Agilent BioTek Epoch 2 Microplate Spectrophotometer
Agilent BioTek Epoch 2 is a compact microplate spectrophotometer that combines modern touchscreen technology with excellent performance for UV-Vis measurements in 6- to 384-well microplates, cuvettes and in micro-volume samples with the available Take3™ plate.
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Achieving excellent and reliable results
Spectrophotometric and ELISA
The analysis results show consistency and high accuracy. The analysis time is very low and the speed and precision of the device is interesting. The software is user-friendly and programming is easy, and the after-sale services are acceptable. In general, it is a device that, in my opinion, is needed in all research and industrial laboratories.
Review Date: 26 Jul 2022 | Agilent Technologies
Great for ELISA and single sample ABS.
Pre-clinical ELISA development
The EPOCH-2 plate reader is extremely user friendly and provides a wide variety of functions. The internal analysis for Gen5 is straight forward and fairly robust!
Review Date: 16 Jul 2021 | Agilent Technologies
Good affordable product!
Enzyme assays for insecticide resistance
This product is easy to use including the software. It's affordable and gets the job done.
Review Date: 21 May 2021 | Agilent Technologies
A robust and intuitive instrument for precise measurements
Cell culture
Epoch 2 is a powerful equipment that allows users to work with nucleic acids, proteins, and cells. I love the easy way to get results. And the software is pretty intuitive, allowing me to set different assays.
Review Date: 16 Apr 2019 | Agilent Technologies
Overall Excellent Device for conjugation, protein quantification and biological labs.
Protein/Ab/Conjugate Analysis
We took advantage of a recent special allowing us to get the fully featured Epoch 2 TC (touchscreen plus cuvette port) and a Take 3 for less than the cost of a base model Epoch 2. Having used it pretty extensively at this point I can say a few fundamental things about it. First off, it is an absolute dream to work with. The software is VERY powerful and the reads very fast. The software alone is going to allow us to dramatically decrease the amount of time our production personnel use for this step. Let alone the fact that the calculations will reduce potential sources of error. My only critique, I would say the touchscreen is a bit of a gimmick. In the lab with gloves on, you end up needing a keyboard and mouse anyways. As such, it offers almost no advantages over a separate PC system. It, in and of itself, is simply a tablet mounted to the top of the device. The only major advantages for the touchscreen being the slight space savings. Essentially, if you can afford the space, just go with a separate control PC. As for the other features, most have been huge improvements over the original Epoch. The cuvette port has allowed us to transition SOPs over with very limited changes to the protocol. It has also proven to be VERY useful for calculating buffer coefficients (for pathlength detection, which further decreases error). The built-in heater (can set the temp from RT to 65°C) allows for elevated temperature assays. We recently performed a multi-hour kinetic assay which required a constant 37°C over the time of the assay, something which previously would not have been possible with our other readers. Additionally, the integrated shaker has proven VERY useful at decreasing variation in materials which might be aggregating or settling. By creating a shake step before the read, we can ensure that materials are uniformly dispersed when taking our reading, reducing the CV from run to run. Other things of note, the carrier tray is now machined metal instead of the plastic in the original Epoch. They still utilize the same strobe lamp system, which allows for the instrument to remain on 24/7 without worrying about lamp life. Personally, I find this instrument to be incredibly top notch and well built.
Review Date: 31 Oct 2017 | Agilent Technologies
Great product. I would recommend it to anyone.
ELISA's for immunological samples
This plate reader is easy to use and produces great data with high reliability.
Review Date: 31 May 2016 | Agilent Technologies
Excellent product!
Bradford protein assays and enzymatic assays
Very easy to use, allows you to read microplate and cuvette, very good software to analyse the data.
Review Date: 25 May 2016 | Agilent Technologies
Really good to have it in lab.
Protein quantification
BioTek product Epoc2 is really an awesome instrument for the operation of broad spectrum of work. We are really happy with their service and support, which I think is the most valued part of the company work theme. Thank you.
Review Date: 3 Dec 2015 | Agilent Technologies
The BioTek systems are a favorite in our lab. The Epoch 2 is great quality for the price, reliable, and easy to use.
Growth Curves and basic absorbance assays
The BioTek systems are a favorite in our lab. Our newest edition is the Epoch 2. It is great quality for the price, reliable, and easy to use. The support staff are fast and friendly, too. You can't go wrong with a BioTek product. The sales people will find the product that suits your needs and the technical staff will show you how to use it and troubleshoot the equipment.
Review Date: 10 Aug 2015 | Agilent Technologies
Microalgae cultures density
Very effective and quite easy to use but sometimes have issues.
Review Date: 28 Jul 2015 | Agilent Technologies
The Agilent BioTek Epoch 2 microplate spectrophotometer delivers excellent performance for UV-Vis absorbance measurements. Measurements can be performed in 6- to 384-well microplates, cuvettes, and in micro-volume samples with the available Take3 microvolume plate. The broad wavelength range enables applications from nucleic acid and protein quantification in the low UV to microbial growth assays higher wavelengths.
Epoch 2 is easy to use and the optional touch screen interface makes it simple to choose predefined protocols or to define custom programs. Endpoint, kinetic, spectral scanning, and well area scanning modes, plus incubation and shaking enable wide-ranging applications.
