds of 250 to 1200 rpm.

This multi-function capability maximises versatility and efficiency. For example, by combining the mixing operation with the incubation phase, reaction process times and operator workloads can be reduced and the efficiency of procedures increased, resulting in higher throughput.

Designed to meet workspace restrictions in today’s busy laboratory and suitable for operation in a 4°C cold room, the PHMP-4 is compact, with a low profile and small footprint (380 x 390 x 140mm). The product is extremely easy to operate, with very simple set-up of temperature, speed and time and display of actual and set temperature.

As well as its suitability for ELISAs, the PHMP-4 can be used in multiple applications including molecular biology (for microbial cell cultivation and DNA analysis), cytochemistry (for in situ reactions), biochemistry (for enzyme and protein analysis), molecular chemistry (for matrix analysis), immunochemistry and molecular diagnostics.

Like all Grant equipment, the PHMP-4 is built to last, and comes with a 2-year warranty. The Grant bio series of products can be purchased worldwide through the extensive network of Grant appointed laboratory distributors. A full range of accessories is available, making the Grant bio product range one of the most comprehensive on the market, as well as representing excellent value for money.

Grant Instruments has been designing, manufacturing and distributing scientific products for the past 50 years and has established a worldwide reputation for high quality, reliable and robust equipment designed to satisfy the most demanding applications for research in life sciences, chemical and the general laboratory.

Grant’s comprehensive range of scientific products includes microplate and hybridisation apparatus, thermoshakers, rockers, rotators and shakers, block heaters & coolers, baths/circulators, recirculating chillers, flow heaters, centrifuges, vortex mixers, and products for histology.

For more info about Grant Instruments’ wide range of scientific products, please visit www.grant.co.uk. Alternatively, telephone +44 (0) 1763 260811 or e-mail scientificsales@grant.co.uk.

A high resolution photograph of the Grant bio PHMP-4 is available on request or can be downloaded at http://www.grant.co.uk/About/News/.

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About Grant Instruments

Grant Instruments (Cambridge) Limited (www.grant.co.uk) is a world-renowned supplier and manufacturer of scientific, life sciences and data acquisition products. The company has been designing, manufacturing and distributing scientific products for the past 50 years and has established a worldwide reputation for high quality, reliable and robust systems designed to satisfy the most demanding applications for research in life sciences, chemical and the general laboratory. Headquartered at Shepreth on the outskirts of Cambridge, England, the company has an extensive network of dealers and distributors servicing Europe, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific region.

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