Automated Imaging Systems for Life Sciences, Microbiology and Vaccines

Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, will be demonstrating its new G:BOX iChemi range of intelligent chemiluminescent imaging systems on stand number 122 at Arab Lab 2010. These systems are designed for fully automated set up, allowing both novice and experienced molecular biologists to rapidly produce the best results from any chemiluminescent blot.

Unlike many chemiluminescence imaging systems, the G:BOX iChemi’s processor assesses the sample, sets its own exposure time and sensitivity and auto-scales the captured image – a single button press is all that is required to capture a perfect image every time.

Syngene will also be introducing its ChromaScan range of cost-effective automated TLC plate readers for rapid, accurate documentation and analysis of non-radioactive TLC plates. The systems feature a high-resolution 16 bit, colour CCD camera inside a darkroom and can in seconds, provide accurate results as TLC plate images or chromatograms.

Synbiosis, a world-leading manufacturer of automated microbiological systems will be demonstrating its new ProtoCOL 2 system for rapid, accurate automated colony counting and zone measurement on stand number 122.

The ProtoCOL 2 is an ergonomically designed imaging unit with dark screens to eliminate ambient light effects and improve imaging results. The unit contains a high resolution camera and red, blue and green LED lighting (patent pending) integrated to a processor and software. The software is accessed via a touch screen monitor sitting above the unit and features on screen commands, allowing users to intuitively set their system up in minutes. These settings can be saved to make analysing the same plate types at a later date, a quick one touch process.

The ProtoCOL 2 system’s unique lighting method illuminates the plates in three different colours. The system’s camera captures each image and integrates them in seconds to generate high definition, life-like images. This enables precise counts of difficult to see colonies and accurate measurements of zones with indistinct edges. ProtoCOL 2 can significantly improve results for applications as diverse as counting E.coli colonies through to testing flu vaccines.